Pixel 3 Smartlock Not Working

[RStock521]

Just got my second Pixel 3 after the first one came with a non-functioning microphone...kind of important piece on a phone. Anyway, my Smartlock is working intermittenly. Anybody else have this problem? I've tried setting an address and setting a location pin, and neither have worked. Restart hasn't worked either and location services is definitely on. It would be nice to be able to use this wile my phone is sitting on my desk at work, rather than having to lift my phone each time.

 

[Unfranchise33]

Mine is not working either. I don't use bluetooth and want to only use the GPS. Since I work from home, I want it to stay unlocked. I do get the "Pulsing circle" around the lock at the bottom on the lock screen. But it still makes me do a fingerprint scan or patter or pin. I assume it is a glitch in the software. This is where face unlock would actually be useful. I even put in several places around my neighborhood on the map just to make sure it knows where I am. And with Wifi, it should know where I am anyway.

Anyone else get it working for GPS? Good to know if it is just us or everyone has this problem.

 

[Mike Dee]

I'll have to try it later. I don't use it much but willing to test it for you guys.

 

[jerrod6]

I have the 3Xl and smart lock kinda works but could be a lot better. I try to use it at home but many times it doesn't work. I looked at Google Maps and that seems to think I am on another street half of the time, so that might be the explantation of why it is not working at home. It works at my gym, but it is very large so no errors. It doesn't work at the supermarket so my reminders to buy something don't work. At the supermarket location show me on the street next to it. So I think the real problem might be with location tracking. My previous phone(Nexus 6P) will work at home, and I place the 3xl in the other hand and it doesn't.

Two days ago I recalibrated the compas on the phone and it is alittle better but only when I am on one side of my house. Doesn't work on the other side. So is location accuracy the problem?

 

[J Dubbs]

I haven't used this feature on my pixel... but on my Moto x pure, for location based reminders and Moto voice/smart lock to work right, I had to save the location in the phone while I was at the location, including home. Then it worked perfectly...... otherwise it would do what you guys are talking about and get the location wrong sometimes. Be sure your location accuracy is set on high if that options available.

I think this has more to do with Google's location services than our phones.

 

[Dean Liensdorf]

I use the feature on my 2 and like everyone had said, it kinda works. The home one used to work but Google broke it in one of the updates and said they're working to fix it. The home one sometimes works but the smart lock for Bluetooth connected devices works all the time. I use that one all the time. HTH

 

[Dean Liensdorf]

I use the feature on my 2 and like everyone had said, it kinda works. The home smart lock (location based) used to work but Google broke it in one of the updates and said they're working to fix it. The home one sometimes works but the smart lock for Bluetooth connected devices works all the time. I use that one all the time. HTH

 

[milehigherik]

this is still an issue in April update.. WTF Google...

 

[BobLad]

Same here - useless.

 

[GSDer]

Same here - useless.

You're correct that the location-based Smart unlock feature has pretty much always been iffy. It's beyond me that they offer Smart unlock based on a Bluetooth connection but don't allow it for a Wi-Fi connection - so I just keep providing them feature requests and feedback about that and figure that location-based will never work properly.

 

[milehigherik]

This device is defective at this point. **** that..it's September. I just got two brand new ones from the Google store within the last month and they're both **** too