So far I'm very happy.

[maverick7526]

I've seen a trend recently of people suggesting that those having pixel 6 issues are facing them because they are doing something wrong, and I don't like it.

Kinda reminds me of the iPhone cultists chanting "you're holding it wrong!" To excuse design flaws in the iPhone 4 all those years ago.

Yea it's getting kind of bad. The 6 series has issues, period. They are documented enough to be a problem for a decent amount of people. I've been using Google phones for awhile now, and this is by far the buggiest phone I have used. I'm blaming it more on Android 12, than the phone it self. 12 just didn't seem ready for primetime, as there was a plethora of bugs, glitches, stuttering, and glitching when I first got the 6Pro. The Apr update has killed maybe 80-90% of those bugs. The battery life is still trash though. That can't be fixed due to the lackluster modem.

 

[Davidoo]

I've seen a trend recently of people suggesting that those having pixel 6 issues are facing them because they are doing something wrong, and I don't like it.

Kinda reminds me of the iPhone cultists chanting "you're holding it wrong!" To excuse design flaws in the iPhone 4 all those years ago.

I just don't see how some issues, like wifi, can be due to the phone and not something a user has set up, an app, and most likely their router that hasn't been updated with firmware. They all have the same wifi equipment, right? I keep my router updated with the latest firmware and never once has my P6P disconnected. Same for bluetooth. I use mine all day long with Jabra earbuds and in my older Ford Fusion and never once had a disconnect. I update the earbuds when prompted, and have updated the Sync in the Ford as well. It just seems a bit odd that some get a device that constantly disconnects under the same circumstances, which leads me to the conclusion it is what they are connecting to, and not the P6. Also, mine has never got hot like others say. But, I keep my system clean of social media apps (use web browser versions) and never use a backup from an older device.

So, I'm not saying there aren't defective devices or that it is your fault. Sure there are bad ones, but logically, these come from probably the same factory down an assembly line with the same parts. Yet some say they are unusable and others have no issues. Of course, it isn't practical, but I bet if I factory reset the devices people say are defective, and set them up again myself, they wouldn't have the same issues. The thing I will agree on is that the modem is weak and signal strength isn't the best I've ever seen, Living in Phoenix with multiple towers around me, I don't get disconnects, but I can see where that could happen in less covered areas.

 

[B. Diddy]

Yea it's getting kind of bad. The 6 series has issues, period. They are documented enough to be a problem for a decent amount of people. I've been using Google phones for awhile now, and this is by far the buggiest phone I have used. I'm blaming it more on Android 12, than the phone it self. 12 just didn't seem ready for primetime, as there was a plethora of bugs, glitches, stuttering, and glitching when I first got the 6Pro. The Apr update has killed maybe 80-90% of those bugs. The battery life is still trash though. That can't be fixed due to the lackluster modem.

I would've attributed the glitchiness to the Tensor, as they iron the bugs out of that new hardware.

The battery life issues that some owners have puzzles me, because my battery life is excellent. On a busy call day at the hospital (with generally lousy cell signal and nonstop texts from staff through a secure messaging app that chews through battery), I typically have about 50% battery left when I get back home around 11 PM. On my previous Pixel 3 XL, it would usually be down to 30% or less. On a regular off day when I'm using the phone less intensively, it's not unusual for the battery to be at 70-80% at the end of the day.

I still keep 5G off, which I think helps a lot. T-Mobile's 5G in my area is still very mediocre anyway.

 

[drvier8]

I would've attributed the glitchiness to the Tensor, as they iron the bugs out of that new hardware.

The battery life issues that some owners have puzzles me, because my battery life is excellent. On a busy call day at the hospital (with generally lousy cell signal and nonstop texts from staff through a secure messaging app that chews through battery), I typically have about 50% battery left when I get back home around 11 PM. On my previous Pixel 3 XL, it would usually be down to 30% or less. On a regular off day when I'm using the phone less intensively, it's not unusual for the battery to be at 70-80% at the end of the day.

I still keep 5G off, which I think helps a lot. T-Mobile's 5G in my area is still very mediocre anyway.

My battery is hit or miss but I think it is related to the modem. If I stay at home and on WiFi, the battery is great (ending the day still at 60+%). But if I go out for the day, depending where I am, it drops like a rock. I think it is working hard to keep signal. I turned off 5G the other day to see if that makes it better.

 

[drvier8]

I just don't see how some issues, like wifi, can be due to the phone and not something a user has set up, an app, and most likely their router that hasn't been updated with firmware. They all have the same wifi equipment, right? I keep my router updated with the latest firmware and never once has my P6P disconnected. Same for bluetooth. I use mine all day long with Jabra earbuds and in my older Ford Fusion and never once had a disconnect. I update the earbuds when prompted, and have updated the Sync in the Ford as well. It just seems a bit odd that some get a device that constantly disconnects under the same circumstances, which leads me to the conclusion it is what they are connecting to, and not the P6. Also, mine has never got hot like others say. But, I keep my system clean of social media apps (use web browser versions) and never use a backup from an older device.

I agree different users have different use cases. My frustration with my P6 is comparing my use cases on it versus previous phones. I have no new apps on the P6 than on the phone it replaced. Same car, same home, same daily routines. The old phone did not get hot, did not drop connections, etc. Perhaps the collective design decisions of that previous phone were more in-sync with my particular use case where as the P6 is not. But if on October 31 I had a phone that was working without issue and on November 1 I started using the P6 and having issues, I can only surmise that it is the phone. That is the only thing that changed.

I really miss the days of 30 day return periods. I missed or overlooked most of these issues in those first 14 days as I was playing with the phone a lot. It wasn't until I settled into my normal usage pattern that I really noticed the issues (or at least the totality of the issues). By then it was too late to return it.

 

[maverick7526]

I would've attributed the glitchiness to the Tensor, as they iron the bugs out of that new hardware.

The battery life issues that some owners have puzzles me, because my battery life is excellent. On a busy call day at the hospital (with generally lousy cell signal and nonstop texts from staff through a secure messaging app that chews through battery), I typically have about 50% battery left when I get back home around 11 PM. On my previous Pixel 3 XL, it would usually be down to 30% or less. On a regular off day when I'm using the phone less intensively, it's not unusual for the battery to be at 70-80% at the end of the day.

I still keep 5G off, which I think helps a lot. T-Mobile's 5G in my area is still very mediocre anyway.

The battery thing is hard to figure out. I leave everything on. bluetooth, wifi, 5G etc. I want to use my phone like it was intended and not cripple it. I have Tmobile as well, but have good coverage in my area. However literally the whole day except for maybe 40 min of commuting (round trip), an hr of running in the morning, I'm on wifi @ work, and at home. I will get maybe, MAYBE 4 hrs of SoT. My battery will be right around 15-20% by the time I'm leaving work. It's really bad. The battery life is worse than my 2 year old 4 XL now.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

I'm blaming it more on Android 12, than the phone it self.

If that were the case, then there would be a plethora of bugs with every phone that has Android 12 on it - Pixel 5/4/3, Galaxy S22/21/20, Oppo, Motorola, Xiaomi phones, etc.

But we're not hearing report after report of bugs from those phones that were present in the Pixel 6. There are many, many more Samsung phones in the wild than Pixel phones, so if the bugs were all down to Android 12, we'd definitely hear about it. So it can't be down to Android 12, it's the Pixel 6/6 Pro that is the issue.

And the bugs have become so prevalent that it may be hurting sales of the Pixel 6:

https://au.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/...iphone-se-and-pixel-6-struggle-to-find-buyers


"The Google Pixel 6 line also isn't doing well, with reports of bugs and performance issues helping to limit the market to "diehard" Pixel fans"

 

[maverick7526]

If that were the case, then there would be a plethora of bugs with every phone that has Android 12 on it - Galaxy S20/21/22, Oppo, Motorola, Xiaomi, etc. And then we'd also hear about all these bugs on Google's previous phones that have been updated to Android 12- the Pixel 5, 4 etc.

But we're not hearing report after report of bugs from those phones that were present in the Pixel 6. There are many, many more Samsung phones in the wild than Pixel phones, so if the bugs were all down to Android 12, we'd definitely hear about it. So it can't be down to Android 12, it's the Pixel 6/6 Pro that is the issue.

Knowing what I know now, back when I was pre ordering the Pixel 6pro, I would have not purchased this phone, and just replaced the battery in my 4XL. Hey though hindsight is 20/20

 

[Morty2264]

It has been my experience here that every problem I have had with my P6 is my fault. /sarcasm

IMO, problems with the Pixel 6 line were all device-specific and didn't have anything to do with user error! Hopefully ensuing updates will fix them.

 

[drvier8]

IMO, problems with the Pixel 6 line were all device-specific and didn't have anything to do with user error! Hopefully ensuing updates will fix them.

My fingers are crossed... Or that the 7 is much better for me. I want to really like this phone.

 

[rvbfan]

My fingers are crossed... Or that the 7 is much better for me. I want to really like this phone.

The only problems I had with my 6 were when I installed Google beta apps. Took uninstalls and a format but since then it has been running like a champ. This was back in Feb when I bought it.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

If that were the case, then there would be a plethora of bugs with every phone that has Android 12 on it - Pixel 5/4/3, Galaxy S22/21/20, Oppo, Motorola, Xiaomi phones, etc.

But we're not hearing report after report of bugs from those phones that were present in the Pixel 6. There are many, many more Samsung phones in the wild than Pixel phones, so if the bugs were all down to Android 12, we'd definitely hear about it. So it can't be down to Android 12, it's the Pixel 6/6 Pro that is the issue.

And the bugs have become so prevalent that it may be hurting sales of the Pixel 6:

https://au.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/...iphone-se-and-pixel-6-struggle-to-find-buyers


"The Google Pixel 6 line also isn't doing well, with reports of bugs and performance issues helping to limit the market to "diehard" Pixel fans"

I actually had a plethora of bugs on my S21 ultra when they updated it to Android 12. Big ones.

The difference was, Samsung actually fixed them.

 

[maverick7526]

IMO, problems with the Pixel 6 line were all device-specific and didn't have anything to do with user error! Hopefully ensuing updates will fix them.

How many times can we really say "we hope the updates fix the problems" when Google should have just done proper QC?! I like Google, but eventually this schtick wears thin.

 

[mustang7757]

The only problems I had with my 6 were when I installed Google beta apps. Took uninstalls and a format but since then it has been running like a champ. This was back in Feb when I bought it.

I don't run betas for apps or least long run not worth it to me

 

[mustang7757]

If that were the case, then there would be a plethora of bugs with every phone that has Android 12 on it - Pixel 5/4/3, Galaxy S22/21/20, Oppo, Motorola, Xiaomi phones, etc.

But we're not hearing report after report of bugs from those phones that were present in the Pixel 6. There are many, many more Samsung phones in the wild than Pixel phones, so if the bugs were all down to Android 12, we'd definitely hear about it. So it can't be down to Android 12, it's the Pixel 6/6 Pro that is the issue.

And the bugs have become so prevalent that it may be hurting sales of the Pixel 6:

https://au.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/...iphone-se-and-pixel-6-struggle-to-find-buyers


"The Google Pixel 6 line also isn't doing well, with reports of bugs and performance issues helping to limit the market to "diehard" Pixel fans"

Android 12 was problematic in beginning for lots of phones that's why it was delayed sending it out or sent it out and halt the updates to get fixed.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

I actually had a plethora of bugs on my S21 ultra when they updated it to Android 12. Big ones.

The difference was, Samsung actually fixed them.

Critical bugs like not being able to make/receive calls? Calls dropping out and bluetooth not working? I don't recall critical issues like that being widespread and reported on by Android media at any point on the Android 12 release for Galaxy S21 or S22 or other phones.

Android 12 was problematic in beginning for lots of phones that's why it was delayed sending it out or sent it out and halt the updates to get fixed.

If that was the case, then Google should have done the same, but we're 6 months into release and the phone is still substantially buggier than other phones who also have Android 12. Google built Android 12, they've had it on their phones longer than other manufacturers, it should be the device with the *least* issues.

 

[mustang7757]

Critical bugs like not being able to make/receive calls? Calls dropping out and bluetooth not working? I don't recall critical issues like that being widespread and reported on by Android media at any point on the Android 12 release for Galaxy S21 or S22 or other phones.



If that was the case, then Google should have done the same, but we're 6 months into release and the phone is still substantially buggier than other phones who also have Android 12. Google built Android 12, they've had it on their phones longer than other manufacturers, it should be the device with the *least* issues.

Yeah samsung and others had network issues, calls no audio ,apps crashing etc.. Andriod 12 had to be one of most bugs of any recent Andriod version, yeah Google had issues with Andriod 12 and its taking more updates to iron this out but pretty much most are fixed now. Your forgetting most users didn't get a google phone until some December , most January when these issues came about its now 3 months in as its april so it takes time as they getting reports in this span and fix most of it .

 

[B. Diddy]

So I'm going to steer this thread back to the OP's original point. I'm very happy with this phone as well! Excellent performance, superb camera, and great battery life.

 

[guitardoc64]

So I'm going to steer this thread back to the OP's original point. I'm very happy with this phone as well! Excellent performance, superb camera, and great battery life.

Thanks for that. I'm glad I'm not having issues and this should be about the positive things about this amazing phone. I actually compared the fps to my OnePlus 7 Pro and they are virtually identical in speed except in full sun. That said with both I have to shade the screen for it to work at all. Given all the negative press I'm having a great experience and am happy with this pixel.

 

[maverick7526]

So I'm going to steer this thread back to the OP's original point. I'm very happy with this phone as well! Excellent performance, superb camera, and great battery life.

Great battery life?!?! Ehhhhhhh not really. Not even close.