Category: pixel4

Google brings automatic call screening to all of its Pixel phones

Post author By Randall
Post date February 6, 2020
Categories In call screen, call screening, callscreen, callscreening, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel 2, pixel 3, pixel 4, pixel2, pixel3, pixel4, services, Tech

[ad_1] The feature is available in the Call Screen tool. It screens unknown callers and ensures those it deems to be robocallers don’t bother you. Call Screen stops them from making the phone ring, and because the screening takes place on your device, it won’t use up extra data. You can switch on Call Screen […]

Pixel 4 gets improved Face Unlock and other surprise updates

Post author By Randall
Post date December 23, 2019
Categories In dual-frequency gnss, esim, face unlock, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel drop, pixel4, t-mobile, Tech, update

[ad_1] First off, Face Unlock can now account for changes to your look like a new hair style or beard. “When it’s on, face unlock images are occasionally used to create improved face models,” Google’s update states. “This helps recognize you better over time.” The update also points out that these models are stored on […]

Google’s voice recorder app is heading to older Pixel phones

Post author By Randall
Post date November 1, 2019
Categories In audio recorder, audiorecorder, gear, Google, google recorder, googlerecorder, Mobile, pixel, pixel 4, pixel4, recorder, recorder app, recorderapp, services, Tech, transcription

[ad_1] Google has often added features it debuts on its latest flagship handsets to its older devices and even its iOS apps, so the news it’d make Recorder more broadly available was somewhat expected from the jump. The app is useful for people who hate taking notes or need to quote speech accurately (such as […]

The Pixel 4 box is hiding an AR Easter egg

Post author By Randall
Post date October 25, 2019
Categories In Augmented Reality, augmentedreality, Easter Egg, easteregg, gear, Google, google lens, googlelens, Mobile, pixel 4, pixel 4 xl, pixel4, pixel4xl, Tech

[ad_1] Should you try it out, you’ll see a photo of the phone morph into an animated welcome message. It’ll then display photos shot on Pixel, according to 9to5 Google. If you tap on the screen, a Lens card pops up that directs you to the Google Pixel profile on Instagram — that’s one way […]

Google will fix Pixel 4 face unlock issue with ‘eyes open’ update

Post author By Randall
Post date October 21, 2019
Categories In biometric, eyesopen, facedetection, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel4, Security, Tech, unlock

[ad_1] Google has confirmed the issue to Engadget and offered a workaround. “We’ve been working on an option for users to require their eyes to be open to unlock the phone, which will be delivered in a software update in the coming months,” the company wrote in a statement. “In the meantime, if any Pixel […]

Google needs a sustainable phone moonshot

Post author By Randall
Post date October 16, 2019
Categories In alphabet, environment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Google, google x, Mobile, moonshot, pixel 4, pixel4, pixel4event, sustainability, sustainable, Tech, x

[ad_1] “Our goal is to clear the way for the entire industry, and [for] our planet to benefit,” Ross said. She also revealed that the Google Stadia controller will include recycled plastics. The cloud-based gaming service is eco-friendly, she argued, because it doesn’t force players to upgrade their console or PC over time. “Another sustainability […]

Google rolls out real-time captioning starting with Pixel 4

Post author By Randall
Post date October 16, 2019
Categories In accessibility, Android, audio, captioning, captions, gear, Google, live caption, live captions, livecaption, livecaptions, pixel 4, pixel4, services, Tech, transcription

[ad_1] Live Caption is available on Pixel 4 at first, and it’ll arrive on Pixel 3 and 3a phones later this year. Google says it’s working with Android manufacturers to bring Live Caption to other devices in the coming months. It’ll be available in English at first, with support for more languages arriving later. Google […]

Google’s Daydream VR experiment is over

Post author By Randall
Post date October 15, 2019
Categories In daydream, daydream view, daydream vr, daydreamview, daydreamvr, gear, Google, pixel 4, pixel 4 xl, pixel4, pixel4event, pixel4xl, services, Tech, Wearables

[ad_1] “[There hasn’t] been the broad consumer or developer adoption we had hoped, and we’ve seen decreasing usage over time of the Daydream View headset,” a Google spokesperson told Engadget in a statement. “So while we are no longer selling Daydream View or supporting Daydream on Pixel 4, the Daydream app and store will remain […]