Matisyahu's Blog

Relaxing in bed and getting ready to head into the office on Wednesday – back to work after a month off recovering from my accident and time off for my grandma’s memorial service. I an tempted to work from home but given that I have been out of the office for around a month I think it is best to make an appearance – get up to date with what is happening, get a vibe check of how things are going given that Slack is pretty quiet when I was working last week from one.

Well, that is what I was thinking but I’ve got a sore throat and coughing – it started last week on Thursday and it hasn’t cleared itself up. I’m going to text message my boss tomorrow because I think it is best that I am not in the office spreading something (assuming it is spreadable), I maybe even be lucky to do some work off the phones such as chat support but I’ll need to wait for Wednesday to get that sorted.

My Pixel phone finally received the Play Service update to January 2025, I was worried I had done something wrong because it was stuck on November 2024 since I bought it in December 2024 but from what I read online it is just a matter of waiting. I did see reports of issues regarding the December 2024 Play Services update so maybe they held off continuing to roll it out in favour of addressing the issue in the January 2025 update. The January 2025 Android Security Update also was rolled out recently and everything is working as it should. Sure, the Pixel phone isn’t available through a carrier but it is available through Mighty Ape (now owned by Kogan) – part of me leads me to believe that Google is happy with that arrangement where the risk is taken on by the reseller and they get a loyal band of fans in New Zealand.

For those wondering about the compatibility of Pixel 9 Pro XL in New Zealand, I with Skinny Mobile and Skinny Mobile is a sub brand of Spark which uses the Spark mobile network which has the Pixel 9 Pro XL as being fully compatible with Spark network (link) – from 5G to VoLTE and everything in between.