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Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by Drew_ »

fhdsgbbcaA wrote: post #680
scottyah wrote: post #607

I fell for the Google Home, and it has gotten significantly worse over time. My only hypothesis is they found ways to reduce the cost of running the server-side, and it does not benefit the consumer. My Consumer Report: Do not fall for hardware backed by software that costs the seller money to keep running.

It’s internal culture that devalues maintenance and product improvement. Launch gets you promo, maintaining gets you laid off. I saw a lot of humble and dedicated engineers get laid off in the first round and it was a lot of people who put systems stability over their own promo. There used to be a place for those people, which is part of what made Google a decent place. That’s gone now, things will continue to break…

People say this a lot about Google, but I'm pretty sure this is true for every big company.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by RamRodification »

thedman9052 wrote: post #290
NotSammyHagar wrote: post #197

Pixel 9 also says satellite emergency support ("Satellite SOS"). Search for info gets you to https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/15254448?hl=en&... It looks like it's coming "later this year". Lots of chatter about it, see a few details at https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9-satellite-sos-34676... * apparently coming with android 15, but they are shipping android 14 * turning on satellite sos later, but…

How much is the subscription for the Garmin device? I'm curious because I bought my parents a personal locator beacon, since they are retired and hike constantly. It costs more up front but has no subscription, and I didn't want to gift something with a high recurring cost. There's no communication option, it's all or nothing - if it's activated they send the helicopters. On the plus side, it has a fixed 7 year batte…

Which device did you choose for them?

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by 01100011 »

nepger21 wrote: post #578

Google really needs to improve the core offering of what a phone is supposed to provide instead of using half baked AI as a selling point. I have been using Pixel 7 for almost the past 2 years. But the amount of basic core issues are crazy. Recently,since the July update, every place where the phone cannot catch network signal, it shutdowns. And with the update, somehow i feel it cannot catch network signal as strong…

Pixel 8 Pro has been fairly solid. Some occasional battery life issues at first and some flakiness in recognizing the charging cable but otherwise it's the best Pixel since.. Idk.. the 5 or before.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by simonw »

EasyMark wrote: post #579
simonw wrote: post #575

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The AI features. More RAM is needed for those. If you don't care about them then you're probably not going to want to upgrade.

I thought Android was going to do AI features in the cloud rather than on the phone?

They're doing both. They're very proud of their on-device features.

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Post by iknowstuff »

leptons wrote: post #486
Volundr wrote: post #418

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I have a zFlip 5 and love it. I was pretty hesitant about switching (Pixel user before) but I like the smaller size in my pocket when folded and there seems to be a psychological effect of closing it when I'm done that results in my mindlessly fiddling with it less.

>psychological effect of closing it When I close mine, my dog immediately jumps up because he knows I'm done sitting down messing with my phone.

This would destroy me. I’d avoid closing it so that I don’t disturb the pooch. Forever on my phone.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by chc4 »

I have negative desire to get a phone billing itself around AI and LLM features. I turn off every AI assistant feature on my existing devices, I actively don't want a phone that ties Gemini and AI photoshop even tighter into it. If Google wanted to actually improve their phones they would add basic software functionality they're still missing instead like, say, a per-app volume mixer that half the 3rd party Android phones I've used have added but is still missing from AOSP and Pixel.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by calderwoodra »

quitit wrote: post #687
crote wrote: post #565

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People are getting pretty tired of AI. Just about every tech company is shilling "AI", without actually selling anything which is useful for most consumers. On the other hand, just about everyone is being drowned in AI-generated garbage. To a lot of people, "on-device inference capability" is identical to "FlarzBuz engine to power Garbage Generation". Also, I'd disagree with it going to change the economics behind it…

Also promising AI isn’t a new thing for Google. They’ve over promised and under delivered on AI for years, and that is now their reputation. Going back and watching the Google Duplex demo versus what shipped and what it is today - that was 2018 and it still doesn’t perform as demonstrated.

After the media backlash, the team was quietly deprioritized.

Source: knew folks on the team.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by doublepg23 »

nicbou wrote: post #76
JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B wrote: post #68

I’m still bitter about my last Pixel with the stuttering display (no real-time thread for the graphics), the settings all over the place (I counted 4 different addresses for my home, and 1 was deeply hidden in their assistant), and the debug strings in UPPER_SNAKE_CASE in the Google apps, which is unacceptable for a device that is sold to everyone.

My Pixel 5 is an amazing device, but it's slowly falling apart, software-wise. Bugs bugs and more bugs! It's also no longer getting software updates, and its successors have a laundry list of issues. The alternative is Samsung, the company that doesn't understand privacy nor consent, or Apple, whose phones lack uBlock support.

You can use "Content Blockers" on iOS, they add ad-blocking to Safari. I quite like the (paid) Wipr one.
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