Listening to the @waveformpodcast , there was a good discussion between @adammolina.com and @davidimel.com about switching AI assistants/agents on Pixel/Android and I thought this was already a thing for a while now. Here it is on my Pixel Pro Fold in the Digital Assistant App settings.

Frames for Pixel Update Drop! 🥳🎉 What's new? - Frames Pro users can now use Text within their frame! Add your own watermark, caption, or just fun text with a few options of fonts. - Feedback: No more Google Form. Now just share your feedback within the app

I have a fun idea, feature that I'd like to add to the "Frames for Pixel" ecosystem that is just for Pixel Superfans. I'll be working on it this weekend, but I'm pretty excited. It'll really show my "Solutions" chops utilizing a cohesive full-stack system design that'll take time, but I'm excited.

Gmail is extending end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to mobile devices, allowing users to send and receive highly sensitive emails natively within the Android and iOS apps.

Anyone else watching, "Your Friends & Neighbors"? We're in season 2 and I like the show but I certainly feel a sense of Apple TV shows being a little preachy lately? This scene for example.

I realize the kid who said his superpower was to freeze time was a genius. There's just not enough hours in the day. I want to spend hours building on the computer, go to the gym, and spend quality time with my wife – it's a lot!

Fitbit is releasing some exciting updates to those accessing Public Preview in version 4.67 of the Fitbit App. In the coming weeks, users will be able to access Public Preview in 37 new countries and in 27 new languages. There are also some added features coming!

I haven't been posting on BlueSky and Mastodon lately.. My bad y'all. Forgot I have OpenVibe

Introducing Frames for Pixel™, a screenshot mockup tool made for Pixel fans, by a Pixel fan. I made Frames to make it easy for me to show my homescreen, app designs, or video walk-throughs in style. Check out Frames for Pixel™ in the Google Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Frames for Pixel 1.3-beta is officially live for closed testing 📱 ✨ But what is it? Frames for Pixel is an app designed for designers, developers, and Pixel fans to frame their screenshots and recordings (up to 30 seconds) within a beautiful Pixel frame.

Would any #AndroidDevs be able to help? I'm having trouble applying theming to my app icon. Android Studio shows it working, but it doesn't work on an emulator or my physical device. Am I doing something wrong? Any thoughts?

The idea of a functional digital household requiring total brand fealty is a marketing trap. Apple builds walls for conformity, while Android's hardware diversity is a feature. You don't need everyone on a Pixel for family coordination, as cross-platform standards already bridge the gap.

Agentic Gemini or "Getting stuff done" with Gemini on my Pixel is huge. blog.google/innovation-a...

Felt good getting back into it this morning 💪🏾 🚲

Does anyone know where I can get the transparent frames for all of the past Pixel phones?

I'm embarking on my own personal hypothesis experiment: "I don't need a flagship smartphone." To test this, I've purchased the Pixel 10a and plan to use it exclusively for an extended period to see if I truly don't need a flagship smartphone.

Have you noticed this? When I was watching a show on YouTube, I was prompted to be able to switch between audio and video for this same show on YouTube Music. I believe this feature in YouTube Music has been available since its launch, but it's nice showing this to people on YouTube as well.

For AI devices that are both useful and unobtrusive, I'd say the Pixel Watch 4 and Meta RayBans are currently the top contenders.

Corny but I thought it was funny

Home screen this week...

Working on something... 😏

Owners are treating the iPhone 17 Pro Max like a high-yield financial asset rather than a smartphone. New data shows the flagship has unexpectedly become the most traded-in device on the market just months after launch. www.sellcell.com/blog/iphone-...

It's coming.... open.substack.com/pub/thehighc...

Matthew McConaughey is onto something…

Mark Zuckerberg is officially coming for the Apple Watch. Meta is reviving its Malibu 2 smartwatch project to launch a high-end wearable compatible with both iOS and Android, aiming to break Apple Watch's walled garden. Paywalled article: www.theinformation.com/articles/met...

The most sensible and responsible course of action

Apple needs to hurry up with glasses, as Google is partnering with Warby Parker, Samsung with Galaxy glasses, and Meta with Ray-Bans. I know this because my own mama told me she wants a pair of Meta Ray-Bans after seeing one of her friends with a pair.

Nano Banana 🍌 in Google Messages is such a fun product. Moreso because it's so fast and all of it happens on-device on the Pixel 10 Pro. No need to go into any server or anything.

When your favorite TV characters use @GooglePixel devices, it's rarely by chance. Google's Adrienne Lofton on LinkedIn explains that integrating Pixel into Netflix and HBO hits is a calculated move to make products feel natural and build strong cultural recall. www.linkedin.com/posts/adrien...

Picked these up to replace my Moto Tags. I've realized that I prefer easy charging (these charge via USB-C) instead using CR2032 batteries, over UWB. My Pixel 10 Pro supports UWB, but it's kind of useless when alert sounds provide the better day-to-day experience for me.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's reactions and partnership with Google Pixel will always be a joy to see at the NBA's Dunk Content

The illusion that Safari is the final word in privacy only holds up if you never look outside the Apple ecosystem. While Safari is basic, I believe Brave and DuckDuckGo offer much better protection with built-in tracking protection, speed-focus browsing, while making privacy a lot more seamless.

OpenAI removed "safely" from its mission statement, signaling a shift from public benefit to shareholder returns and potentially marking the final corporate takeover of AI. share.google/heokFd8snd1X...

Google is using Fitbit to bridge the gap between consumer tech and clinical diagnostics by enabling proactive medical intervention through AI models trained on 40 million sensor hours, decoding the body's unique language. I enjoyed this breakdown from 10 months ago. youtu.be/qF4I2-F6Ng0...

Microsoft plans to replace OpenAI's models with its own by 2026. Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman: "We have to develop our own foundation models, which are at the absolute frontier, with gigawatt-scale compute and some of the very best AI training teams in the world" www.ft.com/content/f1ec...

Alphabet is tapping the debt markets for a massive multibillion-dollar cash injection that signals a major shift in how Big Tech plans to fund the next era of infrastructure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Google is finally admitting that the era of siloed software and hardware development is dead. The tech giant is pivoting its entire design philosophy to solve a problem most users didn't even realize they had.

YouTube TV is finally ending the era of the bloated $83-a-month "take it or leave it" cable bundle. The service just unveiled ten new genre-based plans starting at $54.99, allowing users to pay only for sports, news, or entertainment. Read more here: blog.youtube/news-and-eve...

The narrative that Google is losing the AI war just hit a $2 trillion reality check @Google is officially pivoting from a defensive crouch to an all-out sprint, proving that incumbency is the ultimate moat in the generative era. Read more here: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...

Google has just spent five years quietly building the world’s most expensive payroll for people who don't even work for them. Google has moved more money to independent creators in four years than the entire traditional Hollywood studio system combined. www.youtube.com/creators/par...

I have never been more mad at myself for not keeping up with those four semesters of Spanish in my life! Bad Bunny's performance was so good! I would have loved it even more if I understood the language as much as I understood the imagery.

Pixel 10's Camera Coach is definitely an MVP "preview," but I’ve found its real value right now isn't for people because taking 10s to frame a person feels awkward, but for landscapes and nature, having a pocket instructor for composition is cool.

Remember the days when Android phones rarely had case options? I swap between Bellroy and Spigen cases, and have been using official Google cases for the last three Pixel generations using my Google store credits. Pixel 10 Cases: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

I ordered these before the news got out that they are bad. They just came in today, so let's see if they're as bad as they say they.

I feel like most straight men don't rock with the moonstone color on the Pixel 10 Pro. I think it goes pretty hard 🔥

My favorite tech items this past year (outside of my phone and watch) has been my Pixel Tablet and Google Home speakers. I'd consider both "home tech" because I mainly use them while I'm at home but they both have multiple purposes for the home. Home Tech: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Well, this didn't age well, Tim

Well, looks like Apple is killing another big ambitious project before it sees the light of day. But hey... Shares are up and there's more product categories coming 🫤 open.substack.com/pub/thehighc...

With Apple's next iOS release, iOS 26.3, you'll be able to "Transfer to Android" a lot easier. Looks like Apple is slowly releasing the handcuffs a little, but not full as you can see "health data, devices paired with Bluetooth, and 'protected items' are not available for transfer"

More Android devices are getting AirDrop support this year. open.substack.com/pub/thehighc...