The Pixel 4 series rises from the ashes with Android 16 from LineageOS

The Pixel 4 series can now run Android 16 via LineageOS 23, years after Google ended official software support.

Google Pixel 4 gets Android 16 thanks to LineageOS 23

Do note that while LineageOS 23 is based on Android 16, it's not based on the platform's latest release. Instead, the ROM is ...
Android Authority

PSA: Some Pixel AI features may not work if you unlock your device's bootloader

Some of the new AI features that debuted with the Pixel 9 series don’t seem to work on devices with an unlocked bootloader. User reports indicate bootloader unlocking affects features like Pixel ...
9to5google

Google seems to disable some AI features on Pixel 9 when the bootloader is unlocked

The main focus of Google’s new Pixel 9 series is on AI, with several new features taking advantage of the rapidly growing tech. However, if you unlock your bootloader, many of the Pixel 9’s new AI ...
Liliputing

Unlocking the Pixel 9 bootloader breaks some Pixel AI apps

Google’s newest smartphones have better cameras, improved fingerprint sensors, more RAM, and other hardware upgrades when compared to the previous-generation. But some of the key selling points for ...