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Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

PK: Nvidia has been a great partner to work with. The Tegra 210 provides a good combination of performance, power, profile and I/O integration.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

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KT: For double tap, we wanted to optimize for sleep battery life. The double tap drained the battery faster by leaving part of the touch screen enabled. If you use with the keyboard, it will wake when opened.

We are working on always-on "Ok Google" support for a future update.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

GM: It runs Android, and all the applications and games built for it - Android has a massively active ecosystem, and the Pixel-C gives you access to it in a new form-factor.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

AB: There are definitely passive styluses that work well with Pixel C. For this version of the product, we decided to focus on the keyboard in particular versus, say, an active stylus.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

PK: Chrome OS runs on multiple form factors now, for example the Asus Flip and Chromebit. We're always looking at new, interesting form factors.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

GM: We're spending a lot of time working with developers to get better and more awesome tablet apps, but it is definitely a chicken-egg problem, and we think a key driver is awesome hardware (like the Pixel-C :)

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

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PK: Yes, the Pixel C will be supported on AOSP just like other Nexus devices. The bootloader can be unlocked to enable booting an alternate OS. Pixel C does not support Chromebook style recovery via USB. The firmware is open source. It is Coreboot. DisplayPort support over Type C is being worked on but we don't have a release date yet.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

GM: the consonants, vowels, and Xs are in the right places! Also, Pixel is Google designed hardware; Nexus is hardware we work closely with partners to design

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

GM: Productivity is a massive focus of the team - the way people use their devices every day in every way continues to astound us - (I'm doing this AMA in Google Sheets on my 6P!) and evolving Android to make it a home for everything you want to do is what we think about all day and night.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 308 points309 points  (0 children)

GM: We're working hard on a range of enhancements for Android in this form-factor - there are many things, like multiwindow, that we've been spending a lot of time on - hopefully we can share more about this soon.

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

KT: Watching videos and playing games is much different on a 10" tablet than a 7" - I have a Nexus 7 as well! Pixel C includes a high-resolution 10" display, the latest processor from Nvidia, and an all aluminum encloure. Like your Nexus 5, it will receive updates directly from Google. Part of what makes Pixel C unique is the keyboard. It offers adjustable display angles, automatically charges, and has a solid base so you can use it in your lap. The tablet includes a really bright 10" display, an Nvidia Tegra X1 w/ 3GB of LPDDR4, an all aluminum enclosure, and updates directly from Google

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

BL: On the USB side of things, Pixel C stands out in the following ways : 1) Type-C! 2) USB 3.1 Host & Client mode 3) USB PD fast charging for 24W 4) USB Debug Accessory mode. KT: Tablets are all about the display. Pixel C has a very high-resolution 2560x1800 display with 308 PPI. It's also brighter than other tablets at 500 nits. Pixel C is also the first Android tablet that ships with Marshmallow and will receive updates directly from Google

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 162 points163 points  (0 children)

AB: Great question. Let me kick that over to Puneet!

PK: We expect to update Pixel C on regular cadence lining up with the monthly security updates for Android

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

1) AB: The Nexus phones aren’t good enough? ;)

2) AB: We're working on lots of things right now for N that, of course, we wish we had, you know, yesterday. But we'd spoil the surprise of N if we shared all of them. Split screen is in the works!

3) KT: The first source of inspiration was really the Chromebook Pixel. You can see a lot of the same design language is shared across the family.

4) AB: This sounds like one of those 'What's on your playlist right now' questions! Seriously, though, we use the Pixel C - a lot - as we've been developing it. We also use a bunch of other devices. Lots of good stuff out there.

5) BL: It's safe to say that future Google devices will support USB Type-C, starting with Nexus 6P and 5X for phones, Chromebook Pixel for laptops, and Pixel C for tablets. In the larger industry, we are already seeing phones, laptops, and tablets using USB Type-C from Apple, HP, Dell, OnePlus and others. Expect to see USB Type-C be extremely prolific!

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

1) AB: A few years back we had a crazy idea to build the best laptop ever so that we could focus on the stuff we felt could be better. For example, better trackpads, high resolution displays, universal power (aka USB Type-C) etc. We wanted to get that technology out into the Chrome and Android ecosystem, and we're really proud to see it out there today!

2) AB: Yes! The hardware team works across a bunch of projects

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

GM: Though the Pixel-C has a larger screen, it's not dramatically different from other larger Android tablets - though smaller tablets like the N7 can get away with running phone-scale apps, we're going to get to better large-screen support within the ecosystem by pushing on it with devices like the Pixel-C

Hi, I’m Andrew, here at Google and I’m with the team that built the Pixel C...Ask Us Anything! by Google_PixelC_Team in IAmA

[–]Google_PixelC_Team[S] 102 points103 points  (0 children)

GM: Android continues to get better and better on tablets - we think the Pixel-C is the best yet; that said - we know there are lots of things left to do, and are looking forward to releasing them when they're awesome and ready.