Google Pixel 2 phones to get three-year software update support

We've lived with two-year software update for so long that getting an extra year is a big deal. And it seems Google is willing to give this to it Pixel 2 and 2 XL owners. The tech giant just updated its support page showing that the new Pixels are getting three years for both security patches and software updates. Security patches have had the three-year promise for a while but the software update extension is definitely a welcome change. And if Google continues to release Android updates on a yearly basis, then it's possible your Pixel 2 will receive up to Android R by the year 2020. 

Source: Android Police 

Google slashes the price of its USB-C to 3.5mm dongle in half, now costs $10

The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are two flagships that have also gotten rid of the 3.5mm headphone jack. It now requires you to buy the headphone jack dongle if you want to listen to music on the device with wired earphones/headphones. And it wasn’t cheap when Google released it at $20. Thankfully, Google seems to have realized this was a tad too expensive and cut the price in half. It now costs $10, which is in the same price range as Apple’s replacement headphone jack dongle for the new iPhones.

First impressions on the Google Pixel 2

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We have new Google Pixels coming! These are still premium devices and apparently in short supply (some are already out of stock). For this year, Google has made the Pixels water resistant and it has improved the quick charging functionality.

New OLED displays are brighter and more saturated and the Pixel 2 XL has a lot of the display technology from the LG V30, including a semi bezel-free screen with no notches. Design has been refined with a slimmer body and more rounded corners but at the expense of a headphone jack. Google will include a USB-C adapter for headphone jacks.

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Canadian Google Pixel owners have until January 2021 to take advantage of ‘original quality’ Google Photos uploads

All good and free things must come to an end. And that also goes for the ability of Pixel users to upload “original quality” photos and videos to their Google Photos app. For the US users, the access will end by 2020. Meanwhile, we get an extra two weeks or so as the free option will be taken off the table on January 15, 2021. It hasn’t been explicitly said if all uploads done before the end date will remain available to users but at this point we assume that it will. To continue to upload new images and videos in their original state past the deadline, it seems you’ll have to start paying as you would for extra storage on, let’s say, Google Drive. If you switch back to the “high quality” setting though, you’ll continue to have free storage for your Pixel.

Source: Android Authority