Getting a new Google Pixel phone is a genuinely exciting experience, whether you're unboxing the line's latest and greatest flagship or simply setting up a refurbished older generation model. By enabling a handful of features, you can make your Pixel a more useful and powerful phone. However, Google choosing to have these features turned off by default means everyone misses out on the phone's powerful features and, hands down, some of the smartest quality-of-life improvements any phone could ever hope to have. So instead of digging through endless submenus, we put together a list of a few essential settings you should consider toggling on for your new Pixel right away. Taking a few minutes to set these up will immediately make your phone easier (and more enjoyable) to use every day, especially with Pixel settings that speed it up.