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  • Enhanced Security Behind Pixel 6’s Slow Fingerprint Sensor

    Enhanced Security Behind Pixel 6’s Slow Fingerprint Sensor

    Google says the slow fingerprint scanning on its flagship Pixel 6 is the result of ‘enhanced security algorithms.’

    The Pixel 6 is Google’s latest version of its flagship line of phones and features the company’s Tensor system on a chip (SoC). The new phone offers performance on par with the fastest Android phones, but the speed of the in-screen fingerprint sensor is not one of the phone’s highlights. Users have reported slower than normal speed, compared to other high-end devices.

    According to Google, the slower speed is the result of enhanced security.

  • Google Pixel 6 Will Come With Five Years of Security Updates

    Google Pixel 6 Will Come With Five Years of Security Updates

    A new leak indicates Google’s upcoming Pixel 6 will include a full five years of security updates.

    Samsung made headlines in February when it announced it would provide four years of security updates for its Galaxy line of devices. Updates have traditionally been an area where Android has played second fiddle to Apple, with the Cupertino company well-known for supporting its iPhones for years.

    Not to be outdone, a new leak indicates Google is planning on one-upping Samsung, providing five years of security updates for the upcoming Pixel 6. Leaker Evan Blass tweeted about it, including screenshots of the leaked pages before they were taken down.

  • Google ‘Pixel Pass’ May be the Company’s Answer to Apple One

    Google ‘Pixel Pass’ May be the Company’s Answer to Apple One

    Google may finally be preparing to unveil its Apple One competitor, a service named “Pixel Pass.”

    Apple One is the Cupertino company’s bundle that offers its popular services together at a discounted price. Customers gain access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+ and iCloud+.

    Google haș yet to reveal a competitor, but may be on the verge of doing so, according to Engadget. The new service, Pixel Pass, would include a Pixel 6, Google One, YouTube Music/Premium and Play Pass.

    There is no indication how much the service would cost, and it may be US-only at launch, but it could significantly boost Pixel 6 sales, as well as Google’s premium services.

  • Google May Be Preparing a Foldable Pixel Phone

    Google May Be Preparing a Foldable Pixel Phone

    Google’s Pixel lineup of smartphones has never been among the most popular, but a foldable model may be poised to change that.

    Foldable phones are considered to be the next evolution of the smartphone. Smaller models can be carried discreetly much easier, and then unfold into a standard-sized smartphone. Large models, such as a current large smartphone, can be unfolded into a small tablet-sized device.

    Samsung has been the leader in foldable smartphones — at least until now. Google is preparing to enter the market with its own foldable version of the Pixel, if rumors are to be believed.

    The latest Android 12 beta makes reference to four Pixel models: Oriole, Raven, Passport and Slider. Oriole and Raven are the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, according to GizChina and BGR. The “Passport” model, however, is rumored to be a foldable pixel, eventually being named the Google Pixel Fold.

    If the rumors are correct, a foldable Pixel may be just what Google needs to be a serious contender in the market.