By Parth Shah
Publication Date: 2026-08-23 15:00:00
Google does a good job of keeping the Pixel experience clean and approachable, but that simplicity comes with an odd trade-off.
Some of the phone’s most useful features are either switched off by default or buried deep in Settings, making them easy to miss.
Every time I set up a Google Pixel, I change the same handful of toggles before I start using it.
