If you are running the Android beta on your Nexus 6P, the latest update brings the OS up to Android Nougat 7.1.2. One of the new features for the Nexus 6P includes fingerprint gestures, a feature previously available on the Pixel. With the feature, you can swipe from top-to-bottom of the fingerprint reader to bring the notification tray down or swipe up to close the … [Read more...]
Nexus 6P powers off when battery hits 25%
Android's fragmentation and carrier-delayed updates are the mobile platform's biggest drawbacks. That's the reason why I went with the Nexus line for my latest smartphone. A couple months ago I was able to update my Nexus 6P to Android 7.0 Nougat with an OTA update. While I enjoyed most of the new features of Nougat, I began to notice a problem whenever my battery would get low … [Read more...]
Google commercial during Monday Night Football teases October 4th event and next phone
A minimalist commercial just aired on Monday Night Football and it did not tell a whole lot of information. Most of the time is spent as a rectangle text input (reminiscent of a Google search) changes shape until it reaches the dimensions of a smartphone. It then adds Oct. 4 and the Google logo next to the shape. The YouTube version of the posting adds a little more … [Read more...]