Googles new Pixel phonecomes with some impressive features.
Its camera takes remarkable, detailed photos.
It comes with Google Assistant, a virtual assistant toolthats actually useful.
The Pixel comes with some less obvious features worth exploring, too.
Google Photos includes one of the most useful shortcuts, though.
Long press the Photos icon, and youll see a shortcut to free up space.
It will ask if youd like to delete those photos since theyve already been backed up.
Best of all, you could customize what kind of information you want to include in the briefing.
you could also customize your news sources by hitting the prefs icon under News.
Its horizon wallpaper, for example, shows a sunrise as your phone charges.
When the battery fades, the sun goes down.
To access these, head to parameters > Display > Wallpapers.
If you choose Cityscapes, for example, youll see an option to turn on a daily wallpaper.
Tap the box to set it up.
To turn it on, head toSettings > Notificationsthen hit the gear icon and turn on pulse notification light.
Whenever you get a new notification, a light will now blink periodically next to the earpiece speaker.
The light is subtle and it doesnt blink often, though.
you’ve got the option to play alone or with multiple contestants.
It asks a series of random questions like the one above, and you respond by voice.
To access split screen mode, launch the apps you want to split.
When youre in split screen mode, the square button aptly turns into two rectangle icons.
To swap out the bottom screen app, hit this split screen icon.
To exit split screen, hold down on the icon.
It could be UPS calling me about a package or it could be some spammer wasting my time.
You probably do the same song and dance.
Pixel makes it easier to screen calls with its Caller ID & Spam feature.
Turn on this feature from within the dialer configs.
This way, when you get a call, youll get as much info as possible about the caller.
you could alsoblock these numbersfrom Google Dialer.
It automatically connects to open Wi-Fi networks when theyre available.
It only connects to high-quality networks andsecures your data via a VPN.
When youre connected, a key icon appears in your status bar.
This feature is disabled by default.
Enable Night Light
Less blue light before bedis a good thing.
Theoretically, less blue night at lighthelps you sleep better.
you’ve got the option to also use it from within other apps, though.
Depending on whats on your screen, Assistant can offer extra information.
Illustration by: Sam Woolley
