… Severe semiconductor and memory supply constraints have forced key fabrication partners, such as TSMC, to pass higher manufacturing costs down to Qualcomm. These costs are now being passed on to hardware brands, who will then pass them on to consumers. …
… With the release of Android 16, Google shifted the AOSP reference target from Pixel to a virtual device called “cuttlefish” and subsequently stopped supplying Pixel device trees and driver binaries. …
… For example, you can’t upgrade the Pixel 9 Pro XL with the Pixel 10 Pro XL’s MagSafe back panel, even though the phones have the same dimensions, because the camera bar has shifted and changed slightly. …
… Data centre hardware can command far higher margins than consumer electronics, which means smartphone makers are no longer the most important customers for memory suppliers. As production shifts toward server-grade memory, the supply of phone-grade memory becomes tighter — and more expensive. …
… But for me, the future of foldables is not about how many megapixels the camera has or how fast the battery charges. The future of foldables isn't hardware. …
… The risk for Android isn’t just missing out on hardware sales; it’s the creation of an unbreakable Hardware-as-a-Service lock-in. …
… I was able to install the app and boot it up on my Pixel 9 Pro, but as noted on RayNeo’s website, Pixel phones don’t technically support RayNeo XR: running on a Pixel, content from the app just doesn’t show up on the glasses’ display. …
… These are the Pixel phones that support the update: Pixel 6 Pixel 6 Pro Pixel 6a Pixel 7 Pixel 7 Pro Pixel 7a Pixel Tablet Pixel Fold Pixel 8 Pixel 8 Pro Pixel 8a Pixel 9 Pixel 9 Pro Pixel 9 Pro XL Pixel 9 Pro Fold Pixel 9a Pixel 10 Pixel 10 Pro Pixel 10 Pro XL Pixel 10 Pro Fold Pixel 10a You can a… …