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Google Pixel 2: How to troubleshoot connectivity problems

Google Pixel 2: How to troubleshoot connectivity problems

Whether if it’s Wi-Fi, bluetooth or LTE, the Pixel 2 can experience some malfunctions that can be easily fixed with these steps.

Dealing with wireless radios is so often referred to as a sort of dark art — something that’s difficult to understand but so often extremely frustrating to deal with. But on phones, we rely on mobile networks, Wi-FI, Bluetooth and GPS on a daily basis. If you’re having troubles with any of the set, here are a few tips to consider trying:

Turn the radio off and back on again. Yes, really — just toggle on airplane (flight) mode, and turn it back off about 15 seconds later. Give your various radios a few minutes to reconnect to everything, and see if that fixes your issues.
At the same time, power cycle the device on the other end. There’s a good chance the cheap pair of Bluetooth headphones, or the wireless router at home, is what’s having an issue. Turn it off and start over.
Forget the network or device you’re having trouble with. Whether it’s a Bluetooth speaker or a Wi-Fi network, go into the network/device list and forget it — start back from scratch and see if it fixes it.
Reset network settings by going into Settings, Reset options and “Reset WI-Fi, mobile & Bluetooth.” Confirm you want to reset, and it will return all of these areas back to their defaults. Now you can start fresh and reconnect to each device one at a time to determine where the issue may be.

There are so many potential issues here that it’s tough to get into the details. But start here — and hopefully you get on the right path to troubleshooting where the issues are and how to fix them.

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Google Pixel 2: How to improve battery life

Are you getting a less than average battery life from your Google Pixel 2? Here’s some things to consider for you to bump up that battery life from mediocre to amazing.

Here are some good basic principles to follow when trying to improve battery life:

Check for power-hungry apps: One badly coded app can be a nuisance; a handful of badly coded apps can destroy your battery. At the end of the day, go into your battery settings, scroll down and see what percentage of your day’s battery life was consumed by which apps. If a single app is using more than 5%, think about if it really needs to be using that much — investigate to see if you can get it to calm down.
Uninstall unused apps: A bad app can’t drain your battery if it isn’t installed. If you started up your new Pixel 2 and just installed all 100 apps from your last phone, chances are there are dozens on there you don’t actually need. Uninstall the useless ones — you can always install them later if you decide you need them.
Turn off always-on display: It doesn’t have a huge effect, but any time the screen is even partially illuminated it’s using battery. Go into the Display settings and turn off “Always-on” — a nice compromise is keeping “Lift to check phone” turned on to have it illuminate when you grab your phone.
Reduce display sleep time: In the same vein, you can set your display to go to sleep quickly when it isn’t being interacted with. By default the phone is at 1 minute, but you can set it as low as 15 seconds if you’d prefer to save the battery instead of the convenience of having the screen stay awake.
Use a static wallpaper: Out of the box the phones use a great “living wallpaper” that subtly animates. It looks cool, but also uses up battery. Switch to a static wallpaper, and you’ll save some precious juice.

One thing to consider at some point, particularly on the Pixel 2 with its 2700mAh battery capacity, is that you just won’t be able to get more battery life out of your phone no matter what you do. Even if you follow all of the above steps, you have to use your phone at some point — and if you use it hard, it’s going to drain the battery quickly.

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Google Pixel 2: How to deal with screen burn-in

Let’s face it, screen burn-in for the Google Pixel 2 is real as can be. Here’s how you can deal with it – or live with it in your smartphone.

Perhaps the biggest hullabaloo surrounding the Pixel 2 XL has been early reports of image retention and full-on burn-in on the screen. The former isn’t much more than an annoyance — sometimes things that have been shown on the screen for a long time stay there faintly for a bit after switching away. The latter is more of an issue — burn-in seems the same as image retention at first, but the effects are permanent and typically seen for core interface elements like the navigation and status bars.

Don’t go hunting for screen burn-in, but if you see it early you should get a replacement.

The most important thing to say here is that you probably shouldn’t go hunting for signs of screen burn-in on your phone. If you don’t notice it in the regular use of the phone, you shouldn’t have any issue with it — and at the same time, every phone today with an OLED-based screen will have some level of burn-in over time. It’s just a characteristic of the display technology at this point.

But if you’re noticing screen burn-in on your Pixel 2 or 2 XL early on, such as within the first few weeks, you shouldn’t hesitate to contact Google support and get a replacement device. While burn-in is relatively common, it doesn’t typically set in on phones so rapidly — and seeing a considerable amount right from the start isn’t a great sign for how that display will look a year on. Google will offer you at least a two week return period, and you should take advantage of it. For serious cases, Google has also extended its manufacturer defect warranty to a full two years.

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Google Pixel 2: How to calibrate the battery

Is your Pixel 3 not charging up to 100%? Maybe, all it needs is some battery calibration. It’s not as hard as it sounds. Here’s how you do it.

Calibrate the battery on your Google Pixel 2 XL

Again this is only applicable if you still have a little power left on your device. Calibrating the battery is essential to keep battery performance optimized and that the your phone only shows the correct battery level at all times. The calibration process involves draining the battery completely and therefore it should only be done occasionally. Calibrating the battery more often can depreciate the battery’s lifespan from constant draining or fully discharging. If you haven’t done it yet and you would want to give it a shot, then follow these steps:

Use your device until it powers off or when the battery is completely drained.
Turn it back on and then let it turn off on its own.
When your device is powered off completely, connect it to a charger and then allow it to charge until the charging indicator or battery icon says it has reached a 100 percent.
Disconnect your phone from the charger then turn it on.
If the battery life does not reach 100 percent, plug it back into the charger and allow it to charge longer until it is completely charged at 100 percent.
Unplug the charger when the battery is full.
Restart your phone.
Then start using your phone again as you normally do until it runs out of power and turns off on its on.
Charge it again until the battery gets fully charged.
Turn on your phone.

Your battery is now calibrated.

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Google Pixel 2: How to do Factory Data Reset

Google’s latest smartphone, the Google Pixel 2 has surpassed Apple’s iPhone in many ways. However, in case you want to reset its data if in case you want to resell your Pixel 2, here’s how.

A factory data reset may help with a blank or frozen screen, apps crashing or freezing, keypad/touchscreen problems, can’t hear, device making noises, can’t make or receive calls, and device won’t sync.

Caution:

If the device is responsive and can be powered on, the preferred reset method should be performed.
For devices with Android Device Protection turned on, it’s imperative Google™ sign-in credentials are known prior to completing a factory reset with the device powered off. If credentials are unknown, do one of the following:
- Attempt to sign in with any Google account previously used on the device.
- Reset the password.
Perform a factory data reset only if absolutely necessary as it removes all data including:
- Contacts
- Email accounts
- System and app data
- App settings
- Downloaded apps
- Media (Music, pictures and videos, etc.)

Notes:

If a pattern, PIN, etc. is or has ever been set up on the device, Google account sign in is required during initial setup.
Wi-Fi Calling settings don’t transfer after switching devices and/or performing a factory data reset. You need to enable W-Fi Calling manually if you want to use it.

How to do Factory Reset on Google Pixel 2

Ensure the device is powered off.
Press and hold the Power+Volume Down buttons until bootloader mode (image of an Android with Start above it) appears, then release.
Select Recovery mode.
- Utilize the Volume buttons to cycle through the available options and the Power button to select.
- The device will flash the Google start screen momentarily and then restarts in Recovery mode.
If presented with an image of a broken Android with “No Command” printed on the screen, press and hold the Power button. Press the Volume Up button once. Then release the Power button.
From the Android Recovery screen, select Wipe data/factory reset.
Select Yes.
- Allow several minutes for the factory data reset process to complete.
Select Reboot system now.
- Allow several minutes for the factory data reset and reboot processes to complete.
- To set up the device after the reset has completed, refer to Initial Activation and Setup.

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Pixel smartphone render photos leaked

Mobile Expert September 27, 2016 Google, Pixel Android, Google+, Nexus, Nexus Repairs in Sydney CBD, Pixel

Pixel smartphone render photos leaked

With the end of the Nexus era, a sneak peek of the Pixel smartphone that will replace it. For around $650, is the Pixel smartphone worth it?

It’s barely a week from now that Google will finally announce its newest batch of smartphones. Fortunately for us, we won’t have to wait that long to see what these shiny new Pixel smartphones would look like. VentureBeat just got some photos for us to marvel at. If you didn’t know, Pixel will replace the Nexus smartphones that Google have been manufacturing with various OEMs over the years.

What to expect from Pixel?

According to Android Police, these are the rundown of the Pixel smartphones that will be released next week:

Pixel X
- 5-inch smartphone to replace last year’s LG-made Nexus 5X (pictured above)
- price may start around $650
Pixel XL
- 5.5-inch model that will supplant the Huawei-produced Nexus 6P.

Both phones are said to represent a new philosophy at Google’s phone division, which is aiming to be more “opinionated” about the software and hardware of its handsets in the words of CEO Sundar Pichai.

These leaked image doesn’t really show much about the new Pixel models but it tells us that some Nexus philosophies are carried over to the new Pixel models. Simplicity with very stripped down, no non-sense approach device. We can see a barebones version of Android layered on a device that looks as if it borrows here and there from the existing Nexus 5X and the iPhone 7.

Google was not very vocal about the upcoming event but a noticeable spike of marketing activity in their part is very surprising to see since Google is not the type for aggressive marketing. Just look at the mammoth building-sized advertisements in Germany, and even a statue in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Pixel smartphones will be released on October 4 so watch out for a more in-depth specs.

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Google Pixel 2: How to troubleshoot connectivity problems

Whether if it’s Wi-Fi, bluetooth or LTE, the Pixel 2 can experience some malfunctions that can be easily fixed with these steps.

Turn the radio off and back on again. Yes, really — just toggle on airplane (flight) mode, and turn it back off about 15 seconds later. Give your various radios a few minutes to reconnect to everything, and see if that fixes your issues.

At the same time, power cycle the device on the other end. There’s a good chance the cheap pair of Bluetooth headphones, or the wireless router at home, is what’s having an issue. Turn it off and start over.

Forget the network or device you’re having trouble with. Whether it’s a Bluetooth speaker or a Wi-Fi network, go into the network/device list and forget it — start back from scratch and see if it fixes it.

Reset network settings by going into Settings, Reset options and “Reset WI-Fi, mobile & Bluetooth.” Confirm you want to reset, and it will return all of these areas back to their defaults. Now you can start fresh and reconnect to each device one at a time to determine where the issue may be.

There are so many potential issues here that it’s tough to get into the details. But start here — and hopefully you get on the right path to troubleshooting where the issues are and how to fix them.

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Google Pixel 2: How to improve battery life

Are you getting a less than average battery life from your Google Pixel 2? Here’s some things to consider for you to bump up that battery life from mediocre to amazing.

Here are some good basic principles to follow when trying to improve battery life:

Use a static wallpaper: Out of the box the phones use a great “living wallpaper” that subtly animates. It looks cool, but also uses up battery. Switch to a static wallpaper, and you’ll save some precious juice.

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Google Pixel 2: How to deal with screen burn-in

Let’s face it, screen burn-in for the Google Pixel 2 is real as can be. Here’s how you can deal with it – or live with it in your smartphone.

Don’t go hunting for screen burn-in, but if you see it early you should get a replacement.

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Google Pixel 2: How to calibrate the battery

Is your Pixel 3 not charging up to 100%? Maybe, all it needs is some battery calibration. It’s not as hard as it sounds. Here’s how you do it.

Calibrate the battery on your Google Pixel 2 XL

Use your device until it powers off or when the battery is completely drained.

Turn it back on and then let it turn off on its own.

When your device is powered off completely, connect it to a charger and then allow it to charge until the charging indicator or battery icon says it has reached a 100 percent.

Disconnect your phone from the charger then turn it on.

If the battery life does not reach 100 percent, plug it back into the charger and allow it to charge longer until it is completely charged at 100 percent.

Unplug the charger when the battery is full.

Restart your phone.

Then start using your phone again as you normally do until it runs out of power and turns off on its on.

Charge it again until the battery gets fully charged.

Turn on your phone.

Your battery is now calibrated.

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Google Pixel 2: How to do Factory Data Reset

Google’s latest smartphone, the Google Pixel 2 has surpassed Apple’s iPhone in many ways. However, in case you want to reset its data if in case you want to resell your Pixel 2, here’s how.

A factory data reset may help with a blank or frozen screen, apps crashing or freezing, keypad/touchscreen problems, can’t hear, device making noises, can’t make or receive calls, and device won’t sync.

Caution:

If the device is responsive and can be powered on, the preferred reset method should be performed.

For devices with Android Device Protection turned on, it’s imperative Google™ sign-in credentials are known prior to completing a factory reset with the device powered off. If credentials are unknown, do one of the following:

Attempt to sign in with any Google account previously used on the device.

Reset the password.

Perform a factory data reset only if absolutely necessary as it removes all data including:

Contacts

Email accounts

System and app data

App settings

Downloaded apps

Media (Music, pictures and videos, etc.)

Notes:

If a pattern, PIN, etc. is or has ever been set up on the device, Google account sign in is required during initial setup.

Wi-Fi Calling settings don’t transfer after switching devices and/or performing a factory data reset. You need to enable W-Fi Calling manually if you want to use it.

How to do Factory Reset on Google Pixel 2

Ensure the device is powered off.

Press and hold the Power+Volume Down buttons until bootloader mode (image of an Android with Start above it) appears, then release.

Select Recovery mode.

Utilize the Volume buttons to cycle through the available options and the Power button to select.

The device will flash the Google start screen momentarily and then restarts in Recovery mode.

If presented with an image of a broken Android with “No Command” printed on the screen, press and hold the Power button. Press the Volume Up button once. Then release the Power button.

From the Android Recovery screen, select Wipe data/factory reset.

Select Yes.

Allow several minutes for the factory data reset process to complete.

Select Reboot system now.

Allow several minutes for the factory data reset and reboot processes to complete.

To set up the device after the reset has completed, refer to Initial Activation and Setup.

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Pixel smartphone render photos leaked

With the end of the Nexus era, a sneak peek of the Pixel smartphone that will replace it. For around $650, is the Pixel smartphone worth it?

What to expect from Pixel?

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