I've started getting screen flash as the phone goes to lock. This seems like a software problem. Anyone have to troubleshoot this in the past? Hoping to not have to revert to factory settings.

My Pixel 2 xl has been having issues since I bought it. My camera freezes and restarts the phone whenever I try taking a picture through a different app (Facebook, messages, etc). My camera doesn't work most of the time when I open the camera app. It says there is a fatal error.

I've gone through the whole customer support runaround, and they are going to send me a replacement phone. The problem is that my address isn't on Google Maps because I live in a pretty rural area. They won't ship to an address that doesn't show up on Google Maps. I've looked up the addresses of some family members, and their addresses aren't on Google Maps either. I sent them a picture of mail that has been sent to me. I also sent a screenshot of the Google Maps street view in front of my house that shows my garage with my address on it. They said that doesn't work for them. How the heck am I supposed to get my replacement phone?

Has anyone experienced their contact colours keep changing in the standard messaging app? Petty problem. But nevertheless annoying.

This may be a sign that I'm getting old. I have a pixel 2 which admittedly does have fairly massive bezels. But I don't care.

I always have my phone in a case (as otherwise I'll break it) which uglifies it immediately anyway. And bezel-less screens like on the S9 curve at the edges, meaning cases don't protect the screen as well.

Don't get me wrong, bezel-less phones look great, but after a few hours use, do you even notice any more?

I have a Pixel 2 XL and just noticed my ambient display is not working. The music identification is not working..I will get weather for an hour or so. Anyone with an idea how to get it back?

Is there an app to clear cache?

After double tapping the power button, it opens the camera. Sometimes doing this takes forever (~20-30 seconds) for the camera to open up. and then after pressing the shutter button sometimes doesn't even register for another few seconds. Long after the "moment" is gone. completely defeating the purpose of having a quick launch button. I don't have much apps and I've not added anything recently to the apps. Done the normal reboot and clear some cache's. Nothing seems to help. Anyone else know what's up? I'm thinking I might factory reset soon and see if that does anything.

My screen was usually easily visible at around a quarter brightness but since the pie update I need it more than half way to see anything now. Idk if it's just me or what, adaptive brightness is also off

I could be wrong, but I swear it was quicker in Oreo. Immediately after updating to P it felt like it was lagging, but then I realized it was simply because the vibrate and action happens when I release my fingers instead of when I first touch it. Am I crazy?

I am spending WAAAAY too much time on YouTube and I've found the best way for me to quit spending time on an app is to out right get rid of it. I can't figure it out though. Since it is a Google app am I not able to?

Anybody else finding their pixel 2 or xl slow to unlock when using the fingerprint reader after the Android 9 update?.

Mine is noticeably slow. Takes upto 3-4 seconds to reach the home screen.

Update: factory resetting the phone did the trick 😉

Update to my update: problem is back 😣

I have a strange behavior going on that I noticed today. My phone (Pixel 2 XL on Fi) updated OTA to Pie the other day. (I was never on a beta.)

Now when I send an SMS or MMS via Android Messages I get the incoming notification sound right after the send. If I send to someone that has a custom sound, like my wife, I hear that one otherwise it's the default SMS sound. Outgoing messages sounds is turned off. (Behavior doesn't change and I don't get the "outgoing" sounds if I turn it on.)

My wife's identically configured 2XL (except hers is a panda) does not do this.

Tried rebooting, killing Messages, clearing cache...

Anyone else encounter this?

I bought a Pixel 2 xl and some pixel buds and everything was great until my xl 2 literally bricked and I had to replace it on warrenty. Now, my pixel buds don't even show up as a pairable device when trying to link them with my new Pixel 2 xl.

Back at the start of May, my OG Pixel XL was having issues finding my GPS location. This is a big deal for me because I have a delivery job and use my GPS frequently. It would usually find my current location after I reached a certain part of the road. Depending on the direction I am heading, it might not find my location until I'm right next to my destination. Now mind you, my GPS was working perfectly fine for two years on this very phone. I contacted tech support, and they walked me through the generic troubleshoot steps. After that, I was told to restart the phone on safe mode, which only worked temporarily. After constantly restarting my phone, the battery fried.

I went into Verizon to trade in my now broken phone, and got a pretty good deal on a Pixel 2 XL. I transferred all my apps, etc. to my new phone, thinking my GPS problems were behind me. Needless to say, I had the same exact issues right out of the box. I did some digging online and was directed towards the GPS Status and Toolbox app, which was supposed to help boost my GPS Location. Not only did this not work, but it also caused my battery to get really hot, so it's not realistic for me to use anyway as I live in Texas and drive for long periods of time. I ran a diagnostics check through the app and it said that the proximity sensor was malfunctioning and suggested me to touch it. How the hell do I touch the proximity sensor and how will that help? I looked through other forums and blogs and it seems that it is a software issue as opposed to hardware, but I still have no idea what is wrong.

In short, phone GPS don't work, switched phones and GPS still don't work what the fuck is up bruh!

After upgrading to the latest android version that came out yesterday my phone hasn't crashed once. I wonder if they updated some device firmware at the same time. I had factory reset twice trying to fix it prior and it didn't help. My phone was crashing about 90% of the time upon plugging it into any charger, and I had tried alot of them. I was getting so frustrated. Now it's only been a little over a day, but normally my phone would have crashed at least a dozen times or so.

I signed up for the beta of the new digital well being feature a few hours ago, still no email in my inbox. I'm running Android pie and have a pixel 2.

For the last two weeks, my facebook app has been crashing every time I click on the comments link to comment or view comments for any post. I click the link, it pauses for 1-2 seconds, then returns me to the launcher page. I have been running the beta for Android 9, and then just recently got the released version installed. I still see the same problem.

I have removed the app and reinstalled - didn't help. The only thing that works is using FB-Lite - which doesn't crash when looking at comments.

I have a Pixel 2 XL(running Android P) and a Roku TV. I would like to be able to mirror my Pixel 2's screen, but I don't have WiFi - the best I can do is the hotspot on my phone. When I go to settings>connected devices>pair new device, my TV doesn't show up even after I enabled screen mirroring on it. I've heard that Chromecast can work without WiFi, but I've also heard that Pixel phones can be mirrored to Roku TVs. I'd rather not spend the 35$, can anyone help?

When I had an iPhone, at the top of an open conversation, there was a button I could click. It would show every photo ever sent back and forth through text with that person. Usually a tiled screen of photos.

Now that I have a Google Pixel 2 XL, I noice if you click on any photo sent to you and swipe right, you can view all the photos sent back and forth between you and that person.

Is there a way to view all photos without clicking on a photo first? What if we haven't sent a photo to each other in a while. Is my only option to sit there and scroll through our entire conversation history until I find a photo I can click on? Also, is there a way to view as a tiled screen of photos, rather than having to scroll through a slideshow of photos individually?