March 2019 Factory Images and OTA files are live

[Lepa79]

Well, Ive been known to be wrong at times. However, I can unequivocally say that all the laggyness I was experiencing last month is now gone and the phone is snappy as ever.

Let's see if my lag is gone too. I was getting lag just dang opening folders. Hope things are smoother now.

 

[Mike Dee]

Let's see if my lag is gone too. I was getting lag just dang opening folders. Hope things are smoother now.

My phone doesn't lag, but I do. Which begs the question: why can't people have updates?

 

[Lepa79]

My phone doesn't lag, but I do. Which begs the question: why can't people have updates?

I need a whole new CPU and many other spare parts. This body is getting old.

 

[ptkelly]

I get excited about the updates but I've never had one of the problems they're correcting. I didn't have the white flash this month and my camera, which is the main reason I got the Pixel 3, was working fine. Still is. Still don't have a white flash, either.

I do like Google's improved and expedited monthly updates.

 

[mustang7757]

you guys are in luck as I provide updates and complete tune-up

 

[Mike Dee]

I get excited about the updates but I've never had one of the problems they're correcting. I didn't have the white flash this month and my camera, which is the main reason I got the Pixel 3, was working fine. Still is. Still don't have a white flash, either.

I do like Google's improved and expedited monthly updates.

White flash is probably a hardware issue based on my experience with the Pixel 2XL.

From what I can tell, a lot of the issues, even those corrected during updates are tied to some kind of third-party app conflict. I'm suggesting the issue is present but we don't see it because we don't have the software conflict. Bluetooth issues are a another tough one. Quite often there isn't a hundred percent compatibility between the Bluetooth unit and the device. Call quality or dropped calls is another one that's hard to pin down. The updates are great and sometimes you have to keep your fingers crossed and hope that while they correct issues they may cause issues.

Funny thing is, 2 years ago I had a different view on timely updates. I blew them off as no big deal. I valued OS updates as much more important.

 

[IMANUT46]

Update critique. Again, this update had no notification. I had to go to CHECK FOR UPDATES to see if I had an update available.
It took 45 minutes to complete. Also, when the battery level fell below 40%,the update quit until I placed it on the Pixel charger. It resumed with no problem. As of now, I haven't noticed any problems.

 

[HyperM3]

Again, this update had no notification. I had to go to CHECK FOR UPDATES to see if I had an update available.

From Google Support website: "If you bought your device from the Google Store, updates will typically reach your device within 2 weeks. If you bought your device elsewhere, updates can take longer."

You cant complain about something that you didnt give it time for. But, you can be appreciative that you had the option to go in on your own and check for the update and receive it at the same time.

 

[18t]

Got the this update significantly faster than the February on my GFi device.

 

[EMGSM]

Checking for update now.

 

[Mike Dee]

Update critique. Again, this update had no notification. I had to go to CHECK FOR UPDATES to see if I had an update available.
It took 45 minutes to complete. Also, when the battery level fell below 40%,the update quit until I placed it on the Pixel charger. It resumed with no problem. As of now, I haven't noticed any problems.

The behavior you are critquing is normal and by design.

You don't get an immediate notification until it rolls out to your device. By checking for update you may have actually pulled the update.

The new updates take longer because they allow you to use your phone while updating in the background as opposed to to downloading and disabling your phone while updating. This is an improvement that began with Android 7.1 or 8.0 if I'm not mistaken. It's referred to as a seamless update and one of the major benefits is that it ensures a workable booting system remains on the disk during an an over the air update (OTA). This approach reduces the likelihood of an inactive device after an update, which means fewer device replacements and device reflashes at repair and warranty centers.

Updates pausing because your battery is low is by design. It may also pause the update when you first start if there is too much activity on your phone.

 

[EMGSM]

Checking for update now.

 

[Rukbat]

The new updates take longer because they allow you to use your phone while updating in the background as opposed to to downloading and disabling your phone while updating. This is an improvement that began with Android 7.1 or 8.0 if I'm not mistaken. It's referred to as a seamless update and one of the major benefits is that it ensures a workable booting system remains on the disk during an an over the air update (OTA). This approach reduces the likelihood of an inactive device after an update, which means fewer device replacements and device reflashes at repair and warranty centers.

And if you remember, Mike, I've been asking for that for a couple of years. We did it back in 1989 (for a remote banking device, before there were smartphones), so I knew the technology was possible. (I still do a TWRP data backup before every update, though. Can never tell when the update is going to glitch and wipe the userdata partition.)