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Great to see everyone enjoying Pixelmas this year!
This is already turning into a long two week wait before I can even pick up my Pixel 8 Pro! Plus I'm travelling abroad for work which is a pita.
Early reports and reviews of the Pixel are positive, I'm genuinely excited to use one again after the 6 Pro.
Loving all the photos and feedback. As always @The Game 161 your cat is absolutely amazing! I'm not sure my 15PM could take as accurate, natural photos. Let us know when you put your new phone family to the photo comparison test, it's a really competitive line-up this year.
@Aneres11 that Private DNS trick for removing Google ads sounds like a must-do for the Pixel. Google adverts are frustrating. Not sure if I can change the DNS settings for my 15PM though.
This is already turning into a long two week wait before I can even pick up my Pixel 8 Pro! Plus I'm travelling abroad for work which is a pita.
Early reports and reviews of the Pixel are positive, I'm genuinely excited to use one again after the 6 Pro.
Loving all the photos and feedback. As always @The Game 161 your cat is absolutely amazing! I'm not sure my 15PM could take as accurate, natural photos. Let us know when you put your new phone family to the photo comparison test, it's a really competitive line-up this year.
@Aneres11 that Private DNS trick for removing Google ads sounds like a must-do for the Pixel. Google adverts are frustrating. Not sure if I can change the DNS settings for my 15PM though.
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Let me know the quality, if you think its not worth it as a normal buy I may cancel and hunt down another third-party leather. I've already cancelled the Mous, I can't have a bulky case.
Still running my 15PM with no case! Apple Care+ will be essential for any accidental drops given the pretty poor drop test results!
Haha all depends on the size of your wrists/hands
The Pixel watch is too small on me, looks like a kids toy..
Then again I've big wrists and slab like hands!
Looks like I'll be replacing my Samsung A53 5G with the P8P inn the next week or 2; but going back to Dublin to work with some new colleagues in the next week or so, so not ordering until I know what dates I'm away and then back etc
Is it fast,well build,same microphone bass and call quality like an Apple Watch ?
Couldn't tell you as I don't really like my AW and when I wear it (it's series 3) I only use it for notifications. So don't take calls or listen to music on it.
Will do, I had the Bellroy case for my Pixel 4 and Pixel 7 Pro and thought they were good quality but have heard they've gone down in quality recently.
TechSpurt's review good as always:
This will be a good 'upgrade' for me seeing as I've decided not to upgrade my 14PM to the 15PM as all I'm getting, realistically, is USB C (and I don't need that as I use Magsafe to charge etc)
One thing I saw on YT yesterday is how weak the P8s Magsafe charging magnetic hold is; so you need to rely on a decent case for it to work the best. It's nowhere near as good as the iPhones capability
This will be a good 'upgrade' for me seeing as I've decided not to upgrade my 14PM to the 15PM as all I'm getting, realistically, is USB C (and I don't need that as I use Magsafe to charge etc)
One thing I saw on YT yesterday is how weak the P8s Magsafe charging magnetic hold is; so you need to rely on a decent case for it to work the best. It's nowhere near as good as the iPhones capability
Probbaly because the 8/8 Pro doesn't have magnetic charging lol, you can only charge on magsafe chargers if you get a magsafe case.
In case anyone wondered, a Fitbit Versa 4 charger works on my Pixel Watch 2, and the PW2 charger works on the Versa 4 lol.
With top tier Google One you get 10% credit back on Google store purchases.
Subscribe to the 2TB Google One tier for 1 month then place your order on the Google store for 10% credit. I have £73 to spend now.
When I set up my 8 Pro I do a clean fresh install, no backup.
But I just picked up the smaller Pixel 8 for my Wife, and she wants the phone to have EVERYTHING on it nothing missing just like her current phone the Pixel 5a, she wants all texts, work e-mails, apps, homescreen etc...to be ported over and look have all that 100% on the new phone.
So...how do I goi about dong that? Use that Android One app thing? Or connect both phones together via UCB-C and go through the setup and copy prompts?
But I just picked up the smaller Pixel 8 for my Wife, and she wants the phone to have EVERYTHING on it nothing missing just like her current phone the Pixel 5a, she wants all texts, work e-mails, apps, homescreen etc...to be ported over and look have all that 100% on the new phone.
So...how do I goi about dong that? Use that Android One app thing? Or connect both phones together via UCB-C and go through the setup and copy prompts?
Expensive too. I'd never pay that much for a case. Too many that are far cheaper but I guess if you want leather, the choices are limited.
I'd get a Google case like I have on my P7 but I only paid $19.99 for it. They are $34.99 now. Nope.
During setup it says do you want to setup your phone from another device (Android / Pixel).
I'm not sure it will copy over email accounts mind you.
That's why I used Google credit, it was free.
I am more of a Microsoft Edge person, and that has a built in extension for an Ad Blocker.
You just have to activate it in the settings.
Just did the Wife's. It setup and copied wirelessly but you can do the cable thing too.
I'll do mine that way today as well but I use Microsoft and Nova launchers ( don't care for the Pixel launcher) that are setup how I like. I take screen shots of them so I can remember how the apps are set up if I need to do some things lol.
The copy may not set up how I want but it seemed to be better than last year when I did it.
How did you get credit? We got it last year, not this year.
I will be copying my Google Pixel Fold over to the new phone ..same thing just backup Nova home screen and easy peasy ..
Had an email to say my trade in was received and is now being inspected. Fingers crossed the full amount wings it's way back to me!
Also, I have ordered the Mous case from Google Store. Coming tomorrow. The cheap clear one from Amazon was awful.
Also, I have ordered the Mous case from Google Store. Coming tomorrow. The cheap clear one from Amazon was awful.