GMail filter not updating

Filters to tag newsletters is a visually helpful tool I make use of in GMail. To my dismay and frustration a couple of days ago, I found I was unable to save new newsletter e-mail addresses to a GMail filter I have set up.

Turns out the solution is simple enough:

• Clear cookies.

• Clear cache.

A heads up. I found I needed to wait something from a full minute, to possibly several minutes after doing the above steps. During that time when I clicked the settings icon in GMail I got zero response from the action. It was enough to send me back to the Google help forum to describe the new issue, but when I returned to GMail and clicked the settings gear again, everything worked as expected.

Pixel 7 Pro does not connect to MacBook Pro

UPDATE

This is the fix I found:

Quit Google Drive — or any cloud storage (Dropbox etc) you may have running at boot.

Close — as in full close/quit — Google Chrome.

I’m not sure if it’s a Google issue or some system level conflict with Mac OS, but hopefully it gets fixed soon. But… it’s been about a year or more now I’ve been dealing with this.

I'm finding the same issue is true for the Pixel 8 Pro as well.

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For months I was unable to get my MacBook Pro (M1, 2021) to mount my Pixel 7 Pro using the Android Transfer Tool. I could get numerous Barnes & Noble NOOK’s (which run Android) to connect with no issue.

The solution: Quit Google Drive. Simple as that. Now, I might give it several seconds after you click the menu bar icon, click the settings gear, and click quit. Otherwise you might still encounter failed mounting.

Source: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/196346342/pixel-7-file-transfer-not-working-mac?hl=en

Google Store Error [ OR_PTHA_02 ]

I thought it would be worth sharing my experience with an error on the Google Store as I was unable to find any documentation online for such an error.

Having been offered a promotional deal on a Nest Hub, I followed the directions to place the order and received the following error:

An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later. [OR_PTHA_02]

The solution was simple enough, but might not be immediately obvious. Especially considering the price is $0

Simply choosing the “Add payment method” and selecting a payment method you have stored is enough to get the checkout to complete.