Great vid! The Screen Off Fingerprint Unlock is a Pixel 9 exclusive because they have an ultrasonic reader, while all other Pixels use optic scanners that require the screen to be lit up brightly to see the fingerprint, so it's a technical reason for the feature missing in older models (unless somebody who knows more can prove me wrong!)
Other phones that only have optical fingerprint recognition also have this feature why only Pixel can't do it, google can just light up the fingerprint recognition area instead of the whole screen just like nothing phone and Samsung A series.
No , thats not true. Every phone maker with either optical or ultrasonic fingerprint have the option to unlock the display when screen is off. Google had that feature in Android One. I don't know why they dont use it. It is really easy to be implemented. Also the optical fingerprint do need light to work , but you have an oled screen. That means you can light up only pixels concerning the fingerprint area. Check other phone makers fingerpring like xiaomi , oneplus , samsung. They all have. Google is just lazy and don't know how to make a phone , take thsi words from a person who had many pixels in his life time and continuous to have.
When pixel 6 first launched i can use the fingerprint scanner even with the aod off when battery saver is enabled. Then they removed this in the future android version
3:20 Might be because of the ultrasonic fp scanner on the Pixel 9 instead of the optical scanner on Pixel 8 and below. I still don't see why it's not possible for optical scanners, so they might be working on turning on the screen pixels in the scanner area right now for the older pixels, and that's why the latest phone has this feature already since it's a different technology which google now prioritizes
@@rayyanefekkak That's very different firmware tho... Pixel handles screen off interactions to firmware and kernel and afaik Samsung leaves that to software... but it would be nice to see this gets implemented...
I bought Pixel for Pixel exclusive features but now it feels like I haven’t received any OS update since android 13 whereas other skins on top of respective android versions like 14,15 have provides multiple new features.
I'm getting very tired of the pale colour options on Android since "Material You" became a thing. It's definitely not Material Me, it's more like "Material Granny". Also, pretty much all of the lock screen options are ugly. We need better looking UI already.
I don't know but i think Google might have listened to me in implementing more haptics across third party apps because that is one of the strengths of ios apps and i made a complaint about it But why are there still black bars behind the navigation bar even though android 15 makes apps go edge to edge?
The unlock with the screen off would be frustrating because of the lack of indicator of where to put your finger. The sensor needs to be much bigger to make that a convenient feature.
@@somerandomfellow8321 muscle memory isn't going to get you that exact. I don't know how big the sensor area is on Samsung phones but the sensor on the Pixel 9 phones is TINY. You have to be EXACTLY in the right place.
They should make an API for HDR content in order for app developers set a toggle if HDR content will be displayed. It is really annoying scrolling through social apps and getting your eyes burned with the sudden increase in brightness due to HDR content.
Is there a way to unlock the device with FINGERPRINT but stay on lock screen and see notifications without going to Home Screen? You can do this with face unlock but not fingerprint unlock for some reason.
I went to the boot loop as well, all that you can do is unenroll from the Android 15 beta program, wait for some time. Then the Android 16 QPR Beta 2 update will come up instead of Android 15 updates while you're on Android 16.
And Google has a slot updation logic, so boot loops get resolved on its own, just wait for the 4-5th reboot. It'll automatically slot back to the earlier version.
The black screen fingerprint unlock probably wont work on on pixel 8 because Pixel 9 uses ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and this is needed for black screen fingerprint unlock
Google is currently working on it. You can google "16KB page sizes Android 15" to learn more. We should see performance boosts across the board, like faster app launching, smoother performance, and reduced power draw, when it is officially released. But much of the stuttering you're experiencing may be due to app optimization by the developers. For example, the Reddit app is very poorly optimized, although it slowly getting better with each update by reddit. This can be a huge challenge for developers as well, because there are too many types of Android phones out there.
Still can't get the navigation pill to float over apps instead it still has that ugly white bar covering part of the display doing absolutely no function.
I know you were in airplane mode in the video, but man, you lost only like 6% in the span of over an hour. My Pixel 9 Pro is incapable of reaching anywhere close to that on wifi even with barely any use. Wish I could know why my Pixel battery life experience has always been cursed😅
Material UI is so boring and kinda ugly tho, I hope they make more in depth icons and UI. They still tryna do the ugly flat iOS 7 stuff even Apple moved on. It looks outdated. Still no icon pack support for Pixel Launcher still annoys me too. Also the square ugly bars in the notification center now expanded to the Settings page.. i hate that they cut down at the bottom and extend with the next text underneath. It looks unpolished I have no idea who does the UI in Android but that person needs to go
I really fw material ui ,the animations, the smoothness, the whole phone being able to choose colors out of a wallpaper and go with it on the whole phone, thats the 1st reason I choose a pixel after a xiaomi, even on that I flashed pixelos(custom rom cus didnt get updates anymore i was stuck on android 13) I got tired of weird android skins tbh.
Some people like Material You. They have old iPhone users who switch to Pixel and they have no problems with the UI. Can Google allow more customization yes Material You UI is not the worst thing out there
Yes, there are areas for improvement and which design is better are based on personal preferences. In my opinion, I love Material UI's design for its simplicity and consistency throughout (except for the themed icons, I hope they can force all apps to support it 😮💨). I love how I can choose a three-color palette that gets applied throughout the whole OS. The harmony of those preselected colors is gorgeous. And the way colors are selected based on my wallpaper, every time I change it, it feels like the identity of my whole OS changes as well. It's like a world of colors. Nowadays, all other Android skins copy iOS, as they always have. With all having the same design, that is boring to me. I don't want Google to do that. I want it to be different and have its own identity. The way iOS looks is good as well, but it's not my type of design. Each icon, wallpaper, and OS element feels like a different entity, whereas Material UI makes everything feel like it is all part of the same entity because the colors all change together (especially with themed icons). Honestly I love how iOS and other Android Skin looks, but I love the uniqueness and the beauty of Material UI. I want Material UI to improve and evolve while keeping the essense of Material UI.
I hope the finally fix the horrible 30fps on camera viewfinder EVEN iPhone 6s can run on perfectly smooth 60fps on camera viewfinder shame on you Google
iOS peeps complaining about Material UI. Look at your ugly OS first, with that horrifying tinting feature (another feature copied). It gives a personal feeling to the phone and iOS people complaining about Material UI being boring, lmaooo 🤣
@@utkarshrajput8513 What are u talking about? I know ur referencing me, and I only use Android since the galaxy S1 so don't come with the Apple fan bs. Android users can ALSO not like Material UI. It looks horrible. There are a few good things like colours theming, but the icons look ugly flat and stale, notification bar is horrid, u can't find your newest notifications because they don't come chronologically on top u have to dig what app gave u a notification. Recently they made the settings page ugly with the notification bars. It looked much sleeker before. Animations are inconsistent, still no bounce when u scroll up or down instead it stops abruptly. No icon packs support, still no Dex like feature, camera U.I. is bad and devs are also not upholding Material U.I. standards, because u know it looks bad
@@kizanko i agree with you. I sold my Pixel 9 and got myself an S24 Ultra after the amazing experience I had with the S23 Ultra. OneUI is just on a whole another level compared to the UI on the Pixel which is inconsistent, glitchy and ugly.
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Great vid!
The Screen Off Fingerprint Unlock is a Pixel 9 exclusive because they have an ultrasonic reader, while all other Pixels use optic scanners that require the screen to be lit up brightly to see the fingerprint, so it's a technical reason for the feature missing in older models (unless somebody who knows more can prove me wrong!)
Ah, that makes sense. It's working fine on my 9 xl.
I might try android 16 for this feature.
Other phones that only have optical fingerprint recognition also have this feature why only Pixel can't do it, google can just light up the fingerprint recognition area instead of the whole screen just like nothing phone and Samsung A series.
No , thats not true. Every phone maker with either optical or ultrasonic fingerprint have the option to unlock the display when screen is off. Google had that feature in Android One. I don't know why they dont use it. It is really easy to be implemented. Also the optical fingerprint do need light to work , but you have an oled screen. That means you can light up only pixels concerning the fingerprint area. Check other phone makers fingerpring like xiaomi , oneplus , samsung. They all have. Google is just lazy and don't know how to make a phone , take thsi words from a person who had many pixels in his life time and continuous to have.
When pixel 6 first launched i can use the fingerprint scanner even with the aod off when battery saver is enabled. Then they removed this in the future android version
3:20 Might be because of the ultrasonic fp scanner on the Pixel 9 instead of the optical scanner on Pixel 8 and below. I still don't see why it's not possible for optical scanners, so they might be working on turning on the screen pixels in the scanner area right now for the older pixels, and that's why the latest phone has this feature already since it's a different technology which google now prioritizes
3:25 it's prolly because only the 9 series packed ultrasonic fp instead of optical which rely on screen illumination.
it exist on the samsung galaxy a55 that has optical and even olders phone so this is not an excuse
@@rayyanefekkak That's very different firmware tho... Pixel handles screen off interactions to firmware and kernel and afaik Samsung leaves that to software... but it would be nice to see this gets implemented...
I bought Pixel for Pixel exclusive features but now it feels like I haven’t received any OS update since android 13 whereas other skins on top of respective android versions like 14,15 have provides multiple new features.
I'm getting very tired of the pale colour options on Android since "Material You" became a thing. It's definitely not Material Me, it's more like "Material Granny". Also, pretty much all of the lock screen options are ugly. We need better looking UI already.
I see in depth tech, I put sleep on hold❤
I don't know but i think Google might have listened to me in implementing more haptics across third party apps because that is one of the strengths of ios apps and i made a complaint about it
But why are there still black bars behind the navigation bar even though android 15 makes apps go edge to edge?
Was looking forward to this, thanks! I was able to go from A16 DP1 to DP2 ota. Sorry about that weird path you had to take with the 8!
That was cool when you said, ' Which you can see in the too left corner' and the tag appeared. 3:40
The unlock with the screen off would be frustrating because of the lack of indicator of where to put your finger. The sensor needs to be much bigger to make that a convenient feature.
That's how it is on Samsung and other phones and it works fine. You know muscle memory is a thing right?
@@somerandomfellow8321 muscle memory isn't going to get you that exact. I don't know how big the sensor area is on Samsung phones but the sensor on the Pixel 9 phones is TINY. You have to be EXACTLY in the right place.
They should make an API for HDR content in order for app developers set a toggle if HDR content will be displayed. It is really annoying scrolling through social apps and getting your eyes burned with the sudden increase in brightness due to HDR content.
They do actually
Is there a way to unlock the device with FINGERPRINT but stay on lock screen and see notifications without going to Home Screen? You can do this with face unlock but not fingerprint unlock for some reason.
It takes more swipes to go to the home screen and you can just resort to pressing anywhere on the screen or using the lift to wake feature
I have nothing phone so I'm telling you how I do it.
I went to the boot loop as well, all that you can do is unenroll from the Android 15 beta program, wait for some time.
Then the Android 16 QPR Beta 2 update will come up instead of Android 15 updates while you're on Android 16.
And Google has a slot updation logic, so boot loops get resolved on its own, just wait for the 4-5th reboot.
It'll automatically slot back to the earlier version.
Thank you so much for your informative content
Ive been waiting for this the whole day lol
Very informative bro
Love your video ❤❤❤
How do I install it on my pixel 6 pro?
The black screen fingerprint unlock probably wont work on on pixel 8 because Pixel 9 uses ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and this is needed for black screen fingerprint unlock
still poor camera Optimation in third-party apps..
no progress in cameraX api
And will never be
Great! Google taking notes from custom roms lmao
Vjjajavajaja que onda con la traducción xD (no es queja, es agradable poder escuchar a creadores en ingles)
Can they fix the scrolling stutters and jitters i experience when using different apps please, it's all we ask for
Google is currently working on it. You can google "16KB page sizes Android 15" to learn more. We should see performance boosts across the board, like faster app launching, smoother performance, and reduced power draw, when it is officially released. But much of the stuttering you're experiencing may be due to app optimization by the developers. For example, the Reddit app is very poorly optimized, although it slowly getting better with each update by reddit. This can be a huge challenge for developers as well, because there are too many types of Android phones out there.
Still can't get the navigation pill to float over apps instead it still has that ugly white bar covering part of the display doing absolutely no function.
Android 16? My Google phone just got Android 15 about 10 days ago.
Mine got at 4 days ago
I wish Google can use One UI A15 icons.
Possible how to upgrade your phone to Android 16
I know you were in airplane mode in the video, but man, you lost only like 6% in the span of over an hour. My Pixel 9 Pro is incapable of reaching anywhere close to that on wifi even with barely any use. Wish I could know why my Pixel battery life experience has always been cursed😅
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We're moving too fast. Why are we now on A16
the doesn't exist in the pixel 8 pro cause of the hardware of fingers print is not the same!
Material UI is so boring and kinda ugly tho, I hope they make more in depth icons and UI. They still tryna do the ugly flat iOS 7 stuff even Apple moved on. It looks outdated. Still no icon pack support for Pixel Launcher still annoys me too. Also the square ugly bars in the notification center now expanded to the Settings page.. i hate that they cut down at the bottom and extend with the next text underneath. It looks unpolished I have no idea who does the UI in Android but that person needs to go
I really fw material ui ,the animations, the smoothness, the whole phone being able to choose colors out of a wallpaper and go with it on the whole phone, thats the 1st reason I choose a pixel after a xiaomi, even on that I flashed pixelos(custom rom cus didnt get updates anymore i was stuck on android 13) I got tired of weird android skins tbh.
Hell no, material ui is easily the best looking design language on mobile
Some people like Material You. They have old iPhone users who switch to Pixel and they have no problems with the UI. Can Google allow more customization yes Material You UI is not the worst thing out there
Yes, there are areas for improvement and which design is better are based on personal preferences. In my opinion, I love Material UI's design for its simplicity and consistency throughout (except for the themed icons, I hope they can force all apps to support it 😮💨). I love how I can choose a three-color palette that gets applied throughout the whole OS. The harmony of those preselected colors is gorgeous. And the way colors are selected based on my wallpaper, every time I change it, it feels like the identity of my whole OS changes as well. It's like a world of colors.
Nowadays, all other Android skins copy iOS, as they always have. With all having the same design, that is boring to me. I don't want Google to do that. I want it to be different and have its own identity. The way iOS looks is good as well, but it's not my type of design. Each icon, wallpaper, and OS element feels like a different entity, whereas Material UI makes everything feel like it is all part of the same entity because the colors all change together (especially with themed icons).
Honestly I love how iOS and other Android Skin looks, but I love the uniqueness and the beauty of Material UI. I want Material UI to improve and evolve while keeping the essense of Material UI.
@@Lorenzo_Talpinum eww no
GOOGLE VOLUME BUTTON IN CONTROL PANEL PLEASE IT IS TIME
I hope the finally fix the horrible 30fps on camera viewfinder EVEN iPhone 6s can run on perfectly smooth 60fps on camera viewfinder shame on you Google
iOS peeps complaining about Material UI. Look at your ugly OS first, with that horrifying tinting feature (another feature copied).
It gives a personal feeling to the phone and iOS people complaining about Material UI being boring, lmaooo 🤣
@@utkarshrajput8513 What are u talking about? I know ur referencing me, and I only use Android since the galaxy S1 so don't come with the Apple fan bs. Android users can ALSO not like Material UI. It looks horrible. There are a few good things like colours theming, but the icons look ugly flat and stale, notification bar is horrid, u can't find your newest notifications because they don't come chronologically on top u have to dig what app gave u a notification. Recently they made the settings page ugly with the notification bars. It looked much sleeker before. Animations are inconsistent, still no bounce when u scroll up or down instead it stops abruptly. No icon packs support, still no Dex like feature, camera U.I. is bad and devs are also not upholding Material U.I. standards, because u know it looks bad
@@kizanko i agree with you. I sold my Pixel 9 and got myself an S24 Ultra after the amazing experience I had with the S23 Ultra. OneUI is just on a whole another level compared to the UI on the Pixel which is inconsistent, glitchy and ugly.
That feature is not about how old the device is, it's about ULTRASONIC fingerprint sensor
Android💀
Langweiligste Oberfläche, die ich je gesehen habe.
Earlyy🎉!!
Android updates sucks, 🙄🙄🙄. Better get a skinned ui interface.
Pixel updates and features getting boring now
I sell pixel 8a today😂😂
interesting. may i ask why?
😂😂😂
Why, but why
How much u sold it for 200?
What will you use now?
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