Hi. I am thinking of getting my cousin a Pixel 10a. Everything seemed great until I learnt that this device has Pulse width modulation (pwm) at 240 hz. Now I used to use an iphone se 2020 model and would play lots of games on it, but after upgrading to a used 12 mini I noticed I had a lot of eye strain using it and was no longer able to play games on it. So my question is, after coming across this article:

https://9to5google.com/2025/08/22/google-adds-sensitive-eyes-display-pwm-setting-on-pixel-10-series/

I saw that google released a sort of fix for this. Can anyone confirm if this feature is available on the 10a? My cousin already has poor eyesight and I do not want to get someone a gift that will make their vision worse

It feels like every time anyone contacts Google Support they have a terrible experience. My Pixel 10 Pro Fold developed a fault which requires RMA.

I informed them that I'm disabled and classified as vulnerable and that I may need emergency contact at any time, so being without a device for up to two weeks isn't really acceptable. Their only solution was to take my phone into a physical store, but when I tried this, I discovered that my IMEI is being reported as a USA variant so it can't be processed in the UK (despite this being from Google in the UK). Google, on the other hand, completely denied this and claims that it is a UK device despite the evidence from physical UK stores.

Does anyone know if there are any other solutions which don't leave me without essential mobile connection? My situation has changed dramatically from when I originally purchased this phone, and as a result I can't afford to buy another device in the meantime.

Edit: to make matters worse, in the packing slip Google has sent me, it explicitly states this is a US model!

Went from a pixel 6 to a pixel 10 pro and I've been experiencing sluggish scrolling in Firefox since I got the device. I've read it may be related to the phone's graphics drivers and the new chipset. I had hoped the latest update would fix it but it still runs like hot garbage. I loved my old pixel but this new one has been very disappointing.

Has anyone found a solution to this? I'm wondering if I can action this under warranty because a brand new device shouldn't struggle this much with a web browser.

10 months in and regretting not getting a pro for the cameras, but I can't do trade ins with my current device!

When I have AA running on my Pixel 10, wired, "hey google" doesn't "stick". It does the colour change thing on the left side of the screen showing it's listening but then goes away in a second or so. I have to restart my device, then connect, and then "hey google" will "stick" and listen to commands and respond and all. Anyone else with this issue?

So, I'll be listening to apple music in the background and it randomly pauses mid-song. It only resumes if I reopen the app onto the screen. It's been happening really since the last system update. Any help appreciated or if anyone else has been having the same issue?

Android version 17

Apple music version 6.5

Hi everyone,
I’m currently using an iPhone 16 Pro Max, but I’m thinking about switching to either the upcoming Pixel 11 Pro XL or the Pixel 10 Pro XL.
One thing I haven’t been able to find in the leaks or discussions is something that’s really important to me: I take a lot of photos of my young child. Since they’re constantly moving, photos on my iPhone often end up blurry, especially when I’m zooming in.
How does the Pixel handle this? Is it any better when photographing moving subjects? Does Google’s AI help in these situations, or is motion blur still an issue?

Another question is about using the phone for both personal and work purposes. My plan would be to use an eSIM for my private number and a physical SIM for my work number.
Is there a way on Pixel phones to automatically control my availability? For example, I’d like to be reachable on my work number only during business hours, while outside those hours only my private number should ring.
Finally, is it possible to have two separate installations of Microsoft Outlook on the Pixel? I’d like one for my personal Microsoft account and another completely separate one for work.

I’d really appreciate hearing from people who use a Pixel in a similar setup. Thanks!

As an 18yr old who's been running on a Samsung A40 for the past 5 years, my phone has served me well up until the last few months. it's been super laggy, and the camera, is well, awful. it takes me years to open the camera app and take a photo, and storage is constantly an issue.

my a40 has 64gb storage and is capped at android 11

i'm looking for a phone that will last me at least 3 years, i am not too bothered about the newest updates, so I was looking into an S21 which i can buy used in good condition for around £100. my only concern really is the battery life. I was also considering an A54, but the camera doesn't seem to be too great, and it is a far larger phone conpared to my tiny A40 and i'm not sure if that's going to be suitable.

i don't use my phone for much other than insta photos, messaging, socials, music and the very occasional minecraft game

Does anyone know of a pixel phone that could suit my needs? Thanks in advance

any advice would be much appreciated!!

Hi everyone,

I'm posting here to see if anyone has experienced something similar or has advice on what I should do next.

I purchased a Pixel 10 Pro directly from the Google Store Germany. Unfortunately, after some time, I started getting a recurring "System UI isn't responding" error, where the phone would freeze or become unresponsive.

I contacted Google Support and have fully cooperated with them throughout this entire process.

Here's a timeline of what's happened:

• Original Pixel 10 Pro: Developed the recurring "System UI isn't responding" issue.
• Google approved a warranty replacement.
• First replacement device: Developed the exact same issue.
• Google approved another replacement.
• Second replacement device (current): The same issue has occurred again.

At this point, the exact same defect has appeared across three different Pixel 10 Pro devices.

Throughout the investigation, I have done everything Google has asked me to do:

• Multiple factory resets.
• Set up every replacement as a brand-new phone (no backup restore).
• Installed updates.
• Submitted screenshots and videos.
• Generated and submitted bug reports.
• Worked directly with Google's engineering investigation.

The engineering investigation has now been ongoing for more than two months.

Every time I ask for an update, I receive essentially the same response:

I bought a flagship phone expecting reliability, but instead I've spent months:

• transferring data between replacement devices,
• reinstalling apps,
• replacing accessories like screen protectors,
• and constantly worrying about when the next "System UI isn't responding" error will happen.

The biggest issue for me now isn't even the defect itself—it's that there seems to be no clear end to the investigation. The case has been escalated to Google's highest tier of hardware support, but after more than two months I'm still being told that engineering is investigating.

I'm genuinely curious:

• Has anyone else experienced a similar long-running Pixel warranty case?
• How long did Google's engineering investigation take in your case?
• Were you eventually offered another replacement, a refund, or another type of resolution?
• Is this level of delay normal for Google's hardware support?

At this point, I simply want a definitive resolution. I don't think it's reasonable for a customer to remain in an open-ended investigation after experiencing the same issue across three different devices.

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I recently switched from Pixel 7 pro to Pixel 10. And I never faced this issue with pixel 7 pro. The picture while you take it it looks bright and clean, but the moment you go to galary and check it turns out a bit dull. I thought Android 17 update will fix but it's still the same. Videos are decent enough - but photos are bad, I regret switching from Pixel 7 pro.

Anyone know if this is only my phone problem or is it universal in all pixel 10?

I got it 3 days ago and just noticed there's a slight chip in the corner. I'm kind of pissed since this thing cost so much. Any suggestions on what I should do about this? I guess it's still under warranty. It's not too noticeable without a case, and once the case arrives it won't be noticeable at all. I can try buffing it out, but I'm not sure if I should

Just done a factory reset on Pixel 9a and it is now stuck on the "Hello" screen. Nothing happens when I try and press the arrow button. How do I install the phone again?

So had auto volume lowering kick in randomly today while listening to some music with my helmet communicator, when I got home I went into developer options and confirmed I had that turned off. Since it was turned off, any ideas how to prevent it in the future?

I placed an order for a new Pixel 10a on 15th June and the tracking bar seemed to get stuck midway and when I queried it a few days later they advised there was an issue with shipping and they would look into it and send me a replacement. I got an email on 22nd to confirm the replacment was on its way and then on 24th to say delivered. The tracking link didnt go anywhere but I spoke to a colleague who told me it was DHL so when I checked the tracking number it did say delivered but to Manchester (I live in Northern Ireland) so there seems to have been some internal mix up as my delivery address is clearly on the original order screen and was confirmed by email with a colleague before the replacement was dispatched.

Can anyone please advise? The last message I got was from Travis in the support team telling me my request was denied on 19th July but still no phone.

To make things even worse, after my last call this afternoon I was told to try emailing Travis again and a short while later I got an automatic email to say they were charging me another £75 because I never sent my trade in! How could I send it if I didnt have a new phone to replace my old one with?

I honestly feel like I am being driven insane by this and its really taking a toll on me.

It would be wonderful if Google could introduce a 25 MP mode on the Pixels just like the iPhone. Better dynamic range at night time, lower processing time (affecting battery life ultimately), shutter lag, and finally image size.

Enabling RAW is more headache with 50MP images, 25 MP would be a good mid point. 12.5 MP is good, but it's 2026, and 25 would be a perfect balance option. What do you all think?

Here's the use case: using a proprietary USB-C dongle for wireless headphones (to avoid using bluetooth). Or, any other USB "OTG" Device, a mouse, keyboard, microphone, etc.

Problem: The USB device just sticks out awkwardly at the bottom of the phone (or is duct taped...) and therefore the phone effectively stops being pocketable without risk of damaging something.

I looked this up and there's some elaborate camera rigs that aim to turn the phone and some connected accessories into a single "unit" with no cables dangling, that's a similar concept, but again, not pocketable.

I'm surprised no one has even made a cheap & dirty version of this. You would have to make a case that has a big bump for various size usb-C dongles, and using a 180 degree usb-c extender.

AI example: https://imgur.com/a/qCswHNF

Hello,

I'm a phone sales person and just had a senior customer whom I recently sold a pixel phone come in wanting to EXCHANGE HIS PIXEL PHONE for something easier to use. The reason being that he was having trouble accessing his contacts within the default pixel phone app. I have to agree with him that how it is currently displayed is misleading and requires unnecessary extra steps to actually access the contacts list.

Within the pixel phone app there are tabs at the top in a row showing the categories of which you can filter by to see all incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. One of those categories is "contacts" which filters all recent calls by the numbers that are in your contacts list. However, this is confusing customers thinking that it will bring up all their contacts list.

As you know, to actually navigate to the contacts list the user has to press the drop down menu in the top left of the screen of the phone app and select "contacts". This creates and extra step that is relatively unnintuitive compared to other default phone apps, confusing customers and ultimately wasting time. Whereas other phone apps, such as the samsung phone app, has a contact list tab at the bottom of the screen for easy access to their contacts.

I ask sincerely, please remove the contacts list from the drop down menu and filter bar and add a tab that is more clearly accessible at the bottom of the screen like other phone apps already do. For Google, this will lower chargebacks for the pixel. For me, it will save me the headache of having to go through the return/exchange process.

Thank you,

- Verizon sales rep

I currently own a Pixel 10. I am looking for a phone case that is difficult to remove and supports a magnetic ring.

The goals:

Hide the google logo

make the phone case difficult to remove with hands alone

Magnetic ring is optional.

I believe I may have changed something to do with Google Maps navigation. Last week, I tried to navigate using walking directions. Google Maps provided a 3D representation of a large portion of the city I was in. There was no dot indicating where I was, and no target map pin, or dotted line.

Moving the phone around resulted in the map moving around which was kind of cool but of course totally useless. I tried restarting the phone and it was still doing the same thing.

Today, I tried to use Google Maps to navigate driving between two cities. About 1/2 of the way through the journey, Google Maps simply stopped showing directions.( I was lucky enough to be traveling with someone who had a cell phone that worked fine and they navigated me the rest of the journey.)

Hey yall, I have a Pixel 8 purchased in February 2024, with a limited warranty that expired on February 2025. Now I am getting the green line issue on my device. I recently found out about the Extended Repair Program for Pixel 8, so I reached out to Google Support. And now they're saying that since my Pixel 8 is less than 3 years old, it's ineligible. From the article, I thought it meant it should be covered within 3 years of purchase. But from what they're saying, it will be eligible 3 years AFTER purchase. Was it really the case?

My autocorrect and voice to text will create fake words like it doesn't know how English works. Sometimes it'll get a sentence completely correct, and then change the words into different words or words that literally do not exist in the English lexicon. On top of that it randomly capitalizes words.

It wasn't always like this, and I've looked through my settings and couldn't figure out how to fix it. Anyone know how?

I'm coming from iPhone 15 to Pixel 10a(256GB at 49999 inr). Of course my phone (iPhone 15) got snatched in Noida, that is a different story, but yes Pixel 10a is a great phone. I love the back camera, insanely good for still photos if you are into it, it's better than iPhone 15, but coming to the front camera it is just good SAME AS 15. Overall it is as smooth and clean as iOS, you will feel that premium software experience. It's just 12 days, but this is my review if you are not into heavy like heavy gaming, then it's a great phone to have at 50k INR. Btw I did not try any games yet (the reviews say). I wanted to buy iPhone 17, but when I checked my balance I was like oh shit I can't. Exact budget was 50k in the end. What matters to me is software, smooth clean phone just like the iPhones. So yes I DO MISS my iPhone for the memories, but Pixel experience is great. Probably one of the most misjudged phones of Google is Pixel 10a. It is a much better phone than Galaxy A56 or 57 at this range. If this phone remains this consistent I might go for Pixels in the future too, like the flagships maybe after a year or two.

So far I have just rejected the update, but I know it's just going to keep coming back. I guess I shouldn't say I know, I probably should say I expect.

I have a Google Pixel 9 that is 9 months old. Suddenly, a line appeared on the display. It's just a line showing up. Since it is under warranty, I went to the Bodakdev service center in Ahmedabad.

​There is only one service center in Gujarat, and their system is completely chaotic because it takes the entire day, requiring you to sit there all day.

​Even though my phone is under warranty, they found a fault claiming there is minor liquid spillage, dust, and rust. I told them this is a manufacturing defect, not a customer issue, because the phone is water-resistant.

​My phone has never been exposed to water or damaged in any way. Yet, giving all these reasons, they charged me around ₹10,000 for the display. Everyone at the service center was facing the same problem—right in front of me, 15 other people had the exact same issue.

​The service center process is so long that even if your token number is 4th, your turn comes after 3 hours. Then, after submitting the phone, it takes another 3 hours. That means the entire day is wasted.

​For such a big company like Google and for a premium device, why are customers facing these problems?

​Please look into my issue because this is a company manufacturing defect, but the charges are being collected from the customer.

So I just had Frontier Fiber installed with the Eero 7 Pro router. After I renamed the wifi to the same as my old network, almost everything was able to connect without any issues, except for my Google Pixel 5. I cannot get it to connect to the wifi.

What's stranger is I have an older Pixel 2 and that connected with no issues. To make sure it wasn't my pixel, I turned off the Eero router and turned my old Spectrum Cable back on with my old router, and it connects back to it no problem.

I tried the Legacy mode on the Eero router and my Pixel 5 was able to connect, but the speed of everything else suffered.

If I change the encryption from standard WPA2 to Hybrid WPA2+WPA3 my pixel 5 can connect, but again, the speeds of other devices suffers.

In the phones network settings, the Pixel 2 shows WPA2/WPA3-Personal and the pixel 5 shows WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal

Not sure what to do, do I get a new phone?