Thank you so much, the Developer Options unlock and .5x multiplier is such an awesome tweak. I also loved the idea of adding multiple fingerprints and skipping the tap to unlock with face. I'll definitely be enjoying my 7 a little more now!
Useful tip! If you mainly use one finger for unlocking, register it twice, but the second time get all of the corners of your fingers. That means when you go to unlock it, there is less chance of it not registering! c: Hope this helps 😆
Thanks for speaking quickly and totally about the video topic.. Can't stand youtubers that chat about they life and family just trying to make the video longer. You are one of the few I have subscribed to recently.. Well done!
You can bring up the shutdown menu by pressing power+volume up. The assistant works through the lockscreen for some things and it's useful to use the button if you don't want to say "hey google".
That's a great list. That cured several of my complaints about my new phone. You missed "turn off the stupid Amber alerts that either wake you in the middle of the night with a siren or (when appropriately timed) require you to look at your phone while you're driving."
Thanks, I’m buying the 7 Pro tomorrow for the dictation accuracy and the camera as well as the larger size is right for me. This video will get me off to a good start!
I've watched several of these now and this one is definitely the most useful. Most are just an insult to everyone's intelligence. Thanks for making this!
Just got my Pixel 7 Pro couple days ago. Thank you so much for this video, I have learned so many hidden features that are really useful for my daily use
Just received my Pixel 7 Pro during the last 5 mins, to replace my Huawei P20 that I have had for 5 years,so naturally I am rather nervous on setting up and transferring all my photos,contacts etc. I have been Y.T videos on how to set up and transfer,wish me luck out there from a 71 year old😂.
We are so similar in our approaches 😊 I just ordered a new phone and due to it being a peak season here i need to wait for 4 days, i was thinking of fimilarizing myself with the settings and ur video helps a lot. These are exactly 5he things i do on a new phone.
These are the exact things I do with new phones with the exception of DND which I don't use that often. For the pixel I really recommend people to configure bedtime mode. Also, on my pixel 7, reducing animation time to half actually doesn't look that good. for the first time I actually like the animations. They are just well done. Reducing them to 0.5 makes it so fast that animations are just rushing through. Doesn't feel the same.
I would like an 0.75 or something.. 0.5 for me the 'fast' animation is just to twitchy and mess up the ui experience more than 1.0 speed, but 1.0 is a bit slow for my taste.😀 I really dont get why there is x10 option.(try it) Who in the world, likes to waste to 4 or 5 seconds of animation every time on every app on every ui swipe....
@@LooNeYlv Something to remember. While people use these options to speed animations up for general use. These are at the end of the day still dev options so thats why x10, etc exist.
the double tap flashlight is amazing. yes it does not work when screen is blank, but it works when you wake the phone with one tap (still locked) , so it still amazing :)
4:55 People who dont use screen protectors are using phone on a yearly(or less) basis. People who are using a phone for 2, 3 or 4+ years, screen protector is a must have, so the phones screen would survive this longevity. The fancy gorilla glass still only works in ads or synthetic lab tests, in real world simple and innocent money coin or a random paper clip in the same pocket will leave it's mark and scratch the screen. 😁
I used my last phone for more than 3 years. Not a single day with a screen protector. All it really suffered were some minor micro scratches that you'd have to look for under direct light. It's not a matter of must, it's a matter of how one treats their phone. Some are really careful at all times, other just treat it like a TV remote.
Thank you for your very informative video. My P5a bricked after latest update and traded it in for a 7. Most of these i do already . I also like to install Nova Launcher to
I realize I'm a few months behind but at 5:47 when you tap on the screen showing the AOD feature, how do you get that little camera light to come on? I just recently got the Pixel 7 Pro and there is no notification LED visible anywhere when I get a message/notification? I've seen people say you get to get an APP and such but that is kind of disappointing if true for a phone of this cost? Is there a setting I've over looked for the feature or did you download and APP for that as well?
One other thing I do with DND is set the duration to 2 hours so when I set it in Quick Settings it'll automatically turn off after that time. Two hours is optimum for most things I do and it won't interfere with Night Time mode or any other schedule.
Thank you!!! This is worth it for the knowledge of the screen protector mode itself. That's made it so easy for me to open my phone. I've been having a very difficult time with my screen protector and finger pint open.
Got the 7 for $20 with the Black Friday deal. This is an exceptional phone for the price. If you only have $600 and are an android users this phone is a no brainer.
I did nearly all of these, aside from the back 'double tap' which I am assuming will not work with a Spigen armour case! Great content, better than the big RUclipsrs, keep it up
It doesn't have to be face down to work. You can change the sensitivity in the settings. I find it is most sensitive if I tap near the light, but maybe it's just my imagination.
I’m looking for a USB-C splitter for my Pixel 7 Pro that can connect to its USB-C port. The splitter should have two femmale USB-C ports: one for connecting USB-C Apple EarPods to make phone calls, and the other for charging the phone and supporting data transfer. This data transfer should enable USB debugging mode, allowing me to use the mirroring application, scrcpy. I’ve noticed that most products on Amazonn only support data transfer on the port that supports audio, but not on the charging port. Can you recommend a product that meets these requirements?
Recently I bought Pixel 7 and I love it. But I don't see screen resolution option under Display settings to change screen resolution. And Thank you for uploding the video 😀.
Very first thing you should do on any new phone is set your emergency contacts. Settings > Safety and Emergency. Imagine your loved one collapses in a supermarket and gets rushed to hospital. Emergency staff have no way to contact you if they didn’t configure this.
Very useful. How did you make to remove the hour and meteo widget on the top left of the screen ? And how to put the google bar in black like you ? Thanks.
do you have a video about customising the google pixel 7 pro and the customisation settings that a new google pixel user may be confused by? very useful video thank you
Very helpful, but one suggestion, could you slow down a bit so it would be easier to set my phone while following your movements? I made most of the changes to my 7 model. The only one not available on the standard 7 was being able to change the resolution as it was not listed on that screen.
i got a question , my pixel pros wallpaper is much dimmer and darker then whats its supposed to be at the preview I've tried dark and light mode same wallpaper colour , any fixes
Great video and really helpful. Maybe advice for heavy phones! This phone is really heavy... My 3 day old fell off the magnetic dashboard accessory yesterday... Fell between the crack of the seat and console... Hit a seat rail and screen cracked... With scream saver... Super drag... But great phone and video!!!
Finally found a helpful video for my pixel. The developer features is god tier, my phone feels so much faster and I'm happy to not have to tell my phone to turn off now :p Thank you!
I like to use the accessible "quick menu" but I don't like the accessible shortcut that attached to the side of the screen. It there away to create a different shortcut or other means to open the accessible menu. The accessible menu has options to access the power choices, sound choices, brightness, lock screen, etc.
1 step ..install a custom rom for modded app support........they deactivated the support for 32 bits aps.....not eliminated....stag os is tested by me and runs good
@@TechnicallyAlex that's good to know. Thank you for the quick reply! I'm looking to purchase a pixel for the first time since the price is much more appealing than Apple's phones.
Thanks for the useful info. Is there a way to turn on the hangup sound when using Bluetooth headphones? If a call drops I don't know and end up talking to myself.
Pls include me to the pixel 7 pro starting to hate this phone. Flashback: When I started to play with the phone, I was able to scroll from down to up all the screen contents and it seemed an amazing phone. Moving forward, I started to create app folders where I grouped all my media apps like Gmail, Whatsapp, Viber, Messages etc. Move folders like, music playing app... Amazon Music, YT Music, Stingray, and other folders but leaving one spot for the current app I am using. Somehow after these tinkering, suddenly the home icon to move up the screen and the top one to move down did not work anymore. What a nightmare that I was thinking of shelving this phone and get back to my old but reliable LG V30. That happened to my own Pixel and I still have to work with my wife's Pixel which so far has been doing the scrolling but my learning process of how to work on own Pixel to mirror the steps on my wife's Pixel is not feasible. Those You Tube tutorial like yours is of no use for me currently because of my Pixel's inability to scroll on the screen. Any easy to follow instructions pls with the note that I could not make the moving up or down of the screen which seems to be like an uncooperative horse moving to its stable. Thanks.
Thank you so much, the Developer Options unlock and .5x multiplier is such an awesome tweak. I also loved the idea of adding multiple fingerprints and skipping the tap to unlock with face. I'll definitely be enjoying my 7 a little more now!
That was actually a ton of really helpful stuff that was not all basic intuitive settings like other "tips" videos
Useful tip! If you mainly use one finger for unlocking, register it twice, but the second time get all of the corners of your fingers. That means when you go to unlock it, there is less chance of it not registering! c: Hope this helps 😆
Thanks for speaking quickly and totally about the video topic.. Can't stand youtubers that chat about they life and family just trying to make the video longer. You are one of the few I have subscribed to recently.. Well done!
You can bring up the shutdown menu by pressing power+volume up. The assistant works through the lockscreen for some things and it's useful to use the button if you don't want to say "hey google".
Most important of all: Disable 5G. You get noticeable better battery life and notice no slower internet whatsoever
Yes, I did that now it is somewhat better. The mobile data issue is something google need to fix asap.
Mine will be here Monday. How do you turn it off?
Is 5G really that bad? I'm on Google Fi and just upgraded from the Pixel 5 to the 7 but I never noticed my Pixel 5 struggling.
What's the point disabling 5g in 5g phone?Unless you are living somewhere where 5g will arrive in 2050 use technology when available.
@@Finezjanto there's no difference from 5g to 4g specially for using a phone
Since buying my G1 in 2008, this is the most useful phone video I've ever seen. Thank you.
That's a great list. That cured several of my complaints about my new phone. You missed "turn off the stupid Amber alerts that either wake you in the middle of the night with a siren or (when appropriately timed) require you to look at your phone while you're driving."
Thanks!
Thanks, I’m buying the 7 Pro tomorrow for the dictation accuracy and the camera as well as the larger size is right for me. This video will get me off to a good start!
I've watched several of these now and this one is definitely the most useful. Most are just an insult to everyone's intelligence. Thanks for making this!
Just got my Pixel 7 Pro couple days ago. Thank you so much for this video, I have learned so many hidden features that are really useful for my daily use
Just received my Pixel 7 Pro during the last 5 mins, to replace my Huawei P20 that I have had for 5 years,so naturally I am rather nervous on setting up and transferring all my photos,contacts etc. I have been Y.T videos on how to set up and transfer,wish me luck out there from a 71 year old😂.
How was it sir?
We are so similar in our approaches 😊
I just ordered a new phone and due to it being a peak season here i need to wait for 4 days, i was thinking of fimilarizing myself with the settings and ur video helps a lot. These are exactly 5he things i do on a new phone.
Yet again, I learn new things from you about my Pixel 7 👍🏼
These are the exact things I do with new phones with the exception of DND which I don't use that often.
For the pixel I really recommend people to configure bedtime mode.
Also, on my pixel 7, reducing animation time to half actually doesn't look that good. for the first time I actually like the animations. They are just well done. Reducing them to 0.5 makes it so fast that animations are just rushing through. Doesn't feel the same.
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I would like an 0.75 or something.. 0.5 for me the 'fast' animation is just to twitchy and mess up the ui experience more than 1.0 speed, but 1.0 is a bit slow for my taste.😀 I really dont get why there is x10 option.(try it) Who in the world, likes to waste to 4 or 5 seconds of animation every time on every app on every ui swipe....
@@LooNeYlv my oneplus 6t had default at 0.7
Guess that was part of how op used to be snappy. In the good old days of OOS.
Definitely going to try x10
@@LooNeYlv Something to remember. While people use these options to speed animations up for general use. These are at the end of the day still dev options so thats why x10, etc exist.
After being an iPhone user for several years, I've forgotten about the developer mode and the animations settings. Thanks for this tip!
Great Tips. Activated many of them. Happy to have a Google Pixel 7 Pro.
the double tap flashlight is amazing. yes it does not work when screen is blank, but it works when you wake the phone with one tap (still locked) , so it still amazing :)
They simple could make hold power button for flash light
@@darkhan19 why and that’s to turn off the phone
@@swagboss10000 while the lock screen, if the screen is on then it should turn off
During "grid" you didn't mention that 5x5 gives the unique last used app icon in the bottom right which I find really useful to hop back into things.
You can actually have as many of these as you like, just drag the existing icons off the dock and a suggested one will appear.
4:55 People who dont use screen protectors are using phone on a yearly(or less) basis. People who are using a phone for 2, 3 or 4+ years, screen protector is a must have, so the phones screen would survive this longevity. The fancy gorilla glass still only works in ads or synthetic lab tests, in real world simple and innocent money coin or a random paper clip in the same pocket will leave it's mark and scratch the screen. 😁
I used my last phone for more than 3 years. Not a single day with a screen protector. All it really suffered were some minor micro scratches that you'd have to look for under direct light. It's not a matter of must, it's a matter of how one treats their phone. Some are really careful at all times, other just treat it like a TV remote.
paperclips & coins can't scratch a phone screen
Thanks a lot, I just got my pixel 7 and this video helped me a great deal to get started.
Thank you for your very informative video. My P5a bricked after latest update and traded it in for a 7. Most of these i do already . I also like to install Nova Launcher to
Some of those tips were really good, especially the do not disturb exceptions, that's awesome
DND feature with exceptions and repeat callers is just awesome.
Just got the Pixal 7 - this was SO helpful!!! Thank you, thank you!
Do you have another video where you walk through some of the different customizable options that may be confusing to a new user.
This is great! I used every one of these tips.
What an awesome video!!
Thanks for sharing.
Very useful
👍👍👍👍👍
I realize I'm a few months behind but at 5:47 when you tap on the screen showing the AOD feature, how do you get that little camera light to come on? I just recently got the Pixel 7 Pro and there is no notification LED visible anywhere when I get a message/notification? I've seen people say you get to get an APP and such but that is kind of disappointing if true for a phone of this cost? Is there a setting I've over looked for the feature or did you download and APP for that as well?
How do you change the lockscreen clock?
Love your instruction videos man!
Brilliant "Power User" tutorial, I was pleasantly surprised.
how to remove the app drawer and switch to the home screen display for apps?
Thanks Alex ! Excellent info 👍
One other thing I do with DND is set the duration to 2 hours so when I set it in Quick Settings it'll automatically turn off after that time. Two hours is optimum for most things I do and it won't interfere with Night Time mode or any other schedule.
Thank you!!! This is worth it for the knowledge of the screen protector mode itself. That's made it so easy for me to open my phone. I've been having a very difficult time with my screen protector and finger pint open.
Amazing video! Very helpful. Really well done! Thanks so much
Got the 7 for $20 with the Black Friday deal. This is an exceptional phone for the price. If you only have $600 and are an android users this phone is a no brainer.
Very good. Thks! Wich phone or iPhone would you buy with pictures as main criteria of choice? Thks.
Very unique and helpful features to consider turning on! Made use of a lot of them, thank you very much!
This was great, thank you so much!!!
I did nearly all of these, aside from the back 'double tap' which I am assuming will not work with a Spigen armour case! Great content, better than the big RUclipsrs, keep it up
The double tap works for me with the Spigen tough case
You'd be surprised, it works for me and I have a Dbrand Grip case. Just have to tap pretty firmly.
It doesn't have to be face down to work. You can change the sensitivity in the settings. I find it is most sensitive if I tap near the light, but maybe it's just my imagination.
Also the screen has to be on to use the double tap. So you have to tap the front to wake ythe screen, then the back to turn on the flashlight.
I’m looking for a USB-C splitter for my Pixel 7 Pro that can connect to its USB-C port. The splitter should have two femmale USB-C ports: one for connecting USB-C Apple EarPods to make phone calls, and the other for charging the phone and supporting data transfer. This data transfer should enable USB debugging mode, allowing me to use the mirroring application, scrcpy. I’ve noticed that most products on Amazonn only support data transfer on the port that supports audio, but not on the charging port. Can you recommend a product that meets these requirements?
Any help on getting it to show song meta data over Bluetooth connection in the car? Android auto works fine but Bluetooth gives no info
Recently I bought Pixel 7 and I love it. But I don't see screen resolution option under Display settings to change screen resolution.
And Thank you for uploding the video 😀.
QHD only available on p7 pro
How did you remove the Hour widget on the Homescreen?
Is there no easier way to go to Settings, than scrolling down twice and clicking the button? that's 3 actions!
I dont have a screen resolution option on my 7, is that only on 7Pro?
That was really helpful. Thank you
Very first thing you should do on any new phone is set your emergency contacts. Settings > Safety and Emergency. Imagine your loved one collapses in a supermarket and gets rushed to hospital. Emergency staff have no way to contact you if they didn’t configure this.
is there a way to remove the date on the upper left corner on the home screen?
Great recommendations, I turned on most of them that you recommended.
great great tips!! especially app grid, i always fix that.
Please. Is battery good how many hours screen on give you and how many battery it lose in stand by ?
this will actually help me! thanks
The major thing I like about android, is customizable to your liking.
Very useful. How did you make to remove the hour and meteo widget on the top left of the screen ? And how to put the google bar in black like you ? Thanks.
How do you get that pure black theme Or what they call pitch black? Me it's gray
Does anyone know how to make the home screen have the "INFINITE SCROLL" option?
Why my lock screen clock doesn't appear when I turn on my always on etc....
Does always on display drain battery faster?
Great Video !! Big thank you!!
Does the quick-tap work wiht a case?
I have no display resolution setting in that spot??
Great information! Many things I knew about but some things I didn't and will use now.
Glad I could help!
do you have a video about customising the google pixel 7 pro and the customisation settings that a new google pixel user may be confused by? very useful video thank you
Very helpful, but one suggestion, could you slow down a bit so it would be easier to set my phone while following your movements? I made most of the changes to my 7 model. The only one not available on the standard 7 was being able to change the resolution as it was not listed on that screen.
You can adjust youtube playback speed to slow it down yourself.
Super helpful thanks
I dont have the screen resolution setting
Why not turn off animations? For max speed and clear visuality?
Preference.. I like having some animation more than just having the apps pop open, feels smoother and looks nicer
I just got a pixel 7 I am having a issue with my home screen saver changeing on it's own every so often.I can't figure it out
First day having the pro 7 not impressed with the battery life
Any advice
Pervious phone was 21 plus
i got a question , my pixel pros wallpaper is much dimmer and darker then whats its supposed to be at the preview I've tried dark and light mode same wallpaper colour , any fixes
Great video and really helpful. Maybe advice for heavy phones! This phone is really heavy... My 3 day old fell off the magnetic dashboard accessory yesterday... Fell between the crack of the seat and console... Hit a seat rail and screen cracked... With scream saver... Super drag... But great phone and video!!!
Funnily enough, I didn't do the "always awake". I did the "display text on lock screen" option. I give myself little mssgs now.
Should i buy iphone 14 or pixel 7 pro
Thank you for the video , i just order my one
How can we get that Clock? I like them big numbers.
I have no "screen resolution" option under display. Any idea why my pixel 7 would have different settings options?
1440p is only available on pro version. The regular pixel 7 has only 1080p
Thanks, good stuff in there
Is there also some kind of privacy settings? Like on iOS you want to disable random apps from tracking you, etc.
"Double tap" You don't have to unlock your phone. Just wake up by tap once on screen then you can do Double tap .
The screen resolution is only for the pro model correct ?
Yes, I believe so. I don't see it and GSMArena list only one resolution for Pixel 7
Its a nice touch by you to think of people who you have bad eyesight
Finally found a helpful video for my pixel. The developer features is god tier, my phone feels so much faster and I'm happy to not have to tell my phone to turn off now :p Thank you!
My pixel 7 no screen resolution option.😢
Great video!
I like to use the accessible "quick menu" but I don't like the accessible shortcut that attached to the side of the screen. It there away to create a different shortcut or other means to open the accessible menu. The accessible menu has options to access the power choices, sound choices, brightness, lock screen, etc.
how do i set i[ the personal voicemail
0:25
awesome video, thanks!
1 step ..install a custom rom for modded app support........they deactivated the support for 32 bits aps.....not eliminated....stag os is tested by me and runs good
Any tips for fixing autofill for some apps? Settings are all working, because it works for some apps but not all, no autofill options pop up at all
did u find any videos to help with this?
I can't find the option for higher resolution, is there something I need to enable beforehand?
Its only available on pro model
@@TechnicallyAlex That was a crazy fast answer, thank you :) That means, that I won't be able to do that on the regular Pixel7?
@@juridittrich6396 Correct, regular 7 is 1080p only
Thanks for the tips! I have a question: if we alter the animation speed (in the Developer Options) do we impact the battery usage?
technically makes your battery last longer
Nope
Is the finger print and face recognition stored on the phone or on Google’s server?
On the phone, it is against privacy policy for them to store it on their servers.
@@TechnicallyAlex that's good to know. Thank you for the quick reply! I'm looking to purchase a pixel for the first time since the price is much more appealing than Apple's phones.
@@oneheadlight8000 No worries! It is definitely my favorite mid-tier phone, absolutely great features for the price!
@@TechnicallyAlex I’m coming from an iPhone XR.. I’m sure it’s an upgrade! Worried about the video quality though
Thanks for the useful info. Is there a way to turn on the hangup sound when using Bluetooth headphones? If a call drops I don't know and end up talking to myself.
Thank you, Alex. I will watch your demonstration again when I get the Pixel 7 this week.
Pls include me to the pixel 7 pro starting to hate this phone. Flashback: When I started to play with the phone, I was able to scroll from down to up all the screen contents and it seemed an amazing phone. Moving forward, I started to create app folders where I grouped all my media apps like Gmail, Whatsapp, Viber, Messages etc. Move folders like, music playing app... Amazon Music, YT Music, Stingray, and other folders but leaving one spot for the current app I am using. Somehow after these tinkering, suddenly the home icon to move up the screen and the top one to move down did not work anymore. What a nightmare that I was thinking of shelving this phone and get back to my old but reliable LG V30. That happened to my own Pixel and I still have to work with my wife's Pixel which so far has been doing the scrolling but my learning process of how to work on own Pixel to mirror the steps on my wife's Pixel is not feasible. Those You Tube tutorial like yours is of no use for me currently because of my Pixel's inability to scroll on the screen. Any easy to follow instructions pls with the note that I could not make the moving up or down of the screen which seems to be like an uncooperative horse moving to its stable. Thanks.
Very helpful.👍