About Jules Wang
Jules joined the Android Police team in 2019. He currently contributes art for our stories and edits our podcast. Before that, he managed weekend news and wrote AP's newsletter.
Jules also contributes to our sister sites XDA-Developers and Pocket-lint. He also was editor at our now-sister site, Pocketnow.
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Download all the watch faces from the Pixel Watch and use them on your Wear OS device
Don't worry, we make the whole ADB thing easy
Our review of Google's Pixel Watch just went up today and, boy, don't we make it look attractive with all its unique watch faces? While those might be pretty enough to help establish it as one of the best watches for Android, exclusives are no fun when you're not looking to upgrade. Thankfully, we don't have to wait for Google to learn how to share — there's now a way to snag the Pixel's watch faces for your own Wear OS watch.
Google's dying to hear what you think of Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2
You're trying it, but are you liking it?
Eager beavers who have been riding the Android 13 beta train on their Pixels are now feeling out what's new, what's good, and what's broken in the second beta release for the QPR1 update. It's been more than a week since the update's landed and now Google wants to hear some feedback.
This $280 Lenovo Chromebook Prime Day deal should be your child's next laptop
Compact, powerful, and yours for a record low price
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Every so often, we get a terrific higher-end Chromebook that's a year old, maybe even closing in on two, that starts out as a great $500+ option and becomes a snap purchase decision when it falls below $300. We've come to that point again with Lenovo's IdeaPad Flex 5i on sale as an Amazon Prime Early Access Deal.
Google's latest Pixel wallpapers remind you to take care of yourself
Because you're actually worth it
It's been a hot second or two since we last talked about Google's Curated Culture collection of (what-are-supposed-to-be-)Pixel-exclusive wallpapers, but there's never a bad time to be reminded that you're worth taking care of — even if the thing you're holding in your hands isn't doing that for you. And with that, we've got three new wallpapers to share with you as we celebrate World Mental Health Day.
Gaming Chromebooks are real and going on sale from Acer, Asus, and Lenovo soon
120Hz displays, anti-ghosting keyboards, and Wi-Fi 6 are the big points here
Google may not be in the cloud gaming arena (or, should we say, stadium) anymore, but the ChromeOS department has been preparing to go all out with a campaign for people who'd otherwise be Windows or console buyers to plug their controllers into a Chromebook. We've got three fresh ones to talk about today with all of them providing the best aspects one would expect from a ChromeOS device while also pushing some key gamer-focused tenets.
This Samsung deal stacks up big savings on Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Fold 4
No trade-in needed here for this awesome deal
We've probably got you figured out: you've been wanting a Galaxy Z Flip 4 or Galaxy Fold 4 for weeks at this point — maybe just to Flex over your friends — but just had to wait for the right paycheck to drop into your bank account. Maybe, though, you're a tad bit sad about missing those early pre-order perks? Well, Samsung's got some good news for you: it's got some new ones in play.
Apple's new crash detection for iPhone 14 plagued with false alarms
Maybe it can learn something from the Pixels
One of the great things about living in 2022 is all the life-saving technology we have on our wrists or in our pockets. If you wear an Apple Watch, a Galaxy Watch, or, soon enough, a Pixel Watch, your device is able to tell when you've fallen and call for help when you aren't able to. Android and Apple devices can also detect when you've been involved in a car crash as well. That said, a number of Apple Watch and iPhone owners have found that their crash detection feature may be a little too eager to call 911.
Google Assistant failed at censoring itself from saying the N-word
But a quick fix does not absolve those who have actually sinned
It's a fact that very little modeling for artificial intelligence-type technologies take BIPOC folk into consideration. Sure, there are even heavier conversations to be had about the white and select non-white populations that hold the majority of well-paying, powerful jobs across Silicon Valley. Simply put, we know there are problems that expose themselves whether it's the product itself to the staff who stand behind it. Google tries here and there with efforts such as its Real Tone photo filters, but I don't think we get to be surprised when mistakes like this happen and we end up having to ask "How did no one think of this?"
The Android Police podcast gets its hands on the Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch
But hands off Stadia
Made. By. Google. What has been made this year? Have the Pixel phones been made better? Did Google give short shrift to Nest fans who wanted a new wired video doorbell? There's plenty of whataboutism to go around, but we'll do it head-on, in-depth, and with the AP frame of mind you've come to know us for. Strap in for another podcast.
Your Pixel can now get the Pixel 7's new, nature-inspired sounds and ringtones, too
For your Pixel comes soft chirps, hums, and strums
Fall may have arrived in the northern hemisphere, but Google's definitely in spring renewal mode right now with an assortment of hardware launches — not the least among them being the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. In that spirit, the company is pulsing out some new sounds for all Pixel owners to enjoy.
The Pixel 7's Face Unlock is only for the lock screen and can't be used to replace a fingerprint
Users can unlock with their fingerprint or face at any time
Apple has leaned far in with Face ID in the post-iPhone 8 era with a chunk of dedicated hardware — including a hefty time-of-flight sensor — playing into its devices' design language in one way or another. Google (and the wider Android ecosystem) has generally been more reluctant to stroll along that path for a variety of reasons, but for a lot of people, it boiled down to capitalizing on the fingerprint stans. Now, the company seems more comfortable opening up to both camps in its promoting of Face Unlock on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.
The Google Pixel 7 will unblur all your old pictures
The feature is slated to come to Google Photos on more devices later
Google is taking its unique Face Unblur feature from the Pixel 6 series and expanding the canvas — both on where that "unblurring" applies and how many people can use it. While Photo Unblur will be exclusive to the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro at the beginning, everyone who uses Google Photos will be able to sharpen their old pictures soon enough.
The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are here: Google nails the balancing act
Something that's staying the same? The pricing
Google really got ahead of the leaks this year, giving us a full visual workup for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro months before launch. Still, there was plenty more to learn, and extra drips and drops over the weeks that followed helped us fill in tons of the remaining blanks before the company had its chance to tell us. Now it's finally time to see just how accurate all those leaks were, as Google formally unveils the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.
OnePlus Buds Pro 2 could get spatial audio support among other improvements
We're just hoping for a little less bass this time, please?
It's been more than a year since OnePlus went public with the OnePlus Buds Pro. The company might have had decent hardware with fairly effective noise canceling, but in our review, we criticized its choice to lay down an un-fixable amount of bass. Now, we're hearing word OnePlus is ready to try again and we have a good idea of how the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will be stocked up.
Nothing has three more weeks to tease the hell out of the Ear Stick before launch
Time to get stuck into them
Carl Pei's Nothing has been laying out the groundwork for a new set of wireless earbuds called the Ear Stick. Not only was the Ear Stick the tube the earbuds would be coming in, but they were also the earbuds themselves. Promised to feel light as a feather and contained in a practical, easy-to-carry shape, we now know when we'll hear more about the Ear Stick. I mean, the Nothing Ear (stick).
Twitter's edit button is finally here — but probably not how you hoped
Flocks are already undoing their typos
In a year full of ups and downs for the company, Twitter is following through on its teases by delivering on a feature its fanatics have been longing for: editable tweets. But don't expect to go about rewriting your posts all willy-nilly for free.
There are no secrets left ahead of the Pixel 7 event as the last details are laid bare
We might get a 512GB Pixel 7 Pro after all
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With a heavy dose of Pixel Watch leaks coming into the weekend, consider this a wind change as we head out of it: the Pixel 7 is getting undressed well before Google's event Thursday with leaked spec sheets and ads. Okay, maybe we'll also bring back in some new Pixel Watch intel for dessert.
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It's been a dozen years since YouTube began supporting 4K videos and while viewership at that resolution is presumably pretty low relative to 1080p, those who have great internet and center their shortform binging around their 4K TVs or the few 4K phones out there will generally want to get all the pixels they can. But that desire may become ensnared with extra costs if a recent development pans out.
Google has pulled Translate out of China
There are some big impacts you might not have expected
Under China's regime of heavy censorship, Google has managed to maintain a limited presence. The company's search engine, its main revenue driver, hasn't been available for years and an attempt in 2019 to bring back a version that would've funneled user data to the government proved fruitless. Still, it does offer other services including Maps and Translate primarily on a commercial basis for Chinese firms to use. Google Translate, though, is getting turned off.
Google System Updates welcome almost-forgotten audio switching feature
And a little something for Play Games for PC
September's package of Google System Updates went public a couple weeks ago, though as a matter of fact, we had reported on a lot of the features within earlier on. It turns out, however, that we have a couple of stragglers that came across the finish line late, so we wanted to make sure you knew what was officially coming with which component update.