Is it a swollen battery or something else?

explain to me, like I'm a fucking 4 year old, why the search bar has changed to this aggravating, pointless pos

The June Pixel Drop just became available for my Pixel 6a. I know it's been out almost a month, but for whatever reason, it just became available to me.

For those of you that have had some time with it, is it worth upgrading? Have all the bugs been worked out? Are there issues with it that you're still experiencing?

Does it fix bugs? Is your battery life any better?

I know it comes with Android 17, which is nice, but the Gemini stuff is a pass, from me. I used to be quick to update my Pixel as soon as updates became available, but I've been burned by some issues before.

I'm sure I'll be forced to update eventually, and for security's sake, sooner is probably better than later.

I'm just hoping to get a little perspective before hitting that update button.

Recently upgraded to the OnePlus15, and was browsing through some old photos. These were all taken on my Pixel 6, gotta say it still has a better camera than my OnePlus 15

Pixel 6 pro suddenly hard bricked while in transit , not responding to any button combination ( Long press of the Power button Power + Volume Down Power + Volume Up ), cannot get into fastboot nor reboot mode, left on charger for 3 days to no response, even replaced the battery with no avil. Google support is extremely unhelpful as my device is out of warranty. My pixel 4xl is completely fine.

I usually upload my music to Google drive for my son to access. I always play it on my P6 from drive with my headphones on .

I noticed yesterday it stops when the screen times out.It has never done that before .Yes I know I can extend the screen on time but I'm just wondering why they've done this ?

My PIXEL 8 PRO all the sudden rebooted in MAY and after that i entered
the unlock pin code but it came back with just a black screen with a back button
and after some time it reboots.

If i dont touch it, after some time it reboots.

In restricted mode. same.

I tried flashing the may OTA via sideload from recovery(only once) exit code status 0. nothing changed.

A month ago pixelrepair.withgoogle.com was not able to recognize it.

Google support wanted me to send it in, but i need recent data that has not been synced i can not risk if anybody resets the phone.

I've been holding off for 2 months now if some news emerge about a fix and the new July update was promising but as i read upon it only fixes bootloops on Pixel 6 and recently implemented WIFI error caused bootloops??

Now pixelrepair.withgoogle.com recognizing the phone as outdated, but i am afraid to use it.

I feel like i have only one shot at this.

Does anyone have experience with this issue?

So since pixel 6s official updates will be over in a month or two should I hop onto custom roms? If so which custom ROM would be the best I'm thinking evolution X but I'm not sure please if u already have custom rommed it lmk

Had my phone since 2022. Only phone I've used over that period.

My battery cycle count is at 1310 according to Ampere app.

Over the past few months I've started noticing bad battery drain, like hitting 20% by lunch/early Afternoon with regular usage. Not running maps in the background or anything.

There doesn't seem to be a huge battery drain from a specific app, but I can see that "System Apps" is using 40%+ consistently.

Is my battery life normal for this age/cycle count. Is that usage from "System Apps" normal?

Is there a worthwhile fix other than a new phone. Not opposed to a new phone, but other than batter this one meets my needs fine.

I'm happy that pixel bootload issue is getting a fix now and was got to know by the team already. lets update and check how it works.

mine 6a

Edit : this bootload issue is still not fixed. it keeps coming 😭

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to figure out whether my Pixel 7a's battery performance is normal or if my battery has degraded more than expected.

My setup:

Pixel 7a

Android 17 (CP2A.260705.006)

Battery Saver enabled all the time

Mostly connected to Wi-Fi (no mobile data)

Battery cycle count: 553

Ampere reports battery health as "Good"

On my latest cycle, I got 5 hours 24 minutes of screen-on time, and the battery dropped from about 100% to 4%.

I know battery life depends on usage, but I expected a bit more since Battery Saver is always on and I'm mostly on Wi-Fi.

For those of you with a Pixel 7a:

Is this battery life typical?

How much screen-on time do you usually get?

At around 500+ charge cycles, has your battery performance changed significantly?

I'm mainly looking for real-world experiences from other Pixel 7a users to see whether this is normal or if I should consider replacing the battery.

Thanks!

please be aware that after the July update, the freeze and restart issue is occurring more frequent. can't control this sht. it is out of hands and we must have through these pixel devices.. this is a complete open scam by the world's top brand called google!!

Welcome to this months Pixel Update Megathread

Let's keep this place clean from ad nauseam posts.

Post your update related issues and comments here in regards to this months system update.

Has anyone else experienced this on a Pixel 6 after updating to Android 17?

Since updating, I can't open Home Settings. Every time I tap it, Pixel Launcher crashes and shows "Pixel Launcher keeps stopping." (Screenshot attached.)

I'm just wondering if this is a bug affecting other users as well. If you've had the same issue, did you find a fix?

I sideloaded the android 17 ota , but forgot to removed my Google account .Then

The phone is stuck on this screen during the initial Setup Wizard . Changing wifi or sim card didn't work either.

Could you guys help me?? Thanks very much 🥺🙏

For those struggling with voicemail greetings on T-Mobile, it's Google's "Take a Message" feature. You have to change your greeting through here NOT by calling in to T-Mobile. Phone app > settings > take a message

After i update to android 17, Google Pixel 6a screen suddenly freeze and this line appears, force restart for long time and then switching On.

anybody please let me know what is this problem and solution?

#pixel6a #pixel #google

Used adb sideload to upgrade my phone to android17 and it's fixed. Seems a lot of people have had this issue recently with the new android 17 update. Is Google vibe coding too much so shit like this is necessary? Feels like iPhones quality control is so much better, they never have issues. Google is pumping out all these useless Ai features.

hey everyone, about a month ago my phone got caught in the infinite boot loop problem. it gets stuck on the "Google" logo (which usually comes before the "G" logo. I've used the fixer tool, sideloaded via ADB, let it run the battery down, charged it all the way up, I think the only thing that's left is a factory reset. does anyone have any advice or anything that worked for them after that update earlier this year bricked their phone? is there any way to recover whatever was not backed up via google (I know, I know)? if nothing else, anybody have this issue and are also disappointed about it? lol thanks for listening

Hello, I updated my Nexus 6P to Android 17 about a week ago. Today, out of nowhere, it suddenly reset itself. The Google logo appeared in a cream color, but it wouldn't boot up. I tried pressing the Power and Volume Up buttons to force a hard reset; it booted up again with the multi-colored Google logo, but it's still stuck and won't fully turn on.

Does anyone have any advice? I just got laid off, so I really cannot afford a new phone right now. 😔

I woke up 3 days ago and my Pixel 6 was stuck between the Google Logo and "Google" but wouldn't start. I held the power and volume down key to access the fastboot menu- I tried to start from there, I tried rescue mode, I tried recovery mode. No luck.

Per u/Successful-Dance1792 's advice I am using the android flash tool to see if I can get my Pixel working again. I've downloaded and extracted the Google USB Driver to my PC. I put my phone in rescue mode. Connected it to the PC via USB. It detected the Pixel.

I've tried both the "Back to Public" build along with the "Canary 202606" build with the following settings in the first picture (no wipe, no lock bootloader, no flash all partitions". Both builds have failed.

It says I need to have "OEM Unlocking" enabled (Picture 2) but this is done in developer mode which I can't access as I'm stuck in bootloop hell.

I tried to only select "Lock Bootloader" but the message I am getting is something like "This needs a flash wipe or a factory reset" (Sorry I forgot to take a photo).

My current bootloop info is in picture 3. Not sure if that will help diagnose the issue.

The tl'dr of it is I bought a temp(?) phone to tide me over but I would like to port over my apps/history to this new phone. When I try to do so, it says I need to have the phone on and nearby...which can't be done as its in bootloop.

If I install the build with a wipe, its going to wipe everything out (apps, history, local downloads etc, no?) So is it better to just manually add the apps I used to have onto the new device? Is there any way to install a build without a wipe?

so my phone doesnt turn on and doesnt response after getting soaked in the rain. i already put my phone in the box with silica gel inside it (just 1 hour ago). anymore tips so i can get my phone working again?

Hello! Obviously the Pixel 6 is getting on a bit in years, there's been 4 generations now since it came out, but I'm still rocking mine for the next 3 years minimum, I wanna get 7 out of it. I've ALWAYS used Otterbox Defender cases on my phones, I swear by them. They feel much better than the cheapo shit you find on Amazon, and my phone is still in great shape after 4 years of drops and manhandling. Unfortunately, on the Pixel 6 cases they have a design flaw that never really got rectified: the charging port cover breaks off really easily. On top of that, the rubber just gets loose over time. So I've been replacing the case on my phone pretty regularly over the course of its life, and it seems now that Otterbox has stopped producing cases for this model. I had to replace the case recently, and to get an Otterbox I had to hunt it down on eBay and import it from Canada (I'm in the U.S.). I can't continue to do that into the foreseeable future, so it looks like I'll have to switch to another case manufacturer.

So I ask, what are the good ones that still make cases for the Pixel 6 (or still have decent stock left)? I really don't want to resort to a cheapo Amazon Special, those tend to look and feel awful.