Returning Pixel Stand

[puch96]

Hello. As some of you may know, there is a bug with pop-up notifications when you remove the phone from the stand, it requires a re-start to gain pop-up notification functionality back.
Not only pop-up, but I also discovered, for those who don't use ambient display, when I get a notification, the display does not wake and it also requires a restart to gain functionality again if the phone has been placed on the stand before.
Another concern I have, is that if you have ambient display ON, the phone shifts the items displayed on the screen (like a few pixels per hour or so). This is there to prevent burn in. It is more noticeable if you let it sit for several hours, you will notice that the time (and any other items displayed on the screen) will **** position.
HOWEVER, I noticed that this does not happen when the phone is on the Pixel Stand charging. If this is the case, it could be a potential costly issue due to screen burn in.

Don't get me wrong. I think the Pixel Stand is an excellent idea and I see a lot of potential in the future, but until these issues don't get resolved, I will wait. Also, I cannot justify $80 for a wireless charger. Mainly I'll be using it during the night at my nightstand, and to me, it's not worth the price. I will just plug into USB-C power as I've been doing all this time, and I may consider picking up a Pixel Stand again once some of the bugs get nailed out.

 

[chezm]

https://forums.androidcentral.com/g...earing-after-undocking-stand.html#post6378927

Theres another thread already on this, needed a second one? Anyway i dont blame you if the product isnt performing what you expect then return it.

 

[vzwuser76]

My popup notifications work just fine after using the Pixel Stand. My problem with it is that it charges extremely slow compared to the wired charger that came with the phone. Like around 4 times slower. At that rate if I ran it down to 25-30% before putting it on a charger, it'd probably take 4-5 hours to get it into the 90s. Last night it took over an hour to bump the battery percentage 20% (from 65-87%). But it did say it was charging rapidly.

 

[raqball]

No issues with my stand so I guess I was lucky.. It fast charges and no issues with putting it on the stand or taking it off...

Is it worth $80? Probably not but I dig it...

 

[Mr Segundus]

Yeah, it's definitely not worth the $80 price unless you value fast charging. Keep your old Qi chargers and save your money.

 

[Mr Segundus]

My popup notifications work just fine after using the Pixel Stand. My problem with it is that it charges extremely slow compared to the wired charger that came with the phone. Like around 4 times slower. At that rate if I ran it down to 25-30% before putting it on a charger, it'd probably take 4-5 hours to get it into the 90s. Last night it took over an hour to bump the battery percentage 20% (from 65-87%). But it did say it was charging rapidly.

I agree with this. Mine always said it was charging rapidly, but it was pretty clear that it was charging as slowly as an iPhone charger.

 

[Mike Dee]

I agree with this. Mine always said it was charging rapidly, but it was pretty clear that it was charging as slowly as an iPhone charger.

What kind of iPhone charger?

 

[TraderGary]

Isn't it true that fast wired charging is more harmful to battery life than slower wireless charging?

 

[Mike Dee]

Isn't it true that fast wired charging is more harmful to battery life than slower wireless charging?

Faster charging period can be detrimental if it's excessively fast. When it's managed at the proper rate of speed it is ok to fast charge.

 

[puch96]

Isn't it true that fast wired charging is more harmful to battery life than slower wireless charging?

Heat is what kills batteries. So fast wired charging could be worst as long as it generates more heat than slow wireless charging.

 

[vzwuser76]

Heat is what kills batteries. So fast wired charging could be worst as long as it generates more heat than slow wireless charging.

The thing is when I pulled my phone off the stand, it was warmer than anytime I've ever unplugged my phone from the wired charger.

 

[Mr Segundus]

What kind of iPhone charger?

The one that comes with all iPhones--the incredibly slow-charging lightning cable.

 

[chezm]

The one that comes with all iPhones--the incredibly slow-charging lightning cable.

Don’t you mean the brick, I don’t think the cable is limiting charging speed as if you buy the bigger iPad one it fast charges

 

[Mike Dee]

The one that comes with all iPhones--the incredibly slow-charging lightning cable.

My Pixel stand charges much faster than that

 

[Lilybell2]

I've experienced none of the aforementioned issues with my Pixel wireless charging stand, and it charges fast.

 

[TraderGary]

My Pixel Stand is just so dang handy. I sit down at my PC and I automatically put my phone on my stand just to the right of my PC screen. The way I'm using it, I have the feeling its charging even faster than my wired connection! I'm always at 100%

 

[mustang7757]

Isn't it true that fast wired charging is more harmful to battery life than slower wireless charging?

The fast charger I believe starts very fast then slowly charges after that . So no it be no harm

 

[Mike Dee]

The fast charger I believe starts very fast then slowly charges after that . So no it be no harm

Is that your Halloween costume?

 

[mustang7757]

Is that your Halloween costume?

Hahaha..
That's snake eyes ...GI Joe

 

[Almeuit]

My Pixel Stand is just so dang handy. I sit down at my PC and I automatically put my phone on my stand just to the right of my PC screen. The way I'm using it, I have the feeling its charging even faster than my wired connection! I'm always at 100%

Well it definitely isn't faster time wise. More convenient though when just laying down and doing other stuff