One week with the Google Pixel

Always fun to see Apple users step out of the RDF and gush over features that Android has had for years (not all of them, but a good chunk of them have been present in Android for a long time now).

Edit: And yes, the UI/UX has changed remarkably little between Lollipop and Nougat, despite the popular memes amongst non-Android users... like the ones already repeated here.

Re: One week with the Google Pixel

#5

Post by ebbv » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 8:27 PM UTC

Half the positives on this list I find to be kinda crazy to be positives. For example having Facebook Messenger handle your SMS messages. Really? You want to voluntarily give all that info to a company as user hostile as Facebook?

Less drastically I question the need to hide apps away in an app drawer. If you don't use the app then just delete it. Am I alone in feeling that way?

I'm glad he's happy and the Pixel seems like a great phone but this list just felt half crazy to me.

Re: One week with the Google Pixel

#6

Post by clumsysmurf » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 8:27 PM UTC

"3. Deep Google integration - This shouldn’t be surprising in any way, but having Google built into pretty much everything you do on the phone is seriously useful."

This is my main sticking point with Android lately. I would much rather have a stock Android OS + device from Google, and then add the few Google services I want. Instead Google is getting more and more baked into everything, and understanding how my data is being used is becoming more difficult - and this has me worried.

Re: One week with the Google Pixel

#7

Post by nowayyeah » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 8:32 PM UTC

clumsysmurf wrote: post #6

"3. Deep Google integration - This shouldn’t be surprising in any way, but having Google built into pretty much everything you do on the phone is seriously useful." This is my main sticking point with Android lately. I would much rather have a stock Android OS + device from Google, and then add the few Google services I want. Instead Google is getting more and more baked into everything, and understanding how my data…

> and this has me worried.

You are among the few (yes yes even here on HN). And google doesn't make money with you. So who cares?

Re: One week with the Google Pixel

#8

Post by marricks » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 8:32 PM UTC

clumsysmurf wrote: post #6

"3. Deep Google integration - This shouldn’t be surprising in any way, but having Google built into pretty much everything you do on the phone is seriously useful." This is my main sticking point with Android lately. I would much rather have a stock Android OS + device from Google, and then add the few Google services I want. Instead Google is getting more and more baked into everything, and understanding how my data…

With google stepping away from masking your ad profile it is even more troubling... Apple doesn't get enough praise for protecting user's privacy IMO, or perhaps it's just really something most people don't care about...

Re: One week with the Google Pixel

#9

Post by voxic11 » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 8:32 PM UTC

ebbv wrote: post #5

Half the positives on this list I find to be kinda crazy to be positives. For example having Facebook Messenger handle your SMS messages. Really? You want to voluntarily give all that info to a company as user hostile as Facebook? Less drastically I question the need to hide apps away in an app drawer. If you don't use the app then just delete it. Am I alone in feeling that way? I'm glad he's happy and the Pixel seem…

Facebook SMS support is client side only. They do not get your texts in any way.

Re: One week with the Google Pixel

#10

Post by usaphp » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 8:32 PM UTC

After trying pixel phone the most annoying thing for me is a fingerprint censor location, its so annoying to pick it up or use two hands to unlock it even when using the power on button which is on a side