**** The Official Google Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL Thread ****

[nade]

The lack of being able to easily control ringer/notification volume is annoying me so far.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

So what's people's thoughts on 9 ? I am finding the adaptive brightness a bit strange. It seems to be turned up high but the screen still feels a little darker than before ?

It feels like a case of tweaking for the sake of an update, no stand out improvements really.

 

[V_R]

As I posted earlier in this thread regarding the auto brightness....

Regarding the brightness.

The brightness slider behavior slightly changed in this preview: It now changes the brightness logarithmically instead of linearly. Before this preview when it was linear, about 90% of the brightness was controlled by the lower 20% of the left of the slider. The old 50% brightness was almost identical to 100% max brightness, and the old 5% brightness was significantly brighter than 0% brightness. Now, the change in perceptual brightness is now more uniform as you increase or decrease the slider.

The brightness slider position should spend most of its time throughout the day near-max now, but that's fine. The brightness of the panel hasn't changed, just the behavior of the brightness slider, and for the better. Other OEMs have had a logarithmic brightness slider since forever, Google just only now caught up with this standard physics-based implementation.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/8p27iw/android_dp3_is_out_now/e084lyu/

 

[Kimi]

Can anyone recommend a good screen protector. I tried a tempered glass one but the edges weren't great and let's lots of dust in. Which then scratches the screen!

 

[iMacMart]

Can anyone recommend a good screen protector. I tried a tempered glass one but the edges weren't great and let's lots of dust in. Which then scratches the screen!

Im not sure curved edges lend well to screen protector, i'm now thinking a flip case is a better option

 

[welshdragon]

Only way to wear the screen is naked!

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Only way to wear the screen is naked!

Agree, I've no idea why people spend a fortune on that lovely screen and then put a daft sticker on it.

 

[Kimi]

Inded. I scratched my screen on my first pixel 2 XL when it feel or of my pocket when I sat down

Had to since do a warranty claim for something else and didn't want to scratch the new one.

 

[iBSOD]

So what's people's thoughts on 9 ? I am finding the adaptive brightness a bit strange. It seems to be turned up high but the screen still feels a little darker than before ?

Battery life improved a lot, used to to get about 3.25hr screen on now its like 4hr with 20% battery left

 

[JAMAL]

Inded. I scratched my screen on my first pixel 2 XL when it feel or of my pocket when I sat down

Had to since do a warranty claim for something else and didn't want to scratch the new one.

Same here on a week old xl2! luckily it had an issue and i had to have a replacement.

 

[GMac11]

Probably just me but has anyone noticed that the Saturated colour option isn't quite as 'in your face' since the Pie update?
I particularly notice the difference in videos (mostly in YouTube). Maybe some sort of dynamic witchcraft going on?

 

[MrRockliffe]

Anyone know why the settings shortcut in the notification drawer requires an extra swipe down to access? Any idea how to change it?

 

[Pyr0m@nI@]{]

Anyone know why the settings shortcut in the notification drawer requires an extra swipe down to access? Any idea how to change it?

if you use 2 fingers to swipe down it takes you straight to the quick settings and the settings shortcut.

 

[MrRockliffe]

if you use 2 fingers to swipe down it takes you straight to the quick settings and the settings shortcut.

As I didn't grow up in Chernobyl, I don't have 2 thumbs

 

[Swinbag]

Definitely feel like my battery life has improved since the update, could be placebo I guess...

 

[reflux]

Still can't get used to the swiping up twice to access the app drawer. Regression in my opinion. Hitting home and then swipe up was a quicker way of launching apps. BUT... they want you to use the new multitasking view (featuring the dock) instead. However, it means you can't see beyond the app to the left or the right of the one you're looking at. This is a really poor decision IMO because it forces you to scroll to discover apps you've had open.

So... overall I'm liking Pie, but the changes to the navigation just make things slower.

 

[Simps]

Still can't get used to the swiping up twice to access the app drawer. Regression in my opinion. Hitting home and then swipe up was a quicker way of launching apps. BUT... they want you to use the new multitasking view (featuring the dock) instead. However, it means you can't see beyond the app to the left or the right of the one you're looking at. This is a really poor decision IMO because it forces you to scroll to discover apps you've had open.

So... overall I'm liking Pie, but the changes to the navigation just make things slower.

I don't understand I only swipe up once from anywhere on the bottom to open the app drawer ?
Edit* do you mean using the gesture home button.

 

[Muska]

Even with the gesture home button I only swipe up once to bring up my app drawer.

 

[michty_me]

There are two ways to get your app drawer. A long swipe up or two short swipes.
I only thought it was a double swipe as I struggle to do the long swipe up probably due to the way I hold the phone probably.

 

[Simps]

Pixel 2XL, my battery has gone down really fast today and I have not used it that much. Weird thing is nothing is showing in the battery stats. SOT is 36 minutes. 1% Pixel launcher and 1% Play store, 2% Barclays and 4% Whatsapp
Unplugged it 16 hours ago and I have 6% left. I normally get 2 days from it.
I have sent 3 whatsapp messages, updated a few apps and been on Barclays app 4 times. That is it. Very strange as I am a light user.