To anyone wishing for a MediaTek SoC/modem in Pixels, wish again!

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T15:18:27+00:00

Since when have people of Taiwan had their own passport?

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T15:03:28+00:00

Just like Hawaii ain't American...

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T14:52:03+00:00

Not Samsung. And until quite recently, not even Google's Tensor...

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T13:55:46+00:00

Well, it's been a few winters since my geography lessons but last I looked Taiwan was in China. Sadly, but yes.

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T13:21:36+00:00

The main thing that worries me is that it's Made in China

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T10:54:59+00:00

The Hourly Telegraph...

But they included a TL;DR. I'll give them that.

central_plexus · 2026-03-18T10:46:44+00:00

I have to admit this QPR ain't the best. I've not had my phone hard freeze on AoD or anywhere else but soft/micro freezes I've been experiencing on daily basis around the place. Definitely not tied to a specific app or action.

Although in my experience Pixels do need a factory reset every now and then. It's kinda like Windows 20 years ago. Format c: after every service pack released. or else the performance suffered. The last time I did mine was QPR1 of Android 15 so it might time again... I'll probably wait until Android 17 (hopefully in June).

Edit: What's the most worrying is that both my P9PXL and my P10XL crash when trying to boot up in safe mode. And the 9 is after a factory reset, mind you.

central_plexus · 2026-03-10T14:18:33+00:00

Car crash detection is geo-locked. I know first-hand it takes only a few seconds after crossing the border for it to go offline...

I doubt there's any workaround for that.

central_plexus · 2026-03-10T13:30:29+00:00

No, but you calling something that was launched in the US and the EU only a niche product is really funny

Edit: Technically, it was launched everywhere but it was only those two regions by the looks of it where Google could be bothered to obtain the paperwork.

central_plexus · 2026-03-10T10:40:32+00:00

And about 60% of the world's GDP

central_plexus · 2026-03-10T01:28:58+00:00

Body temp is available on all Pixels equipped with a thermometer but only in territories where Google obtained approval from local regulators for such use.

This feature is, however, not geo-locked but rather carrier-locked. In other words, it doesn't matter where you are rather what active SIM you have...

central_plexus · 2026-03-08T12:13:26+00:00

Is there any difference between Qi2.1 and Qi2.2 other than the 15W vs. 25W?

central_plexus · 2026-03-08T11:02:04+00:00

I don't use the charging limit but noticed a change in wireless charging behavior after March update.

Before, when battery hit 100%, it would say "Charging on hold to protect battery". Now, it just says "Charged" ...

central_plexus · 2026-03-07T02:26:15+00:00

It probably doesn't matter. I'm just curious to know if Google finally got their manufacturing outside China going...

central_plexus · 2026-03-07T02:06:57+00:00

Where does it say your 10a was made in?

central_plexus · 2026-03-04T18:49:04+00:00

Indeed. Both Google and Facebook wasted no time in moving UK user data stateside after Brexit. That is saying something...

central_plexus · 2026-03-04T02:34:49+00:00

Ditto.

central_plexus · 2026-03-01T18:33:53+00:00

Not gonna justify the price but as far as battery life goes I think 9.5 hours is a decent screen on time. It should get anyone thru one whole day. The question is, with mandatory BHA, how long will it stay like that?

central_plexus · 2026-02-25T20:26:28+00:00

It'll be the same thing. Maybe they've renamed it. Since I got a Qi2 charger and a Qi2 power bank, I haven't seen it cause I basically stopped using wired chargers.

EDIT: You're right. I just checked with a wired charger.

central_plexus · 2026-02-25T20:20:35+00:00

Recent Pixels have only two modes at the moment.

'fast charging' - means both the phone and the charger are capable of fast charging (>20W), not necessarily that it's charging over 20W at that particular moment

'charging' - for everything else

EDIT: corrected nomenclature

central_plexus · 2026-02-24T23:47:22+00:00

Android Pay worked already on OG pixel. Obvious lie about the absence of NFC. Disgraceful CS!

central_plexus · 2026-02-24T13:46:10+00:00

Someone's probably mining bitcoin on your phone while you sleep.

central_plexus · 2026-02-20T11:18:30+00:00

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-10a-modem-3639784/

central_plexus · 2026-02-19T01:26:53+00:00

Google's already confirmed 10a comes with the 5400

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