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Did as advised, went to to support page, pasted the IMEI. Result? My Pixel 6a is apparently not a Pixel 6a for Google...
The shoddy QC in Pixel devices is bad enough I only recommend Sammy flagships to my Android friends. Doesn't feel like a great choice either with all the adware tbh.
The shoddy QC in Pixel devices is bad enough I only recommend Sammy flagships to my Android friends. Doesn't feel like a great choice either with all the adware tbh.
I rather take my chances with googles hardware but decent software (or even amazing with https://grapheneos.org ) than guaranteed awful samsung software
Oh goodie. My 6a has had terrible battery life (and actually overheated about a month and a half ago while charging) yet my phone doesn't qualify for the replacement for whatever reason. This is my 3rd google phone in a row with issues: Nexus 6p - Had to have the battery replaced and then inexplicitly died, dead to the world Pixel 4a - Similar battery issues + a screen that physically fell out of the phone Pixel 6a -…
I had a 5A inexplicably develop a crack in the screen literally before my eyes as I was holding it. I watched it propagate from left to right over about 6 seconds. If I hadn't seen it, I would never have believed it. Not even worth arguing for a warranty at that point. Replaced the screen myself later.
Did as advised, went to to support page, pasted the IMEI. Result? My Pixel 6a is apparently not a Pixel 6a for Google...
Same with me. I had just changed my SIM last month, forced by the phone company. Luckily I had an inactive eSIM from a trip abroad from last year as IMEI2; that Google liked.
Sounds like the same farce as with the forced Pixel 4a update. Not sure if they learned anything from that, other than to ignore the issues and move ahead anyway.
The shoddy QC in Pixel devices is bad enough I only recommend Sammy flagships to my Android friends. Doesn't feel like a great choice either with all the adware tbh.
You are greeted with a screen with all the crap it wants to install after turning on the phone for the first time (which you can fully skip) and that's it. A One UI 7/8 setup can be pretty bare bones and minimalistic if you want, at least here in the EU.
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I'll have you know I did successfully claim my $50 from that refund program they did for the 4a. > "enter your sn in this form to see if you qualify" > enter sn > "great, you'll hear from us in 2 weeks" > 2 weeks pass > "you're eligible! you can either have $50 or $100 towards a new phone" > just bought a new phone, give me the 50 > "great, you'll hear from us in 2 weeks" > 2 weeks pass > "we use a 3rd party to issue…
Alternatively I went with: > "enter your sn in this form to see if you qualify" > "Your pixel 4a does not qualify" But why? Does it mean my battery is unaffected or their lawyers managed to weasel out of all the phones qualifying somehow? Who knows? Well google certainly knows, but they ain't telling me.
Pixel 4a units contained one of two different batteries, and only the one manufactured by a company called Lishen was downgraded. For the Pixel 6a, Google has decreed that the battery limits will be imposed when the cells hit 400 charge cycles. Beyond that, the risk of fire becomes too great—there have been reports of Pixel 6a phones bursting into flames.