To the tune of the Night Before Christmas: It was the night before iPhone 14 and while someone played the bugle, we didn’t hear so much about Apple; instead, we heard about Google. The monthly Pixel update improved my phone’s battery, big news even though readers were expecting iPhone flattery.
The Google Pixel Watch will make its long-anticipated debut on October 6th
The Pixel 7 Pro
Today, Google updated its online store to show off the Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 7 in the colors that they will be available in. For the Pixel 7 Pro, those options are Obsidian, Hazel, and Snow. For the Pixel 7, the color options are Obsidian, Lemongrass, and Snow. The company also made it clear that the Google Tensor 2 will be under the hoods of these phones. Google writes about its sophomore effort as chip designer: “With the next-gen Google Tensor processor, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will bring even more helpful, personalized features to photos, videos, security, and speech recognition.”
The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL receive their last and final update as the pair loses support from Google
Also making news today, Google released the monthly update for compatible Pixel phones. The big news is that the update exterminates a bug that caused many a Pixel to heat up like pavement in Miami during the summer. And that caused these units to suffer through severe battery drainage. But Google says that it fixed this issue and handful of others with the update making the rounds.
Also today, Google sent out Android 12L for the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. This is a version of Android 12 created for phones with larger screens. With this update, Google ends its support for those two models which were released in May, 2019. Since their release, the mid-rangers received updates from Android 9.0 Pie to Android 10. Then came the updates to Android 11 and lastly, Android 12.
