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Pixel devices receive various software updates and security developments across multiple models. Hitechreports covers new features, pricing details, and user experiences related to the hardware.
Pixel users who want Waze instead of Google Maps as their default navigation app now have to fully disable Google Maps first, after an August Android update removed the simpler default-app switch.
Rambler voice typing is now running on Pixel 8 Pro — and any Android phone — via a modded keyboard called PixelBoard. No Pixel 11 required.
Tap, Tap brings back-tap gestures to any Android 7.0+ device — with double- and triple-tap support, conditional triggers, and Tasker integration. It’s free, open source, and available now on GitHub.
Google Messages is adding an opt-in Enhanced protection mode that routes suspicious texts to cloud Gemini models, hunting down conversational scams that on-device filters miss.
Google is rolling out an opt-in Enhanced protection mode for Google Messages that uses Gemini AI to spot scammers hiding behind slow-burn conversations, plus new call-forwarding and screen-share protections for Android.
Google has not announced the Pixel 11. No Pixel 11 Pro exists in stores, on Google’s website, or in India. What’s discounted is open-box stock — up to $365 off — with no official MSRP, no launch date, and no confirmation from Google.
A Pixel owner’s hands-on account shows how ditching Google’s core apps — Chrome, Gboard, YouTube Music, Maps — frees up hundreds of megabytes, cuts background telemetry, and improves responsiveness. No root. No custom ROM. Just uninstalling.
Google has confirmed the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro will receive software updates until August 2033 — seven years from their expected launch month.
Google AI Core, My Pixel, Google Health, YouTube Music, Google TV, and Google Password Manager are all removable from Pixel phones — and one XDA Developers contributor found no functional impact after uninstalling them all.
The Google Pixel 11 is now $799 at Best Buy — a $100 discount off its $899 launch price. The deal applies to all color variants of the unlocked phone and runs through Sunday, October 13, as part of Best Buy’s ‘Techtober’ sale.
Google released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 for Pixel devices, fixing an idle battery drain bug tied to Flip to Shh and a DownloadManager error that broke HTTPS file downloads across apps.