The Google Pixel Tablet still has few kinks to work out, but it's a smart addition to any living room—and it’s a heck of a lot more useful than any traditional smart display.
In Hub Mode, you can have the screen display photos or choose from a few snazzy clock designs. When I called on Google Assistant, the array of three far-field mics in the tablet adequately picked up my voice from the other end of the room. My favorite Hub feature is the Google Home icon that you can tap on the lock screen.
That brings me to one of the best parts of the Pixel Tablet: multi-user support. You can load up to eight different profiles on the tablet, and with a simple tap, the entire slate will switch to someone else's profile, complete with their custom apps, layouts, wallpapers, and widgets, all protected by their fingerprint. That includes kid accounts too, and there are parental controls to limit screen time and block apps and websites on accounts accessible by children.
This has quickly become the way I use it too, since she's more often the one hogging the TV. I'll just … stop using my phone and use the much larger screen on the Pixel Tablet to browse Reddit or catch up on the news. I wish you could adjust the angle of the tablet when it's on the hub, but therePerhaps my biggest concern is battery life. It's difficult to gauge this because I always put the slate back on the hub to recharge.
Before the Pixel Tablet came my way, I was miffed that Google didn't provide a stylus so people could doodle on it. I was also peeved that there wasn't a keyboard cover to easily turn it into a workstation. At least bundle in the kickstand case! I still think those would be nice additions, but this slate already feels like it's doing quite a lot in the home, and sitting on a dock or in your hands is where it feels most comfortable.
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