Google will want the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro to be best-sellers, but these phones have another role to play beyond market share.
  • extended update service to 7 years
  • pushing Material UI consistency
  • Tensor G3 chip for AI & machine learning performed locally on device
  • @vector_zeroEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    Meanwhile, I want them to stop releasing shit. IMO Android peaked already, and it seems like every update over the last 5 years has made things slightly worse.

    Have they made improvements? Yes, but each improvement has come bundled with several UI regressions.

    • GranixoEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Yeah, and to be honest, the only reason i look up to Android 14 is because of the AV1 codec hardware acceleration requirement.