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    Pixel 2/2 XL - December Update (OTA) 12/5

    Update went fine. FWIW I have not noticed a hit to battery.
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    Pixel 2/2 XL - December Update (OTA) 12/5

    I think it’s 8.1. It just got a notification saying 531.4mb update patch or something
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    Pixel 2/2 XL - December Update (OTA) 12/5

    I get staggering the update, but the security patch? Interesting. Why did I (and probably many other consumers) have the impression that buying from google was like buying from apple? In regards to patches/updates etc. there seems to have been a bit of a *message* that the two were comparable in...
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    Love my Pixel 2 XL...BUT might go back to iPhone cause of group texting

    Yes.. I had switched my work phone from Apple to Android, and after doing every single thing, it did fix itself. But, like you, I later figured out I wasn't getting all my messages. I even placed the sim back in the iPhone, deactivated iMessage, went back on the iMessage deregister site and so...
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    Looking at purchasing a new XL 2 from google, worried about this blue tint I'm hearing about

    Like others, I think the blue screen is *mostly* a non issue. I use an 8 plus for work, so maybe I notice it more as I'm seeing different screens, but I really notice the blue tint while browsing and any activities where the background is white, seems like poor QC for a 1K phone IMO. I think...
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    Pixel 2/2 XL - December Update (OTA) 12/5

    Thanks for the replies.. I hope the battery doesn't take too much of a hit, it/the XL 2 battery's reputation as being fantastic, was one of the reasons I purchased the phone, that and the Camera / Unlimited storage. However, my work phone is an 8 plus and while I'm not intending on getting into...
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    Pixel 2/2 XL - December Update (OTA) 12/5

    Pixel 2 XL Retail at Verizon, nothing yet! I assume normal?
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    Carrier or Outright from Google?

    I just bought a XL 2 via Verizon's Black Friday sale.. I had thought of just buying from google, however I had also thought and maybe I'm wrong that buying from Verizon and having a 2 year warranty from google gives you a couple of places to try if you have trouble?