Top 30 Unknown / Hidden Google Pixel 4 XL Features!

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[@Celestescookies]

You didn't cover this but I didn't know if it was an obvious feature, when on YT you can zoom in for the video to fit the whole screen. Sorry if this was an obvious feature! 😂

[@andrewrose8409]

Techisode TV.

[@emotionalignition]

I love the user experience on my Pixel 4. For me it's what sets it apart from the rest. I did not know about those extra lens features...so cool and genuinely useful

[@arjunalwe7697]

Finally someone who doesn't blindly roast the Pixel 4

[@Pilgrim_HYR]

My favorite ones that I didn't know: 0:50 Getting info directly from recent app snapshot 3:28 Swipe bottom to switch apps 4:26 Google Lens in Camera 4:54 Link detection in Camera 5:10 Scan document 8:34 Now playing history 19:16 Force 90Hz display 19:54 Google Play Instant Thank you. This is a life saving video!

[@BasslinesNYC]

Just when I thought I wrote this phone off as a possible upgrade, your video is making me consider it again. Nice job!

[@RoyalBoyle78]

Just picked it up again the XL, and I love it all over again. Have the clearly White and the phone stills looks great.

[@jedcutler7255]

@@RoyalBoyle78 same. Went back to Pixel 4XL and it's still a great phone.

[@albdelg24]

I bought this phone despite the bad reviews. This is by far the best android experience and definitely does not match the reviews. Extremely useful software. If you’re planning on purchasing this phone, do it and you will not regret it. Try and purchase it now as there is a discount in the google store with a free google home hub.

[@joeykeilholz925]

I wish its existence didn't give Google an excuse to give Android these features

[@minkaaa7]

Considering buying this phone because it's on sale for $499 right now until May 9. I'm not someone who wants to spend $$$$ on a phone so I think this might be a good upgrade from my Huawei Mate Se!

[@arress2052]

This phone is unfairly getting hosed by other reviewers.

[@TheSceneKidz90]

All the mainstream have no idea what the pixel can truly do. They only review it using the basic operation

[@FinMowen]

So true. I own the pixel 4 and the battery has been fine for me after about a week when the adaptive battery kicked in.

[@arress2052]

@@FinMowen I was at a T-Mobile today and one of the staff there was showing me his 4XL and he said he noticed that this week's security update actually made his SOT a little better too.

[@J.Mo.101]

I know it's like they're not giving it a fighting chance, but it works wonders for me

[@soapdude1]

@c m Yeah, haven't experienced any of that. Neither has anyone I actually know in person that has the phone. It seems that "phone testers" have beefs with it that the normal everyday Joe/Jane just doesn't.

[@Luca-gb1og]

I watched a lot of these tips and tricks videos but your video had the most features I didn't know

[@greenforest3999]

The Recorder app also will mark out sections where there is whistling, or if a song is playing. Though it doesn't color code these sections, just shows a bit of text at the top that says "Whistling" or "Music", though "Music" is at least orange compared to the normal blue.

[@d0nkeytr0nXBL]

A number of these tips also work on my Pixel 2 XL. Could just be an Android 10 thing. Saying that, I'm upgrading to the 4 XL in 2 weeks anyway 👍🏼

[@TudBoatTed]

I'm getting Pixel 4 aswell, from a Moto g4 plus though lol

[@devaughnsalter7379]

I got mine about a month ago. You won't be disappointed.

[@d0nkeytr0nXBL]

@@devaughnsalter7379 I'm loving the 4 XL so far. I hate the gesture navigation though, I have changed it back to the 3 button navigation (home, back and recent apps).

[@liarose.222]

I'm same but with normal pixel 2 and normal pixel 4

[@NOLATechy]

THANK YOU!!! This video is awesome! I thought I knew everything there was to know about my Pixel 4 XL, but I had no idea about auto fill for verification code. This will save me a lot of time for logging into my financial apps that required 2 Step Authentication text codes.

[@edwardashburn5980]

Great video man. The hold for quick video feature automatically takes 10 high quality photos, those are the ones you are selecting from. In a motion photo, as well as pressing the 3 dots in the upper right, you can swipe up on the photo and underneath the picture metadata you can see the picture roll and tap that to pick an alternate shot.

[@not_sure...]

I've been using the "Now Playing" feature on my pixel 2 for a while and quite often. For those that like to use it and want a bit of a quicker method to get to the history and more options such as opening the song on Spotify or Google music, you can create a shortcut on the home screen that takes you directly to the app.

[@nsolanki999]

You did a fantastic job. Much appreciated!

[@MahyarJavadi]

That holding for Video feature is actually holding for Top shot, it replaced burst mode. Thanks though small handful of things I didn't know here, especially scanning with lens.

[@d1music_]

Best review on KZbin. A lot of this stuff i didn't know. Will probably watch this again since i just got a used pixel. Thanks

[@meghterb]

This is the most informative video I've seen for the pixel. Thanks a lot

[@bra1nle55]

A really nice overview, I'm impressed by the number of features I didn't know. Usually many of such 'N hidden features you are not aware of' videos just show you the basic stuff, that's not the case. Great!

[@juliam241]

I came across this video while shopping for cases at Amazon. I'm really impressed, very well explained. Thank you so much!

[@briankurtz79]

Good video. Toward the end there when talking about top shot just FYI, you can just swipe up on the photo to reveal the sample strip. You don't need to fiddle with the over flow menu. You even did it when you checked the resolution in the photo info. You can see the strip on the video.

[@Innerhype]

OMG this is SO useful!

[@ladyplantzalot6987]

Girl!!!

[@Tyler-qz9uc]

Helped out alot just switched from an iphone

[@geoffreymartin5941]

Thought this was a clickbait headline. It was not. Thank you for this video.

[@HubertChudzicki]

good quality content I was looking for it. I switched from Samsung s8 to Pixel 4xl and you helped me a lot with day to day usage. Thank you for your hard work.

[@jdschrock945]

Great video!! A lot more unknown features than many "tips and tricks" videos that really don't tell you anything new.

[@608_diesel]

Great tips! I just upgraded to a Pixel 4 XL from a Galaxy Note 5, loving it so far!

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

I switched to pixel 4xl from s10+ and have no regrets

[@AngelicaRose91x]

Awesome and very informative video! I love my pixel 4xl after a week with it. Was skeptical the first couple days because of its size but coming from the OG pixel, I am now in love.

[@IFlYsOlO76]

I must add that this a great video! Perhaps the most useful one I have found so far!!

[@dan_rad]

One that works across Pixel devices and many might not know... if you long press an app icon you'll get a list of actions you can jump directly to within that app.

[@bluemermaid8026]

I just ordered a pixel 4 (my first android) and this is blowing my mind!!! So many cool features, I am so relieved that I made this purchase as all these harsh reviews were making me anxious

[@MannyScoot]

I love my Pixel 4 XL ...... Once you know how to properly use it ...... Oh my god ! .......Amazing ......

[@snatr]

Very informational. Google would do well to check out you reviews I think. Kinda scary the stuff that the Big G has access to now though. Like noting the music we're listening to 😬

[@GOPANNGG]

OH WOW THESE A LOT OF FEATURES WHICH I DISCOVERED THIS LATELY THANKS FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO MAN

[@joshdiditt]

With that recording feature, they really should have made a 256GB version for the Pixel

[@joeykeilholz925]

Without any specific reason, there should be 256/512 GB capacities on pixel 4. They're too expensive to be anything less. iPhone 11 trashes this, and Apple is notoriously stingy with storage prices. At least the higher capacity exists. Also, didn't they get rid of unlimited storage to Google photos or severely cripple it for Pixel owners? At least it's missing 4K60 video; it would've filled the base model so quickly that way. Oh, and there should just be expandable storage if they're gonna make you play iPhone 6-era games with the storage limitations. Notwithstanding the terrible battery makes the lack of headphone jack even more questionable (apple at least improved battery capacity and did something with the space when it removed it; Google lazily copied them and hasn't changed since).

[@ijamorris]

Only thing I think you may have missed was the call screening features with google assistant. Aside from that, awesome job.

[@dpkodali]

Nice video summarizing some of the best features

[@DaddyMurray]

Excellent vid. I learned a bunch of new things here not found in other 'tips and tricks' vids

[@parkerlreed]

A lot of these apply to Android 10 in general

[@archie2934]

3:27 thanks for helping me I got this on oppo Reno and didn't know how to do it.

[@J.Mo.101]

Double click the power button to activate the camera

[@o0tv317]

There should be a setting where you can only get phone calls from your contacts?

[@TheDoctor50]

Open Phone, tap the three dots in the top-right, tap Settings, tap Blocked Numbers, then tap the slider labeled "Unknown"

[@RicCarrasco]

best on KZbin for unknown features! I've had every pixel since the original and I found several things that I didn't know about! Thanks!

[@King3ran]

Very insightful and interesting, I lost track of time that I had to stop the video and pull myself away to have breakfast. This doesn't happen alot 🥣😋

[@TudBoatTed]

Same

[@daveromanyshyn1170]

This is the video for people like me who thought they knew everything about their P4. Thanks!

[@Riccorbypro]

Interesting to see that these "Unknown Pixel 4 Features" are almost all just standard things from Android 9 and 10 that most manufacturers have some form of, although some have been cut (like the app drawer in recents isn't there on Samsung devices). Quickstep is a given on any Android 9 phone and up, Dark Theme is an Android 10 thing, App Pinning has existed since Android 5, Split Screen since Android 6, Digital Wellbeing is Android 9, and so on. Out of these, only about 6 or 7 features were actually Pixel features, and of those only a couple were not features that have been advertised (such as the ability to customise the Pixel 4 live wallpaper). My 2014 Sony Xperia Z3 has more than half of these features, and is running Android 9.

[@RajkiranMarella]

Fantastic tips. Thank you so much!

[@MrPetestg]

You forgot the double press on the lock screen button to bring the camera app, even if the phone is locked! Great video!

[@Subdubbin]

Wow look at all those circles in the thumbnail!

[@pannychanman]

Huh, there were some things I actually didn't know. Copying text from Recent Apps is going to be really handy for sharing Facebook posts with people.

[@zachlantz]

i cannot get this to work for the life of me on my 4 xl but have been able to do this since my 2 x?!

[@roshanbhakta8903]

Excellent video Good details . Thank you will help lots people .

[@TechisodeTV]

Thanks! I’m glad you found it helpful :)

[@damiancairns]

Great video mate, just got the phone and so far really pleased with it. 1 silly question but how do I remove the pause and skip buttons from KZbin on this phone?

[@Matt-Are-Gee]

I would like to know how/why the pause and skip buttons showed up as well. It is unique to my Pixel 2 and Pixel 4, my Nexus 5X is still working and the KZbin app on there does not have that stuff constantly appearing at the beginning of videos.

[@TCGraca]

11:44 Is that the starlink satellites in the sky? ahaah love it!

[@terrycavender]

Waiting to get my Pixel 4, so I am getting caught up on the features, this is great information. 👍

[@swedenontwowheels]

Very nice video! Liked your content. Would like to watch more like this.

[@Celestescookies]

A ton of these work with the Google pixel 3 / 3XL and my mind is BLOWN

[@Chris-nq4nf]

You are doing amazing work!

[@Tetelestai116]

Super helpful dude. Good stuff

[@MiksteR_RdY]

You had astrophotography on, that's why it's 4 minutes. There's a difference between night mode and astro mode.

[@KLTechVideos]

Fantastic video great tips and tricks !

[@KontraV]

I watched a while 16 min video and learned some interesting things but he didn't mention half the stuff you're showing on here. That swipe of the bottom of the screen changed my life! 😩 lol Thank you!

[@TechisodeTV]

Haha, I'm glad you found the video helpful :)

[@swedenontwowheels]

Would be great though if you could leave a list of the great hidden things you mentioned in the video, just in case someone forgets the stuff after watching.

[@SirLallington]

Awesome comprehensive video, well done sir 🤓👍

[@Blayk133]

Omg I upgraded to this phone from my note 9 cus I needed a cheaper contract and selecting stuff on screen was one thing I was really missing being able to do with my s-pen, straight off the bat with a great one lol

[@Gupiter]

Great tips. Any suggestions on a good affordable tripod for the Pixel 4XL?

[@ernesthenley1975]

Amazon

[@_EP794]

wow! great job Im leaning more toward this now after seeing this. by the way what watch are you wearing.

[@TheFreneticZombie]

Great video, I've got my Pixel 4XL arriving tomorrow. Does that mountain wallpaper come on the phone?

[@bored-old-man]

Great videos, very useful, thanks.

[@Meteor-ThunderBears]

This vids really makes me want to purchase google pixel phone now, most of people just review about camera and some feature that's already on other phone, like dark mode, motion sense, and 90 hz display. Welp, I already know that niggas! Except for the other feature that you just said, about recent apps copy, voice to text screen recorder, and automatic music finder is really a feature that I think I'll use most of the times.

[@joaquindubois1242]

Great Video. Thanks

[@eGazTheFirstAustralian]

Great vid. # 31, Slide two fingers from the top see all your options rather than one finger slide twice

[@JuJu_Vega]

It is already in the video ;)

[@ITMASTERTechGeek]

Thanks for the good video. My pixel 4 is on the way to me, I am using 11pro now but this is very first time that I want to switch to Pixel 4 panda color from iphone.

[@hreedwork]

Fantastic. Thank you!! 😎

[@nedis84]

Cool and really helpful video. How did you get Orange Doodle wallpaper? Is it only depends on Pixel phone color and it's impossible to get it with Pixels with different colors?

[@michele_]

This is a very good video! Thank you

[@kevinmcenhill6104]

Great video ..lots of great tips...thanks

[@AdeolaMosaku]

Thanks for this video very informative

[@kld2009]

I have a Pixel 2XL & 4a. Most of the tips still apply. And I'm searching for an Oh So Orange 128GB 4XL at a decent price right now. 😎😎

[@TheAppleEnthusiast]

YOU DIDNT MENTION THE POKEMON WALLPAPERSSSS AAHHHHHH

[@joeykeilholz925]

Why can't android have them in general?

[@javierx1210]

@@joeykeilholz925 Because it uses the sensor built into the phone, demolishes the battery life though

[@pannychanman]

Huh, I'm surprised there were some I didn't actually know. Copying text from Recent Apps is really handy for getting Facebook event info to friends who aren't on the platform.

[@briankurtz79]

This feature has been around since last year. It also works really good for picking out pieces of a text message instead of having to copy the whole bubble 👍🏼

[@ioderov]

Don't talk too fast on important matters. Please speak clearly. Particularly when it is nothing to show - just to explain. I had to rewind and replay the story about compressed photos and videos a couple of times. Anyway thank you for a very detailed review...

[@kramdens1967]

👍 wow this was great! Thanks.

[@DirtyRandyTaco]

What I didn't know when I bought it and was thankful for when I found it....you can get the old haptic buttons back at the bottom of the screen. I didn't like the motion stuff whatsoever. I tolerated that for about 12 hours and when I found the option to change that....I never looked back and never will.

[@daveholden8920]

Ignore the negative comments mate. I'm a noob and I would know hardly anything about my new phone without your video. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@Jacbknght]

Item @ 10:40 blew my mind!

[@asatico]

Great video ty

[@bhapampa]

This dude make my Pixel way cooler. I only miss my iPhone because of airdrop with my Mac, otherwise, I am fineeeee with a Pixel.

[@jordans03]

6:35 was this ever fixed (The fast record only recording 720p ??!)

[@201950201950]

I thought that they were backing everything up free and uncompressed

[@majj6598]

Not on pixel 4, pixel 1,2 & 3 it does

[@iwannabeapunkrockmom7347]

I thought so too! It was one of my motivators for purchasing and such a disappointment to find out otherwise!

[@joelrodriguez9451]

Greetings. Thanks for this videos is very helpful. I have a Pixel 4xl and when i receive a call i only see a white notification on the top of the phone. To see who's calling i need to scroll down the screen to see the call. How can change that. Thanks

[@gilbertbeltran1562]

great video!

[@cdvax11]

How to scan things other than documents? Labels, photos, instructions, etc.

[@ASmith-hb4ed]

Excellent!

[@ackland13]

Hey man. Love the video, great help!! But curious how I can get my three bottom buttons on the screen like my last pixel. Middle was home, left one was back and right one was view apps .. I can't seem to figure out how to get those back

[@kweenjade01]

Go to your settings and search for system navigation

[@haydnwolfie]

No judgement, but why were you listening to Veggie Tales music lol

[@TechisodeTV]

What? Veggie Tales music isn’t in your favorites playlist? lol, I have three kids under 4 years old. :)

[@draftabsinghchohan7086]

Amazing tips...

[@MrHassan2526]

It is really awesome video!

[@CheckSystem69]

Good Job!!!

[@EmptyBox_0]

Thanks for the detailed information in a very quick pace. I am also considering pixel 4 and this video does help to make a decision. The question now is 4 or 4 XL... I think 4 will be the size of my tired Moto z2 force and that's what I need. Great video 👍

[@camerondunn8020]

Be careful... I bought the 4 for the exact same reason and after about 2 weeks of use I'm taking it back in favor of the 4XL tomorrow because the battery is really bad on the 4.

[@EmptyBox_0]

@@camerondunn8020Thanks for pointing it out. In regards to the siz, I have set on 4 xl after going to the Verizon store. But still tempted by other brands, iPhone included. All due to Pixel poor built quality and drop test results....

[@camerondunn8020]

@@EmptyBox_0 I actually came from an iPhone X; I've had it since launch and after 3 years of minimal upgrades I decided to go with the pixel, so far I like my experience... But the iPhone has some features that I really miss (looking at you, iMessage.)

[@EmptyBox_0]

@@camerondunn8020 I got off the apple train when 4s came out. I was sick and tired syncing, dealing with the apple logo on the black screen and so on not just for my phone but wife's as well. Never looked back. This time only after using only Moto products for over 6 years, Lenovo finally killed the brand. Quality went downhill very fast. Phones never work right after Google updates, battery sucks. Just sent back new z4. My Z2 even ahead of it, only screen is not as good. But it's indestructible. My wife is using Pixel 2XL for a year that i bought used like new and it's been flawless all the time, despite negative feedback on the net.

[@kingmajo87]

As a Pixel 2 XL owner I can say, that this is the best software experience you can get on an Android device, maybe the Oneplus Phones can keep up with the Pixel! The battery could be a little bit better, because I'm an average user and I can reach 2 days without charging!

[@abdullahsajjad1264]

Watching your tips in 2024 on my pixel 4 😅

[@manilaboy1vic]

Great vid