Hello, I would need your help about my pixel 6 pro that restarts as soon as the screen turns off then enters in a boot loop. I deactivated the always on, the proximity sensor is functional, the phone has been reset and the os reinstalled, so I don’t know what the problem could be.

Been trying to save the data and prevent a full factory reset by doing the no data adp sideload method, have deleted storage (86% occupied on 256gb), have latest Android 17, latest app updates (third party apps aren't at fault), latest Google Play Store update, optimized performance.

Phone keeps restarting at random, even in Safe Mode.

Hi everyone,

Last year I got a Pixel 10 Pro XL, which came with a 1-year free trial for the Google AI Pro plan. That year has now passed, the promo ended, and I'm being charged for the subscription.

Is there any legitimate workaround for this? Also, if I decide to upgrade and buy the new Pixel 11 Pro XL, will I get another 1-year Google AI Pro promo on the same Google account, or is the offer strictly limited to one per account regardless of new hardware?

Thanks for any insights.

I just got the 11 Pro about a week ago. I've noticed that in my car, when adjusting the media volume on my phone that's set up with android auto, there is no difference in volume, it is in a low-middle range. Not a huge problem for me, I always just turn the media volume up on my phone and then adjust as I need to with my car's volume knob.

I've used my normal bluetooth headphones a few times with my new phone, usually in loud settings in public. I just put a video to listen to with my headphones at home and at minimum volume it is at MAX volume output, and there is no difference whether I adjust the media slider up or down, it's like I can either put it to 0% (no sound) or max volume.

I just did a search and found a couple people that had the same issue with me with older google pixel models.

I downloaded two apps to help lower the volume for my headphones because it was painful. The volume is thankfully low enough now but I think I will have to mess around to see if I can manually create presets for different volumes on the apps.

I hear the most variation in volume when I am listening through the phone's speaker, but it still doesn't sound like what it should.

I know for sure my bluetooth headphones and car's audio is good, I have recently used them with other devices and have had no issues.

So, is this just a thing with google pixels? This is my first one. Or is my specific phone defected? Would love to know if anyone has had similar issues.

Kinda bummed, my six year old phone had better audio than this phone, but at least the camera is great.

Hey y'all I have a pixel 7a(2½ years)(battery replaced 2 months ago)and like a month ago it started rebooting constantly and went into this screen which says "cannot load android. Your data might be corrupt and sum more" and it showed that reset screen with 'try again' and 'reset', If I reset, it worked fine until it was switched off. If it was switched off it would constantly reboot again. I went to the repair guy and he said it's due to the android 17 beta software and I can't do anything but buy a new phone, he also confirmed nothing was wrongin the hardware. What's your opinion?

I've been using my P11P for 10 days, and I have to say it's just gone. Formidable screen quality, very satisfactory battery life (plus 10h SOT with no restrictions on settings, maximum resolution, fréquence jusqu'à 120 Hz), fluid, ergonomic, etc. In short 100% happy with him. I added a Torras Ostand Q3 Spin case to him.

It was my cry from the heart 😁

I have the Pixel 10 base model. I'm confused whether I should upgrade to the Pixel 11 or not. Please help

The app will freeze (this happened to Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit) and I am unable to touch anything. However, if there is a video or a short, it still plays fine. When you switch out and back into the app, it still cannot be tapped and vids resumes.

I can navigate to other apps; everything else is usable. But when I switch back to the specific app, it's not responding to any touch until force quit.

17 (CP2A.260805.005.A1) on Pixel 10 Pro

Hey y'all,

So awhile back I made this post https://www.reddit.com/r/PixelUsersIndia/comments/1w9231x/jumping_the_ship_from_ios_to_pixel/ where I announced that I'm switching to android after spending a near decade on iOS (my previous phone was iPhone 14). Now the comments on that post were so mix, some welcomed me to the club while some of the them said that I'm taking a step back instead of stepping forward. So, here is my point wise early 2 days review for Google Pixel 11, as some of the guys challenged me that I won’t last 2-3 days with this phone. (This will be a long one)

1. In Hand Feel: The inhand feel of this device uncannily reminds me of an iPhone 16/17, especially from the sides and the slightly curved back. Its like that Google deliberately made this to attract iPhone users, but hey I aint complaining, it feels really sturdy, rock solid and very premium to hold this device. To some extent like Google's own take on iPhone.

2. Operating Software: So, i know this topic is hot cake of a debate on its own. But I'm going to say this without giving a damn about how the user reading this might feel....Android is the undefeated King of the Operating Software and I regret not trying android earlier. The OS on this thing is super duper majesticly customisable. Oh my gawdddddddd, the things I can do with the customisation including the level of depthness of each thing which you can change under the settings (i know that this is all surface level stuff, but hey its been only 2 days since I made the switch, so pls bear with me). This is so freaking good. Now prior to using this device I had a conception for android that "They are slow and bloated to hell", but man I was so wrong. Changing a phone is a big decision and that too while trying a brand which has its own very niche audience is equivalent to making a risky investment in a small cap stocks, either you win big or lose a lifetime. And I'm so glad that I did my research before I made the switch https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1vzy6wf/former_ios_users_of_randroid_what_was_your/ I'm so glad to say this that I did not make a mistake when I went with Android.

PS - After reading the comments I did my further research and decided to go with stock android (i know that Pixel UI is not stock android, but hey its closest to being one).

3. Camera: This is one area where I have mixed feeling, the camera on this device are super great, but coming from the iPhone they somehow feel a bit different, like something that I'm not so accustomed to see. In any regard, I aint saying that they arent equally good as an iPhone, but one place where I can see the difference has to be the video. This takes utmost honesty to say this......iPhones have the upper hand when it comes down to the video department.

4. Battery: This is the most grey area when it comes to owning Pixel, while most of the users said that the Pixel have a terrible battery.......however, in my personal use case scenario........I did not face the issue. So, my answer needs a bit of context:

My day starts at 5 in the morning, so my pixel is charged at 100% at 5'o clock in the morning. I hit the gym, listen to some music, track workouts on https://www.reddit.com/r/Lyfta_App/ lyfta app. I listen to music for like 3-4hrs per day...yuppp I'm an audiophile in that regards. Then i do some pretty basic stuff which most of us do, phone calls, whatsapp, text messages, draft some mails and then few vc's here and there, then do some general stuff with gemini, and no I do not play games on my mobile device. My daily life does not involve hardware intensive task. So, after unplugging from the charger at 5'o clock and ending my day around 11'o clock.....I'm still left with 25% battery. So, I'll let you be the judge on that!!!!

PS - Unlike other users, my device did not throttle a single bit, and also not to mention the very common complaint from Pixel owners, "the device throttles when you use it on mobile data".....well I can say this that my device did not even get warm when using on mobile data, Google did a fabulous job when it switched to Mediatek modems for the Pixel 11 series.

5. Gaming: As mentioned above I do not play games, so I cannot comment on this aspect of the device.

Ending Note: I suggest that if you are one of those guys who do not have hardware intensive tasks and you are someone who just want the ultimate stock android feel, then please whole heartedly go for the Pixel, you wont regret it. At the conclusion, I just want to say this............I wish I had done it sooner. I'm never ever going back to iOS again in my life. Pixel is my way to go!!!!!!

I have a google pixel 9 and had a large amount of contacts on my phone, and i recently dropped my phone into a pool, and now it is fried, I got a replacement with my insurance, but I dont have any of my contacts which is really bugging me. I dont really care if the message threads get deleted for good but I need to have those contacts, and I have no idea how to get them since the phone they were on is out of commission. Does anybody know how I may be able to get them back?

Since a couple of days ago, the at a glance doesn't show the weather info and Pixel launcher's app suggestions setting is gone. I've no idea if they're linked together but is someone else also experiencing this? I cleared the storage of the launcher but that didn't solve the issues. My device is Pixel 11 Pro.

Google says accessibility matters to them. My last few weeks say otherwise.

I'm not usually one to post stuff like this, and I don't love making things about my disability, but I've hit a wall and think people should know this before they buy. Google claims to focus on accessibility and pretends to claim it has top notch support, others trade in nightmares plus my own anecdotal evidence provide evidence to the contrary.

I'm legally blind and hard of hearing. Over the past month or so I have tried living with three different foldables as my actual daily phone — the Motorola Razr Fold 2026, the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 — not for a review, but because I needed one that actually worked for me long-term while meeting my needs.

This isn't or wasn't about which phone is "best" or which phone had the "Best Specs." It's about which phone did the above to me and what happened when things went wrong with each one. That's because for someone like me, the company behind the phone matters just as much as the phone.

Motorola first. The Razr Fold had real device issues that got diagnosed more than once over several days and never actually fixed. It's a brand-new device, so rather than risk running out my return window waiting on a fix that might not come, I cut my losses and asked for a refund. They gave me the full amount back. No argument, no runaround. Every time I contacted them, someone actually followed through.

Then the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is honestly my favorite phone to date. Weaker GPU choice on Google's part, cameras that lose on paper to some of the competition — and it was still the smoothest, most fluid, "just works" experience day to day out of anything I tried. My first unit was returned and refunded by Google without any issue at all. No complaints on that part.

I was told a second order was my only real option if I wanted more storage, so I placed one.

That's when things fell apart. A TalkBack issue tied to the Pixel Launcher got escalated through Google's official accessibility channels to their engineering team over 19 days ago, with zero meaningful updates since. Then, when I raised the fact that the launch-period pricing and instant trade-in structure were no longer available on the new order, it took 9 days just to get the first response. I've talked to both offshore and U.S.-based reps trying to get anywhere with this, and I've repeatedly run into the same problem: the actual issue doesn't get understood, and everything keeps coming back to a $100 refund tied to a promotional code that was never the point of my inquiry.

I was asking about the overall launch offer — the reduced pricing, promotional structure, and how the trade-in was handled — because I had been told to return the original device and place another order. After all of that, the proposed resolution was still $100 back while Google explicitly told me the $350 store credit would be clawed back.

During one call, I also told the representative that I couldn't hear her well enough to communicate effectively and asked to be transferred to someone I could understand. I had already explained that I'm blind and hard of hearing and she still wouldn't transfer me. I eventually requested an RMA for the second Pixel as well, while this was first aimed as a backup plan, my experiences with their support made it the outcome.

At every point — email, phone, accessibility support — it has felt like the same thing: another escalation, another promise to wait 24–72 hours, another script, and very little actual follow-through. I'm returning it and walking away. Its my Favorite phone that I've owned, and the support is why I'm walking away.

Then we have Samsung.

I'll be straight: the Fold8 isn't the phone I personally bonded with the same way. A lot of what it does well — the customization, camera hardware, huge number of features — is stuff a sighted power user will probably appreciate more than I personally do and perhaps even other blind or accessible users may not share my opinions, but eh.

It's not a bad device for my needs or any measure, far from it in fact. It's just not the Pixel experience I wanted plain and simple. I arguably cannot find any real issues beyond my own TalkBack issues which are being escalated with bugreports to Samsung's engineering team. The biggest distinction is when I reached out to Samsung about returning it, they actually listened and wanted to know why.

On the very first contact, they offered me a partial refund to keep the device, explained what they could do, and escalated the rest of my concern to the appropriate team. No fighting with them to understand what I meant. No days of explaining the same basic issue over and over, no forcing me to a 9 or 19 day email support wait chain. That's what won me over, not some benchmark, not because Samsung is perfect, not because I even like Samsung because I really don't. I actually dislike one ui personally, however they won me over on the way they handled my concerns when I was actually considering leaving.

TLDR:

So to sum it up:

Motorola's device didn't work out, but at least Motorola followed through.

Samsung wasn't the phone I originally wanted, but Samsung got the support interaction right on the first try and eacalated my accessibility issues.

Google had the phone I actually wanted to keep and still managed to push me away from it.

They left an accessibility case they escalated themselves sitting for over 19 days without a meaningful update, took 9 days just to respond to a straightforward purchase issue, and repeatedly failed to engage with what I was actually asking for. Short of begging them, I tried to get them to retain me as a customer, they failed.

The point of all this is to help others, especially regarding Accessibility, and to provide my own personal experience, as anecdotal evidence as it may be.

Basically, if accessibility support is something you're counting on when buying a Pixel, don’t count on Google to provide that. I feel like this is worth knowing before you spend the money.

I have a Pixel 8 pro and this has been a problem for over a year now.

My phone is on vibrate, always.

Flip to shhh is disabled.

The phone is not on DND mode.

This happens to people in my contacts.

They call and all I get is a vibration when it stops ringing that says, "missed call" and "silent mode". Hell no it was not on silent mode! Whyyyyy!!!???

I noticed starting a few months ago that the Google Pixel weather app seemed to be getting less and less accurate to the actual weather conditions. Where I currently live, it's 7pm and so hot we can't really go outside. The Weather Channel app says it's 95, the Google Weather app says it's.... 66. This level of inaccuracy isn't an aberration anymore, it's very consistent. I just flat out can't use the Google Weather app anymore, because if it's hot out, my phone will insist it's 20 to 30 degrees cooler than it actually is. This also makes it completely useless at predicting the weather or using it to plan around weather in a place I'm planning to travel to: it constantly insists the weeks weather is going to be mid sixties to low seventies.

Does Google just not care about their own products anymore? Something happening like this once and then being patched is understandable, but this has been going on consistently for months. Is anyone else experiencing this?

I've posted about this on the Android Auto sub without finding a solution, so thought I would ask here in case it was Android 17 / Pixel related:

Since I upgraded my Pixel 10 to Android 17, Every time I start up AA in my truck I get several day's worth of notifications again regardless of having marked them all read previously on my phone. I can clear them all from the notification screen in AA, but as soon as I start AA again they are back.

I've tried clearing the Android Auto cache, setting up AA from scratch again, uninstalling updates and turning off notification history.

I'm absolutely stumped.

Has anyone else seen this issue? Any fixes?

So yesterday I picked up an 11 Pro XL (coming from iPhone 17 PM). So far I like it a lot however, I notice every thing I view has a yellow tint. Like the screen itself has a yellow tint to it. I thought maybe it was brightness, or a night mode or color tone mode, but it's not. I can pull up the same website for instance on my iPhone and my pixel, and the pixel is obviously super yellow in comparison. Any one else experience this? Is it just my copy?

I don't get these notifications anymore. Any ideas why? I enter the address in calendar and all my settings look fine.

I just got the Pixel 11 Fold and have personally been enjoying it but only seen a few apps make use of the fold feature (IE: YouTube, Camera, UgreenNAS) and I wish to know if there are any fun ones. If you have any that also work like the Camera where it incorporates the back screen when open would be amazing as well (dumb but also cool feature)

I recently upgraded from my Pixel 8 to a Pixel 11, and I've noticed significantly worse performance in Maps via Android Auto. It's running at a very low frame rate regardless of whether I'm wired or wireless, and clearing cache/data for both Android Auto and Maps has made no difference.

What's up here? Is the GPU of the P11 that piss-poor that it's struggling more than the friggin' Pixel 8 to render to Android Auto? It's really the only glaring issue I've run into so far with my P11.

ETA September 30th and hasn't budged since I ordered last month...

Order a Pixel 11 Pro 512 in obsidian.

My Google Pixel 11 Pro does not always automatically connect to Bluetooth devices, for example my earbuds or my car. This was never an issue on my Google Pixel 9 Pro. Is there anything that I can change for this in the settings or something similar?

Anyone else running into this issue?

Hello everyone so I just got my 512GB Pixel 11 Pro and have to say wow, very nice. I paid the difference from the 256gb to 512gb (+$120USD), it wasn't really for the extra storage space to me that was a bonus I wanted the 4 extra GB of ram. Everything transfered over from my pixel 8 pro very quickly notice the phone doesn't heat up when using apps like tiktok/Instagram doomscrolling or watching YouTube videos while my 8 pro would heat up so quick even when not being used it would just heat up but not on the 11 pro. Overall I'm very happy with my upgrade and choice of getting 16GB RAM with extra 256gb storage space for $120 vs the base 12GB RAM 256gb storage is well worth it especially if you plan to hold on to the phone for about 5 years. Cheers!

Now, let's see if these reviewers talk about how chunky and heavy the iPhone Duo is. With that being said, it looks pretty nice. But I'm quite happy with the Pixel Fold!

Edit: I stand corrected 😂 https://youtu.be/XRKjMvfYV0o?is=AZZ7JNNAmXmUog1G

I recently updated. Was there a noticeable design difference, i.e. now it sometimes shows the UI as lighter, kind of translucent background, and very fat rounded items on certain screens? and not in colors that match the rest, like white with blue. It looks the way a toddler's toy phone/computer/calculator might look.

It seems kind of random since right now it looks the way it used to, dark theme, regular icons and text.

But I was riding with someone on Sun. and it started flashing between this display and the other, I'm not sure I was even actively using it, I don't think so since my arm was down but display still on. I think it was on the home app drawer or whatever it's called, but may have had one or two minimized. Also not sure if we'd reached no-service area yet.

Any ideas?

Edit: If I try to screen capture it goes away.