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Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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They bumped support to 5 years, interesting. Short support duration is a common complaint from Android users.

In the fine print (footnote #28) it says 3 years of feature updates. https://store.google.com/product/pixel_6_pro?hl=en-GB [EDIT] On https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705 it says, "Guaranteed Android version updates until at least: October 2024" and "Guaranteed security updates until at least: October 2026" for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

Security updates are 5 years. At least that's what the launch video said.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#133
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Coming from google PR machine it's obviously being strongly ideological. They're so full of their twisted vision of diversity that it turns into some kind of anti logic, as you noticed it's becoming the literal opposite of diversity

That's what I thought too. They're clearly over compensating for their history of algorithmic bias against blacks. And this attitude about diversity is unfortunately ruining universities and companies. I don't give a flying rat about people's color, as long as they don't use it as a tool to make others believe they're being treated differetnly.

How often have you complained about an overabundance of white people in a selection of media images? Or corporate board members?

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#134

What’s the differentiation against an iPhone? Presumably both phones are fast and take great photos and have an app ecosystem. But the iPhone is likely faster, probably has longer battery, and will last longer as a phone - I know people using Apple phones several generations old and still getting security updates. Apple also offers better privacy and their built in services like Maps are really good now. If I were Go…

lots of reasons to pick Android, but as far as what makes the Pixel 6 special, it got a huge camera upgrade from previous generations, likely making it the very best in class again as far as photos and video go.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#135
Dear Google. Let me provide you the solution to your self-created problems.

1. Make products that work.

2. Make sure that your website does not crash when someone tries to order your product.

3. Make sure you do not allow to customers to put more devices into the carts than you can ship. This has been a solved problem for at least a decade. You may want to outsource this to Shopify as your software engineers clearly can't figure out how to build ecommerce platforms that actually work.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#136

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Checkout is still giving an error (R013)

Finally got to "Place order" but then "An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later. [OR_PCVH_01] OR_PCVH_01" sigh

same, now it won't connect with verizon. super frustrating.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#137
post #32

Does anyone knows about the state of the futuristic AI features from Google? I recall a presentation about AI phone assistant that was ordering something on the phone and it was indistinguishable from a human, handling edge cases flawlessly. Are people using AI assistants to make them book places or order things on the phone?

I've seen the option to call using Assistant a couple times on Google Maps though I've never given it a try.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#138

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Is Android scanning for suspicious photos on my phone to upload them for scrutiny by some underpaid contractor? That's a big differentiator, for me.

Google photos backups i on by default and scans server side (Admittedly better than doing it client side)

Google Photos backup is definitely opt-in.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#139
Will app developers get access to the Tensor chip?

Will all the features of the phone and the Titan M2 chip still work with another Android build like grapheneOS or LineageOS?

I don't think those were covered in the video.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

#140

Dear Google. Let me provide you the solution to your self-created problems. 1. Make products that work. 2. Make sure that your website does not crash when someone tries to order your product. 3. Make sure you do not allow to customers to put more devices into the carts than you can ship. This has been a solved problem for at least a decade. You may want to outsource this to Shopify as your software engineers clearly…

4. Please don't buy Shopify. They don't have a messaging app.
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