#Pixel6
Here's your first look of the Pixel 6 Pro internal parts
YouTube Video

Hugh Jeffreys, a guy who frequently do phone teardown video, got two Pixel 6 Pro to test it out. In his video, you will get to see how to disassembly and assembly the phone, and he will swap the components of both phones simulating real life world repairing, to see whether the features continue to work or not.

When disassembly the phone, he shows some of the part in close-up shot. Here an example of the Google Tensor chip (8:26), it just plain black in reality. For the rest of the video, here the timestamp for the YouTube video section:
• 0:00 Intro (link)
• 1:54 Disassembling (link)
• 9:01 Swapping logic board (link)
• 9:47 Testing features with different component (link)
• 11:20 Repair under-screen fingerprint scanner with this tool (link)
• 12:07 Reassembling (link)
• 15:38 Outro (link)

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Update announcement about discussion group
Group link: t.me/pixeldevelopment

Hey there, if you are a subscriber of the channel @PixelHubUpdates for awhile, you may have know that we created a chat for channel post commenting purpose and general Pixel chat discussion. Now we had moved to @pixeldevelopment which is a much bigger and active Pixel general community, by @Dollscythe.

I hope now you guys can enjoy having discussion in a much more active group, and at the same time this group chat can be used to discuss development of any Google Pixel too, which is what the group is used for at first. Thanks for the support.

Our Community - Details & Guides
Updated: 19 Jan 2022, 8:55 UTC

Hey there, these are the channels & groups which we are operating. Feel free to join in the one that you are interested in. Recommend you to share out our general channel & group chat to the people that you know who are interested in it. Thanks for the support!

General
🕒 Since 21 July 2021, 7:00 UTC
ℹ️ This is the place where you can learn about all the general stuff about Google & Pixel devices.
👥 @PixelHubUpdates, @PixelDevelopment

Pixel & Pixel XL
🕒 Since 12 Oct 2020, 7:00 UTC
ℹ️ Started our first community from here. You can get information regarding the first Pixel released back in 2016. As the official support ends in 2019, mostly what we posted there are ROMs development which can extend updates for the device.
👥 @Pixel1Updates, @Pixel1Chat

Pixel 2 & Pixel 2 XL
🕒 Since 27 Jan 2021, 7:00 UTC
ℹ️ Currently, this is out largest channel with over 600 people following, the channel mostly post Pixel 2 ROMs update and other related content. Official support ended in 2020 with Android 11, but now it is possible to use Android 12 on the device with custom ROMs.
👥 @Pixel2Updates, @Pixel2Chat

Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro
🕒 Since 26 Oct 2021, 9:26 UTC
ℹ️ The latest Google's flagship phone. For now, no custom ROMs development but there are tons of news which let us know more how the Pixel 6 is working on most peoples' hand.
👥 @Pixel6Updates, @Pixel6Chat

#Pixel6
Some Pixel 6 out there can be unlocked with unregistered fingerprints
Android Police

Many Pixel 6 owners recently reported issues they faced with the phone, one of the recent one is ghost dialing random contacts. Another recent report shows that the phone can be unlocked with unregistered fingerprints which is even worse.

Someone on Reddit posted that his wife can unlock the phone with her index finger, but the owner stated the only registered fingerprint on the phone is his own thumb. He also attached a video to the thread showcasing the issue.

The original poster stated that he is using Omotion screen protector on his Pixel 6, apparently it isn't related. A guy commented that he is also able to reproduce the issue without a screen protector. It an odd case which Google need to resolve it as soon as possible.

By the way, Google commented on Twitter to someone that "the Pixel 6 fingerprint sensor utilizes enhanced security algorithms," now it seems fake after reading the report above, lol.

#News
Speech Service by Google is the latest app to reach 10 billion installs milestone
Android Police

More and more Google apps are entering the 10 billion installs club on Play Store, with Google Maps just entering it last week. The latest app to cross the milestone, interestingly, is Speech Services by Google.

You may wonder what's this app have to do with your phone, it can be used for speech-to-text, for example it powered Google Recorder transcript function. It also can be used for text-to-speech which can be used as a screen reader.

Nothing interesting but it powered many apps behind the scene. This app come preinstalled compulsory for devices with Google Mobile Services in recent Android version, it not surprise that it can reach 10 billion installs this quick.

*By the way, just want to quickly mention that Google Wallpapers hit 500 million installs milestone too.

#Workspace #Docs #Sheets #Slides
Google Docs file review & approval system will arrive for some Workspace tiers soon
Google Workspace Updates

Google Docs will be gaining file review and approval system. This is first tested back in 2019 and it will roll out publicly soon.

You can find the feature at File > Approvals, Making a request will require you to enter the list of approvers, custom message, and optional due date. Once requested, the approvers that you listed will be notified from email, browser or Google Chat notifications.

The document won't be locked until it is fully approved, but you still can manually lock it before sending out requests. If edits are made, the reviewers will be notified again and will need to re-approve the latest version of the document. Once fully approved, it will be locked to "securing the integrity of your document."

The feature will be rolling out for Google Docs, Sheets, Slides in the coming weeks starting from mid-November for several Google Workspace tier accounts.

#Alphabet
Alphabet Inc. reach $2 trillion in market value
The Verge

Google parent company, Alphabet just briefly hit $2 trillion market cap. Currently, it is sitting around at 1.98 trillion, it pass over $2 trillion mark on Monday, but later dropped down and closed at $2,987.03 per share.

The company manage to double the value in just about 22 months time, which is insane. By the way, in Q3 2021, the company has earned $65,1 billion, with Google Search earning $37.9 billion and YouTube earning $7.2 billion at that quarter.

Alphabet is the third company in the world to ever join the $2 trillion club in company value. Apple hit it in April 2020, Microsoft did it in June this year. Next on the list will be Amazon, but it sitting around 1.7 trillion which is a far cry.

#News #A12
You can use a fixed size of Android 12 AOD clock with Tasker
XDA Developers

The new Android 12 clock on the lockscreen and AOD can show you in huge size when there no notifications, and will shrink down when your phone receive a notification. But what if you just want to use one fixed size of it? Tasker creator João Dias has created simple projects that let you choose your preferred showing on the AOD.

As demonstrated in the YouTube video, you can use one fixed size of the AOD clock at all times, ignoring the default settings. By the way, Google default's implementation is turning the clock font from thin to bold seamlessly, I am not sure how will the transition of turning on the screen works with this modification though.

To get the feature, you will need to install Tasker app, then download the project to never show the large clock, or the project to always show the large clock. Lastly, import it and you can pick your choice. Also not to mention that it is tested on a Pixel software, which other OEMs could use their own implementations, your mileage may vary.