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Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by delusional »

londons_explore wrote: post #251
dzikimarian wrote: post #221

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've one from EU distribution for over half a year now. There were some very minor issues with the interface at the beginning(removed with updates later). Apart from that all is great. If there are multiple crashes per day I would get it replaced, because it's clearly faulty unit.

It's a high value connected device with error reporting. If it were crashing multiple times per day, you'd hope that Google would proactively contact the user and offer a replacement.

That's a cool idea. Using the telemetry to find (unusually) faulty hardware and reaching out to the customers to proactively offer a replacement could be some next level customer service.

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by jquast »

The only reason I carry a cellphone with me in many situations is just in case of an emergency. I wouldn’t take it for walks, to the store, out to eat, and definitely not while driving, but only for the safety of myself and others around me, it could save someone’s life. It’s the only feature of a cellphone that I need, everything else is secondary.

That they can’t care enough to address this issue is reason enough to swear off google completely. They must be so very cold-hearted, fish stinks from the head and all that.

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by lawn »

Tijdreiziger wrote: post #27
nickpinkston wrote: post #21

I got a Pixel 6 Pro a few months ago, and it's without question the worst phone I've ever had the displeasure to own. - It crashes constantly. - Bluetooth is even buggier than usual. - Fingerprint unlock is very finicky. - The touchscreen isn't designed/calibrated well and leads to constant fat finger presses. - The hotspot is buggy to connect and randomly drops once it does connect. - The phone is so slick (ie low f…

So where do we go from here? I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 at the moment, but Samsung's typo-filled changelogs don't exactly inspire confidence. It has also been bugging me to accept the new Samsung Account terms, which I don't want to do. Chinese brands (Huawei, Xiaomi, Motorola, etc.) don't inspire confidence for me either. Apple had the CSAM scanning controversy. I have an iPad, but a bunch of features I didn't want…

The Fairphone 4 is great IMO.

Repairability is super high, it's easily flashed to eg LineagOS and has been promised software updates for many years if you want to stay with Android.

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by Tijdreiziger »

kelnos wrote: post #244
Tijdreiziger wrote: post #166

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Pay doesn’t respect your privacy anyway, as the terms state that Google can use your transaction data to profile you.

The answer to "I can't do X because I use Y and Z" is not "You're wrong to want to use Y and Z". Understand that not everyone prioritizes the same things you do. Regardless, Google already has enough information on me to profile me quite well; avoiding Google Pay will not meaningfully change that, and I get enough value out of it that the trade off is worth it to me, at least for now.

Of course everyone is free to have their own priorities when it comes to privacy.

However, for people who want to use Google Pay despite the privacy implications, I'm not sure running a privacy-preserving Android distribution is even meaningful. At that point, why not just run stock Google Android?

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by mikesabat »

nickpinkston wrote: post #21

I got a Pixel 6 Pro a few months ago, and it's without question the worst phone I've ever had the displeasure to own. - It crashes constantly. - Bluetooth is even buggier than usual. - Fingerprint unlock is very finicky. - The touchscreen isn't designed/calibrated well and leads to constant fat finger presses. - The hotspot is buggy to connect and randomly drops once it does connect. - The phone is so slick (ie low f…

I got a Pixel 6a a few days back and just pocket dialed someone for the first time in 5 years.

My last phone was the 4a and the 6a seems worse in many ways. I haven't traded the 4a in yet because I might just move back.

Are there any good alternative phones on Project Fi?

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by lizardactivist »

everybodyknows wrote: post #182
lizardactivist wrote: post #19

Happy for 3 years now with my €120 Nokia 4.2. I doubt I will ever look at the Pixel given its price and with problems like these.

Intensely unhappy with my Nokia 5.4 for about a month now, after a system update conscripted it and me into recurring DDoS attacks upon the public 911 system: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32526819

It sounds annoying, but luckily it's a configurable setting.

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by desmosxxx »

agildehaus wrote: post #140
dekerta wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got a Pixel6 in July. Aside from the camera, it is by far the worst phone I've ever owned. I probably experience at least 4 or 5 major crashes every day where the phone becomes unresponsive for a few seconds. Up until now, I've been able to live with the bugs as a moderate inconvenience, but now that I know I could potentially die because of Google's complete lack of QA, I'm going to ditch the phone right away. I'l…

I own a Pixel 6 and can't recall the last time I experienced a crash of any sort.

Mine doesn't crash (anymore, it did when v12 came out), but my cell/data goes offline randomly and I get worse service than my peers in many places. It also overheats when exposed to almost any sunlight at all no matter the ambient temperature (it's overheated in my car with the ac on and no case) or when charging and doing a video call at the same time.

My Nexus 4 and Note 5 were solid phones, but every android phone I've had after that has been awful in one way or another.

The final straw for me has been android auto on this phone. Completely unusable and unsafe. So many crashes and lockups and touching any cable causes it to disconnect (but my wifes iphone doesn't do this so it's not just the cables). At this point I'm looking at an iPhone for my next phone. Something like android would be nice, but I also want a premium phone that works.

My Note 5 is actually still going strong and is smooth and responsive (except for lack of updates). The battery hasn't swelled or anything.

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by koyote »

DrudgeCorporate wrote: post #97
nickpinkston wrote: post #21

I got a Pixel 6 Pro a few months ago, and it's without question the worst phone I've ever had the displeasure to own. - It crashes constantly. - Bluetooth is even buggier than usual. - Fingerprint unlock is very finicky. - The touchscreen isn't designed/calibrated well and leads to constant fat finger presses. - The hotspot is buggy to connect and randomly drops once it does connect. - The phone is so slick (ie low f…

I apparently have been living in my own bubble. Has the pixel 6 been a bad phone in general? I haven't had a single issue with mine and I bought it day one.

Same here, it's actually very weird seeing the endless posts of users in places like reddit (and here now) complaining about things that just never happen on my phone.

I've had Android phones since 1.5 and the pixel 6 has been flawless for me.

Re: Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services

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Post by dsr_ »

agileAlligator wrote: post #109
corndoge wrote: post #85

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All phones have these problems. Every phone has glaring problems you have to live with or work around.

> All phones have these problems. Every phone has glaring problems you have to live with or work around. No?

Danger Sidekick II

Palm Treo 700

Motorola Droid

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

LG G2

Google Nexus 6P

Google Pixel XL

OnePlus 7Pro

None of them had glaring problems I had to live with or work around.

The battery life up until the LG G2 was a problem -- I usually needed to recharge mid-day if I was doing anything active. The G2 had the best form factor ever -- honestly, they should have kept the external dimensions the same and just improved the internals each year. 5.2" screen, 460 ppi. 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm. 143g. Eventually it developed a touchscreen fault that slowly spread.

The Nexus 6P was a great phone, but big. It developed battery problems after about a year. Up until then, fine.

The Pixel XL was a little disappointing because it didn't really feel like much of an advance, but it didn't have the battery problem.

I'm still using the 7 Pro, which, for a bigphone, is not bad. It has the excellent motorized pop-up selfie cam, which I like because I hardly ever use it. When I do use it, it deploys quickly. Battery life is starting to degrade (2.5 years in) and I'm thinking about either a Pixel 7 or an Asus Zenphone 9 this fall.

So, no. Not every phone has glaring problems.

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