Who is getting the Pixel Stand?

[EMGSM]

I'm not getting the stand. The one I have now works fine.

 

[bhatech]

I'm in love with the Pixel stand, it might be silly but the photo album while charging is alone so great for me. I'm going to pick couple more for home when there are some deals since currently I'm using it at office. Going to sell my other chargers to cover up some cost.

 

[raqball]

Mine came yesterday.. It's a nice stand but probably not worth the price.. If it were $49 maybe...

Anyways, I dig it. I have it on my night stand and it works as advertised..

 

[robinhelenehebert]

I pre-ordered my Pixel 3 through Verizon so I should be getting one for free. I'm a huge fan of wireless charging and really missed it on the Pixel 2.

I did too!

 

[legion125]

$79 is a bit expensive for me, especially since they upped the Pixel 3 price by $150.

 

[nofsinger6]

For those who preordered on the Verizon app for the free Pixel stand deal, I just received an email regarding a FedEx shipment from Verizon. I am not expecting anything other than the stand (which I was a little skeptical I would actually get as there was no indication on my order about it). The package should be here Friday so hopefully it actually is the stand. So for those waiting, be on the lookout!

 

[BrendoTheKing]

amen to that. i never thought i would care about wireless charging until i got a phone that had. small convenience but makes a big difference.

 

[Robisan]

Is there a way to have the P3 be unlocked when on the stand (other than using trusted places)? Can the stand be set as a trusted device? Otherwise, as I understand it, GA usage is lock limited and the stand covers part of the fingerprint unlock, so you have to tilt the phone forward to unlock. If so, that seems very clunky and not well thought out. TIA

 

[cardboard60]

Is there a way to have the P3 be unlocked when on the stand (other than using trusted places)? Can the stand be set as a trusted device? Otherwise, as I understand it, GA usage is lock limited and the stand covers part of the fingerprint unlock, so you have to tilt the phone forward to unlock. If so, that seems very clunky and not well thought out. TIA

If you need to use the phone, why not just pick it up and use it.
If your gonna be on the phone for a while, just plug it in ?

 

[Robisan]

If you need to use the phone, why not just pick it up and use it.
If your gonna be on the phone for a while, just plug it in ?

Counterpoint: If I have to pick up and hold the phone to do things why have Google Assistant and a pricey 'smart' charging stand?

 

[Coop61]

Is there a way to have the P3 be unlocked when on the stand (other than using trusted places)? Can the stand be set as a trusted device? Otherwise, as I understand it, GA usage is lock limited and the stand covers part of the fingerprint unlock, so you have to tilt the phone forward to unlock. If so, that seems very clunky and not well thought out. TIA

So I take it you can't take the time to input your pin on the screen and touch ok to unlock your phone.This folks is a first world problem if I've ever seen one or you just have an excuse for anything that people suggest . Good luck with life dude.

 

[diesel97]

Is there a way to have the P3 be unlocked when on the stand (other than using trusted places)? Can the stand be set as a trusted device? Otherwise, as I understand it, GA usage is lock limited and the stand covers part of the fingerprint unlock, so you have to tilt the phone forward to unlock. If so, that seems very clunky and not well thought out. TIA

why wouldn't you use trusted devices? unless you don't trust your home

 

[Robisan]

So I take it you can't take the time to input your pin on the screen and touch ok to unlock your phone.This folks is a first world problem if I've ever seen one or you just have an excuse for anything that people suggest . Good luck with life dude.

Ooooh, sick burn dude ... of yourself. Clearly you're one of those who prefer to click 'Post reply' and remove all doubt, since the answer that makes your post laughable is right above it.

Of course I can input a pin and unlock, but then why pay for a 'smart' charging stand? Hell, I can make any cheap bluetooth item "trusted" or even make an entire location trusted and get more functionality than on Google's $79 'smart' stand. It's baffling that they didn't give Pixel stand the option to be a trusted device.

 

[Robisan]

why wouldn't you use trusted devices? unless you don't trust your home

I think more about an office/work environment, where voice functionality at a desk would be great, but you don't want your phone unlocked elsewhere at the location.

 

[SteelGator]

Ooooh, sick burn dude ... of yourself. Clearly you're one of those who prefer to click 'Post reply' and remove all doubt, since the answer that makes your post laughable is right above it.

Of course I can input a pin and unlock, but then why pay for a 'smart' charging stand? Hell, I can make any cheap bluetooth item "trusted" or even make an entire location trusted and get more functionality than on Google's $79 'smart' stand. It's baffling that they didn't give Pixel stand the option to be a trusted device.

Of course the poster is correct. You are complaining about first world problems ...

BUT, I've been on these boards for years. I am not sure that I have seen an on-topic post that would fall in the 'complaint' category that was not complaining about first world problems. The very fact you have a problem with your mobile phone, is almost by definition, a first first world problem -- especially if it is a flagship phone.

I agree with your point. It is a strange design decision that Google did not make unlocking the phone more user friendly when on a device ostensibly built for the Pixel 3/XL

 

[Robisan]

Of course the poster is correct. You are complaining about first world problems ...

And everything else in that post was condescending, snarky and wrong.

I agree with your point. It is a strange design decision that Google did not make unlocking the phone more user friendly when on a device ostensibly built for the Pixel 3/XL

Ostensibly built for hands free use with the Pixel 3/XL. The idea was to make it so your phone is a mini home hub and in fairness to Google they did move a bunch of GA commands to in-front of the lock. But it just seems silly not to have the voice option to make calls and send/reply to texts, etc. when on Google's 'smart' charging stand.

 

[SteelGator]

And everything else in that post was condescending, snarky and wrong.

I agree tone was overboard. Like I said, this is a place we discuss first world problems. Not exactly a place you come and insult folks for discussing them...

 

[hal1]

So I take it you can't take the time to input your pin on the screen and touch ok to unlock your phone.This folks is a first world problem if I've ever seen one or you just have an excuse for anything that people suggest . Good luck with life dude.

Sure, there's a lot of things we can do that we don't have to. But the idea is to do things in fewer steps, which is why they got $80 for this thing

 

[Krak-a-Lakn]

Mine is arriving tomorrow (from the Google Store).
However, I'm not crazy about the white color. Too "Appley" for me (plus I have the black Pixel 3). I'm thinking of spray painting it gloss black. Has anyone tried this yet?

 

[ThaiBruin]

Mine is arriving tomorrow (from the Google Store).
However, I'm not crazy about the white color. Too "Appley" for me (plus I have the black Pixel 3). I'm thinking of spray painting it gloss black. Has anyone tried this yet?

No reason it wouldn't still work if you painted it.