Hacker News with Generative AI: Google Pixel

Google Pixel 4a's ruinous "Battery Performance" update is a bewildering mess (arstechnica.com)
Google's "Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program," announced in early January, told owners that an automatic update would, for some "Impacted Devices," reduce their battery's runtime and charging performance.

Google Pixel, Mobile Phones, Software Updates, Battery Life

12 points by naomiclarkson 19 days ago | 1 comments

Google Pixel 4a's old firmware is gone, trapping users on buggy battery update (androidcentral.com)

Google Pixel, Software Updates, Bugs, Mobile Phones, Android

315 points by bmaupin 23 days ago | 362 comments

Why Am I Paying a Premium Price for a Google Pixel Phone Filled with Ads? (ycombinator.com)
I really don’t understand what I’m paying the premium price for with my Google Pixel. The constant ads, especially in apps like YouTube, are incredibly frustrating. I expected a smooth, ad-free experience, but instead, I’m bombarded with ads at every turn. The same or even better hardware is available at a much lower price, without these interruptions. So, what exactly am I paying extra for?

Google Pixel, Advertising, Consumer Tech, Smartphones, Value

13 points by de6u99er 73 days ago | 13 comments

Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales after ban on iPhone 16 (techcrunch.com)
Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16 in Southeast Asia’s largest phone market.

Indonesia, Google Pixel, Smartphone Sales, Regulations, Apple

26 points by jmsflknr 112 days ago | 9 comments

Google's Pixel 9 Pro models only have 13GB RAM for apps (androidauthority.com)

Google Pixel, Smartphones, Hardware, RAM, Android

5 points by colinprince 177 days ago | 0 comments

PSA: Some Pixel AI features may not work if you unlock your device's bootloader (androidauthority.com)

Android, Security, Google Pixel, Bootloader

6 points by nfriedly 178 days ago | 1 comments

Unlocking the Pixel 9 bootloader breaks some Pixel AI apps (liliputing.com)

Android, Google Pixel, Security, Software, AI

91 points by edward 178 days ago | 81 comments

Google Pixel phones sold with security vulnerability, report finds (theverge.com)