Google Pixelsnap Ring Stand The Pixelsnap Ring Stand is a great addition to Google's Pixel accessory line-up. It looks great, helps with the phone grip, and gives you a super convenient phone stand wherever you need it.
In case you haven’t heard, Google added magnets to its newest line of smartphones. Although it’s technically the same Qi2 standard that is likely going to end up in every smartphone, it also took a page out of Apple’s playbook with MagSafe — finally, in my opinion — by branding its implementation of Qi2 magnets, dubbing it Pixelsnap. Unexpectedly, Google also released a new accessory specifically built for the Pixel 10, called Pixelsnap Ring Stand ($29.99 at Amazon). This isn’t a revolutionary product by any stretch of the imagination, but I do feel like Google’s headed in the right direction with this one.
You see, me and these type of back-of-the-phone accessories go way back. Years ago, I was living near Denver, Colorado, and I took a day trip up north to Boulder. While I was out that evening exploring some local shops, I happened to stop by one that had a phone accessory I’d never seen before. The store employee called it a PopSocket, explaining that it was a product made by a small local company. I bought one that day and used it for years, completely enamored by its usefulness and simplicity. Now that we have these magnets built in, I laugh about the idea of sticking a plastic circle to the back of my phone using an adhesive.
Even if you had never heard of a PopSocket before today — that’s the original collapsible phone grip to me — you’ve definitely seen a similar product by now. They are everywhere, and there are plenty of companies making similar phone grips. You can add Google to that list now.
I forgot how useful phone grips are
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This Pixelsnap Ring Stand was kind of an afterthought as I breezed through my Google Store Pixel order. I figured I’d at least check it out to see if I liked it. I can return it if I don’t find any use for it, I thought to myself. I can now confidently say I will be keeping it. In my short time with the grip, I’ve used it way more than I thought I would.
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I usually listen to a podcast while making breakfast in the morning. Now, instead of only playing the audio, I have my phone turned on, in an upright position, propped up by the Ring Stand, and I play the video version of the podcast instead. Not vital, but it is a nice upgrade. Or when I’m working at my desk, my phone is no longer lying flat on its back as I work. Instead, it’s up in that standing position. This makes it easier to quickly glance at the time or see that notification that just popped up on my phone. So convenient! What about when I want to take a group photo with the selfie camera? No problem, I now have a built-in tripod.
Stephen Headrick / Android Authority My morning routine got a major upgrade with this new phone grip.
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