Woke up on Monday and my Pixel 6 Pro wasnt quite fitting in the case while i was checking news while having coffee on the morning. Pushed it in and it didnt seem to fit right. Took the case off to find it had turned itself into a spicy pillow and was splitting along the side. Was 1 month inside warranty, messaged support who told me it was wear and tear initially. I made it quite clear i wasnt accepting that and there wasnt even any way that internal adhesive failing would be wear and tear, never mind battery expansion. They agreed to replace it with a refurb as a goodwill gesture, how very nice of them. I upgraded the same day to a S23 Ultra and have sold the refurb to a reseller.
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I hate those condescending “goodwill gestures”
Condescending*
I guess that’s what I get for hitting submit without reading what I wrote. Thanks.
Edit: it happened twice more while I was trying to fix it.😂
Happens to us all.
Nice one
Let’s be honest, the Google Nexus was their peak and it’s been downhill since then.
The Nexus 5 was their peak.
The Nexus 6 created the term “phablet”, and then they had the 5X which was a great disappointment, and the updated phablet, the 6P.
Pretty much everything leading up to the 5 was better than what came before it, each release felt like movement in the right direction. Then we got the 5, and it was golden.
Then the 6 came out and everyone was confused, and the 5X/6P just made things worse…
Pixel is a terrible phone and I will die on that hill.
Getting flash banged by the 6 Pros finger print sensor at night was my favorite surprise.
story?
Not much of a story. The Pixel 6 uses a different method of reading fingerprints that involves shining a bright light at your finger to read it. All of my other phones didn’t use light like that.
So when I tried to unlock it one night with my finger off center, it surprised me with a full brightness white flash.
Using the sensor behind the screen turns on a surprisingly bright circle of the screen behind your finger, even with the rest of the screen dimmed (say, because you’re in bed with the lights out) it’s the same brightness, probably just 100%. Presumably it helps the sensor work better. Move your finger a bit too much and that brightness hits your eyes. Which can be uncomfortable at the surprising level of brightness.
Wife and I have one. Hers 6, mine 7.
They are great. No problems at all.
They charge great, last, and support all the new stuff and get all the latest updates.
They don’t come with a pile of bloat ware, camera’s work great.
Not sure what people are bitching about.
I have a 6 Pro.
The brightness adjustment sucks, basically 50% of the slider does nothing. Also randomly dims at top brightness and won’t let me go back to max brightness manually.
Fingerprint sensor is complete and total shit. I maybe get 10% success rate unlocking phone, while app fingerprint unlock is at 80% success.
Google disabled the HDMI out for no reason other than they want you to use Chromecast.
Battery is good and wireless charging is good with a branded Google wireless charger, pathetic with any aftermarket wireless charger.
Not major issues but the brightness and fingerprint issues are an annoyance several times a day and it just builds up, you know?
I get all the updates and the Google specific features are great. Camera is fine. Works well with Mint Mobile. I get good 5G in my area where I didn’t get good reception on my last phone with same service.
I would probably go back to OnePlus or try NothingPhone, wouldn’t do a Pixel again.
Ouch. I’m not surprised though. The 6 sounded like a total mess when I was researching for a phone replacement recently. Why they got rid of the back fingerprint sensor or didn’t go with the better type of sensor is beyond me.
I’m going back to a one plus phone probably after 3 pixel shit shows.
My favorite thing about the P6P? The phone can’t even be used in direct sunlight. Oh and then there’s the cellular signal and switching issues, also garbage battery life and auto brightness adjust.
The fingerprint reader, the shitty front facing camera … fuck this phone. It will be gone by the end of the year.
I had a bad experience with my first one and never went back, plus it’s Google. I’m just exercising recreational outrage and stirring the pot cause i saw the sub lol
Godspeed, my friend!
Pixels have been great phones for me. The Pixel 6 Pro was an absolute piece of shit and I haven’t been back since.
I think I had the first one. Battery life was absolutely garbage and wouldn’t last a day. Google was constantly trying to hoover up my data, even after I turned off location tracking if found it was still saving where I was moving. I turned off automatic updates until one day I decided to update my phone and it fucked it up to the point where it was functionally bricked. Also the UI makes me think that they are trying really hard to be an iPhone but with enhanced privacy violations.
Isnt the only purpose of buying a pixel to use it with GrapheneOS?
Calyx for me, but yeah thats why I buy pixels
Man, I had the Nexus One, Nexus 4 and 2 consecutive Nexus 5’s (first one took a swim in the toilet, still worked, just started to lose signal regularly).
Was exceedingly happy with all 3 phones. Especially the 5, which was a 250€ phone with top of the line features (including NFC, 10 years ago!)
The next Nexus was shit and then Google decided to go with the Pixel brand, because people wouldn’t accept Nexus phones to be so goddamn expensive while having far more limited features than the Nexus models used to have.
And I’ve looked at almost all Pixel models since and was not impressed by even a single one of them.
Man, I wish someone would bring out a modern equivalent to the Nexus 5, a phone loaded with every current and on the horizon tech, for 250-300€.
I actually quite liked my Nexus 6P and Google Pixel 2XL. The stereo speakers and fingerprint reader on the 6P were my favorite. I wish I could find another phone with speakers like the 6P had.
The 6P was great, I bricked 6 of them. Still have one one my desk I use a few times a week.
Excellent speakers and build quality.
Besides the boot loop of the LG one, it was better than the Pixel. I feel like with the death of Nexus, Google abandoned its power users to lure the causal iPhone leaning consumers
Totally agree. When Nexus was dropped the switched focus to the casual user.
Then there is the network switching issue thay is still present on PIxels. Switching cell > wifi or the other direction requires a reboot for network. Granted it isn’t as bad as it was a year ago. Still a ridiculous bug thay has been around for years on the pixel
My Current 6Pro, and the 5a and 4a before them would disagree, zero issues.
You’re still giving your money to Google on purpose gg
Yup, and because of that I get the privacy and security I want thanks to GrapheneOS, get the benefit of Google, my paid apps, and Googles apps not having god like spy power over my phone, which is the biggest spit in the face to Google there is. Money well spent.
Can you give me a tldr on grapheneOS? I saw another reply mentioned it
Security first and also privacy focused OS. Hardened kernel as well as app isolation. The Google Play Services (if you install them) dont have root access so you’re not being surveiled by the Good, yet have all the benefits of Google stuff like access to your paid apps, and since verified boot is maintained, things like banking apps that usually have an issue with custom OS’s still work.
Been around for many years, Incredibly stable and large community behind it. Been around since the Nexus’ when it was still CopperheadOS.
I got a Pixel 6 as a work phone thinking that the vanilla Android experience on the Android developers own device would be great.
Feel like my OnePlus One was a better device.
The Pixel phones haven’t been ‘vanilla Android’ for a while now. The Pixel launcher is just a way for Google for more easily serve ads and paid ‘news’ stories to you. The only thing I really like about my Pixel 6 Pro is the camera, otherwise it is an over-priced piece of hardware.
My 3A has been amazing. Still works ok. Only considering an update because I want the security updates and don’t want to fuck around with Lineage again.
I loved my 3a so much. I upgrade to p7p and it’s fine, really good. But the 3a was just such a good experience and feels so good in the hand. Miss you bb.
Might I recommend pixel experience roms?
Edit: I use it for my 4a and thought the 3a would be much the same but it looks like it’s deprecated, my apologies for getting your hopes up.
It looks like the 4a versions are listed as deprecated as well. Darn.
Wow it just got deprecated, well that sucks. Might have to look into a new phone soon. I just really don’t want a new one lol
It’s a bummer. I really like this phone and it is more than fast enough.
Google kind of made a mess of the 6 it sounds like, so I guess that’s out. Maybe the 7? Or is the 6a any good? Idk.
I miss the Nexus line. I had the 5 as my phone and the 7 as an ereader/tablet and it was the peak of mobile technology for me.
The Pixel 3A is the best phone I’ve ever had, and I’m sad to be switching to a different company with my next phone. Being said, I’ve heard about the problems with newer Pixels, so I suppose I’m not too bummed out about switching. Still, gonna miss Call Screening.
I still have mine and am looking for what’s next. What’re you considering?
Right now, I’m looking at the Galaxy Xcover6. It’s the only phone on the market besides the Fairphone that has 5g support, removable battery, and expandable storage through a MicroSD slot. The downsides are that it doesn’t support wireless charging (not a deal breaker for me), and it obviously doesn’t have call screening. I’m teeter tottering right now, but I’m still mulling it over. I’m sure if I wait another year there will surely be another phone that checks these boxes, but as I’m sure you know, the 3A is starting to give out on me. Remains to be seen what I’ll do.
Pixel 5 probably might be the best upgrade
I like that a controversial opinion in the same instance as the topic being mentioned is actually thought over and not insta-downvoted because everyone wants their echo chamber
Take that back or I’ll kill you on the hill
Do it
I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.
After exclusively using pixels for years, I used to be right there with you until I bought my pixel 6. My experience was so bad I’ll never buy another pixel again. Still sad about it but there are other things I’d rather waste my money on.
I skipped the 6. I held on to the 2xl as long as I could
there’s to be no fighting on any hills, this was made clear
My 4a has been great. The 2xl was pretty ok. But looking at reports on others it seems like it depends on the model.
While I do agree with you to some extent. I’ve been pretty happy with mine so far.
I still don’t like the way you have to “backup” everything locally though. They’re forcing you to use their cloud service for that with no other first-party option (yes I know ADB is one, but that’s depreciated and could go away at any point in time.)
That’s one spicy pillow!
Googles warranties are the worst. I bought a pixel 7a, and within 5 weeks it died. They would not fix it or return it because it was outside the 30 days, but they did have a year manufacturer warranty. However, when an authorized repair shop I took it in noticed a small little scratch where the case snapped on, they wouldn’t honor it. Don’t ever get a warranty from Google for anything, they’re awful.
My Google Pixel 5 broke less than thirty days after the warranty expired. The screen just turned off, there was nothing else wrong with the phone. No scratches, no water exposure, nothing. Google has turned into a crooked business
My new 6 pro was broken out of the box. Google support said not to worry about it because it was still under warranty so I could get a refurbished replacement for $60! I had to demand they escalate it all they would send me a new one.
full of shit. you can take it to a repair place partnered with Google and they’ll give you a new screen straight up. It was free, in and out.
Yeah, for a couple hundred bucks. There’s no reason for you to be so rude.
it was free, in and out ( I left my phone there for an hour )
Continue to tell me you’re propagating bullshit you know nothing about. $5 says you got scammed by some random phone repair place and they’re laughing about the idiot who paid them $200 for a free job.
It was the place Google referred me to, they’re under contract to work on Google phones. I didn’t pay them, I just switched phones. You’re a very rude and aggressive person, I can’t imagine that does you any favors in the real world.
USA?
Must be. This shit doesn’t fly in the EU with the 2 years of obligated warranty.
You also pay way more, plus your insane tax rate. As of this morning on the Goog store the Pixel 7Pro is $649.00 in the US, it’s £849.00 on the UK site which is equivalent to $1049.00 USD. Thats a deal???
I’m all for good warranties, but seriously, why dont yous guys realize the way business works? The companies never lose anything, the consumer pays for all those “free” benefits you think you’re getting. You’re 100% paying for them! Just like that “free” healthcare. Wake up man.
The UK isn’t even in the EU.
Pixel 7 Pro was discounted to like €600 for a long time on Dutch carriers.
The US also has taxes but those are not shown on the US site.
I don’t know what else to tell other than go live in an actual EU country for a while, especially with the weird tangent about healthcare.
Theres no “weird tangent” just the fallacy you guy have about the “free” stuff and benefits you have. And yes, I lived in the UK for a while, ya, when it was the EU, let’s not pretend much has changed in a few years. Still got no shortage of friends still there. I’m aware of how little difference the break made. Indisputable point is you pay for all the things you think you dont.
Yes
my phone screen broke on my pixel 6 after 5 months (to water damage of all things) and Google payed for it at the phone repair place i went to lol, with no questions. this is complete bullshit. make sure to research before blindly accepting random comments. (even this one, just do your research!)
It absolutely happened my guy. I still have the pixel 7a dead in a box or drawer somewhere.
You’re a weirdly aggressive Google Stan
I just call out bullshit when I see it, but please continue to cry shill about it.
So every negative experience of a product you love is bullshit? Get over yourself dude, Google isn’t going to notice your grovelling.
Consoom product
My brother brought 3 of these for his family & they have had nothing but issues with them. If they aren’t overheating, they are rebooting for no apparent reason.
Bought the budget version, pixel 6a. I have nothing but good experience with it. It is the best phone I’ve had, never again spending money on flag ship phones. This shit cost me about $250, and it feels, looks good and faster than my previous bloatware s10 - which cost me $1100 brand new, the battery and the camera was shit, had it for 3 years, couldn’t stand having it another year.
In a couple of years I’ll by a new low budget phone. You don’t need a flag ship phone trust me, if it’s not for the camera, but then I’d buy an iPhone.
Yeah the 6a seems to be the darling of the last few releases. Mine is pretty much perfect. No wireless charging is mildly annoying, but in the end, meh. It’s the right size, lasts long enough, and doesn’t give me problems
The a series phones honestly have the best reputation. Pretty sure the Pixel 4 had issues which the 4a series didn’t and the Pixel 5 was actually just a 4a 5G with top specs and flagship features
And the 7A is just a 7 but €50-100 cheaper so also respectable.
Touch wood. Never had a reboot with my 6pro
Countering their anecdote with another anecdote. Good one.
It’s very flawed. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not advocating for Google. Fuck em. But yeah considering I had OnePlus previously. It rebooted in sunlight. My pixel doesn’t.
Just to counter your anecdote, I had 3 different oneplus phones over about 7 years with zero issues. In fact, best phones I’ve ever owned - especially op8pro. I’d still be a OP user if they didn’t get rid of most useful feature for me - wireless charging. Now I’m suffering with pixel’s stupidly slow wireless charging after enjoying 30w charging on OP. Anyway, fuck Google.
Fuck Google and OnePlus.
I had the original. Now that. That was an innovative phone. I had one 5 8 and 9. They seem to get worse as time went on. Company got bloated and started looking to make money. Shame. Why us as humanity can’t have nice things. Move things don’t bring shareholders globs of unlimited money
Agreed. I paid way to much for 8 pro, but I really wanted the features and I was hooked by earlier phones. Fuck OP and fuck Google.
Agreed. I wanted the 8 but it just wasn’t up to standards. I had 8 for a bit but flipped it to get the pixel.
I actually recently got a 6 pro and installed graphene os on it and have been loving it. Wondering if the degoogled android is more stable
Graphene OS (is) degoogled Android.
Yes I know
Oh I would think so. I used to use lineage on OnePlus. I just don’t have the time to fiddle with software and with banking apps being blocked. It’s a no go
All of my pixel devices have been incredibly solid - I went from OG pixel XL, to a pixel 5 (eventually had some battery challenges, but that just meant I had to charge more frequently) and then to p6 pro, and it has been great.
I’m looking forward to the p8 pro.
The nexus was great. The pixel one was okay, I skipped the two and four. I really liked the 3 and 5. We had 2 & 3 of those respectively in the household. Both 6s were lemons. One spontaneously cracked from the inside, the other was just insanely crash prone traded it for a discount on the 7. So far I like the 7 but I think the 5 or nexus was my favorite not sure.
So you’re basically saying that Pixels are the Star Trek of phones, every other one is decent :P
The nexus 6P was amazing…for about 6 months. Then it bricked itself, and I was bounced between my provider, Google, and Huawei who all basically told me to get fucked, talk to someone else. Have avoided Google phones like the plague since then.
Google gave me a free pixel XL because they knew the 6p was a piece of shit. Additionally, I’m sure Huawei sent all my info to the CCP
Pixel 6 Pro was not a fantastic phone, though battery issues like that are usually caused by overheating. Prolonged use of a phone in hot conditions will cause frequent overheating and rapid degrading of the batteries. Examples of this are putting them in car dashboards in the hot sun, or charging them in the sun.
I use it as my navigation on my motorcycle. It’s shut itself off multiple times on me when I’m in stop-and-go traffic and the air stops cooling it enough. I’ve also had it go into overheat mode trying to film my wife playing in a sports competition. At least the bluetooth more or less works finally.
Oh God, I have the exact same phone and now I’m hoping I don’t look up from sipping coffee to a ballooning backbone!
It was 23 months old, last month of warranty thankfully. Couple of weeks later and it would have been a total loss. I pretty much exclusively wireless charged during which i noticed it would sometimes get very warm. Ironically the primary method of charging being wireless was at least in part to prevent damage to the port with repeated cable insertion.
I recall hearing something about strain on one side of the battery increasing if you only recharge it wirelessly, but I’m not sure how correct that is. I’ve been hesitant to use a wireless charger for awhile because of that.
Have you found that phones in the past were getting clogged, scratched or mangled somehow from the cable insertion? I had a Samsung A50 lose its entire screen as it gradually turned purple over the course of 2 weeks. One morning the whole screen turned purple and then pixel death propagated like concentric circles in a lake while skipping rocks.
It was terrible. I lost my ability to log into my phone the usual way and ahve yet to recover the data on it. Got a Samsung S10 for a quick replacement which the screen broke on one drop… The Pixel has been great so far though. Hope you got a replacement. What are you using now?
Just seen too many devices get wear on the cable port from repeated insertion eventually leading to dry solder joints / poor connections, which obviously is eliminated by wireless. Especially as i tend to keep devices vertical on desk and bedside for seeing notifications, so upright chargers would be held in place by the cable port.
It seems to be hit or miss. My wife and I have both had Nexus 6p, Pixel OG XL, Pixel 3a, and are currently using release day Pixel 6s. We haven’t had any issues with ours.
Dang my wife just gave up her pixel 2. It was lasting forever it actually still works fine just the battery doesn’t last very long. She’s got a pixel 7 now. The guy at Koodo had never even seen a pixel 2 lol.
Yeah this phone is one of the worst I’ve had in a while outside the camera.
Seriously considering switching back to an iPhone or a one plus phone.
I think 3 pixels all with varying degrees of issues is enough for me. I won’t be giving Google any more chances for a few years.
Personally in that avoidance period w Samsung. Pixels were the best androids I’ve had, but each seemed to end up with some weird hardware glitch.
Apple and iOS has plenty of shortcomings, but it feels more consistent and reliable (though not as good as they once were)
Weird, this happend to my pixel 6 2 days ago! I bought a battery and some adhesive, and fixed it for £20
This just happened to my pixel 5, it was on so I shut it off, been too spooked to turn it on again
Samsung is known for their spicy pillows. You see that mrwhosetheboss video where he shows all the Samsungs he’s ever had puffed up, despite the numerous other phones subject to the same conditions not doing that.
That sux
