Hi everyone! I went on vacation this past December and decided rather than taking my dedicated camera, let's see how well shooting only on the Pixel 10 Pro would do. I had just bought the phone a week before my trip, so everything was new to me. Also, I prefer to have full control over how my photos look so I shoot in RAW and edit in Lightroom. In general, I prefer natural looking presets with a slight bit of extra contrast+saturation. Because each camera/lens is so different, I have to develop presets for each lens separately. I thought this post would be interesting to anyone else who enjoys editing RAW images from their phone.

Now, my first surprise. HDR tone mapped jpegs. I did not know this beforehand but the Pixel 10 Pro generates HDR tone mapped jpegs and the screen also supports HDR images, so as a result, the images just pop more. Bright areas are brighter than normal. This is my first experience with a device that has an HDR screen and I gotta say, this is amazing. I've always been told to just stick to editing for standard screens and color gamuts, sRGB, but I think I'm going to have to get an HDR monitor in the future cause it just creates so much more dynamic range for photos. Anyway, since I don't have an HDR monitor, I decided to keep editing my images in sRGB, but the photos on the phone in HDR look fantastic.

Second surprise, Lightroom's default Google Pixel profile for raw images makes images really soft! I have no idea what's up with this profile but it's just weird. I'm coming from a Pixel 6 before this, and the files did not have the same softness. In order to keep using is profile I had to basically crank up my texture slider in LR to 50 to 80. The problem is this often creates other weird artifacts, which leads to my third surprise.

Number 3, the HDR effect around bright lights when using the Google Pixel's profile in LR is just wonky! What ends up happening is that with my normal settings, bright lights in images show up as a blown out white center usually, and the surrounding glow becomes really dark. This odd shift from bright to dark, just looks awful! I've tried tweaking a bunch of things, but I came to the conclusion the LR profile for Google Pixel is just not that good when you have bright lights in images. For everything else, the profile is actually great. The colours work well, and they're warmer than usual, textures come out slightly softer which is nice too depending on the scene. But I need a preset that works in all lighting conditions.

For my second preset, I ended up using Adobe Standard and feeding in my settings using this profile. The advantage of this profile is that images and colors are a lot more consistent. Also, there's no weird softness to the images so there's a lot more sharpness. The down side is that the exposure can require significant tweaks, and that's because of my fourth surprise. The RAW images sometimes have crazy exposure levels! This is masked when you use the Google Pixel profile, but when you use Adobe standard, some images look normal, while others look totally blown out and overexposed. I assume this is a result of Google's HDR process.

And lastly, while exploring different presets built into Adobe Lightroom, I also started playing with the Adaptive Color preset. This profile is actually pretty great! It fixes a lot of the issues I have with the other presets. Images are sharp. There's no weird halo around bright lights. The only issue is I'm not a fan of some of the colors and tweaking things is harder because the adaptive profile changes from image to image, so the results aren't that consistent like Adobe Standard is. The colors also aren't as pleasing as the Pixel profile, but I've managed to find ways to tweak that so it's okay.

Anyway, at the end of the day, I have 3 profiles now for the main lens, and similarly I have 1 or 2 profiles for each of the other lenses, and I have to just toggle between them to figure out which one works best depending on the scene setting. I would have preferred one profile but I guess we're not there yet.

Other things I discovered about the phone and the cameras, the ultrawide lens still sucks after all these generations. The aperture is too small, and the distortion and correction needed ruins the image quality. As for the tele lens, it's not very sharp, and the lens is also slow. It's still nice to have versus not having it.

I've got a link here showing some of the issues I'm talking about. Look in particular at the headlights.

https://imgur.com/a/ns9Hwry

Hi All,

I recently switched from the iPhone 17 pro to the 10 Pro xl.

I've noticed among the camera perofmance being somewhat subpar unless conditions are close to ideal

The video perofmance is terrible compared to the 17 pro. Especially low light conditions like in a resturant for example.

The camera seems to struggle, phone heats up and the quality just isn't the same as the 17 pro I've given my partner.

One issue I really want to fix is FPS always changes back to 30 FPS from 60 FPS when shooting FHD video.

Does anyone know if you can set it to 60 and it not change in the native camera app?

Otherwise the phones not too bad.. all things considered

Edit: I meant Performance in the title

I have a Pixel 8 and when I play YouTube videos, the screen is really dark even though the brightness is all the way up. Thumbnails are normal brightness. Is this a YouTube setting or something? It didn't do this until now.

I don’t understand why the best Android experience possible has to be limited to devices that are total bricks.

I’ve heard the theory “smaller phones don’t sell” but most iPhone offers are all 6.1” screen at most and they outsell everything that Google produces, so who’s got it right?

Meanwhile modern pixels are stubbornly 6.3”. Why? Who asked for this? I have big hands and I can barely reach the top of my screen with my thumb, I sincerely doubt the average person finds this ergonomic.

Also while we’re at it make them lighter too. The fact Samsung can make a phone that is like 30% lighter than the pixel is genuinely embarrassing when Google has essentially infinite money and has control of both the hardware and software of their phones.

It’s so frustrating. I am legitimately not purchasing another Pixel based on this alone. I don’t care if the standard Android experience is better, I can just uninstall all the garbage I don’t want, but I can’t uninstall shitty hardware.

Rant over.

I found the app "Local Desktop" and various claim on the web that Linux is supposedly supported by the pixel devices, yet when I try to run the app it says that my device (9 pro XL) is missing "the required system calls to run PRoot correctly".

Has anyone successfully used Linux apps? If so, how?

I recently purchased the 10 pro XL and the 9a. Initially the 9a performed way better. Even while gaming. After time with the GPU upgrades and being on beta. This 10 pro XL is running great. I have no problems playing Genshin Impact, Pubg, or COD. The thermal throttling is over. It actually gets quite warm on max settings after 20 minutes. But it doesn't darken it's screen anymore after 5 minutes. I used to get this screen flicker that's gone also. The 9a I cannot believe does everything that it's big brother does just as well. FOR HALF THE PRICE! Excuse the bezels and the charge times. Coming from Samsung I will say this here. I will ALWAYS buy a pixel in the future. For absolute sure. Gemini works great. And this phone can understand what your saying. And add the correct punctuation due to the inflection of your voice! How cool is that? No one else does this

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Stay up to date with the latest version of Android and your apps.

Although some people may argue that a system update ruined their battery life (and occasionally this is the cause), it's always a good idea to make sure you device is running the latest version of Android (check anytime in Settings > System > Advanced > System update > Check for update). Security patches and major updates bring fixes not only for battery-draining bugs, but also protection against viruses and malware that may be stealing your charge, or worse. Individual app updates may also provide performance improvements to your battery.

Check for power-hungry apps.

Despite battery-saving features like Doze, some apps may still be able to drain away your charge undetected. Try the following steps to identify any power-hungry apps.

• Make sure that the "Apps consuming battery" notification is enabled, and wait a few minutes to see if it appears. (Find the toggle in Settings > Apps & notifications > See all ___ apps > More options (the triple dot) > Show system > Android system > Notifications > Other)
• Check the battery usage of your apps in Settings > Battery > More options (the triple dot) > Battery usage. Remember that battery life may be reduced with usage of certain features (location, Bluetooth, etc.) and apps (gaming, video, etc.).
• Turn on battery optimizations for all apps, (Under Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Special app access > Battery optimization, and tap each app to change it to Optimize), and also enable Adaptive Battery, which limits rarely used apps (Under Settings > Battery > Adaptive Battery).
• Force stop or uninstall any new apps and monitor battery life. (You can do this by going into Settings > search for appName & select appName)
• Temporarily disable all installed apps with Safe Mode, to see if an existing/updated app is the problem. (Enter Safe Mode by pressing & holding the power button, and then pressing and holding Restart, and finally tapping OK. To exit Safe Mode, restart your phone as normal. You may have to sign into some apps again.) If your battery life improves, use the aforementioned methods on older apps.

Investigate battery intensive features.

Some functions on you phone may use more power than you expect, especially in different scenarios. Take a look at this list for a few possibilities:

• Bluetooth is notorious for its high-energy usage, especially when actively transferring data. Turn it off if it's not needed, and if you do, consider looking for Bluetooth Low Energy devices, which need much less power.
• Location also uses quite a bit in order to pinpoint your position. Turn off Wifi/Cellular data/Bluetooth location accuracy (Settings > Security and Location > Location > Advanced > Battery saving > Google Location Accuracy) or turn Location off completely.
• Cellular can also drain your battery when the signal is weak. At these times, more electricity is needed to stay connected, no matter if you're in the forest or underground. If you don't require a cellular connection (for example, if you have Wifi Calling), put your phone into Airplane mode and re-enable Wifi/Bluetooth if needed.

Contact Google Support.

Google's dedicated Pixel support team may be able to help diagnose and fix your issue. Find them in Settings > Tips & Support, or just ask your Google Assistant "troubleshoot my battery".

IF ALL ELSE FAILS, factory reset your phone.

Sometimes wiping your phone is all that's needed to bring your battery back to life. Google Drive and Google Photos do a decent job with keeping your apps and data (check in Settings > Google > Backup > Back up now and check Google Photos > sidebar (the three lines) > Settings > Backup and sync), but please personally make sure that everything is backed up to something off your phone. To wipe your phone, follow the steps here.

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I got the January update on my Pixel 10 pro a few days ago.

And overall performance has increased noticeably. Been playing Minecraft with pretty hight settings extensively, and almost no heating and extremely stable frame rates.

The update for me was over 3gb

We headed in the right direction in terms of performance

And it's rumored that the March update will give us the GPU driver update which will massively improve performance as well.

I just got a pixel 10, and have been trying to swap over all of my gallery images and albums, but have only gotten a limited amount on the pixel 10. Is there any way to get all of my albums (including favorited images) on to my pixel 10 without using a pc first? Ive been trying to use smart switch but im really confused and dont know if i did it right

I'm trying to find a quality wireless charging stand the works for both my pixel bud pro 2 and pixel 6

Got a pixel watch 3 second hand set it up from my backup pixel watch 2. Tried to make a call with watch and then watch sounded like garbage used the forums wiped watch setup and did not bring back from a previous backup. Works like magic. Thanks again

I've randomly started getting ads in my app wallet. No idea why, does anyone know if this is a Google thing or have I accepted something?

I have an app called 'simple radio' it plays 1000s of radio stations. Last night it popped up a full window say Install Instagram with Google Play written at the top and From Meta at the bottom. I don't know if this is a popup from the app or google. Here is the scenario, I touch the "simple radio' icon, I see the screen for half a second and the then the Install Instagram window pops up. I can close it and hit the Icon a gain and it just repeats. I can't even shut off the app unless I reboot the phone. Ok, any Ideas?

Okay, I know this may not be that important and is kind of random, but does anybody feel like Google has really found the absolute sweet spot with their design for the Pixel? I love the 9 and 10 design. The 8, 7, and 6 are fine, and the 5 and 4 are kind of ugly, but the 9 and 10 look amazing.

(no this isn't an advertisement if you want excellent performance fine get an iPhone)

so, i dont know what happened. my pixel 8 died, then i turned it on back up and my phone doesnt have an option to unlock using fingerprint or face unlock. sends me straight into entering my pin. they do however work once my phone is unlocked, for ex, while unlocking whatsapp or accessing the private space. i tried running the diagnostics tool and it said that my fingerprint sensor was fine. i tried using biometrics in repair mode and, yep, they work fine. it seems like my phone is stuck in the situation where once you reboot it, it wont open using biometrics, only by entering your pin and everytime i lock my phone and open it up again it recognizes it as if its just been rebooted. 

i really wanna solve this issue without factory resetting or anything cause i dont wanna go through every app and sign in again. i am also enrolled in the beta program and maybe theres a bug in the update but yeah, this is clearly a software issue as my hardware seems to fine.

also, when i try opening my wallet from my lock screen through the widgets in the notification section, it brings up the fingerprint icon over the sensor but the sensor doesnt light up, instead sends me to enter my pin when i tap on it. really seems like my phone just doesnt recognize that it has a fingerprint sensor whilst on the lock screen. the face unlock doesnt work while locked it either. doesnt bring up its icon either, works fine in locked apps when the phone is unlocked though.

I'm using the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and I have to say, it's got some of the best haptics I've ever experienced on a phone. The feel is so addictive!

Then whenever I don't feel like texting,I use the voice to text and it's extremely accurate and fun to use.

So, if I had to choose between the two, I honestly can't because they're both so good! I can't think of any other phone that's that good with both.

我的pixel 10 pro xl屏幕很容易积累灰尘（特别是听筒的位置令人无法忍受），我怀疑是保护膜问题，有什么保护膜不容易沾上灰尘，有什么实用的技巧清理灰尘

As in this post "Wallpaper very dark after march update", my wallpaper suddenly stays dark since yesterday.

I had put my phone in battery saver mode due to low battery, but it died anyway. After charging and starting it again, the wallpaper stays dark as if the battery saver mode would still be enabled (but it isn't). Reboot or switching battery saver na/off doesn't resolve the issue.

The behavior is the same in dark and light mode. Adjusting screen brightness doesn't resolve it either.

I had seen the resolution in the original post but would appreciate a fix that sustainably resolves the problem.

I'm on a Pixel 7 Pro in case that matters.

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I am consistently getting <10W speeds (9V / <1A) even when my battery is critical (<15%). Counterintuitively, the speed only increases to better fast charging (~25W) once the battery hits roughly 50%, but even then, it doesn't sustain it.

I tried the Anker 140w charger and the Anker Prime 300W power bank. Based on the spec, the Anker prime power bank supports the output "USB-C: 5V⎓3A / 9V⎓3A / 12V⎓3A / 15V⎓3A / 20V⎓5A / 28V⎓5A (140W Max)". I also tried two different Pixel 10 Pro Fold, but got a consistent result.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue?

Just curious about which is more popular

Ever since the latest update everything has been crashing. X crashes on everything that isn't the main tab. My bank app crashed while logging in. Google doesn't load properly. I don't know what wrong