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For questions that are specific to the original Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL phones. For the newer Pixel devices, use the appropriate tag (for example, for Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, use [google-pixel-2]).

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Google just EOLed the original Pixel. How long until it's a brick?

Theoretically, the OG Pixel will work indefinitely until there's an irreparable software/hardware issue. Realistically? Depends on how the user takes care of it ;) "End of Life (EOL)" doesn't mean th …
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I'm trying to factory reset a phone. How do I erase "downloaded SIMs"?

The "downloaded SIMs" here refers to embedded-SIMs (eSIMs). According to the AOSP source code, looks like the error message happens when the Factory Data Reset fails to erase eSIM data. <!-- Factory …
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Does Pixel 4 support three-finger swipe?

Google Pixel devices do support three-finger swipe, and possibly more. At the very least, the TalkBack gesture customization has three-finger swipes already set for moving the reading control Navigat …
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Long-pressing power button shows Assistant, how to restart the device?

Long pressing the power button is still the standard gesture to show the power menu, including the restart option. However, the Assistant is likely due to the system gesture setting. At least for Pixe …
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I keep seeing a popup in Android: "Install now to control when your device updates" - is my ...

Google Play Services shows that popup. Ryan M (an employee of Google/Android at the time of writing) commented: [...] these strings are present in the Google Play Services codebase for the update fun …
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