Best wireless chargers for the Google Pixel 6 & 6 Pro in 2024

Fast charging, cable-free with these great wireless options

By  Hagop Kavafian and Dan O'Curry Dec 27, 2023

Wireless chargers are commonplace nowadays, and thanks to new standards like Qi2, it's better than ever. Simply pop your phone down and let it charge without worrying about cables slipping out or tripping over a plug.

Google Pixel 8 Pro vs. Pixel 6 Pro: Time to upgrade?

Is Google’s latest Pixel flagship a big improvement over the Pixel 6 Pro?

By  Gaurav Shukla Nov 14, 2023

The Pixel 8 Pro is Google's newest flagship smartphone, and it packs several upgrades, including the powerful new Tensor G3 chip, a brighter display, and tons of AI enhancements.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs. Google Pixel 6 Pro: Which is right for you?

A big-phone brawl pits two former flagships up against one another

By  Rajesh Pandey , Jesse Hollington , and Dan O'Curry Oct 27, 2023

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra was Samsung's new flagship model in 2022. It represented the best the company had to offer and, in many ways, marked the unification of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lines. Given Samsung's prowess when it comes to impressive hardware, it's no surprise that the Galaxy S22 Ultra ranked highly among the best Android phones that year.

Best Google Pixel 6 Pro cases in 2024

Protect that slippery hunk of glass from the cruel, concrete world

By  Daniel Bader and Chris Thomas Oct 20, 2023

Despite a few years removed from its release, the Google Pixel 6 Pro is still a workhorse smartphone that many users rely on daily. The phone is still a great option as a new purchase too, and if you're contemplating adding a Pixel 6 Pro to your collection of electronics, it remains a quality smartphone that can be found at steep discounts. Perhaps most importantly, the Pixel 6 Pro still takes excellent pictures, competing surprisingly well against its successors.

Google Pixel 7 Pro vs. Pixel 6 Pro: Should you upgrade?

The Pixel 7 Pro might not be a dramatic overhaul the way the 6 Pro was, but small refinements elevate the experience

By  Rajesh Pandey and Will Sattelberg Oct 1, 2023

Even with the Google Pixel 8 announcement around the corner, the Google Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 6 Pro still provide significant value for people who want a powerful smartphone without shelling out over $1,000.

Google Pixel 6 Pro camera guide: What you need to know about telephoto quirks, sensor size, and ‘macro' mode

Everything you need to know about the Pixel 6 Pro's cameras, including telephoto quirks, sensor size, and 'macro' mode, and more

By  Scott Scrivens and Will Sattelberg May 17, 2023

Although we're all about the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro these days, both phones build on the legacy laid out by their predecessors. Just like on Google's 2022 flagships, the periscope telephoto lens was one of the main differentiators between the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro, forcing photo bugs to spend an additional $300 for the additional sensor.

The March Pixel Feature Drop has finally started rolling out to Pixel 6 phones

New features and security patches arrive 2 weeks later than we expected

By  Dallas Thomas Mar 20, 2023

If you're rocking a Pixel 6, 6 Pro, or 6a, you're probably sick of mashing that "Check for updates" button after Google twice delayed the release of the March Pixel Feature Drop for its late 2021 and mid 2022 phones. The big quarterly releases usually start rolling out on the first Monday of March, June, September, and December, but this one seems to have been a bit of a bugaboo for Google.

Wirelessly charge your Pixel and Pixel Buds at once with this Black Friday deal

It's a dynamic (wireless) duo for $38

By  Jules Wang Nov 22, 2022

Think back to all the times this year you've wanted to plug in your phone or earbuds, but decided against it since the cable was in an inconvenient place and you thought, "Eh, I'll be fine." It matters not if you were actually fine or not in the end, because if the number of times that's happened is greater than the number of fingers on your hands, you probably are craving the convenience that a wireless charging pad provides. This Black Friday, we suggest you pick up iOttie's iON Wireless Charging Duo. It's perfect for your Pixel phone and Pixel Buds and you can get it right now at its lowest price for a long time.

Pixel 6 series receives some shiny Topaz from Paranoid Android

OnePlus 9 series also getting an OxygenOS 13 alternative

By  Jules Wang Oct 17, 2022

Paranoid Android is kicking into high gear its Android 13 push with heaps of devices getting into pre-release builds of what it calls Topaz. The dev team fired the starting pistol over the weekend with an alpha for the Nothing Phone 1. But since then, it's been betas all the way for several OnePlus and Pixel phones.

We asked you what your favorite Pixel phone was, and now we have a winner

The results of AP's Favorite Pixel poll are in, and our readers are not a group for nostalgia

By  Will Sattelberg Oct 7, 2022

We've spent the week celebrating everything Pixel, all leading up to yesterday's official Pixel 7 and 7 Pro unveiling. While Google's hardware brand is about to extend into watches and tablets for the first time, most of the Pixel portfolio is made up of phones. Over the last couple of weeks, we've asked our readers to vote for their favorite Pixel phones of all time on Twitter. After some truly contentious rounds, we've finally reached a victor.

Will the Google Pixel 7 do a better job with pet photography?

With all the recent camera improvements I'm not sure why this is so difficult

By  Zach Gray-Traverso Oct 7, 2022

I'm not a professional photographer, but I love taking photos of my pets. If they are doing something funny or weird or look particularly cute, I snap a photo. A consistent problem I have is that I can't get a good photo of my black-haired pets. Neither dog nor cat, in good or bad lighting, during the day or at night, no phone has captured them in a life-like way. Even a Google Pixel 6 Pro, can't get the job done. It's 2022, and with all the smartphone camera software and hardware improvements over the last few years, this should be a non-issue. Let's hope new phones, like the Google Pixel 7 series, will do better.

Google Pixel 6 Pro face unlock details spotted again, now in Android 13 QPR1

Could it debut on the Pixel 7 series next month?

By  James Peckham Sep 9, 2022

One of the strangest parts of the Pixel 6 Pro is the long-awaited face unlock feature we've heard about over 2022, with leaks and pieces of code buried in Android referencing the feature. Now, the Android 13 QPR1 beta has been released, and 9to5Google has spotted further mentions of the feature along with an animation that shows how it'll work when it does arrive.

Google Pixel 6a down to $300, best price ever without a trade-in

The best budget Android phone is now even cheaper

By  James Peckham Sep 5, 2022

Less than a week after a fantastic $370 deal on the Pixel 6a, Best Buy has blown us all away with an incredible $150 off the most recent Google smartphone. That’s a whole third off the typical MSRP, and it brings the Pixel 6a down to its best price yet at $300. We’ve previously seen the smartphone drop as low as $150 if you had a phone to trade in, but this new Best Buy deal is the best without you having to give up a previous smartphone.

This $370 Google Pixel 6a deal is the perfect price for a nearly-perfect phone

Why wait and pay double for the Pixel 7 when this budget king is available?

By  Ara Wagoner Aug 30, 2022

It's not just one of the best Android phones on the market; the Google Pixel 6a is the hands-down best value of any Android phone today (and honestly, the best value in smartphones, period). At its normal price of $450, this phone gives you the same Google Tensor performance as the Pixel 6, the same exclusive Pixel features like the Pixel Recorder, Magic Eraser, and Automatic Call Screening, and all-day battery life.

Pixel 6 Pro mod promises extended battery life by making one little tweak you might not even notice

It's a feature we expect to see included by default on the Pixel 7 Pro later this year

By  Will Sattelberg Aug 16, 2022

Messing around with displays seems to be the hot new trend in Android hardware. Not long after some adventurous modders got 90Hz working on a Pixel 6a — with the potential to recreate it reliably — another screen hack has emerged online. If you're looking to save some power with your Pixel 6 Pro, and you're willing to install a custom kernel for your device, you might get access to an exclusive Pixel 7 Pro feature months before launch.

Android 13's anti-rollback protection has already bricked at least one Pixel 6

It's a shocking point of no return

By  Jules Wang Aug 16, 2022

With Android 13 out of Google's hands and onto developers who are modifying the operating system for their own purposes, it's going to be a tricky road ahead. There are a number of new features the version bump brings that need to be tested, but before they can do that, they'll need to make sure of one crucial thing and that's to install Android 13 on both system partitions of their Pixel device. One developer has found out what happens when things go awry without that second updated partition.

Clearance season for the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro kicks off massive discounts

Get up to $250 off on the Pixel 6 Pro and $100 on the Pixel 6

By  Rajesh Pandey Aug 16, 2022

The Google Pixel 6 series is ten months old now. While it is no longer among the fastest phones out there, the excellent camera and usability experience mean it is still among the best Android smartphones on the market. With its successor—the Pixel 7—due to launch in a couple of months, retailers have been heavily discounting the big G's 2021 flagship in recent weeks. This time around, both Google Store and Amazon have discounted the Pixel 6 series by as much as $250. This makes it a great time to pick big G's 2021 flagship for a while, especially now that Android 13 is out.

Google won’t let you downgrade your Pixel 6 or 6a from Android 13 — here’s why

Once you upgrade to Android 13, there is no way back to Android 12

By  Manuel Vonau Aug 16, 2022

Google released Android 13 to the stable channel, which means you can finally upgrade your Pixel phone from Android 12 without having to join the beta. For those who own a Pixel 6a, 6, or 6 Pro, there is no way back, though. Google warns that once you upgrade your new Pixel phone to Android 13, you will no longer be able to flash an earlier version of the OS on it. That’s because the bootloader is updated along with the OS.

Some Target stores are discounting the Pixel 6 Pro by a crazy 70% right now

You might call this 'The Final Markdown'

By  Jules Wang Aug 14, 2022

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are old news and in Google's rear view mirror. For now, the Pixel 6a is getting its 15 minutes to shine before the Pixel 7 phones inevitably push them aside, too. It's just the way things go. But it also might be prime time to go a-huntin' for some terrific Pixel deals... except in this case, you'd have to do it in the real world.