Has the Dec/Jan update made a difference??

[mookiekillsit]

Thanks for chiming in, everyone. This is great and welcomed news.

 

[srvctec]

I haven't noticed much difference but mine was fine before the update, P6P on Verizon. The one thing I DID notice after the update was that when pulling down notifications, the time is finally always visible! Geez, that bugged the heck out of me that they made it disappear when pulling down notifications.

 

[ccLuv2Cruz]

Anyone else notice call screening being turned on after the update? Thanks.

 

[srvctec]

Anyone else notice call screening being turned on after the update? Thanks.

Mine wasn't turned on after the update.

 

[Blaize19]

Anyone else notice call screening being turned on after the update? Thanks.

Yep. It came back for me.

 

[HighwayBob]

I never got the December update. Must have been pulled before it got to me.

I had no issues with my 6 except for the fact that the fingerprint "target" on the screen would sometimes not show up, forcing me to either tap the screen a few times or tap the power button to get it to appear. A real pain. The January update seems to have fixed this but introduced a Bluetooth issue where I can connect a BT device as usual but audio does not get streamed over the BT connection and would come out of the Pixel internal speakers.

 

[StormnNJ]

Hoping that Google opts for face id in a future update. FPS has improved but for anyone that regularly works with their hands thumbprint is not ideal. Fingerprint seems to change daily with hands being chewed up lol

 

[brosko]

hoping that google opts for face id in a future update. Fps has improved but for anyone that regularly works with their hands thumbprint is not ideal. Fingerprint seems to change daily with hands being chewed up lol

Exactly this!!! You win!!!! That is what it really comes down to in my experience.

 

[mustang7757]

Hoping that Google opts for face id in a future update. FPS has improved but for anyone that regularly works with their hands thumbprint is not ideal. Fingerprint seems to change daily with hands being chewed up lol

Exactly this!!! You win!!!! That is what it really comes down to in my experience.

Yeah thats what brosko and I was talking about

 

[brosko]

Yeah thats what brosko and I was talking about

Yup. That seems to make all the difference.

 

[StormnNJ]

Turned back on smartlock which is not the best solution but works with Galaxy watch.

 

[bembol]

As I said on the update thread, I can't tell the difference.

After watching one of those YouTube tips to increase battery life, I changed the cellular from 5G to LTE and the next few days my data would sometimes cuts out for a minute.

 

[kenorian]

Yeah, I've noticed that too.

Agreed. I think thumbs have more surface area, so it's harder to get a comprehensive scan of that digit. Index and middle fingers both work well for me.

 

[srvctec]

Well, this is different. I was so happy there wasn't a confirmation whenever I turn off my data since day one on my Verizon P6P and after the Jan. update, there is one now. That's been a ridiculous thing (pretty sure it's Verizon's spin) for over a decade and it drives me nuts that I can't just tap a box to never show again or something similar.

 

[B. Diddy]

Well, this is different. I was so happy there wasn't a confirmation whenever I turn off my data since day one on my Verizon P6P and after the Jan. update, there is one now. That's been a ridiculous thing (pretty sure it's Verizon's spin) for over a decade and it drives me nuts that I can't just tap a box ro never show again or something similar.

Hmm, related to this? https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/5/22818783/verizon-app-data-collection-browsing-history

"Are you sure? You won't be able to let us monitor your browsing habits. Pleeeeeeze won't you reconsider?"

 

[srvctec]

Hmm, related to this? https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/5/22818783/verizon-app-data-collection-browsing-history

"Are you sure? You won't be able to let us monitor your browsing habits. Pleeeeeeze won't you reconsider?"

Yeah, I turned off all that stuff the day it was first mentioned in the news. I might just use my VPN all the time instead of just when connected to WiFi. I never just leave location on, either. I only allow it for the time an app requires it and then make sure it's off afterwards.

 

[Blaize19]

I found that if I followed the directions and registered all sides of my thumbprint I don't have any issues using it, no matter which part is directly on the sensor.

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

I'm noticing that after the update, when my phone is on 5G it gets quite a bit warmer than it used to.

The battery gets guzzled to.

 

[mustang7757]

I'm noticing that after the update, when my phone is on 5G it gets quite a bit warmer than it used to.

The battery gets guzzled to.

On November, December security wasnt getting warm at some points like January build but no issues or battery life concerns.

 

[drvier8]

It has fixed most of the things that were bothering me. I think the few remaining ones are likely Android 12 and not specific to the P6. I don't love the phone, but I am not actively looking to replace it at the moment. I'm open to something new if it wow's me.