With some phones, the hardware itself is the primary point of appeal. Google's Pixel devices take a decidedly different approach. Sure, the shells around the phones are as stylish as any of the competition – but it's what's inside that really sets the Pixel apart.
Plain and simple, Google's Android software is in a league of its own. And aside from the thoughtfully designed, platform-consistent interface and the lack of obnoxious and often over-thetop experience-harming additions so many other manufacturers love to lard into their Android environments, Pixels are packed with genuinely useful features that tap into Google's high-tech smarts and make your life easier in some small but significant ways. But in some cases, it's up to you to find the features and activate them before they'll be available. Read on to find out more.
1. YOUR SMART STORAGE SORCERER
Phone-makers love to push the narrative that you need to drop more pounds on devices with oversized amounts of local space – but for most of us, the reality is that local phone storage is little more than a temporary holding vessel for stuff that's soon to be backed up, synced, and available anywhere, anyway.
