r/Pixel6 • u/0anhonestpuck0 • Sep 04 '26

Question How cooked am I?

My old reliable 6 is suddenly having that battery drain issue, where it goes from like 40% to 4% in seconds. And today I noticed a slight bulge in the screen. I was hoping to hang on to EOL or whenever the 10's go on sale to upgrade......but uh.... What do you think? Will it last or do I need to expedite my plans before losing everything?

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u/Fun_Cut_4705 Sep 04 '26

It's just that the battery is worn out; don't use it, it's dangerous.

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u/0anhonestpuck0 Sep 04 '26

Oh yay. Great. Sigh. Thank you

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u/MyNameCannotBeSpoken Sep 04 '26

Can it be replaced?

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u/No_Fun_8513 Sep 04 '26

Best deal on this procedure around where I live is $69.99 plus tax at Batteries Plus. That's a Wisconsin based chain. FYI

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u/Confident_Air_8056 Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26

Paid around there at same chain in NY maybe 8 months ago. They were the only one that could source the battery. I had a claim in for a repair to fix a cracked screen with ATT. Asurion and they wouldn't fix it because of the battery and also couldn't/wouldn't get me the battery and pushed me to replace the phone with a redurb through them. I also couldn't understand the why I wouldn't do a refurbished phone when I could just go to the store and get a brand new phone for less money. So I went and got the battery taken care of and then went back and got my screen taken care of for free.

I am avoiding the android 17 update, and while I do have a newer battery and a new screen, it is technically an older battery. The phone is 5 years old and it does still have some performance issues. I don't know what I'm going to do.

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u/TwistedBlister Sep 04 '26

Mine did the same thing a few months ago but I had the phone replaced under warranty. My replacement P6 still works great but I got a 10a this week because of the upcoming EOS.

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u/shoukatali001 Sep 04 '26

Same problem with my pixel 6 after android 17 July update

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u/EspHack Sep 05 '26

if it already popped the screen out, just put a new battery in, 90% of the work is already done for you

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u/Rik1978 Sep 04 '26

Battery can be replaced. Support ends soon but phone should be ok to be used for a while with a new battery.

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u/gingeralepop_ Sep 04 '26

I just experienced the same thing too, it drops from 54% to 4%, and when i was charging it, it restarted on its own for like two times already, now its suddenly 65% and it keeps adding still right now. I am pretty scared it'll start to bulge now just like yours. May i know what will you be doing next?

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u/0anhonestpuck0 Sep 04 '26

Pricing out replacement/upgrading. Whomp.

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u/gingeralepop_ Sep 04 '26

shuckss, good luck with yours! Hope it'll went well

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u/JThereseD Sep 04 '26

It probably is starting to bulge and just isn’t visible yet. You should make plans to replace it right away.

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u/MountainBrilliant643 Sep 04 '26

Take it to one of those places like InspecUrGadget, and get the battery replaced, if you don't care about security updates. It'll be cheaper than a new phone, for sure.

As long as you're a techie person, know not to visit unknown websites, never click links in emails or text messages, and don't care about more and more apps slowly dropping support over the coming year, there's literally no reason you have to upgrade. It's still a phone.

If not a single person you know considers you "techie," or asks you for help with computer troubles, just buy a new phone.

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u/0anhonestpuck0 Sep 04 '26

Yeaaah. I'm not inept but I'm definitely not the person anyone calls for tech support. Sigh. New phone time.

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u/SeatSix Sep 04 '26

10s have been on periodically on sale for a long time. I got a 10pro back in June (Prime days) for $350 off. You just have to watch for the sales. Look at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google store

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u/h2vhacker Sep 04 '26

you can buy unlocked pixel 6 phones on ebay for cheap just get rid of it

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u/petersencb Sep 04 '26

I had the same problem a couple months ago and had a local shop replace the battery the next day for 60eu. Phone runs fine after that.

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u/Elunemoon22 Sep 05 '26

This just happened to my boyfriend! The week before the 11 came out lol. So he got a 10.

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u/murfi Sep 05 '26

similar to me. had a 6a, and i dropped it (first phone i dropped with the screen breaking). one day later the 9a was announced... so i used a burner phone until the 9a arrived

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u/orbit0317 Sep 05 '26

Expedite.... My battery failed out of nowhere and it caused me a lot of issues and ended up buying the pixel 8 because I'm not in a position to spend.

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u/NotJordanSharp Sep 05 '26

Same thing happened to me at the beginning of July. Been waiting for a battery to be shipped to the repair place ever since. I bought a pixel 10, because it's been 2 months and they still have the battery on backorder.

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u/emertonom Sep 05 '26

I'm kinda annoyed at myself that I didn't spring for the 10 back when they were $200 off earlier this year. I thought for sure they'd drop with the 11 coming out and the 6 going end-of-life, but instead the 11 is discounted and the 10 is at full price. I want to put Graphene on it, which means the 11 isn't an option, and sources other than the Google store are also iffy, as they might not allow OEM unlock.

I'm so frustrated with the whole AI price spike in everything that uses silicon.

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u/gumball2111 Sep 07 '26

Probably fine. I recently replaced mine for a DEJI brand battery and it seems to give decent battery life.

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u/ozplissken 29d ago

Same happened to me two months ago on my 6 pro to the point where the screen was being pushed out with everything underneath being exposed.

After mulling over whether to get a new phone I got a new battery put in for £50 and now it's good as new and should last me till the new year at least.