The cause of the mysterious early termination of Pixel alarms was determined

This may be one of the strangest tales I've had the pleasure of sharing in the more than 14 years

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that I've been writing for you guys and girls (through PhoneArena, of course).

Quick Phrases is one of the nicest features Google has ever given to its Pixel phones

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with the Pixel 6. By saying "Stop," users can stop timers and alarms,

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they can end a call by saying "decline."

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When an iPhone user needs to walk over to their smartphone

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ap the screen, especially if they are not immediately next to it,

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