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So why isn’t it rolling out to Pixel devices today? Well, according to Google, it said that it is “putting the finishing touches on a special release with Pixel-exclusive and Pixel-first experiences on Android 12.” So that’s Google’s explanation as to why it is not available for Pixel today. We don’t have a clue what these Pixel-exclusive features might be, but we are due for a Pixel Feature Drop. As we were supposed to get one in September, but that didn’t happen....

The Google app is now slightly darker The Google app is now slightly darker It seems that having a dark theme is something that everyone wants. People usually complain when there’s no dark theme on an app or UI. Android 12 brought on a system-wide dark theme that can be toggled with the flip of a switch. This makes everything dark, but it could be darker. The latest beta for the Google app just dropped, and it makes the app even darker....

The Google Pixel 6 Pro will feature an LTPO display aka adaptive refresh rate The Google Pixel 6 Pro will feature an LTPO display aka adaptive refresh rate That’s not all, though, as Ross Young shared some additional info in the comments. He confirmed that this will be Samsung’s new E5 panel. That means it will be able to show us up to 1 billion colors, and this is a 10-bit panel....

If it seems weird that Google launched an app designed to migrate people away from iOS, don’t be too surprised. If you were around in Fall 2015, you’ll know that Apple did the same thing. It released an app (its FIRST Android app, mind you) to the Play Store called “Move To iOS”, and it was designed to do the same thing but in reverse. As you can imagine, it did not sit well with Android users, and the current 2....

Since Google TV’s biggest selling point is recommendations, having user profiles should have been one of the first features that was added. But it was not. Which means that recommendations may not have been as good as they could have been, if there are a lot of people in your home. Google did release profiles for kids earlier this year, which was a nice addition. As it allowed users to make a profile for their kids that only had kid-friendly content available....