Recent content by atakin77

Thanks, didn't think about the authentication aspect. Hopefully they don't go down that path. Appreciate the help.

This is specifically related to the sunsetting of Inbox. I understand that Google can remove Inbox from the Play Store, they can stop supporting it, and they can encourage me wherever possible to switch back to Gmail. But how can they delete the app from my phone or force the app to stop...

I'm holding off right now on the 3XL due to the notch. I just think there are less obtrusive and more symmetrical ways to include a notch as evidenced by a number of other manufacturers. I'm disappointed as this will be the first Nexus/Pixel I haven't ordered at launch in 4 or 5 years but on...

Agree and hope that's true, but not sure I have a lot of confidence in the theory!

Wasn't the Nexus 5 the first phone with wireless charging? Believe it was but if not, it was one of the first. Not trying to harp on this, but painting the picture that Google is new to phones and should be given a pass is just not true. The nexus line was introduced almost a decade ago and...

I'd rather have more battery, especially with more screen, if that's the trade off to put in wireless charging. Outside of trying the wireless charging I my wife's car, I would never use it.

I'm not expecting or wanting Google to produce a Samsung phone, if I wanted that I would buy a S9+ or a note 9. What I am expecting is a company that has been involved with design, production and distribution of phones for nearly a decade to do better than they are. Looking at the progression...

Google hardware and software are two different things. Saying a company is a diversified conglomerate (offering different products and services) and using that as an excuse for potential shortcomings in products or design is stretching it. If that's the case, they shouldn't be as diversified...

Agree, Google decided to keep the front facing speakers so this is what they had to do. Personally, I would have preferred they drop the front facing speaker and go for less bezel. Plus side of their choice is most likely I'm just going to hang on to my 2XL and I will keep an extra $900 in my...

I agree for the most part about the notch, but with respect to the gestures that is easily addressed through a third party launcher like Nova.

Google purchased a significant portion of HTC's design team.

I think the concern relates to the fact you have a phone with a larger screen with a smaller battery which could negatively impact battery life. Perhaps between the software and new chip it won't be impacted, but it is a curious choice.

I'm really just hoping these recent leaks are fake. I've had every Nexus or Pixel for four years and right now these leaks look pretty much like a 2XL to me with a notch. If they balanced that notch out by expanding the screen on the bottom, like the iPhone X, I'd be okay with that. But if...

Switch to Nova, you customize the gestures or turn them off if that's what you want.

Agree on the front facing stereo speakers. Would trade them in a heartbeat for a 3.5mm headphone jack which I'd use several times a week compared to a slightly louder but still tinny front facing speaker I use once a month. The leaks to me basically look like a 2XL with a notch. The display on...