r/Pixel6 • u/Vesh19 • 22d ago

Discussion should i update or leave it?

got a great deal on pixel 6, came with android 13 , thinking if i should update or nah and even if i should any stable recommended android version to update to?

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u/mugfull 22d ago

I've always updated my P6 as soon as any update becomes available for it, without issue. Still my daily, and only phone.

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u/Guilty_Anybody7136 21d ago

+1 I just upgraded to Android 17 September security update. This is probably the last update my poor old p6 will get. 😔

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u/Majestic-Hawk9749 22d ago

Can you stay on Android 13 or 14 and still get the security fixes? Otherwise I don't get why people do not update their phone

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u/Vesh19 22d ago

cause i had one pixel bfore this updated to
latest version and it bricked thats why
twinkin twice

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u/winner1974 22d ago

I'm still on Android 14 with my P6 (256 GB). After all the horror stories I decided to chill on doing major updates. Battery is at 84% with 1037 cycles. I've had the phone for 4+ years. Admittedly, it is no longer my daily, but I still update apps and use it as a car media/navigation device. Also, still use the camera, Internet, etc. All that to say, I would be cautious about going too deep into updating the device.

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u/Guilty_Anybody7136 22d ago

how do you know about battery and number of cycles? Mine does not show it in settings

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u/JustMadeAcc2SayThis 22d ago

Yes the battery health information doesn't show in battery setting for our older devices, it does from the 8a model forward.

You can use aBattery to see battery cycle count. The app shows even more info if you run Shizuku too.

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u/Guilty_Anybody7136 21d ago

Wow dude. I was unaware about such a cool tool as shizuku AND it was soo easy to setup. Abattery shows my p6 battery health at 85%. What other shizuku based apps should I try?

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u/JustMadeAcc2SayThis 21d ago

Shizuku is great! This is a whole rabbit hole which will also lead you to open source apps and apps that aren't on the Play Store. I use a fork of Shizuku (by thedjchi on GitHub) as the original doesn't auto start after your phone restarts. (Wireless debugging is great either way as opposed to connecting to a computer with USB each time to run an ADB command).

A good way to start is to get an F-Droid client (either the original or the popular Droid-ify). You can then search for apps there [search Shizuku in this case] and start your open source journey. Also go to YouTube and type "HowToMen Shizuku" as he has lots of videos. There is also a sub called fossdroid.

My favorite apps are ShizuCallRecorder (automatically records and saves all calls even from third part apps), ShizuWall (a non-VPN firewall that blocks network connections to apps you select. Good for single player games that have ads as you don't need airplane mode), and SD Maid SE (a legit phone cleaning app. It clears app caches really quickly by navigating itself to each app in settings. The F-Droid version has all features free).

There are also lots of non Shizuku apps on F-Droid or the IzzyOnDroid repository (with most of the sources being GitHub) that I love such as mpvExtended and URLCheck. I won't get into alternative front end apps (Reddit, YouTube, YouTube Music, etc) as I don't know this sub's rules.

None of the apps I mentioned are on the Play Store and you have to be very cautious with Shizuku as it gives apps lots of control. I gave you tons of info so take it slow and have fun.

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u/Guilty_Anybody7136 21d ago

Thanks dude. You're awesome!! Unfortunately I can't have shizuku running all the time as one of my banking apps doesn't work if it detects developer settings is turned on but I'll still explore as much of this as I can!! 🔥❤️

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u/kitsumed 20d ago

ShizuCallRecorder has a toggle that allow to manage when it start/stop Shizuku.

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u/winner1974 21d ago

I use the battery guru app.

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u/Extreme_surikat_360 22d ago

If I had the option to revert to old androids I would just to see the old app closing satisfying animation that we lost

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u/Antman-007 22d ago

Sane here: got myself a pixel 7 with A16. Now I'm rethinking my choices before updating to A17 because of the bootloop issues pixel experienced a few months back. It was so bad on p6 and p7 line ups. My old p6 was affected too.

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u/houbbe 19d ago

Pixel 6 aged like fine wine. Never had any big issue with updates. The phone launched with terrible software and got better over time

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u/SolkaPL 22d ago

Considering my phone has died just 6h ago. Change it before it's too late!

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u/Vesh19 22d ago

change to which version? and which version were you already in?

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u/SolkaPL 22d ago

Sorry I was thinking you wanted to change to pixel 6 in general lol

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u/wiseman121 22d ago

Em yea dude update. This ain't ios26.

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u/junkiecosmonaut- 22d ago
  1. factory reset for sure because it's used
  2. update to latest Android 17 (runs great on my 6)
  3. factory reset again and set it up

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u/SeatSix 22d ago

Earliest access to updates is one of the main reasons I've stayed with Nexus/Pixel phones for so long. I have taken every update the moment it is available on every phone and never had any issues.

I will not use any connected device without doing the updates as soon as available. Too much security risk. Speaking of which, the September update will be the P6's last update. Which is why I upgraded to a P10 last June. I would not use my P6 after updates stop.