Google Pixel Archive

One of the things I was disappointed with on the Pixel Tablet was its inability to be an always-on smart home dashboard — all it lets you do is launch a page of device toggle shortcuts.

Google is looking for suppliers to manufacture its Pixel smartphones in the country, according to Bloomberg. If that ends up happening, Google would be following in the footsteps of Apple, which assembles some iPhones in the country.

Why not both! Google’s new Pixel Tablet also doubles as a smart fridge thanks to the magic of magnets. Marques Brownlee demonstrated just how powerful the magnets are at the rear of the Pixel Tablet, and Verge Deputy Editor Dan Seifert has managed to stick one to a fridge. If you want to know what these magnets are really there for, check out our full review.

One of the specs that are always mentioned in reviews of phones is the display’s refresh rate. For those who have been secretly pretending to know what it means, here’s a quick rundown of how refresh rates affect your phone, and how to tweak them if you need to.

Google’s handy Recorder app will not only record and transcribe conversations, but (if you’ve got a Pixel 6 or later) add speaker labels. If this handy feature is supposed to work on your phone, and doesn’t, we’ve got a fix.