How long do you wait to upgrade your phone? Until it’s literally unusable, until it’s falling apart, when the next model comes out, when you just want to change, when the battery breaks down, or something else?

I just switched from an iPhone to a pixel 7 and my texts from iPhone users aren’t coming through. I can send texts, but not receive. Texts to and from Android users seem to be working fine. I dergistered my number before pulling the SIM. I stopped in the Verizon store and they said I need to call customer service to have them reprovision the Pixel. Does that sound right?

I've just updated Android 15 about 10-15min ago and the sensor wouldn't recognize my fingerprint as usual no matter how many time or which finger I tried. Some apps require fingerprint even showed "to many attempts" without me even touching the sensor once. How do I solve this? Thanks in advance!

This is the worst thing I've ever wasted my time with. I'm returning it immediately and getting an iPhone 13 mini.

So I recently made a post about notifications as this is my first android phone (9 pro xl). It has been frustrating that my notifications do not sort by most recent first.

However, I was basically told there’s nothing I can do about it so now my main issue is Snapchat.

The notifications don’t stack and they are the first notifications to the point that when I look at my phone I can basically only see snap notifications.

Is there a way to pick which notifications show up first?

I get super important emails consistently and don’t even see them because of this. Can I make GMAIL appear first?

Thanks in advance for any help. As I said this is new for me so I really could just be in the wrong settings menu or something.

I've been looking into getting a new wireless car charger. The one I currently have is from Amazon. My biggest issue is heat. In the summer, I never noticed it as the A/C always kept the charger cool, but now that it's winter, it always gets hot, and my phone stops charging.

I've been looking at the iOttie Auto Sense 2 as they showcase it to have ventilation.

Does anyone recommend a wireless car charger that has cooling, or uses the iOttie that doesn't have heat issues?

Thx

why did they make the background change color? it's so bad looking, I really hope they revert it back to just dark grey or at least make it a toggle or something. (I'm not talking about the light theme bug btw). look at this it legit hurts my eyes

Hello everyone. I've been using a P9 for about a month. I'm coming from a 4 years old Oneplus 8. Overall, the phone is ok, it takes great photos, but other than that and the great build quality/design it didn't feel like much of an upgrade. I just needed a new phone because the Oneplus battery got quite fried.

My issues with the phone:

1. Android auto calls have no sound & microphone doesn't work. Known issue for the P9 on AA support forum.
2. Apps are always killed in the background, any app. Can't keep anything running in the background (very annoying while gaming - I'm playing PUBG). I tried enabling background usage for specific apps, it didn't make a difference. This wasn't an issue on the OP8
3. Buttons placement
4. Bottom speaker placement - it should have been on the other side of the charging port in my opinion in order to not get muffled while watching content in landscape mode.
5. Charging speed is slow even compared to my 2020 Oneplus 8
6. It gets hot quite easily
7. Battery life is not consistent, varies from one day to another
8. No way to turn off the screen other than the power button (double tap on home screen for example)
9. Homescreen searchbar and at a glance widget not removable
10. Google photos is annoying and bad - its sole purpose is to make you purchase google drive storage
11. Screen borders (bezel) too thick - compared to my 2020 OP8
12. Call sounds routing to headphones.When the call is ended the sound is routed to phone speakers for 2 seconds, you only hear the call ending tone in the phone speakers, not in the headphones. This is not such a big deal, but it just shows how much attention Google put into the basics of this phone - not too much.

Considering all of these I'm thinking about returning the phone (I have 60 day return policy). My question here is: how many of these issues, mainly the software related ones (1, 2, 12), are also present on the P9 Pro? I like the phone overall and I would be willing to make a compromise and get the 9 Pro for the great camera and the long term support if some of these issues are not present. Otherwise I will just wait for the Oneplus 13 to be available in Europe. Thanks!

Unfortunately, I was one of the unlucky ones.

Overall the trade-in experience was easy and straightforward. I figured I would be one of the lucky ones and not have any problems and boy was I wrong. I just got an email stating that I sent in the wrong phone, which has liquid damage on the LCD. I contacted customer support through chat and everyone just brushed me off and repeated what the email stated rather than looking into the issue.

I decided to call in to see if I could get any more information and luckily the person helping me escalated the matter. He was able to inform me that they received a Pixel 8 Pro 128 GB with a broken screen. Luckily I still have my box and purchased my trade-in device through Verizon so I have receipts that show I had a 256 GB phone and recently paid it for a Pixel 9 Pro XL. Man, how can this be so complicated? The funny thing is I left the screen protector on so the screen wouldn't get damaged.....yeah, I guess that helps smh.

I've had a 4a 5g for a while now and love it. The 5a and 6a both have serious issues i.e. motherboard and fingerprint sensor.

I normally buy open box phones and.my partner needs one. I know the 4a 5g is no longer supported.

How's $139 for a 4a 5g open box?

The back glass of my pixel 7 is cracked, below the camera and i'm not sure how the back cover comes off. Any advice for the part or the repair process?

My last Pixel was the 3. Been on iphone ever since. My wife saw me drooling over the 9 Fold when it came out and bought it as an early Christmas present. She also got me the pixel watch 3. Holy fuck, I can not express how much I love the phone. The watch has been great so far too. I don't see my self ever going back.

Just wanted to share my fantastic journey through Google's elite RMA process. Here's how they turned my functional unlocked Pixel into a locked refurbished brick:

The Timeline: -Sent in my fully unlocked Pixel for RMA -Received a "refurbished" replacement that's carrier locked

Spent 30+ days being bounced between support agents like a ping pong ball Each support agent gives different, contradicting information Multiple promises of "escalation" that disappear into the void Still no resolution in sight.

Current Status: Sitting here with an expensive paperweight while Google support continues their masterclass in circular logic and passing the buck. At this point, I'm convinced their support training consists of watching a loop of "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" Anyone else dealt with this nightmare? Any suggestions on how to actually get through to someone who can help? Starting to think I should've just kept my carrier-locked flip phone from 2005 - at least that one worked. Edit: For visibility, I've also tried reaching out on Twitter (@madebygoogle) and through their support forum. Will update if anything actually happens.

does someone know the background song in the latest google gemini live ad?

https://youtu.be/mNTGbi5ReMc?si=TXKci_E5YXU9VzeP

Im planing to upgrade to android 15 and im currently using the 7A, should I do it? I dont have money for a new phone and i have no warranty for this 7A so it is a risk. Would be great to hear some of your experiences.

Wondering if anyone else has had this after switching to the Pixel 9 Pro XL (or other Pixel 9's)?

I had a Pixel 7 Pro and switching between using it as the audio for my phone and my PC worked fine, but now that I've disconnected it from my old phone and connected it to the new one, it doesn't seem to work. It dings and tells me it's connected to both, but only the first connection will actually work. If I turn off the audio for that and start playing on the other device, I get nothing. I have confirmed that Audio Switch is set to on in the app on my new phone, so otherwise I'm at a loss. I've disconnected Bluetooth on both my PC and my phone, put the buds back in the case to restart them, but nothing gets it working on both devices.

I've ordered a the Pixel Buds 2 which I believe will get to me tomorrow, so I'm hoping this isn't an issue for them as well, but just wondering if others have had this issue and know of any way around it.

So I am trying to make a video for a need for speed no limits, and whenever I do a screen recording, the final product is it having no audio whatsoever, but if I use audio and mic, it works for some reason, idk if this is just me or something, but it's mad annoying. So if anyone has a solution please tell me

Hi so I got a weird update, I already have android 15 installed on my pixel 8 pro and I just got a software update to update to Android 15 again? Is this QPR2 or something?

I’ve never really worried about battery life on a phone, I just charge it when I need to

I was baked (key information) last night and somehow got onto a keyboard on Snapchat on my pixel 7 that was full of like every emoticon (^°^)/ these kinda things and have now forgotten how to get onto it can someone please help me 😭

Just got my update pop-up for Android 15 for the 6.

Been waiting for next year to upgrade to the pixel 10, but got this surprise update.. anyone else on the same wagon?

I got a Pixel 7a today and I find the Search-Bar at the bottom of the Homescreen extremely annoying.

I found a bunch of old posts of people complaining and that it's not possible to disable it.

Was it fixed by now (I updated to Android 15) or do I have to return the phone?

My girlfriend's google pixel 8 won't even sense wifi around it. It'll say no networks found. It was working fine for months now it hasn't been able to see any wifi and data also barely works. Planned obsolescence? Or just a crappy (expensive) phone?

I am currently in a market for a new phone. Pixel 8a seems like a great value/money choice. However in all the reviews the performance seems to be shat on. Is it really bad or is it just "bad" on paper, while the actual use is ok?

I watch TV almost exclusively through Private Listening on the Roku app using my Sony XM4s connected to my P9. Ever since this last update, I have been having terrible random audio crackling issues.

Audio through my XM4s is perfect on Spotify, YouTube, etc, it is only with the Roku App Private Listening feature I have these issues, and they started very shortly after the last system update.

If I connect to my iPad and use the iOS Roku app I do not have these issues. So I think it has to be some sort of combination of the Roku app and the current Android update.

Anyone else who uses Roku Private Listening having these issues? It's was working perfectly prior to the update.

My ringtone is silent for 2-3 seconds and the volume slowly increases. This started out of nowhere and I wanna know how to fix it

Hi everyone hope yourvwell I'm switching from s21 ultra to a google pixel 9 pro xl any tips and tricks for switching I'm sick of samsung and wanted to try something new

Hello, after updating my Pixel 9 Pro XL to the latest Pixel Drop (December 2024), my notification bar is always empty, even when I have notifications (both default and silent). I have to manually swipe down the notification bar to see my notifications. I tried several reboots and checked the settings, but nothing seems to fix the issue. Is this a known bug? I haven't found any information about this specific problem.

Edit: The issue was related to the Pixel Xpert stable version, switching to the canary channel fixed it

This happened to me today and I tried all the fixes.

What worked for me;

The screen was black because somehow a setting called extra dim had been enabled.

My screen was black because it was on 0 brightness setting in this mode.

When I held the power button for the 100th time I noted the red emergency call bubble was barely visable.

I was able to guess where the brightness toggle would be and hey presto, my pixel was fine.

Worth a try to anyone who has this heart attack moment.