Mine got pushed back to the end of November. Oh well. Rocking with my Pixel 4 for another month I guess.
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Google announces |OT| Pixel 6 and Pro
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Man, I want one of these but am already rocking a P4XL. Anyone upgrading from that? Is it worth it?
Mine arrived today. Getting used to gestures and various other new things. It's a very noticable upgrade in smoothness coming from my LG G7. The camera is a tremendous boost, too.
I need a case, and all of the ones on Amazon that are in stock are no-name Chinese brands :-/ ; everything else is backordered into November. Any recommendations?
I need a case, and all of the ones on Amazon that are in stock are no-name Chinese brands :-/ ; everything else is backordered into November. Any recommendations?
Order one, it may change soon.
I ordered the Spigen Rugged Armor on Amazon France, it was due to ship in January, soon after it updated my order to mid November (but on the product page the ability to add to cart was disabled).
And this morning I received an email saying it was coming next week.
But my phone is still coming late November according to Google Store.
Fedex is fucking with me. Tracker updated with my phone being in Keasby NJ at 5pm but they still claim it's "On Time" and will be delivered today. That's 65 miles and a solid 2 hour+ drive to my house. Doubt.
Still don't know about what case to get. They all have delivery dates of like mid Nov to early Dec, so that's cool.
Still don't know about what case to get. They all have delivery dates of like mid Nov to early Dec, so that's cool.
I'm upgrading from the 4XL chiefly for the storage. I messed up and got the 64gb version and never have enough space. 512, here I come.
I also have a 4XL, and other than the curved screen which I'm less than thrilled about, I feel like the 6 Pro is a quality upgrade.
Better Main Camera and Zoom Camera (4x vs 2x)
Better Video
Brighter, even crisper screen, which is smoother @ 120hz, and does variable refresh to save on battery life (vs being stuck at 60/90hz)
Better Speakers
Double the Ram
Faster Processor
30% bigger battery
Bigger storage options
...it has other features that are "better", but those are the big ones IMO.
If you're looking at JUST the 6 though, and your 4XL is working fine, I would STRONGLY advise against upgrading unless you get it super cheap. The 6 is at best a minor spec bump and swaps the face unlock for screen fingerprint reader. Otherwise, you might as well call the 6 "4XL Mark II"
Anyone know what this stuff is on my 6 Pro? I can't get rid of it, it says it's downloading but as far as I can tell it's not doing anything.
I know nothing but have you checked for an update on your phone? I think there's a day one update for the phone that might address whatever this is.
Mine just arrived too but this SOB was pretty warm during the set up process. Hope it calms down later.
I've rocked my Pixel 5 naked, & I intended to the same with this, but the glossy back has me at least thinking about getting a textured skin. Other than that, probably no screen protector.
Definitely not getting mine tomorrow. FedEx still says it's scheduled, but it's following the same route/schedule as the ear buds, which took 3 days instead of 2.
but don't they also make deliveries on Saturdays and Sundays???
Sometimes, depends on who is delivering it. UPS and FedEx treat the weekend differently, so those aren't "business days" if it's shipping through them.
Mine originally said Nov 11-12, but they quietly updated it to October the next day.
I wonder if they went in and killed a bunch of bot / scalper orders?
Mine did the same but has cooled down with normal use since then.
I decided to try the Pixel 6 Pro after all, despite my still wanting a smaller phone, wanting a headphone jack and an SD card slot.
Ordered a Cloudy White 256 Verizon model from Best Buy last night. Was supposed to arrive tomorrow with overnight shipping, but just got an email saying it won't be here until Monday.
Gonna sell my Xperia 5 II. If I don't like the 6P, I'll go back to Xperia next year. Was a little tired of waiting for the 5 III to launch so that explains my rashness of ordering last night lol.
Ordered a Cloudy White 256 Verizon model from Best Buy last night. Was supposed to arrive tomorrow with overnight shipping, but just got an email saying it won't be here until Monday.
Gonna sell my Xperia 5 II. If I don't like the 6P, I'll go back to Xperia next year. Was a little tired of waiting for the 5 III to launch so that explains my rashness of ordering last night lol.
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So uh... When is the Pixel Stand 2nd Gen launching? I've been refreshing the store page daily. I think they've only said it wasn't going to launch at the same time but wouldn't be too far of a gap?
What's wrong? I am loving it so far on my Pixel 4XL, it makes it feel like a brand new phone.
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Any USB C adapters should be good for the phone, right? Not like its necessary to get something else, is it?
Also does anyone have recommended cases? I usually buy whatever and don't put much thought into it but I'm curious if there a really good brand out there
Also does anyone have recommended cases? I usually buy whatever and don't put much thought into it but I'm curious if there a really good brand out there
It's so weird a couple best buys in my area have the regular pixel 6 in stock for pickup but not the Pro.
You'll want a 30W usb-c adapter to take advantage of the fast charging. Otherwise, yes any usb c adapter is good.
You'll want a 30W usb-c adapter to take advantage of the fast charging. Otherwise, yes any usb c adapter is good.
Lol...so when I was attempting to buy the phone a 2nd time I thought why not go through the pixel pass and applied for finance..the entire thing errored out but I just got the Google credit "card" in the mail 🤷♂️, I guess I shouldn't cancel it now...since it might ruin my credit score.
Thanks! My Pixel XL has fast charging on the adapters I'm using so it seems that I have ones that will work.
That's slower fast charging, but it will still work.
The 30W charger is for REALLY fast charging.
Oh I didn't realize there were multiple types of fast charging. Thanks for the heads up! I'm going to try and get a couple adapters to replace a couple that I use most frequently.
Despite it looking similar in size as 5t, it looks taller and thinner.
Also a 64mb patch took 30 minutes to install?
Was that day one or how do I know if I have day one patch. And if I reset to factory will it be needed again.
Also a 64mb patch took 30 minutes to install?
Was that day one or how do I know if I have day one patch. And if I reset to factory will it be needed again.
Pixel monthly patches take a notoriously long time to install. Not sure why. If you have the November security patch you are on the day one patch. You don't have to reinstall the patch if you factory reset.
Huh, that's weird. Did you try resetting and recalibrating the fingerprint sensor?
That would be an incredibly rookie mistake if Google didn't account for that after Samsung worked through that issue years ago.
Might not be comparable since I live in the US, but I ordered one of the clear Spigen cases which had the same delivery date as yours and it ended up showing up a couple of days later. Now I have the case sitting around while the phone itself gets in late next week if not later.
Upgrading from a Pixel 2! Still going mostly strong if not for a weaker battery. I wonder if the upgrade to the 6 will feel significant. Excited either way.
Ran into a new issue. The Pixel Buds that I got for free keep disconnecting and failing the firmware update. I've made sure the case was plugged in and charging and even factory reset the buds. 🤷♂️
I've been using my Pixel 6 all day. I love everything about it aside from the size, weight, and fingerprint sensor. But I'll adjust to these. I wish they would add the Moto's "swipe to shrink" feature, as this solves the size issue perfectly:
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The Pixel's "one-handed mode" is garbage by comparison. It brings the top 60% of the screen down, leaving the bottom 40% of the screen completely inaccessible. I guess it's meant to be activated so you can reach a single button and then immediately turned off. That's totally stupid:
By the way, I'm very happy with the case and screen protectors I got:
The Pixel's "one-handed mode" is garbage by comparison. It brings the top 60% of the screen down, leaving the bottom 40% of the screen completely inaccessible. I guess it's meant to be activated so you can reach a single button and then immediately turned off. That's totally stupid:
By the way, I'm very happy with the case and screen protectors I got:
Unlocked 61 times with a TPU screen protector, not a single problem. So ... I like the fingerprint scanner lol
It doesn't matter to me at all if it unlocks in 0.5 seconds or 0.9 😂
Also the MiBand problems are gone now on the Pixel that I had with a Xiaomi phone. Crazy times!
But one question: I remember taking gifs with the camera on my old Google phone by holding down the shutter button. It's that function gone? It only records a clip now
It doesn't matter to me at all if it unlocks in 0.5 seconds or 0.9 😂
Also the MiBand problems are gone now on the Pixel that I had with a Xiaomi phone. Crazy times!
But one question: I remember taking gifs with the camera on my old Google phone by holding down the shutter button. It's that function gone? It only records a clip now
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In settings there is a toggle for extra sensitive specific for protectors.
My case was just shipped by Amazon France, coming tomorrow apparently.
They either allocated more stock to Amazon, or there was some orders canceled.
I deleted all my finger prints and turned on the sensitive touch and still no dice. Tempered glass protector is too much for the fingerprint sensor to read through.
Loving the phone but I do have 2 questions since coming from a Samsung S10 Plus
1: How do I get the back/open app buttons to appear at the bottom of my screen
2: How do I unlock the phone via the screen protector whilst locked? Screen was off, so pitch black but it needed me to click the power button and then scan my fingerprints
2: How do I unlock the phone via the screen protector whilst locked? Screen was off, so pitch black but it needed me to click the power button and then scan my fingerprints
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I've been using my Pixel 6 all day. I love everything about it aside from the size, weight, and fingerprint sensor. But I'll adjust to these. I wish they would add the Moto's "swipe to shrink" feature, as this solves the size issue perfectly:
The Pixel's "one-handed mode" is garbage by comparison. It brings the top 60% of the screen down, leaving the bottom 40% of the screen completely inaccessible. I guess it's meant to be activated so you can reach a single button and then immediately turned off. That's totally stupid:
By the way, I'm very happy with the case and screen protectors I got:
Cool I saw those screen protector and wondered about opinions.
And I can't do gestures, I'm a navigation "buttons" on the button user.
For 1, Settings -> System -> System Navigation will let you turn the menu back on, I think. I am going to try living with gestures for a bit first.
I saw reviews saying you had to turn the screen on first before the phone can be unlocked. So I think you may need to click that power button regardless.
I tried out my Razer Kishi last night. Because of the camera band, the left side of the controller does not fit on tightly. Still sort of works, but it's not great. I may just turn my old LG into a dedicated streaming gizmo with the Kishi instead.
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