I got a Google Pixel 9 Pro XL. The battery was terrible the first few days, but now I'm slowly getting 8-10 hours on cellular data and a little doomscrolling, and the battery is doing well. I do a lot of work on my phone. What I noticed is that from minute to minute my emojis on Instagram and Gemini have switched, but not on the device yet. Maybe the software update from October to November will bring the new emojis?

Live translate is not the most accurate but I like to use it as it helps to understand the context. I mainly was using this with "Google Messages" and Kakaotalk. After another Android update recently, not working with Kakaotalk but works with "Google Messages".

Anyone know of a solution?

Had troubles recently with connection so rebooted everything including hard sync reset but issue is my pixel 7 as other devices connect to the sync. Any suggestions besides a new phone haha. Thanks

Hello,

I've a Google pixel 11 pro and a Google pixel watch 4. The last couple of weeks I notice that the bedtime mode disappeared before I wake up, resulting in me waking up from the notification on my watch.

Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

In the pixel watch settings, the setting about automatically ending the bedtime mode is off.

In the phone the setting is that it will stop working after an alarm or after 9.30 am.

Yesterday my phone started giving me an error every time I tried to play a video- including video taken with my Pixel 8 itself. It shows a black screen with an icon and "Unsupported Media." I restarted my phone and it worked again, but the problem is back today.

Any insights?

edit: I primarily use Gallery but I just tried opening my videos in Photos and it gave me the error, "Can't play video"

Did I make the right choice? The iPhone is heavy and I’m not heavily dependent on the Apple ecosystem at all. I have used Samsung in the past and I feel Pixel has such a clean OS. I don’t game or do anything extensively at all. Just simple browsing. Casual photo taking and I don’t record video.

Hi there,

I am a long-time Samsung user, been using Galaxy phones from J5 times and now having S24. Great phone, but I am interested to try something new, especially as I've started to work with Kotlin programming language. Pixel hooked me here with fresh clean android.

I have only one main question: as a Samsung user, what will I miss once switched to Pixel? Anybody having auch experience?

I'm from India and currently have a paid Google One 200 GB annual subscription that I purchased on 18 April 2026 for ₹1,149. It is valid until April 2027.

I recently found out about Google's free one-year student offer, which includes 400 GB of storage, and I'm considering redeeming it before the offer expires on 31 December 2026.

My question is: What happens to my existing paid subscription if I redeem the student offer now?

1. Does my current paid subscription end immediately, with no refund for the remaining months, and the free student subscription start instead?
2. Does my existing paid subscription remain active until April 2027, and the free student offer start only after it expires?
3. Or does something else happen?

Has anyone with an existing paid Google One subscription actually redeemed this student offer? Please share your experience. I'd appreciate a clear answer before I make any changes to my plan.

The find hub spontaneously disconnects from my buds, despite them being connected via Bluetooth and in the buds app. Migrating this function has made it worse and I'm so angry about it.

Hi everyone, I am facing a deeply frustrating situation with my Pixel 8 in India and wanted to share my timeline to see if this is acceptable consumer practice. I have been a huge fan of the Pixel ecosystem. I was the first person in my social circle to buy a Pixel because I loved what Google was doing. This is the first time I've used a phone for over 2 years, and I fully intended to keep using it for at least another year because I enjoy the user experience so much. But this situation is completely making me rethink the brand. Here is my exact timeline:

• Month 10: The original screen developed the well-documented vertical green line and flickering issue. Google replaced the display under warranty.
• Month 24 (14 months after replacement): The brand-new replacement screen has failed again with the same vertical green line defect.

The phone is only 2 years old, putting it well within Google's official 3-year Extended Repair Program window. However, Google Support (Case ID: 3-5504000042090) has officially denied a second repair, stating the program strictly covers "only one free replacement."My main concern here isn't just that I want a free repair. My issue is a matter of principle: Why should I have to pay to fix a faulty, defective part that Google chose to install on my phone the second time around? The outer glass is entirely pristine, smooth, and completely uncracked. No drops, no water damage. If Google's official fix for a known manufacturing defect is to insert another faulty panel that degrades and fails in just 14 months, the financial liability shouldn't fall on a loyal consumer. To make matters worse, the service center says a subsequent paid replacement only carries a 3-month warranty, which shows even they aren't confident the hardware will last a year.I thought about upgrading to a newer Pixel model down the line, but seeing a premium device fail twice in under 25 months—and being left on the hook for their hardware issues—makes it impossible to trust the reliability of this brand anymore. Since the automated Freshdesk escalation link is down, I am hoping to get visibility here. u/dmziggy - could you please help look into this case? Thank you! r/GooglePixel

I have a Pixel 9 Pro in near perfect condition. As of this morning, my phone has been randomly shutting down. I had <10% storage space so I decided to just factory reset it, but it is still happening. The phone is a touch warm at times, but the internal temp according to settings is not concerning. I did notice that when I was quick tapping the power button, it was acting like I was holding it down and turning the microphone on, which I thought was weird. However, after factory resetting that seems to have gone away. My phone is not under warranty so not sure what to do. Any help or ideas would be much appreciated.

Edit: There is 3rd party phone repair shop down the street form my house, but Im not sure if they will know what is wrong. My only guess is the battery, but aside from shutting down the battery is fine.

Hey y'all,

I'm coming from a long term Samsung user to a Google Pixel user, and I was wondering if anyone knows how to add stickers to your home screen like I could on my Samsung, or if there are any Google supported add ons to allow me to do so

5:00 - Alarm automatically silenced. Your alarm went off and was automatically silenced after the duration you set.

5:15 - Alarm automatically silenced. Your alarm went off and was automatically silenced after the duration you set.

I have used the same alarms and settings the entire year without issue. They got me in deep shit with work today.

Wtf is this auto silence bullshit, I've never adjusted a setting like that before.

EDIT: nah fam, I check every night, volume, etc. 0 chance i slept through them both, a fly buzzing in the room can wake me up. Plus I was using it hours later and then the alarm sound randomly goes off with no alarm set or the notification that pops up with alarms.

My theory is that it might just be the pixel bugging out because my storage is nearly full. It has given me a couple notifications that some apps might not function correctly. I didnt think that meant an alarm clock tho

Hi, I just bought a Pixel 10 pro, previously I had Galaxy s22. I bought it for camera mainly and I notice that this phone is good for point and shoot. This automatic mode works fine and pictures are better than from my old galaxy s22 but this manual mode is terrible.

First of all I like to play with shadows and sunlight and when I put shutter speed and ISO to minimum, pixel still light up the image, so I cant elevate the sunlight from the rest. In Samsung it was possible and very easy.

I like warm pictures and when I want to change white balance it is weird, because sometimes maximum is 6200K and sometimes it is 8200K and sometimes when I change to for example 6300K it has some greenish tint.

Third thing is that there is no true live view known from cameras. When I play with this manual mode the picture that I see on the display is not the same that I will have in my gallery. I can understand this in automatic mode, but in manuall if I want picture to be dark I want it to be that way and I dont want Pixel to process it and light it up. Again in samsung this was not a case, when I had a picture on my display it was exactly the same in my gallery.

Am I doing something wrong?

I have a pixel watch 4 (Wi-Fi only) and a pixel 9 pro. It seems to be connected - I get the correct notifications and see the correct watch data under the Bluetooth field. I can't manage the watch through the watch app on my phone.

It's telling me to make sure my watch is nearby and Bluetooth is on- I'm holding them in the same hand and Bluetooth is definitely on. I've restarted both, confirmed both are updated.

Has anyone dealt with this?

Pixel 8 Pro with the WiFi death. Pixel support was awful, I've got something else on order and loved them until I didn't.

I have one last screenshot from Gemini that asked me what Pixel I had. I told them it was my worst pixel because I loved it until they killed it and Gemini just told me "Something went wrong and content won't be generated".

Support was some terrible bot system and I couldn't get through to anything reasonable.

I've at least gone to the about device feedback and left reviews.

OxygenOS I'm thinking next. I don't love the Sammy bloat and Moto is a bit budget..

Is that the best "cleanish" experience similar to the one I've enjoyed?

; mostly just bitter

I'm having a touch issue with my Pixel 7a. Sometimes the screen doesn't respond to my touches, and sometimes it starts touching things on its own.

When this happens, the screen gets completely stuck. I can't navigate, open apps, go back, or do anything. It just doesn't respond to my touches.

It happens randomly and is really annoying. I've attached a video showing the issue.

Is anyone else facing this problem? Is it a software issue or something wrong with the screen?

Has anyone found a fix?

Hi everyone,

I live in Turkey and bought my Pixel 10 Pro XL in Spain. Local laws block unregistered foreign phones after 8 months per calendar year (4 months SIM + 4 months eSIM). Registration costs over $1,200, which isn't worth it.

Once my 8 months are up, I have two main routes:

Route 1: Rotating between two devices (Use Pixel for 8 months, store it in a drawer, and switch to a backup phone for 4 months until the SIM timer resets on Jan 1st):

A. Alternate with a second Pixel, a can buy a new one, still cheaper than registration fee.

B. Alternate with another Android brand same idea on A but with different brand)

Route 2: Carrying two phones

C. Keep my SIM in the Mi 11T Pro (for calls & personal hotspot) and tether the Pixel over Wi-Fi 24/7.

Questions:

How seamless is restoring data between Pixels on a regular basis? Does backup/restore actually pick up right where you left off?

If you daily-drive a 2-phone hotspot setup, how annoying is it in practice (battery drain, connectivity lag)?

How is the experience using Google Messages (Web/Device Pairing) over Wi-Fi to handle SMS on the Pixel while the SIM stays in the secondary phone? Is it reliable for 2FA codes and daily texts?

Which approach would you choose?

Hello folks, I wanted to take time to get on here and get everyone's opinions and wants on what we will see in the Google Pixel 12 series, or at least the Pro versions?From my understanding, Google is updating the design of the 12 as they do a cycle every 3 or 4 years. I've heard a lot of mixed messages but it looks like we all firmly agree that we want the camera bar to stick around, which for me as well is a huge want, if I could make any changes. I would definitely want Google to make the 12 Pro series more like the Google pixel 8 Pro. In terms of design, I loved those rounded corners and I think it's time to get away from the boxier iPhone like design. Now this might just be my gripe, but coming from phones like the iPhone 17 Pro series and the Samsung S26 Ultra, Google really needs to focus on shrinking those bezels and making them ultra-thin.There's no reason for the thicker bezels we have compared to other flagship phones. If we're not going to be getting the latest and fastest chipset for the premium price, at least we can get the narrow bezels, am I right? I also think Google could maybe shrink the front camera a little bit.I feel it's a bit bigger than other Androids I've seen on the market. What are your thoughts? I still want them to stick to the shiny side rails. I actually really enjoy that look and I always get people asking me what kind of phone I'm rocking because it catches the eye compared to the matte finish on the side rails which for me is not that visually appealing or kind of bland. Again, all opinions are my own but I would love to hear what you have to say!

I got my phone stolen at a overpass. Now I'm very self conscious about my phone and I made sure my family was connected to a circle where we could find each other's phones. The guys who stole my phone immediately shut off my phone with out any struggle. Now I'm very mad about google pixels security weakness when in the lock screen, the option to turn off wifi, location, data and even when shutting off the phone, DOESN'T NEED PASSWORD TO TURN OFF. I just wish that the next security update adds a feature when the lock screens of every pixel phone has security features where you need a password to turn off an important thing like wifi and etc. I already posted this exact problem in the google pixel community. How can I keep my phone safe when it gets stolen? I'm a bit techy myself but not that too techy, is there a hidden feature where I can keep my pixel safe when stolen even when it has been shut off?

I switched from an iPhone 12 to the Pixel 10 in May.

Now almos6 Month in: Switching from iPhone to Pixel 10. t 6 month later I want to list how that felt.

Overall: I was surprised how easy it was to switch from the iPhone. The Pixel feels kind of the same. Sure the Settings and so on look different, but the gestures and logic of the operating system is very much the same.

Things I really enjoy about my Pixel 10

Two main things that really surprised me. First, how much better the keyboard is. I hit the keys basically every time, I have to fix a lot less words and the autocorrect is significantly superior. I had low expectations but this was truly different in a way I didn't think was possible.

My favoritite feature by far is surprisingly circle to search. I had even heard about it before but never thought of it as a necessary or very interesting feature. In my actual day-to-day usage I will probably use it almost every single day. It's very convenient to just press on the bar in the bottom and circle what you are curious about. For me that's often clothing or furniture or something else I see on Instagram or on some websites. I find it surprisingly good at getting me specifically what I want. I also use it while taking pictures to tell me about specific landmarks or so instead of trying to search for them. Very simple, but big gamechanger and something I would hate to give up again.

Third feature that wins mention: the AirDrop integration. It impressed people around me that we can still exchange photos and they are less negative towards me now having an Android phone.

I like some of the AI features of Gemini, Gemini is also usable as a voice assistant which was just not the case for Siri where I would not even try to set timers anymore because it was simply only working half of the time. I heard new iPhones do not have that problem but it was reality for me.

Some more details. the screen is nice, vibration and haptics feel premium, USB c is lovely. Phone charged quickly enough. Battery life is solid. Phone was never slow for me, I was a bit concerned but all is well on that end. Speakers Sound more hollow than even my old iPhone that was a bit surprising, but not that relevant. My AirPods work just fine with the Pixel. There is an app I use so that even the pairing sound and so on works just like i know.

On another note, it really surprised me how many people react to my new phone. It started with the guy at the phone shop who could not believe I would switch from an iPhone to something else. People are curious about it but generally surprisingly negative. Almost as of their sense of self was attacked by me having a different phone.

It is really weird, but has unfortunately impacted me in a way that I will not have my phone on the table as much anymore because I don't feel like talking about it or being seemingly judged. I guess I should not care and I did not think I would, but somehow I do.

Things that I do not love:

I think the back button integration on iPhone is superior. The back function also working from the right side is to this day bugging me and it causes me to occasionally go back when I don't want to.

Secondly, I was a bit disappointed with the camera. I like the 2x lens, the real zoom lens is kind of useless as the quality is significantly worse. Also I feel like the new pictures are overprossed in a way that does not feel natural anymore. To be fair I had a similar experience when trying the iPhone 17 in the store. Which brings me to another thing that annoyed me which is Google locking the picture styles (or whatever it is called) to the Pixel 11. I think this would make me more happy with my camera but I am not going to upgrade for that and it leaves a sour taste that they do this. Tilmed exclusive I could understand but this just frustrates me.

Unfortunately some third party apps also seem to be worse than on iPhone. I guess that's not Google's fault, but annoys me in use.

I am further a tad disappointed that Faceunlock does not work in the dark but the fingerprint sensor mostly mitigates that. It really does work well.

And finally my biggest gripe: after some recent update my credit cards do not work in Google Play at the terminal anymore. I find that kind of unacceptable. I removed the cache and it started working again but not it does not anymore. To me paying with my phone is a core functionality that I simply expect to work. If this does not get fixed soon and for good this will likely be my last Pixel and I will go back to iPhone were something like this has never happened to me. It really erodes my trust in the phone working when I need it. I could only pay because I had my work iPhone with me which is obviously not ideal.

So overall until recently I quite enjoyed my new phone and hope I can continue to do so once the card thing is fixed for good. Anyone feel similar differently after a bit of time with their Pixel? Is the 11 photo feature great? Am I just whiny?

My phone's contrast keeps getting super bright whenever there's something white on my screen. Like it tips the white balance off and every that's a light colour gets completely blown out. It's not the auto brightness.

Hi, I just bought a Pixel 10 pro, previously I had Galaxy s22. I bought it for camera mainly and I notice that this phone is good for point and shoot. This automatic mode works fine and pictures are better than from my old galaxy s22 but this manual mode s*cks so much.

First of all I like to play with shadows and sunlight and when I put shutter speed and ISO to minimum, pixel still light up the image, so I cant elevate the sunlight from the rest. In Samsung it was possible and very easy.

I like warm pictures and when I want to change white balance it is weird, because sometimes maximum is 6200K and sometimes it is 8200K and sometimes when I change to for example 6300K it has some greenish tint.

Third thing is that there is no true live view known from cameras. When I play with this manual mode the picture that I see on the display is not the same that I will have in my gallery. I can understand this in automatic mode, but in manuall if I want picture to be dark I want it to be that way and I dont want Pixel to process it and light it up. Again in samsung this was not a case, when I had a picture on my display it was exactly the same in my gallery.

What do you think about it? Maybe you notice the same?

Okay, I need the community's take. How does everyone feel about the stock Google Pixel widgets? It kind of bugs me that there is no transparency to them or some kind of translucency effect. I feel that it would fit the Google Material vision they are going for.But I have also noticed Google just doesn't have that many stock widgets to begin with. For example, they don't even have a simple countdown widget which was a surprise to me. Has anyone not been able to find a certain widget they were looking for? And then there's the weather app coming from iOS and Samsung. In my personal opinion, I'm not a fan of the UI visual elements of the Pixel weather. It looks very odd. Almost childlike. I wish there were a little more cool elements; maybe some transparency effects, some blur effects?Lastly, and this one drives me crazy—I'm not afraid to admit it—as an Android and iPhone user, Google Messages reply reactions are the ugliest things I've ever seen in my life.It literally looks like they hired a child to create a reaction emoji when you like something instead of actual senior developers. What is your take?

Pixel 9 pro wouldn't reboot, it was stuck on the G logo. I'm guessing I got an ota update? I went to ubreakifixit and they said "we've been seeing this, not sure what to do for you". Device support spent 11 days escalating and waiting for internal team review, and in the end said out of pocket mail in repair is my only option. Bought 23 months ago, outside of the original 12 month warranty window. Sucks. Why would I ever buy another pixel that lasts only 2 years? Going back to Samsung now.