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Android Authority
5 days ago
- Android Authority
The Pixel 6 Pro camera crashes when zooming, and there is no fix in sight
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A persistent bug causes the Pixel 6 Pro's camera app to crash when switching from 1x to 4x during a 4K 30fps video. Despite appearing as early as February and spanning multiple updates, there's still no official fix. Customer service allegedly blames hardware, requiring out-of-warranty repairs. Although the Pixel 6 series is a few years old, the flagship phones still have plenty of life left. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are promised to receive updates until Android 17, meaning users still using the phone can look forward to being on the latest Android version until next year. However, all is not well with the Pixel 6 Pro in particular, as users have long been complaining about broken video recording through the telephoto camera, and there's still no fix in sight. Allegedly, while recording a 4K 30fps video on the Pixel 6 Pro, the camera app will crash if the user switches from 1x to 4x zoom. The app will display a crash message: 'A problem occurred, part of the video may not have been saved.' The resultant video will be saved right up to the moment when the phone tries to switch to the 4x camera. The earliest report I could spot is from February 2025, but there are many reports across the Google Issue Tracker (1, 2, 3) and Reddit (1, 2, 3). This bug was spotted on Android 16 betas, but the latest Android 16 stable update also apparently doesn't fix it. Exasperated users have tried resetting their phone, but the issue persists. Some users contacted customer care, which allegedly labelled the issue as a hardware fault that needs to be repaired out of warranty. We've tried to replicate the issue on our Pixel 6 Pro, but we could not do so. We can smoothly transition from 1x to 4x and back during 4K 30fps video recording. Is your Pixel 6 Pro facing issues with 4x zoom video recording? 0 votes Yes, my Pixel 6 Pro crashes when switching to 4x during video recording. NaN % No, my Pixel 6 Pro records video perfectly, even when switching to 4x and back. NaN % I don't have a Pixel 6 Pro. NaN % We've contacted Google for a statement on this issue. We'll update this article when we learn more. Follow
Phone Arena
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Phone Arena
Latest iPhone ad promotes new iOS 26 AI feature that is an old Pixel 6 AI feature
In October 2021, Google unveiled the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. It was the start of Google's renewed focus on making the Pixel an iPhone challenger. The previous Pixel model, the Pixel 5, was a mid-ranger. The Pixel 6 introduced Google's first application processor (AP), the Tensor, although it was mostly based on an Exynos AP. Still, it allowed Google to make the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro the first smartphones with a native AI and machine learning feature that previously could only be found on a smartphone with an app installed. The feature, the Magic Eraser, allowed users to circle distractions in a photo and have them disappear. As Apple is wont to do, it copied the feature, gave it a new name, and is now promoting it as "Clean Up." We first told you about this feature in June 2024. Now, over a year later, Apple has the feature starring in its latest television commercial for the iPhone 16 series. The ad is titled "Clean Up Photos: Cat." The ad shows a husband looking at his iPhone, sitting in a chair on the left side of the scene, while his wife is on the right side, sitting on a couch, reading a book. The couple's cat Garrett is on the couch near the wife. The husband takes his iPhone, snaps a picture of his wife and the cat. By using his finger to draw a circle around the cat, the feline disappears, turning a photo of the wife and the cat into a picture of just the wife, reading a book. The husband shows the AI-edited photo to his wife, which shows that the cat is gone. Putting on a sad face the wife goes back to her book and says, practically under her breath, "I always knew you hated Garrett." The color drains from the husband's face, and he stares at the cat on the couch. After all, Garrett really didn't disappear in real life of course, only in the photo. The husband taps the screen on his iPhone, and the cat returns to the picture. That makes the wife smile, which makes the husband smile. Poor Garrett can only stare emotionless at the man who dared to remove him from a photograph. To use "Clean Up," pick a photo from the iOS Photos app, tap the "Edit" icon at the bottom of the display, which looks like three slider controls. Make sure the AUTO feature is on (the icon, near the bottom of the screen, looks like a magic wand). The last icon on the right of the display says"Clean Up." Tap on it, use your fingernail to circle the item you want removed, and it is removed on your screen as AI magic creates the new background. The ad is slightly over one minute in length and will probably be edited down to 30 seconds. You'll probably see it this weekend while watching televised sporting events such as Major League Baseball. Google's Magic Eraser later led to the creation of the Magic Editor, which can add content to fill the gaps in the pictures on your compatible Pixel models. It can also remove distracting items from photographs, like the Magic Eraser, and move and resize items. The Magic Editor debuted with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro and has since been made available to users of the Pixel 6 series and later. It will be interesting to see if Apple increases the capabilities of "Clean Up" just as Google did with the Magic Eraser. Apple recently took another AI feature that debuted on the Pixel 6 line, added it to certain iPhone models, and gave it a different name. Google's "Hold for me" uses AI to monitor a call when you've been put on hold. With this feature, instead of being forced to listen to horrible muzak or boring announcements, you can do what you want while on hold. Once the other party returns to the call, you'll hear an audible tone to let you know that you are no longer on hold and that the call is resuming. Apple has the same feature inside the Phone app in iOS 26 OS called Hold Assist. Apple will probably make an ad about it once iOS 26 is released in September.
Phone Arena
25-07-2025
- Phone Arena
Google's popular Keep app shows off more Matrial 3 Expressive changes
I would love to tell the Keep users who commented on my last story about the app, as this month began, that Google added password protection to the Keep app as you wanted. But alas, I can't. What I can tell you is that in a follow-up to that previous story, Google has started rolling out more changes to the app based on the Material 3 Expressive design. The first story discussed the new look for the Android variant of Keep found in version 5.25.252.00.90. The latest changes were spotted in version 5.25.282.00.90 of the Android version of Keep. The new look for the Keep app for Android has yet to appear on my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3. The Keep app on this phone is the correct version but it is obvious that Google has yet to flip the switch on the server-side update which is why the new look for the Google Keep app has not been widely disseminated by Google. Material 3 Expressive redesign of the Google Keep app for Android. | Image credit-PhoneArena The updated Material 3 Expressive update for Keep features a thicker search bar with a hamburger icon to the left. The search field reads Google Keep when the app is loaded before it switches to "Search Keep." The icon to switch from a single to a multi-column is on the right of the field. Another change is coming to the Notes section of the app. The buttons are inside containers, including those at the bottom left of the screen. The pin, reminder, and archive buttons at the top-right corner of the display are placed inside squircles. The Google Keep app is available for iOS and Android and helps you create lists and notes. You can record meetings or classes and get written transcripts. With the app, you'll be able to create written notes or save files containing images fresh from your camera or your gallery in the Google Photos app. You can set up a reminder to help you get things done. If you're the creative type, you can record a tune that you've just come up with in your head. Or save some lyrics that you have just thought of. You can even draw that new cartoon character you had a dream about one night. Another look at the Google Keep app for Android with the Material 3 Expressive redesign. | Image credit-PhoneArena The one-size-fits-all app is also great for you power users for those times when a great idea for a merger, or a new design for the company logo, pops into your head. Google Keep also allows you to make a great shopping list. To install Keep on your Android phone, tap on this link to the Google Play Store, from where you can install the app on your Android phone . If you have an iPhone, you can install Keep on your handset too. Just click on this link to install Keep from the App Store.
Phone Arena
11-07-2025
- Phone Arena
Google removes an often used tab from its Android phone app but don't worry
When you need to make a phone call to someone you often call on your Android phone, you can tap on the Favorites tab on the Phone by Google app. That shows you the name and avatar of several people whom you often call. Tap the avatar of the person you want to call, and the call is made. The tab is found on the bottom of the screen next to the Recents, Contacts, and Voicemail tabs. But you might not find the Favorites tab on the Phone by Google app the next time you look for it. Google has started rolling out a redesigned look for the Phone by Google app that those subscribed to the app's beta program are seeing. Replacing the Favorites tab is the word Favorites near the top of the display, with a little arrow pointing up or down. If the arrow is down, tap on it, and five Favorites appear along with one button that you can use to add a favorite to the list. Google changes where you'll find your Favorites on the phone by Google app. | Image credit-PhoneArena With the change, the Favorites tab at the bottom of the screen is no more, which means that there is more room for the Recents, Contacts, and Voicemail tabs. It also gives the Floating Action Button (FAB) for the dial pad more room to be spotted by the user on the screen. The new look for your Favorites in the Phone by Google app appears on my Pixel 6 Pro running the latest Android 16 QPR1 Beta. More importantly, the version of the Phone by Google app I'm running is 182.0.779772896-publicbeta. The latest update for the Phone by Google beta was released yesterday. However, if you don't have the new feature even if you're running the correct version of the app, this could be a server-side update, and you're just waiting for Google to flip the switch. If you have a Pixel, you can check which version of the Phone by Google app is on your phone by going to Settings > Apps > See all xxx apps . Scroll down to the Phone app, tap the listing, and scroll down on the Phone's App info page to the very bottom of the display. That is where the version of the app is listed. Google continues to work on the Android UI, trying to take the clutter out while making the operating system more intuitive. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase This offer is not available in your area.
Phone Arena
17-06-2025
- Phone Arena
This app will quickly double the intensity of your Pixel's flashlight from 50% to 100%
Last month we had some exciting news for Pixel users. Using a Quick Settings tile and a slider available in Quick Settings, users would be able to control the brightness of the flashlight which they will be able to monitor by viewing a percentage indicator in the tile. If this sounds like the perfect Pixel Feature Drop, it appears that the feature could be released when Google pushes out the September Quarterly Platform Release. We feel pretty comfortable looking for the new feature to debut in September because it has been discovered hidden inside the recently released Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 update which I have installed on my Pixel 6 Pro. However, the feature does not yet run. Considering that Google typically pays more attention than Apple does to fixing little pain points for customers, it is a little surprising that Pixel users have had to wait so long to see an improvement to the Pixel flashlight. Android phones made by Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus already give users the ability to change the intensity of the flashlight as does the iPhone. Hidden code in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 shows the new controls to increase the intensity of the Android flashlight. | Image credit-Nail Sadykov Nail Sadykov, who posts his leaks on Telegram, was able to get the controls showing on the screen of a Pixel device. He took screenshots showing the Flashlight turned off in Quick Settings, and another showing the Flashlight turned on in Quick Settings with a percentage indicator showing the intensity level of the light at 46%. The middle image had a slider for the flashlight titled "Flashlight Strength." To make the flashlight brighter and increase the intensity of the light, you swipe your finger to the right on the slider. To reduce the intensity of the flashlight, you swipe your finger to the left on the slider. However, there is a strong possibility that the final version of this feature will have controls that don't look anything like the ones that we are seeing now. Pixel users hope that they don't have to wait for the September Pixel Feature Drop to increase the intensity of the flashlight on their devices because the default setting for the "torch" on a Pixel phone is only a dim 50%. But what if we told you that there is a way to hike the intensity of your Pixel's flashlight right now without having to wait for the update? It's a simple hack and you'll be able to increase your Pixel's flashlight intensity to 100% right now. Use the Google Magnifying app to increase the intensity of your Pixel's flashlight app to 100%" | Image credit-PhoneArena The first step requires you to install the Google Magnifying app on your Pixel. Once you've done that, open the app, tap the flashlight icon along the lower right corner of the screen, and swipe up on the white flashlight icon all the way to the top. You should notice an immediate improvement in the intensity of your Pixel's flashlight and you can adjust it if the ight is too bright.
