Nope, it's separate from the Google Drive structure.
Agreed. It's unknown to a lot of people, and easy to make blind assumptions about. It's not what it appears to be on the surface. It has all the core functionality of a Windows PC if you ask me.
Pictures taken/ stored with a Pixel supposedly don't even count against the 100GB limit and will remain available.
Awww, I sympathize. I can get by with pulse width modulation as long as the whites aren't too stark but it's not as easy on the eyes to me as the LCD on the iPhone 6, 7 and 8 pluses.
You already asked and answered (tipped) your own question. OK Google works accurately and correctly responds to direction and questions. Siri would often give me weather when I asked it to call someone or a movie review when I asked for directions - close but no cigar. Siri is better than our Garmin GPS though which always results in a shouting match when it continually finds anything but what we are asking it to
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I know I could not stop thinking about the one I sent back. This thread helped me realize they aren’t all like the ones my husband and I had. I definitely had a subpar one because Snowball is amazing, so far. I would worry about defects after the return period, but it helps Google extended the warranty and have so far been decent to work with for most people. Thought not for all: I’ve seen some frustrated customers.
Snowball is sad.I sold my Pixel 2 last night after dithering putting it on eBay and had to parcel it up this morning. It hadn't been out of its box since I decided to keep my X a week or so ago.
Picking it up this morning to factory reset it, and boy I was sad haha.
I love the smaller one. It has a really nice weight and size. And once again I had the pangs of regret like I was making a mistake.
Felt like I was murdering Snowball's brother.
I have a feeling this isn't the last for me and the Pixel 2. Once (and if) that squeeze feature can be remapped, I can see me getting tempted again. If I can squeeze for a screenshot I'm going to be racing down to CarPhoneWarehouse to pick one up lol.
I almost wish I didn't like my X as much as I do, that way I wouldn't have any concerns over keeping the Pixel which is just so great at so many things. I already miss the camera.
We mourn the boxing of Frosty. thI know I could not stop thinking about the one I sent back. This thread helped me realize they aren’t all like the ones my husband and I had. I definitely had a subpar one because Snowball is amazing, so far. I would worry about defects after the return period, but it helps Google extended the warranty and have so far been decent to work with for most people. Thought not for all: I’ve seen some frustrated customers.
I don’t blame anyone for choosing an iPhone over a Pixel at this point. Apple’s customer service is not always what we remember and expect but it’s still better than what the competition currently has in place where most of us live. The ecosystem is still a strong pull for many of us. (For me it’s only iMessage and the Apple Watch at this point).
Though if I had not just gotten the Apple Watch a few months ago, I would think about using a Fitbit for notifications from Snowball. I don’t end up using most of the apps on the Apple Watch. I mostly use it for notifications and time and weather and activity tracking.
I’ve already started texting from Snowball. Just plain SMS. I’m thinking about giving out my second number to the other parents so they know it’s me when I call from Snowball.
I will do further testing with the new iPhone 8 and if the call quality is the same as the one I just returned, there is no way I’m going to try and have conversations on it. This one is an AT&T model with the Intel modem. The last one was an unlocked Qualcomm like my 7 Plus was. My X had been an Intel AT&T model and that worked well as a phone. I know the Qualcomm modems are supposed to be far better but Apple clearly handicapped them. I get furious just thinking about their stupid feud’s impact on us customers. We don’t get the very best that technology has to offer but we are charged through the nose as if we do.
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Snowball is sad.
I admit I’m surprised the X won out because your Pixel 2 works with your Chromebook. But the X is a very good phone and there’s no reason to not choose it. I don’t have the extensive need for banking and productivity apps that you gainfully employed people do. My husband has told me that iOS apps are still better for most of his needs because the Android environment is still so fractured that the app developers haven’t even uniformly gotten fingerprint authentication to work for most of the banking and financial services apps he depends on. That’s one of the reasons he can’t fully go over to Android.
But he has Pixel envy, too. Android is fun. And a decently built Pixel running stock Oreo is a pleasure to behold, so far. I hope that with the initiative to put stock Android on lower cost phones that Google can start to get customers all on the same page over time and combat this fragmentation in the app environment.
But Google has a way to go. They need to improve build quality and quality control. They need better accessories and to continue to build their presence and support. They’re not going to be slaying any iPhones among the general population yet.
Meanwhile Apple really needs to get its act together. It’s embarrassing how bad the blown out highlights are on the 8 Plus. I had them a little bit on the X, too. Not quite as bad, but close. It’s a revelation to have a camera that doesn’t do that.
Snowball is sad.
I admit I’m surprised the X won out because your Pixel 2 works with your Chromebook. But the X is a very good phone and there’s no reason to not choose it. I don’t have the extensive need for banking and productivity apps that you gainfully employed people do. My husband has told me that iOS apps are still better for most of his needs because the Android environment is still so fractured that the app developers haven’t even uniformly gotten fingerprint authentication to work for most of the banking and financial services apps he depends on. That’s one of the reasons he can’t fully go over to Android.
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Light Manager Pro.
I think I paid for it (not very much) but it works so well. You can choose your colour and even override apps that let you choose your blink LED colour in the app (like WhatsApp etc).
It was nice to set a pinky/purple light to blink for Instagram and a yellow one for Snapchat.
thank you!I forgot to set this up! Will be doing when I get home.
