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Google Pixel Fold
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Not when your travelling with dual sims, My IP14P is embarrassingly poor I even have to put it on airplane mode/wifi only overnight else it would be flat and its only a standby phone and see's little usage during the day
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I've had the Pixel Fold in Porcelain since launch day. No real issues with it so far but would like to see some sort of full screen app solution, battery life improvement and better heat control.
Great folding phone and the cover display is hands down a massive W over the ZFold...
Great folding phone and the cover display is hands down a massive W over the ZFold...
I've not had any heat issues but could be my usage patterns ...battery could always use improvements with Google... And I think we're going to be waiting a while for those full screen apps unfortunately... I do find them more tolerable when I rotate the phone further.... And I'm 100% in agreement hands down the best cover display...
Google finally getting rid of my pet peeve for Android 14 if you have a passcode 6 digit you won't have to hit the arrow key after you input it... Finally!
Steps I've taken to always have battery life even like 11pm+
-turned off adaptive brightness. I've found one consistent brightness is better than the system constantly going up and down
-turn off adaptive connectivity
-turn off adaptive charging - it actually charges faster, I don't keep my phone plugged in overnight, so this works for me
-use LTE not 5g
-i have Bluetooth and location off unless I'm using them
-i have it so at 15% battery my battery saver turns on automatically (not the extreme one)
-i went through all my apps and put them in Restricted, except the most important ones like messages, messenger etc, the ones I want to be notified on asap
-turned off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
-when I go to bed I put my phone in bedtime mode
-always on display is turned off
-display to auto turn off in 30 sec
-got no haptics or sounds when I type and use stuff in my phone (I simply don't like it)
-turned off adaptive brightness. I've found one consistent brightness is better than the system constantly going up and down
-turn off adaptive connectivity
-turn off adaptive charging - it actually charges faster, I don't keep my phone plugged in overnight, so this works for me
-use LTE not 5g
-i have Bluetooth and location off unless I'm using them
-i have it so at 15% battery my battery saver turns on automatically (not the extreme one)
-i went through all my apps and put them in Restricted, except the most important ones like messages, messenger etc, the ones I want to be notified on asap
-turned off WiFi and Bluetooth scanning
-when I go to bed I put my phone in bedtime mode
-always on display is turned off
-display to auto turn off in 30 sec
-got no haptics or sounds when I type and use stuff in my phone (I simply don't like it)
Yeah haha but even still it's nothing that stopping me from using the phone to it's full potential. It's 1pm and I'm at 84%, while still browsing a ton and I even had a remote play/gaming session lol
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That's the bottom line ..If it's not spoiling your usage and how you interact with the phone ..all good
Fwiw this is day 1 for me and I’m at 65 percent after 9 hours off the charger. Moderate use about 1.5 SOT and some heavy phone calls.
I haven’t enabled and of the above features. Did I get a unicorn? I’m really surprised so far. Sadly I have to exchange this device with ATT for reasons not bothering with and I’m worried the new one will be worse.
How does one get in? Let us know what you find as useful or cool or new for the fold in Android 14I couldn't resist
Android Beta Program
Android Beta Program allows you to enroll your Android device for beta releases.
I just backed up my Android 13 latest and signed up for beta ..
I've had no time to explore as work got crazy at the end of the day
I do like the new lock screen clock and layout...
It has a few different clock styles around 9...nothing too crazy ...
I like that now sounds are separated
Well up at 9 am and it's almost 9 pm, 46% battery. That's more like it
I might not charge it and see how far it goes. It's totally gonna last me till tomorrow
that's a win 
9am on the next day, 15% battery. Gonna start charging now, but it says phone will still last me another 2 hours
Im over 24 hours now
Im over 24 hours now
Anyone using a different launcher? I've been using Niagara Launcher for the past few days. Have not really went deep into customizing anything yet but it's a very clean look on the fold. The bummer is the Pro version is expensive.. I am using the 7 day free trail of Pro and am not sure if I am going to keep it after it expires.
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I'm using a similar launcher..AIO launcher..there are a few posts on here...these seem to work better with the foldable phones...
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I had my first frustration today with the phone lol I was by the mall and the food court one area particularly I know has not so great service but does work... My fold just kept spinning it would not load my social media or YouTube while my iPhone 12 pro was working..
I was by the mall and the food court one area particularly I know has not so great service but does work... My fold just kept spinning it would not load my social media or YouTube while my iPhone 12 pro was working..