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One of the perks of doing this job is that some brand-new phones land on my doorstep a few days before they become available to everyone. That was the case with the Google Pixel 10 Pro, which dropped at Casa El Khoury a week ago in its sexy Moonstone color. After sliding it into a cheap magnetic case I bought from Amazon to avoid the disaster of my perpetually slippery hands, I set up the phone and applied all the available updates. Then I opened up the Google doc I’ve been keeping for a few weeks to check the list of everything I wanted to try. And there was a lot to dig into!
I knew some features may not be available on my Pixel 10 Pro in France. Google often announces some US-only options, and it’s always a toss-up as to whether that means US English (i.e., they’ll work anywhere if your phone, like mine, is set to US English), a Google account based in the US, or your phone’s location being set in the US. After playing Google’s location lottery, I realized that Magic Cue, Ask Photos, and Help me Edit in Photos, and the impressive new voice translation were all nowhere to be found.
So, with the caveat that I can’t try those, here are the first 10 features I had to immediately check out on my Google Pixel 10 Pro.
Qi2 charging and built-in magnets: Finally!
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I’ve been personally championing MagSafe and the ease of magnet accessories for years on Android Authority. As a matter of fact, my colleague Robert and I were together at MWC 2023, where the Wireless Power Consortium was showing off Qi2 in a small booth, and we verified for the first time that the new Qi2 standard was backwards compatible with MagSafe accessories. So you can imagine how excited I was to try this on my Pixel 10 Pro.
My Baseus and Anker MagSafe power banks work perfectly with the Pixel 10 Pro, without a case, sticking, aligning, and charging as intended. So does my MagSafe PopSocket and my Moment tripod mount. I’ve also purchased Google’s Pixelsnap charger with stand, and I can’t wait to try it on my secondary Pixel 10 Pro XL for the 25W Qi2 charging when it ships on September 3. I’m even more excited about the world of magnet-compatible accessories that’ll open up to my Pixel 10 Pro, from the plethora of magnetic case choices to camera accessories, wallets, and more. Bring it on.
New screen savers while charging: A nice addition
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