The edit on 5:40 was amazing. I bet it made everyone think if they were having connection issues. Which makes you think about how frustrating it can be to go through that everytime you open the camera app.
I came from a Pixel 2 XL and the experience on it was way better than my current experience on my Pixel 6 Pro. I'm just hoping that they fix the problems over the course of my used of the phone.
I 💯 agree with this. I have the Pixel 6 and when it works, it's great. But damn, the number of bugs and lack of (good) updates since November is quite sad...
I can vouch for the factory reset fingerprint thing. That happened to mine. But since resetting, it's actually a lot less buggy than before. Not everyone's experience is the same, and I totally get why you'd want to switch. For me, I'm sticking with my P6 Pro for now because it's still working great for me now 🤝
Coming from AU, I managed to update to the December update when it first rolled out. And I do not have those bugs and issues. But yes the only gripe atm is the slow finger print sensor. Oh how I miss the convenient back of the phone finger print sensor.
Same boat, also from AU, have not experienced any of the bugs mentioned, except for slow finger read and sometimes the tap on the back of the phone gesture doesn't work till you reboot the phone.
Can confirm these bugs as a pixel pro 6 users. Have adapted to the point I found specific combinations to overcome some of these bugs. Definitely disappointing from Google. My old s10 was less buggy.
@@catboy3471 I pre-ordered my Pixel 2XL, the only issue I ever noticed was at a glance not always showing the weather. It only recently just started slowing down (so around 4 years). Which seemed to be related to the HD being a bit full, clearing out some space helped speed things up until my 6 pro came in. So far no issues, but I do get there is an argument to be made for consistency and there is certainly an expectation for the price. I just wonder if the issues are really as wide spread as some people make it seem. Not dismissing anyone's experience with a product, bad is bad, but you rarely hear from happy people, complaints tend to get plenty of screen time.
Ok, I don’t understand the Pixel fans. Why spend the time to invent work around for increasing software bugs? Why not return the Pixel 6 and buy a Samsung S21 instead? Why do they keep making excuses for a buggy phone that just came out?!?
I have the pixel 6 and I get all these bugs as well. It also lights up my flashlight in my pocket and the phone gets hot (that's how I know it did it again) and the speaker on WhatsApp is unusable (works great on a normal phone call - the speaker works fine on the same whatsapp version on my P30 Pro). I think they were in a rush to release it and they didn't look for any bugs at all. I'm actually considering going back to my P30 pro and ditching this one, it's really annoying and I actually hate the phone.
I’ve had the exact same issues on the Pixel 6 coming from the P30 pro also I was expecting a better upgrade. I’ve filled in the RMA with my provider EE in the UK. The Pixel 6 is really not ready as a flagship phone. Green tint on the screen, inconsistent notifications, android auto shutting down, the stupid decision on the charging situation. So I can “dumb” charge using a cheap wireless charger but it can’t “dumb” charge via cable… utter ridiculous design decisions.
@@stevem2323 Same here. I had my Pixel 6 Pro since launch and mine is perfectly fine :) Dudes must be thrashing their phones and pushing them to the limit
The biggest problem I have with mine is the fingerprint reader. I have a screen protector so maybe that's the problem, but it doesn't work more than it does. At least half the time I end up using my pin.
I just find the UI issues that there are with the stock Google software pretty annoying. You wouldn't expect issues with the system UI with the creator of Android. Even with the new version I have issues where the keyboard persists on the home screen, or the keyboard appears crunched. They need to get it together.
Yeah that else weird you expect Samsung or other phones to have more issues since it a skin over Android so there's more chances for things to go wrong
The only issue I had with the P6P was the finger print sensor that was a bit slow and took a few tries. With the update I just got today, that has vastly improved. The updates take forever for just 46Mbs. On the whole, I am very happy with the phone. The hardware is great, so I am expecting the phone to only get better with software updates. I only wish the phone was a little cheaper.
@@WaffleSauze A lot of people have had a fine experience with it. It seems to be about around a 60/40 split roughly. 40% or so are having a nightmare and of course but they are the ones that can't stop posting about it over and over because they're upset and not happy with an expensive purchase of course. The others are just kind of reading and feeling perplexed like I love this phone what's going on? There's a whole reddit thread with 100s of posts and it just goes back and forth, back and forth. Personally mine's been perfectly fine too. I have a best friend and his has been pretty buggy. I have a coworker with the regular size P6 and his has been problem free. We're all starting to suspect there's two different batches or factories or even 2 chip versions or something.
Which ones have you had? I've had just one with Google maps showing a blank screen when I hit the camera shortcut once and technically the "bug" (that's not a bug) of lines on the screen when it's off and I press the power button. That's not a bug because it's off it's booting up so it has no image to display. That's just a screen power scan. Most phones are told to display a blank screen during that to hide this. Not to mention it's never off I just found it after reading about that and tried it. I'd have never known. That's literally it for mine. Sounds like hype to me for most people. I see just as much posts that don't really have any issues. I'm on the December update. It came in OTA before it was pulled via At&t in the U.S.
@@benjmiester many little visual bugs. Hard to name them all. For example, when I let my screen turn off there is a small bright horizontal line coming from the right side of the screen. Or when I pull down the notifications, it shows the background in black with a white circle in the middle. Probably the most annoying one is the auto-rotate not working until I restart my phone.
@@Dyonas yeah that white circle was extremely annoying I've never had the money to buy games when they newly release But I have a pixel 3a and got android 12 the day it released Now I know how it feels to have bugs from being the first to consume
The biggest problem is it isn't available (directly) in most countries. The Pixel 6 (non pro) costs just under $900 here in the Netherlands. The pro is just under $1200.
Having come from a 2XL, my 6 Pro has been amazing. I can't say I've noticed framerate drops, even if they are there, likely because it's still better than my 2XL had. Yes, the fingerprint reader can be slow. Maybe once the latest update rolls out, MKB's experience will improve. The fact that I haven't had the same problems, however, makes me wonder if there's something he's running that I don't that is causing the problems. The ONLY truly annoying issues I've had is that I sometimes have to hit the power button to turn the screen on when picking it up or tapping the screen should do the trick (especially since I have always-on screen mode), and that when in my car the last media player I was using will suddenly "take over" even after I start up another one, sometimes even when doing something mundane like changing the volume on my head unit.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.4. Install the Jan update.
13:20 I feel the exact same way. Assistant finally updated so instead of saying "ok, turning on 6 lights" or whatever, it'll just play a relatively pleasant confirmation chime. The problem is it only seems to work with my Hue lights, and if I ask it to turn on/off something plugged into a smart outlet for example, it'll still parrot what it's doing which drives me up the wall.
Yeah. One work around is to make routines that do what you want, that way it just beeps. It's definitely a bandaid fix and it's been a Google assistant issue from before the pixel series
Google should have perfect software on android phones at this point, it’s pretty pathetic that they can’t iron those issues out. You can’t have dodgy hardware AND software, pick a struggle.
No more excuses for Google. their software should be on par with iOS in terms of polish or updates and overtime support and should be the "optimal" android experience. No excuses.
You can say the same for all 3 huge tech companies. My iPhone 11 Pro with iOS 15 when that launched was incredibly buggy. Just some really sloppy stuff that I'm surprised made it into the launch build and massive battery drain. Windows 11 is also really not ready for prime time.
The same can be said for any big software company, I recently just bought an iPhone 13 pro, and it was going good at first until sometimes it would freeze and then one time it just turned off on me, which never happened when my SIM card was in my S20 FE, then now the phone doesn't get service anywhere, I thought it was a provider issue, they gave me a new SIM card, did everything and still I can barely get any service anywhere I go, and even if I do it is just for like a few minutes, I'm not trying to bad mouth apple because I really love the phone but the big 3 companies all have their own issues, they all have their own shortcomings, but we as consumers need to push them to make the right changes
This is absolutely nuts...I haven't had any issues at all on my P6P. Maybe I can tell the camera lagging by a literally a microsecond but otherwise no problems. Sorry to hear so many people having issues 😞
Well I'd like to say I had 2 6 Pro's and sent them both back, Blurry yellow) green screen refresh rate dropping everytime I unlock the phone and start scrolling around in all apps, The list goes on with the amount issues I had with both devices, Maybe some people are shall we say being deliberately oblivious to the issues that device has I don't know I can say I won't be going near a Pixel device again for as long as they try to be Apple with their simplicity, It's Android not iOS if Google want to be basic get out the game because they haven't got a clue what they're doing with the software on their own phones.
@@Adrian-lr5xq I could literally share a video of me going through the motions with my P6 Pro. No issues. Maybe some devices were more prone to certain defects IDK. But you can't insinuate that just because you had a bad experience that, it's a wrap, throw the whole company and their phones away. Again, My phone is good, I don't believe people are being willfully oblivious...if a phone has bugs, you know it, period.
That's what I've heard and some other people have said the bugs have been cleared up that's good news for me because I'm thinking about upgrading to the pixel 6 pro sometime soon
@@FSUSean2112 I had a few issues with "system UI not responding", the screen turning black when notifications show, a few camera issues, and a few other weird bugs that seemingly nobody else was having. Updated to the Jan patch and all these issues are gone. Running perfectly since then. Some have experienced and are still experiencing signal issues, and issues with calls dropping. I never had that issue and am still not, which makes me wonder if it's a carrier issue with the phone, or perhaps a manufacturing defect on some phones? But overall my experience is positive.
Pixel 6 quirks I experience additionally to the ones you pointed out: -The screen wakes up during a phonecall, and your ear pulls notification panels down, or touches buttons on the sceen etc. so you sometimes mute a person you're having a call with. -Sometimes when I answer a call nobody can hear me unless I change to loudspeaker and then back to phone again. -Phone once got SUPER HOT during a Zoom call and it shut itself down. -My model in particular isn't perfectly flat. It rocks the top left/bottom right corners when laying on a table and touching the screen. But as I said, these are additional, I have some of the same problems mentioned in this podcast. I have a Pixel 6, not a Pixel 6 Pro.
Part of me as a pixel fan wants to trust that Google came out with this January/December update a soon as they could but another part suspects they don't want the biggest tech TH-camr to tell everyone not to buy their phone. Honestly just hoping they get this together- for whatever reason or motivation they have. Thanks for being completely honest about your experience
OTA drops on Monday but I'd assume the delay was more because of the holidays. Google is known for taking the holidays off and any other time of the year they prob would have delayed the update for 2 weeks and released it but instead because of the timing they just combined it with the Jan update.
@@coldheater1 Ah you're right, I'm downloading it now. I saw that the factory images went live so you could sideload it yesterday but originally saw that the OTA was set for Monday.
Luckily, I had very few issues with my pixel 6, but the fingerprint sensor was obnoxiously slow no matter what I did. I was really happy with the January update. It made a massive difference with it
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
I think I will upgrade mine to a S22+. It looks so good. Flat symmetrical display 1440p 120Hz, finally (in my region) Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, cool design, great set of cameras, smaller hole punch. I am in
This is the exact same experience I had with my pixel 4a. The bugs combined with not being able to screen mirror caused me to get a s21 ultra and I'm soooo glad I did it! The s 21 is so much of a stronger phone. Not only can I screen mirror, but Dex is an absolute beast!
I hate watching tech youtubers now. Their content is useless now. In one video they say THE BEST PHONE OF THE YEAR in the next NEVER BUY THIS PHONE. You can't rely on them for your choice at all. Their opinions is so useless.
I've had a lot of the same complaints and have been vocal on Twitter about it but after getting the January 2022 Update the night of January 14, I've noticed everything I complained about is fixed. With that said, I'd like to see a re-review by MKBHD after the update series I for a week or so.
@@anthonytech I was tempted to upgrade to the s21 ultra a couple of months ago but then I thought I might as well wait to the s22 ultra and see what that's like first
Thank you so much! One more thing if you don't mind please! The fingerprint issue, the connectivity issue, image processing issue and the display issue are they also fixed? I'm sorry to ask u a lot, u maybe know how we the middle class people straggle while buying an expensive phone. And after that if the phone has a lot of issues,that would be the worst thing for us!
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
I've had my P6P for a couple of months now and I must be darn lucky. Never had a single problem. Even the fingerprint sensor is way better than my Galaxy Tab S7+. And the battery usually last almost 2 days. I actually dropped it from my pocket once and there was nary a scratch! Oh ya, it's slippery as hell, nothing that a case can't resolve. Love those cameras too. Pretty happy owner here.
May not be an acceptable solution for everyone but there is a setting in developer options called "force peak refresh rate" that solves the frame drop and slow down issues.
I have a 6 Pro, and just last week received my "December" update. The fingerprint reader did not work for me until this update. I noticed, the phone does perform better with the update. Would like to see if it becomes more usable for you Marques. Hopefully you can come back with an update after you get your OTA. Pixels are wonky that's for sure.
Hi: Regarding your comment about having to reset the Pixel phone if the fingerprint sensor gets corrupted, this is not necessary. The fix is as follows: (1) restart the phone in safe mode, (2) delete any fingerprints in the system, (3) set up new fingerprint while in safe mode and (4) restart as normal. I have to do this, on average, once a month.
I've had a host of issues with my Pixel 4, which do eventually get solved after a few months, only for new issues to arrive: my ringtone will randomly play when I have earphones, Chrome gets stuck, or notifications start vibrating like the phone's having a seizure, all need restarts to fix. I'll probably go for an iPhone or Samsung next, though i don't like iOS as much, or Samsung's ecosystem, at least they get all the basics right.
I have the 4a, had for about a year. It gets to s buggy. On TH-cam, ringtone, can go into airplane mode randomly, volume with vibrates confuses me, some pages freeze. It is a little better than Samsung, more niche but some things to be fixed. Still a great using phone.
Been a hardcore pixel user since the 1, but yeah, the bugs and issues really do drive you away. My 1 was fine, my 2 was fine, the 3 had a hardware issue with the Camera that prevented it from working, thankfully I was about to get out of the phone and get a replacement. My 4 was stable but had tons of software bugs since 2020ish, do not disturb was a big one, and lately the past few months, since upgrading to 12, was insanely buggy/laggy, and it wasn't the phone being 'old' either, as sometimes it would work perfectly fine, and others it wouldn't. Example; I got a phonecall while driving, but it wouldn't display the call, super laggy, just ringing, I exit navigation after the ringtone ends, re-enter navigation, and all of a sudden its working perfectly fine when the person calls back and I'm able to see who's calling, answer, and its fully functional. The entire maps/youtube music situation is a lag-fest too. I had skipped the 5 because it was basically a 'downgrade' from the 4, or certainly not a flagship, so I kept it for a generation. I just recently upgraded to the 6 due to the lag from my 4, which again, is primarily software, which I only did because honestly finding a 'better' phone wasn't really worth it, they all had cons that for me made the pixel worth it, even if it had bugs, or they were way more expensive that the 6, which made it harder to justify buying. I wanted to go Sony, but at double the price, I didn't know if it was justifiable, so I just stuck with 6 for now. If you're not in the google eco-system though, its worth it to go with another option.
This is how I felt about my Pixel 3XL. The phone was great, but there were so many little bugs that never really got fixed that it just made the whole experience extremely frustrating. Phone app crashing while on phone calls, battery life being awful, I couldn't run a music app and Maps at the same time without one of the two freezing...makes me hesitant to ever buy another Pixel phone. Hearing this makes me sad, as this was a phone on my list to replace my iPhone 11 Pro. Now I'll probably be looking at the Galaxy Flip 3 or the S-series of phones.
@@mr2_mike Clearly you missed the last line of my comment….it’s not perfect. That’s why I’m looking to get rid of it. Every other phone I get, I go Android then back to iOS. I’m on Apple now, so my next phone is going to be an Android. I do this because I’m not OS or brand loyal, and don’t really care what it is. I just want my phone to work. Before my iPhone, I had a OnePlus 6T, which I had for a year and a half until the battery went, which is when I bought the 11 Pro. Now this one is starting to go a year and a half later, so it’s time to move on to an Android.
@@Litestorm17 I've been enjoying my Pixel 6, there's some bugs but it's not too bad, battery life is good for a whole day of heavy use. I guess you just have to give the phone time to learn your use and the battery does improve a lot
In fact, Google's real big problem is always wanting to save money at the hardware level and always taking the cheapest quality possible, thinking that the software will be able to compensate for. Yes it's true software is very important and can compensate in some cases, but having quality hardware from the start is the best. And when I analyze, I have the impression that Google's problem with Android 12 is that it (Android 12) has been optimized for the Tensor (actually a renamed Exynos). The problem is that it's brand new processor for Google engineers who have always worked on Snapdragons and above all what many people pretend to ignore is that most apps on Android are optimized for Snapdragons and not Exynos. The proof is that Samsung, which is used to optimizing its Exynos smartphones, has fewer problems on Android 12 than any other Android manufacturer.
Had the P6P since late October and have had a good experience. The finger print sensor is a little slow but not objectionable. Some of his objections (pre-update) are a little fussy. Just installed the Jan update and everything is fine so far.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
Don't be stupid it was coming anyway. You really think because of his tweet Google somehow made it work the very next day. He's a big TH-camr but he's not got that power over Google.
@@farazahmed7 Of course they do. Especially tech influencers like mkbhd or inbox therapy. Why do you think all these companies are sending these guys expensive products free of charge to review or even sponsor them?? Unbox therapy is now getting EVs sent to him for his opinions. They know the weight these guys have on their product. To think otherwise is simply foolish. Google and other tech companies are targeting current and new generations not the generation on the way out the door.
I got my Pixel 6 in November. I've had a lockscreen bug where I can't use my fingerprint sometimes and brightness bugs. Google Assistant also crashes with online questions. All of these have been fixed with the December patch, except for the Google Assistant crash bug. Overall it feels wayy smoother and I'm a lot happier
I am in total agreement. This is their first try at this reason why I skipped this generation and went straight with the 13Pro. I figured after being on android platform for so long it would be a good idea to switch for a bit. Dude, iOS is so smooth and simple in its use it should be forbidden.
@@Julianklaus The iPhone 13 pro/Max are phenomenal mobiles. If they would have USB-C it would be the perfect mobile. Guess we have to wait till next year to buy iPhone 14 pro/Max with USB-C. But yes congrats to the iPhone it’s super smooth, i have the 13 Pro Max
@@mr2_mike idk. U.K. Passed the law to make all cell phones have uniform charging standard. Idk how Apple can get around not including USBC or portless phone and that’s too early still.
What an unfortunate moment, just when we thought Pixel was starting to make a comeback, they mess it up once again with the software, which is ironic, considering Pixel advertises being a more “cleaner” and simpler experience, since it’s stock android. Hopefully they will fix all of those issues with the January Patch Update.
Pixel is always on latest Android version, which always carry more bugs. Plus Google phones always had history of quality control. Hopefully next year it will finally solve it
@@CDGG36 Pixels usually first get the uncooked version. Figuratively, they are always on beta version. Which is why brands take months before releasing it. By that time, Google identifies the bugs and is able to fix it. This is not excuse for Google. But how everything pans out.
I feel as though Google really tried to put their all into a new phone with big new specs, but didn't leave enough time/resources to optimize and bug fix all the new hardware being paired with their software. Has been a very messy launch, but I hope they get things together for the P7.
Not enough resources? They literally are one of the biggest and richest software companys to ever exist. Far far far smaller studios did a far better job.
I never thought about speeding up animations despite having dev mode on at all times. It's so small, but makes my Honor 10 feel much more snappy. Thanks for that!
Where are you in the world ? I've had my update to fix over 100 bugs on the 16th of Jan OTA and what a difference it's finally the phone we all knew it would be
I guess I've been lucky so far, haven't noticed most of those issues.. but one thing that scared me at first was whenever the screen went from dark to bright with adaptive brightness it freaked out and turned pink with some random patterns almost like a broken LCD screen and went back to normal as soon as I touch it again
I've had the Pixel 6 Pro since launch, and I've not experienced any of these issues, except with the adaptive brightness. With the adaptive brightness.... if I pass my hand over it in a dark ish room, it gets darker! Love the podcast!!! Keep it up y'all.
I've had a lot of these. My biggest issue is the sensor when on calls, I'm constantly muting myself. Oh and I press power button before and it unlocked the phone, I was able to browse the open app then suddenly the lock screen kicked in. Honestly, I expect a pixel 7 for free!
@@Ceri233 it's worse in WhatsApp, if you go to listen to a voice note with the ear speaker not the loud speaker it should sense its near your face and quieten the voice note and only play thru the top speaker, it does do it but I find it to be VERY glitchy and often stops the voice note or I end up video calling the person by mistake. Genuine, proper hardware bug that I fear will plague us for the whole time we own this phone
I was deadset on getting a Pixel 6 but vids like these are really pushing me towards the new Samsung S22 that is right around the corner. Not sure I can deal with that many bugs and an inferior front camera and display screen.
on the pixel 6 pro, I've used the 'force peak refresh rate' option in the developer options to lock it to 120hz. I prefered to use my previous phones at max refresh rate always so figured I'd do the same with the Pixel 6 Pro
It doesn't work I tried that on 2 devices I had and even if it did work what the hell is it doing hiding in dev settings lol this should be available to every user who has paid good money to be able to configure their device how they want, But fact is it didn't work I tried it.
I'm not dismissing any of these issues even though I haven't had any of them. But how many of these issues are Android 12 rather than the Pixel 6 Pro? It'll be interesting once that update finally comes out.
@@ILoveGrilledCheese yeah they are i honestly believe it has to do with their new tensor chip as it's googles first rodeo with it although it's still no excuse currently on the jan update so far so good we'll see how it holds up
@@Diz_Dude feel like they rely so much on AI until they can't really control the behaviour and acceptance criteria within their control. It's great when it perform something on its own better than expected behaviour but when it go the other ways then you have so much bug and extremely hard to control and fix
I've had the Pixel 6 Pro for a few months now and had a great experience with the phone. Fast, responsive, great camera, and have not seen many of these glitches some are mentioning. Two things I noticed, the 5G from TMobile is very problematic, I turned 5G off and use LTE. The other is the fingerprint is highly accurate but a little slower, not enough to say I hate the phone.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
Except for the refresh rate issues, I'm having all the others on my Pixel 6 too. Also, picking the phone after not using it for a while will wake the lock screen up in a weird fashion. It would show the notifications and the fingerprint sensor but the screen would be non-responsive.
Yes, this! I've got a usb-c monitor so use it all the time, considering chrome os exists they could've easily had a better dex implementation. Returned my 6pro and will hold onto my s10 for a bit longer
@@manjunath414 it's the one thing I miss coming from an ultra to a p6 pro ,the ability to pin any section to screen at any time is under rated and like you say the whole smart select feature in general.
See, this is why I decided to wait until the 7 before switching back to Pixel. I'm always cautious when teams roll out their own software. Hopefully the next attempt will be better! 🤞
I have the P6 Pro and I only have one of those bugs and it's the adaptive brightness. Other than that the fingerprint reader is not the fastest but everything else is working perfect
Same for me (6Pro) and the few other people I know who own the vanilla 6. I’d say most people weren’t having these major issues. Adaptive Brightness has always sucked for me. 4a, 5, to 6 Pro.
I'm returning my Pixel 6. The display, the screen colors are just something I can't get past. Overall, it's just not a polished, complete product. Trying to pre-order Galaxy S22 Ultra but site isn't working.
@@stevedibiase728 works super. What a great phone, the best Android based phone Ive ever owned. Fast, great cameras, really happy with it. The now two software updates have brought fixes and new features as well. 👍
I actually haven't experienced any of these issues with my pixel 6. I had bugs but they weren't bad to the point where it wasn't unusable. I love this device. I'll definitely be running this for awhile.
Owned the pixel 3, 4 and 5. Never had many issues in the 1 year I used them. The Pixel 5 was the perfect phone really, never had a single lag or slow down. I decided to skip the 6 for reasons (don't want tio early adpot to tensor, didnt like the chin-bezel, think the pro should've offered more) so I'm on a z flip 3 now, my first Samsung. And what should I say: it has some serious lags on me, and sometimes does not at all react. I had high hopes for Samsung since everyone seemed to hate on pixel exclusively. After this quite horrible experience I was hoping for the pixel 7 this year but seeing how google handles the pixel 6 (pro) problems I'm seriously considering an iphone for the first time. I'm a "nerd", but then again I'm old-er now and don't have time for side loading and fixing my broken phone every now and then.
I was a heavy user, the pixel 5 made it to 4 months with me. I kept it another two filed the warranty and it lasted another 4 months. I had dead pixels in the screen on both. Worst phone I have ever owned, the hardware was garbage an crashed apps constantly
Pixel 5 here. Previously had pixel 3 and can confirm, those do get slower over time :D I also get the same issues with the Camera slowing down and the notification pull down. It is really annoying and it seems like a software issue. The notifications at least look like Android 12 issue to me. Let's hope they address it sooner rather than later.
Pixel uses a back sensor for auto brightness. It's for if there's a bright light or the sun behind your phone, the brightness goes up so you can still see the phone. But of course that's really inconsistent in other scenarios
Outside of the FP sensor being a little slow (which was fixed with January update), never experienced any issues. Wish TH-cam reviewers would also list which version/carrier they are using (unlocked vs vzw or att or tmobile).
UK model here. I've pretty much experienced all the discussed. Have just got a Jan update. Hope it fixes all the random bugs. Fingerprint seems to have been improved but that almost made me return it and go back to Samsung.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.4. Install the Jan update.
I've never had a camera open faster on any phone. Is this not how it always is/was? Which phones do it faster? I'm guessing I'm probably one of the ones that's not having the issue since the issues seem to be pretty much random and some of use seem to have none at all somehow. I've only noticed one so far which was actually way back when I first got it and that was when I was using voice nav, I hit the camera shortcut and it went to a blank screen instead of the viewfinder. I had to minimize and then hit the cam shortcut again but that's the grand total of (1) issues I've ever had with mine. FP sensor could def be faster but it's adequate and it's sped up since I got it. Pressing down firmly helped a ton from when that article came out.
@@benjmiester my iPhone is marginally faster than my pixel 5 Matter of fact I test it just now and my camera app open and snap a pic before the TH-cam audio managed to shut off
I love android and am heavily invested in Google's eco system (Google home, auto, android phone, TV etc...) - but I hate how buggy a lot of their products have become over the years...
this is something you won't notice as soon as you put your pixel in a case, but my pixel 6 (non pro) was TWISTED right out of the factory box. I put it on my counter top to ensure that it wouldn't rock since everyone was describing this as a plus, and mine rocked... on every single flat surface i put it on. From the right angle, you could actually see the the whole phone was twisted. I'm sure mine wasn't the only one. There was also no damage to the box.
For me, this was Google's chance to make things right given the bad track record with their previous flagships. Safe to say, at least for me. I'm done with pixels. I actually switched from my 4a back to my 6T, especially after updating my 4a to android 12. Yeah I regret doing that.
@@kanb2822 Motorola may be good too.Like Edge 20 pro Or Realme GT.I have used Motorola and realme and both were very good in my experience. OnePlus is just overpriced realme /oppo now.
@@luigiismariosbrother.7656 wtf does that even mean lmfao? That doesn't cause bugs. An s21 ultra locked or unlocked won't have any of these bugs. Wonder why?
It's comforting to hear complaints about Android as it proves that for all the flak Apple gets that the grass isn't necessarily greener and that you're going to have problems no matter what ecosystem you deem superior.
Sort of, but he literally mentions his OTHER ANDROID DOESNT have any of the problems. So what does that tell you? There's lots of yards, and it sounds like 1 actually might be greener. One just not so much (the pixel). The pixel yard will get a lot of maintenance though, so we have to stay tuned. Samsung's yard starts real pretty and gets forgotten after about a year and a half.
@@benjmiester -- The grass might be greener from Pixel to Samsung but then you have to deal with delayed Android updates or not being able to update at all. Pick your poison. Either suffer through the bugs and glitches of the Pixel and get access to latest version of Android immediately or have a better experience with Samsung and cross your fingers that it doesn't take 6+ months before the update is available.
@@benjmiester About 3 years ago a friend bought the Note 9 around the same time I bought the Xs Max (so both new, recent phones at the time). We both upgraded this year, mine because I felt like it but my friend's battery could last for about 3 hours, screen had multiple stress fractures from the curve, was unbelievably slow, and had gotten its last update EVER in August. Samsung's the most polished Android experience but it's not perfect - Apple will win on software longevity every time (even if they aren't perfect phones either). At the very least a $400 iPhone SE will give you the same software experience as the $1000 flagship of the same generation (my friend has now switched to the iPhone 13 Pro)
My Pixel 6 is a little buggy as well. AOD display screen flashing, the open app tab screen freezing (after swiping up), and signal/speed issues with cellular service. Hopefully the January update fixed these things. It didn't fix the AOD screen flash like it stated in the update notes as I still have it.
My P6P has been great coming from my 13 Pro. There were a little issues I encountered was that bluetooth communication to my car was extremely slow. During a call my face would accidentally touch the "Mute" button. The finger print sensor was kind of slow but after the January update that was fixed. Yet to test the bluetooth
Try adding another finger print. I have 1 finger saved twice on my phone. 1 with the finger angled to the right of the sensor and one set with the finger straight/vertical of the sensor. This has helped me tremendously with the new Jan update.
Never had any issue other than maybe the fingerprint sensor taking longer than I'd like to respond, the screen freezing here or there (which I've experienced on both my S21 Ultra and iPhone 13 Pro Max during ownership). I'm probably more disappointed with Google's decision to go with a fixed focus selfie camera over their laser auto focus one in the 2 and 3 generation Pixels. The shots on those phones are FAR better than any other Pixel I've seen.
It's so weird - i believe every thing they're saying and geniuinely believe it's accurate for them. But i don't have a single issue they mention on my P6 Pro which i got in launch week. The only exception being fingerprint being half a second longer than I'd prefer, which is pretty much a non-issue. This phone has been an absolute amazing joy to use, lgihtning fast and reliable and flagship thorough and through. That was before the December update and just as much after the december update (which i got in december, not halted or anything like that). For me still the absolutely best and most elegant phone experience on the market, and that's including time spend with the iPhone, which is also fantastic but too cluttered for my taste.
I returned my pixel 6 pro and switched to a Z fold 3. I absolutely love my fold. I was a pixel 2 and 3XL owner and was happy. Maybe the 7 will be better.
I got the pixel 6 at the end of December. Mid February the auto-rotate function stopped working. I contacted google support and finally managed to get them to send a replacement, though I wasn't happy with how it had to be done. I got a replacement within a 3 or 4 days. Little did I know that I was getting a refurbished phone. Out of the box, the fingerprint sensor would only read my fingerprint maybe 1 out or 10 times. I've been dealing with customer support for days now over the issue. They finally told me today to take it to their recommended repair shop. There is not one of their repair shops within 3.5 hours of me. I can't mail it in as I don't have a spare phone to use(I have to have my phone for work). Granted, I don't think I should have to mail it in as it came like this out of the box, hence they sent me a defective product. This was my first pixel.. It will be my last. Customer support has been nice... but as far as the pixel goes... I'm over it.. lol
I have the 6 Pro, I have had none of the issues mentioned here at all. The phone has worked pretty much flawlessly except for one problem I'm continuing to have and that is with Bluetooth. It keeps forgetting previously connected devices, mainly my car. Drives me mad as I jump in the car then a message pops up to pair with my phone, I go into the phone's Bluetooth and yet again the connection has disappeared and I have to pair again. Or it'll be the permission to share contact option that keeps disabling by itself. This I believe isn't a pixel 6 problem though as I was having this issue with my Pixel 4xl before. I raised it with Google at the time and they just told me to reset Bluetooth settings which I did but the problem continues. Going back to my 6 Pro, I love it. I expect a few teething issues with every new phone and operating system and I'm confident that Google will fix any issues in time, best phone I've ever had. (UK user based and have December update installed)
So Android already has many bugs and when adding another UI on top of it from Xiaomi, Realme, etc, it gets worst but Samsung and Oneplus probably fixed some of them from their UI
@Yash O All Operating systems have some level of bugs. I am a new iPhone user and I assure you that iOS bugs are not that noticeable compared to android 12. The HW to OS integration with apple is very mature. Let’s wait 4 years down road and see if apple still purposely throttles down their devices. Regarding Oxygen OS, correct me if I am wrong but I was under the impression that for the US market OnePlus devices would still operate on oxygen.
Listening to these two chatting about this phone makes it sound like they're talking about a completely different device. I'm so glad I don't suffer from any of these issues Maybe I was lucky. I'm on the January update
As a guy who pre ordered the 6 pro, i can confirm that „it gets more and more bugs“ and it’s damn weird. At first it ran fine, but day after day there were just more and more bugs. It got so annoying that I actually sold the phone and got myself a iPhone 13 pro again.
I have had the Pixel 6 pro since October. And have had so many issues I'm actively looking to buy a new phone. I have multiple major Bluetooth connectivity issues, my screen doesn't wake half the time when I tap the screen I usually end up having to press the wake button. Also the fingerprint sensor works maybe three quarters of the time. And I will commonly have to type in my pin. This is very frustrating coming from the awesome face unlock the pixel 4 xl had it truly confused me why they took that away. Also the Google maps glitches a lot which may be an app problem and not the phone but google maps when operating makes my fun very slow and buggy especially if I try to leave the app while the navigation is running in the background.
I must have a unicorn P6P. I have none of the issues mentioned here since Oct 31st. I also sideloaded the Dec update with no issues. I get that people are having issues, but so far I've not had any complaints at all, aside from adaptive brightness on all of my Pixels since 2XL, but that's their software.
Nope mine's been fine too. I don't think they're any worse than any other phone, probably even better. They get judged more harshly because there is a lot less of them so the ratio of buggy ones is higher. Apple and Samsung have thousands and thousands of phones that break screw up and catch on fire (yes apple too!!) but out of tens of millions of phones in the field, a few thousand seems like nothing. The grand total of issues I've had are one time I was using maps and I tried to open the camera and the screen was blank so I had to minimize maps and use the camera shortcut again. Also I was able to see the lines on the screen when you press the power button if it's off but that's a complete non-issue because why would I ever press the power button when my phone is off except to turn it on? And why would I care what my screen displays or doesn't display before it boots? I'm actually on the December update over the air. I apparently got it before it was pulled. In the U.S.
My Pixel 6 Pro has had zero problems since October 1 & has actually improved in performance, battery life & fingerprint sensor speed as it learns your usage. I would 100% buy the phone hands down🤘
The auto brightness uses the back and the front so the flashlight on turns the brightness up. I have the pixel 6 and the auto brightness sucks when trying to game because of my hands cover up the sensor. That's like my only gripe with the phone.
I had to turn it off. It's just far too aggressive. I've been in bed where it's dark and I'll watch TH-cam where it's fluctuating between dim and bright and it's doesn't do it smoothly. I will set the right brightness for me and then the phone will just turn it down. I found that with adaptive brightness on, I was actually having to go into the brightness settings more often to change it so it defeats the purpose.
You can manually adjust the slider so the phone will learn your preference, it's called adaptive brightness, not auto-brightness. After some time you will not even need to slide the slider anymore. It is not bad like Marques said.
Isn't interesting that if we draw a parallel between Microsoft and Google as prolific and pervasive software companies in the respect that they can't execute on smart phone software? Both have made some very slick smartphone hardware as of late and yet, the software is continuing to be a poor level of coordinated effort? I think the really compelling question is why? Why can't these two software behemoth's execute to this level of consumer need? It should be a layup for both of them, and yet, here we are with TH-cam's most watched personal tech influencer getting to the point he just trashed Google!!!! That is awful, especially when he like Pixels? This is a corporate discipline issue on Google's head. Kind of pathetic.
I bought the pixel 5a with the intentions of making it my long term phone instead of the pixel 6 (because first release bugs are a fact), ended up dropping it after 2 weeks and switched to flip3. One ui 4 is much more polished than android 12. It's baffling.
I went from having the flip 3 5G to the 6 pro and still debating which phone I liked more. I think the user interface with Samsung was a lot easier but at the same time I was getting very heavy cracks increases in the middle of the flip phone so I had to get rid of it
I LOVE my pixel 6 pro, just got it 2 days ago and got the update that just came out. None of these bugs are present since I started using this phone on 01/18. Came from Samsung s9+ and its leaps and bounds better than that.
The lag that was edited into the video while Marques was talking about the pixels camera lag was golden 👏🏻
i thought my video was buffering, then replayed and loved it
Quality content
Lol I thought it was my phone lagging 😂
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!
This is super impressive
The edit on 5:40 was amazing. I bet it made everyone think if they were having connection issues. Which makes you think about how frustrating it can be to go through that everytime you open the camera app.
Experienced this, ran to the comments lmaooooo
OMG, it actually got me the first two times lol
I checked twice that edit is sick. loved it
It's probably not an intentional edit.
@@misc240 There's nothing "unintentional" with this channel and MKBHD
Definitely a big problem for a phone that prides itself on software, especially with the Pixel 4XL issues that were mentioned
Yep. Happy with my s21 ultra. Thought about the pixel 6 but changed my mind and spent some big buckarinos
I came from a Pixel 2 XL and the experience on it was way better than my current experience on my Pixel 6 Pro. I'm just hoping that they fix the problems over the course of my used of the phone.
@@MaxDViper Same here, I hope google fix quickly the software bugs on pixel 6 pro.
Sounds like android 12 was under baked
@@JeskidoYT on the pixel maybe. No problems on my phone
I 💯 agree with this.
I have the Pixel 6 and when it works, it's great. But damn, the number of bugs and lack of (good) updates since November is quite sad...
Has it improved after the January update?
@@hareeshkrishnaa5642 have not even received that update yet :/
@@new3sc have you searched for it manually? If so and it hasn't shown, then just sideload it.
@@new3sc try manually checking for update. I've had it on my pixel 6 and I've got no bugs or any real issues other than the slow fingerprint reader
@@hareeshkrishnaa5642 my fingerprint scanner didn't improve with the January update.
I can vouch for the factory reset fingerprint thing. That happened to mine. But since resetting, it's actually a lot less buggy than before. Not everyone's experience is the same, and I totally get why you'd want to switch. For me, I'm sticking with my P6 Pro for now because it's still working great for me now 🤝
I have the fingerprint issue on whatsapp but no longer on normal lockphone
Coming from AU, I managed to update to the December update when it first rolled out. And I do not have those bugs and issues. But yes the only gripe atm is the slow finger print sensor. Oh how I miss the convenient back of the phone finger print sensor.
Me too
I do like the tap to open Snapchat. If the next phone has a back fingerprint, combo w a double tap shortcut.. that phone would be a hit
Am really struggling since the December update. Lots of bugs and reception issues 😡. I am from AU too.
I like my wife's pxiel 5a over my pxiel 6. 5a is much lighter and has a better battery.
Same boat, also from AU, have not experienced any of the bugs mentioned, except for slow finger read and sometimes the tap on the back of the phone gesture doesn't work till you reboot the phone.
I love how the video lags right when he says the word “lag” at 5:40 lol
Haha I initially thought it was my crappy Comcast Wi-Fi
Hah maybe it's him not the phone? 😆
😆 And I was thinking it was the Chrome giving me its usual hiccups
Dude , not gonna lie , I started sweating right there.
that was GOLDEN! A hidden easter egg for us. Absolutely loved it!
Can confirm these bugs as a pixel pro 6 users. Have adapted to the point I found specific combinations to overcome some of these bugs. Definitely disappointing from Google. My old s10 was less buggy.
Your s10 is old they have removed the bugs for years of software updated
@@erikdahlborg My S21 doesnt have any bugs...
@@catboy3471 I pre-ordered my Pixel 2XL, the only issue I ever noticed was at a glance not always showing the weather. It only recently just started slowing down (so around 4 years). Which seemed to be related to the HD being a bit full, clearing out some space helped speed things up until my 6 pro came in. So far no issues, but I do get there is an argument to be made for consistency and there is certainly an expectation for the price. I just wonder if the issues are really as wide spread as some people make it seem. Not dismissing anyone's experience with a product, bad is bad, but you rarely hear from happy people, complaints tend to get plenty of screen time.
@@catboy3471 wow in topic of PIXEL, IPHONE has to be there isn't it??
Ok, I don’t understand the Pixel fans. Why spend the time to invent work around for increasing software bugs? Why not return the Pixel 6 and buy a Samsung S21 instead? Why do they keep making excuses for a buggy phone that just came out?!?
The lag at 5:41 was priceless! I went back a few times just to see if it was intentional nice detail guys!
I have the pixel 6 and I get all these bugs as well. It also lights up my flashlight in my pocket and the phone gets hot (that's how I know it did it again) and the speaker on WhatsApp is unusable (works great on a normal phone call - the speaker works fine on the same whatsapp version on my P30 Pro). I think they were in a rush to release it and they didn't look for any bugs at all. I'm actually considering going back to my P30 pro and ditching this one, it's really annoying and I actually hate the phone.
I’ve had the exact same issues on the Pixel 6 coming from the P30 pro also I was expecting a better upgrade. I’ve filled in the RMA with my provider EE in the UK. The Pixel 6 is really not ready as a flagship phone. Green tint on the screen, inconsistent notifications, android auto shutting down, the stupid decision on the charging situation. So I can “dumb” charge using a cheap wireless charger but it can’t “dumb” charge via cable… utter ridiculous design decisions.
@@yllekkram I don't have any issue with mine, absolutely perfect. Battery life got insanely good too after a slow start.
@@stevem2323 Same here. I had my Pixel 6 Pro since launch and mine is perfectly fine :) Dudes must be thrashing their phones and pushing them to the limit
@@sebastianwilcox333 I'm pushing my too, and it's still perfect.
The biggest problem I have with mine is the fingerprint reader. I have a screen protector so maybe that's the problem, but it doesn't work more than it does. At least half the time I end up using my pin.
I just find the UI issues that there are with the stock Google software pretty annoying. You wouldn't expect issues with the system UI with the creator of Android. Even with the new version I have issues where the keyboard persists on the home screen, or the keyboard appears crunched. They need to get it together.
Yeah that else weird you expect Samsung or other phones to have more issues since it a skin over Android so there's more chances for things to go wrong
The only issue I had with the P6P was the finger print sensor that was a bit slow and took a few tries. With the update I just got today, that has vastly improved. The updates take forever for just 46Mbs. On the whole, I am very happy with the phone. The hardware is great, so I am expecting the phone to only get better with software updates. I only wish the phone was a little cheaper.
Liar
@@sukant08 it's true I back him up 👍🏻
@@WaffleSauze A lot of people have had a fine experience with it. It seems to be about around a 60/40 split roughly. 40% or so are having a nightmare and of course but they are the ones that can't stop posting about it over and over because they're upset and not happy with an expensive purchase of course. The others are just kind of reading and feeling perplexed like I love this phone what's going on? There's a whole reddit thread with 100s of posts and it just goes back and forth, back and forth. Personally mine's been perfectly fine too. I have a best friend and his has been pretty buggy. I have a coworker with the regular size P6 and his has been problem free. We're all starting to suspect there's two different batches or factories or even 2 chip versions or something.
@AsleepAtTheKeys really wanna get a p6pro but these issues people are having are putting me off ..
Copium. Press x to doubt
It's funny to me that my pixel 6 has been so buggy, but I didn't have a single one of the bugs you mention. Makes you wonder how many bugs there are.
Which ones have you had? I've had just one with Google maps showing a blank screen when I hit the camera shortcut once and technically the "bug" (that's not a bug) of lines on the screen when it's off and I press the power button. That's not a bug because it's off it's booting up so it has no image to display. That's just a screen power scan. Most phones are told to display a blank screen during that to hide this. Not to mention it's never off I just found it after reading about that and tried it. I'd have never known. That's literally it for mine. Sounds like hype to me for most people. I see just as much posts that don't really have any issues. I'm on the December update. It came in OTA before it was pulled via At&t in the U.S.
@@benjmiester many little visual bugs. Hard to name them all. For example, when I let my screen turn off there is a small bright horizontal line coming from the right side of the screen. Or when I pull down the notifications, it shows the background in black with a white circle in the middle. Probably the most annoying one is the auto-rotate not working until I restart my phone.
Your pixel 6 is buggy because you bought it carrier locked.
@@Dyonas yeah that white circle was extremely annoying
I've never had the money to buy games when they newly release
But I have a pixel 3a and got android 12 the day it released
Now I know how it feels to have bugs from being the first to consume
@@luigiismariosbrother.7656 Just stfu
The biggest problem is it isn't available (directly) in most countries. The Pixel 6 (non pro) costs just under $900 here in the Netherlands. The pro is just under $1200.
Same in the Czech Republic. Its just ridiculous to pay this amount of money and then experience bugs. I will stay with my Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
Couldnt you just buy it from the French or German Amazon for much less? Thats how i got my oculus quest 2 in germany even though its banned here.
You can get it over the border for 650 in Germany!
in india, its the same
Same in Mauritius, it's about 850 usd for the non pro and 1350 for the pro version..
Having come from a 2XL, my 6 Pro has been amazing. I can't say I've noticed framerate drops, even if they are there, likely because it's still better than my 2XL had. Yes, the fingerprint reader can be slow. Maybe once the latest update rolls out, MKB's experience will improve. The fact that I haven't had the same problems, however, makes me wonder if there's something he's running that I don't that is causing the problems. The ONLY truly annoying issues I've had is that I sometimes have to hit the power button to turn the screen on when picking it up or tapping the screen should do the trick (especially since I have always-on screen mode), and that when in my car the last media player I was using will suddenly "take over" even after I start up another one, sometimes even when doing something mundane like changing the volume on my head unit.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.4. Install the Jan update.
13:20 I feel the exact same way. Assistant finally updated so instead of saying "ok, turning on 6 lights" or whatever, it'll just play a relatively pleasant confirmation chime. The problem is it only seems to work with my Hue lights, and if I ask it to turn on/off something plugged into a smart outlet for example, it'll still parrot what it's doing which drives me up the wall.
Yeah. One work around is to make routines that do what you want, that way it just beeps. It's definitely a bandaid fix and it's been a Google assistant issue from before the pixel series
Google should have perfect software on android phones at this point, it’s pretty pathetic that they can’t iron those issues out. You can’t have dodgy hardware AND software, pick a struggle.
No more excuses for Google. their software should be on par with iOS in terms of polish or updates and overtime support and should be the "optimal" android experience. No excuses.
You can say the same for all 3 huge tech companies. My iPhone 11 Pro with iOS 15 when that launched was incredibly buggy. Just some really sloppy stuff that I'm surprised made it into the launch build and massive battery drain. Windows 11 is also really not ready for prime time.
The same can be said for any big software company, I recently just bought an iPhone 13 pro, and it was going good at first until sometimes it would freeze and then one time it just turned off on me, which never happened when my SIM card was in my S20 FE, then now the phone doesn't get service anywhere, I thought it was a provider issue, they gave me a new SIM card, did everything and still I can barely get any service anywhere I go, and even if I do it is just for like a few minutes, I'm not trying to bad mouth apple because I really love the phone but the big 3 companies all have their own issues, they all have their own shortcomings, but we as consumers need to push them to make the right changes
@@mrcraggle iOS on my XR has been fine lately. Used to be a lot of bugs in iOS 14.
The patch released like a few hours ago
This is absolutely nuts...I haven't had any issues at all on my P6P. Maybe I can tell the camera lagging by a literally a microsecond but otherwise no problems. Sorry to hear so many people having issues 😞
I second that. Having been using it since the beginning of November 2021 and it has been working like a breeze for me.
Same. And I'm willing to bet most people have had similar experiences with very few issues
@@johnrich1014 my gut says the silicon lottery is partially in play here
Well I'd like to say I had 2 6 Pro's and sent them both back, Blurry yellow) green screen refresh rate dropping everytime I unlock the phone and start scrolling around in all apps, The list goes on with the amount issues I had with both devices, Maybe some people are shall we say being deliberately oblivious to the issues that device has I don't know I can say I won't be going near a Pixel device again for as long as they try to be Apple with their simplicity, It's Android not iOS if Google want to be basic get out the game because they haven't got a clue what they're doing with the software on their own phones.
@@Adrian-lr5xq I could literally share a video of me going through the motions with my P6 Pro. No issues. Maybe some devices were more prone to certain defects IDK. But you can't insinuate that just because you had a bad experience that, it's a wrap, throw the whole company and their phones away. Again, My phone is good, I don't believe people are being willfully oblivious...if a phone has bugs, you know it, period.
The January update including the December bug fixes began to rollout this past weekend and fixes alot of these issues. I'm happy with my Pixel 6 Pro.
That's what I've heard and some other people have said the bugs have been cleared up that's good news for me because I'm thinking about upgrading to the pixel 6 pro sometime soon
@@FSUSean2112 I had a few issues with "system UI not responding", the screen turning black when notifications show, a few camera issues, and a few other weird bugs that seemingly nobody else was having. Updated to the Jan patch and all these issues are gone. Running perfectly since then.
Some have experienced and are still experiencing signal issues, and issues with calls dropping. I never had that issue and am still not, which makes me wonder if it's a carrier issue with the phone, or perhaps a manufacturing defect on some phones?
But overall my experience is positive.
Lucky man
how is it now?
have all the problems been fixed?
Pixel 6 quirks I experience additionally to the ones you pointed out:
-The screen wakes up during a phonecall, and your ear pulls notification panels down, or touches buttons on the sceen etc. so you sometimes mute a person you're having a call with.
-Sometimes when I answer a call nobody can hear me unless I change to loudspeaker and then back to phone again.
-Phone once got SUPER HOT during a Zoom call and it shut itself down.
-My model in particular isn't perfectly flat. It rocks the top left/bottom right corners when laying on a table and touching the screen.
But as I said, these are additional, I have some of the same problems mentioned in this podcast. I have a Pixel 6, not a Pixel 6 Pro.
Part of me as a pixel fan wants to trust that Google came out with this January/December update a soon as they could but another part suspects they don't want the biggest tech TH-camr to tell everyone not to buy their phone. Honestly just hoping they get this together- for whatever reason or motivation they have. Thanks for being completely honest about your experience
It's out now
OTA drops on Monday but I'd assume the delay was more because of the holidays. Google is known for taking the holidays off and any other time of the year they prob would have delayed the update for 2 weeks and released it but instead because of the timing they just combined it with the Jan update.
@@JeremyWray86 I got mine today and all my friends did too. Check to see if yours have an update.
@@coldheater1 Ah you're right, I'm downloading it now. I saw that the factory images went live so you could sideload it yesterday but originally saw that the OTA was set for Monday.
@@JeremyWray86 glad u got it.
Luckily, I had very few issues with my pixel 6, but the fingerprint sensor was obnoxiously slow no matter what I did. I was really happy with the January update. It made a massive difference with it
Is it a security update from January 4? Did you install it manually?
@@alexrybkovsky4648 Yeah I'm pretty sure it was a combined system/security update and I installed it manually.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
This is part of the reason I'll be using my 20+ for atleast another 2 years I think it's still as smooth and as quick as the day I got it
Of course you should its a flagship got all the bells and whistles
Get the s22 ultra and stick with it for~ 5years :)
I'm upgrading my s20+ to something foldable next year. I hope we got more options other than samsung.
@@Vhsss_God whenever I do upgrade I want it to be a foldable Samsung I've been in the eco system since the S8 came out I hope to continue it
I think I will upgrade mine to a S22+. It looks so good. Flat symmetrical display 1440p 120Hz, finally (in my region) Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, cool design, great set of cameras, smaller hole punch. I am in
This is the exact same experience I had with my pixel 4a. The bugs combined with not being able to screen mirror caused me to get a s21 ultra and I'm soooo glad I did it! The s 21 is so much of a stronger phone. Not only can I screen mirror, but Dex is an absolute beast!
The 4a and s21 don't even compete with each other
@@alexispadilla2606 not saying they do but I am saying the pixel was a garbage experience.
I hate watching tech youtubers now. Their content is useless now. In one video they say THE BEST PHONE OF THE YEAR in the next NEVER BUY THIS PHONE. You can't rely on them for your choice at all. Their opinions is so useless.
I've had the pixel 6 pro since December and I had a great experience with it no problems at all,and that's before my January update.
I've had a lot of the same complaints and have been vocal on Twitter about it but after getting the January 2022 Update the night of January 14, I've noticed everything I complained about is fixed. With that said, I'd like to see a re-review by MKBHD after the update series I for a week or so.
As someone who's still using pixel 2xl (for 4 years now!) I can confirm out of all the issues I've had, the lag is by far the worst issue
Time to upgrade man!
@@anthonytech I was tempted to upgrade to the s21 ultra a couple of months ago but then I thought I might as well wait to the s22 ultra and see what that's like first
I hear you mate. I loved my Pixel 2 XL but after 2 years it became so slow I had to retire it
@@cyclops86 I need to retire it asap. I'm getting like 3 hours screen on time
Pixel 2xl in 2022 is still decent. No more software updates but as long as the battery is replaced, it's still a solid device
Am I the only one who noticed recently how beast the Pixel 6 Pro is now since the recent updates? 👀
Hey! Is pixel 6 pro fixed?
I mean the issues that were sounded, are they all fixed? Please let me know!
@@himelshahriar2454 yes it is. And now that Android 13 is released it's even smoother and better.
Thank you so much!
One more thing if you don't mind please!
The fingerprint issue, the connectivity issue, image processing issue and the display issue are they also fixed?
I'm sorry to ask u a lot, u maybe know how we the middle class people straggle while buying an expensive phone. And after that if the phone has a lot of issues,that would be the worst thing for us!
how is it now?
have all the problems been fixed?
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
I've had my P6P for a couple of months now and I must be darn lucky. Never had a single problem. Even the fingerprint sensor is way better than my Galaxy Tab S7+. And the battery usually last almost 2 days. I actually dropped it from my pocket once and there was nary a scratch! Oh ya, it's slippery as hell, nothing that a case can't resolve. Love those cameras too. Pretty happy owner here.
Yeah I've had it since launch and it works pretty good. 120hz dips when battery saver is on but i expect that
Its gaming performance is not up to the mark so I won't purchase it
Mine wouldn’t wireless charge had to send it back.
Same
@@venator7889 who buys a phone for gaming lol
May not be an acceptable solution for everyone but there is a setting in developer options called "force peak refresh rate" that solves the frame drop and slow down issues.
are there any catches?
@@pleasestopreadingthisnames4874 the battery is a little affected but not horrible
I thought my phone itself was lagging at 5:41 😂
I have a 6 Pro, and just last week received my "December" update. The fingerprint reader did not work for me until this update. I noticed, the phone does perform better with the update. Would like to see if it becomes more usable for you Marques. Hopefully you can come back with an update after you get your OTA. Pixels are wonky that's for sure.
Hi: Regarding your comment about having to reset the Pixel phone if the fingerprint sensor gets corrupted, this is not necessary. The fix is as follows: (1) restart the phone in safe mode, (2) delete any fingerprints in the system, (3) set up new fingerprint while in safe mode and (4) restart as normal. I have to do this, on average, once a month.
WOW that's awful. Glad I never had this problem.
Never had any real issues with my 6 Pro, other than a slower fingerprint scanner. 🤷♂
I've had a host of issues with my Pixel 4, which do eventually get solved after a few months, only for new issues to arrive: my ringtone will randomly play when I have earphones, Chrome gets stuck, or notifications start vibrating like the phone's having a seizure, all need restarts to fix. I'll probably go for an iPhone or Samsung next, though i don't like iOS as much, or Samsung's ecosystem, at least they get all the basics right.
You are right If you are not tech company test rabbit. Want you want from a phone company?
A stable Phone!
Which do what it supposed to do.
If you like stock OS, go for a Sony Xperia phone
I have the 4a, had for about a year. It gets to s buggy. On TH-cam, ringtone, can go into airplane mode randomly, volume with vibrates confuses me, some pages freeze. It is a little better than Samsung, more niche but some things to be fixed. Still a great using phone.
Been a hardcore pixel user since the 1, but yeah, the bugs and issues really do drive you away.
My 1 was fine, my 2 was fine, the 3 had a hardware issue with the Camera that prevented it from working, thankfully I was about to get out of the phone and get a replacement.
My 4 was stable but had tons of software bugs since 2020ish, do not disturb was a big one, and lately the past few months, since upgrading to 12, was insanely buggy/laggy, and it wasn't the phone being 'old' either, as sometimes it would work perfectly fine, and others it wouldn't.
Example; I got a phonecall while driving, but it wouldn't display the call, super laggy, just ringing, I exit navigation after the ringtone ends, re-enter navigation, and all of a sudden its working perfectly fine when the person calls back and I'm able to see who's calling, answer, and its fully functional.
The entire maps/youtube music situation is a lag-fest too.
I had skipped the 5 because it was basically a 'downgrade' from the 4, or certainly not a flagship, so I kept it for a generation.
I just recently upgraded to the 6 due to the lag from my 4, which again, is primarily software, which I only did because honestly finding a 'better' phone wasn't really worth it, they all had cons that for me made the pixel worth it, even if it had bugs, or they were way more expensive that the 6, which made it harder to justify buying.
I wanted to go Sony, but at double the price, I didn't know if it was justifiable, so I just stuck with 6 for now.
If you're not in the google eco-system though, its worth it to go with another option.
Don't get me started on my pixel 4. Absolutely unusable - ridiculous how it's steadily slower, apps get stuck, battery issues. Seriously Google?
This is how I felt about my Pixel 3XL. The phone was great, but there were so many little bugs that never really got fixed that it just made the whole experience extremely frustrating. Phone app crashing while on phone calls, battery life being awful, I couldn't run a music app and Maps at the same time without one of the two freezing...makes me hesitant to ever buy another Pixel phone. Hearing this makes me sad, as this was a phone on my list to replace my iPhone 11 Pro. Now I'll probably be looking at the Galaxy Flip 3 or the S-series of phones.
I have none of these on mine
And your iPhone is perfect... Sure buddy.
@@mr2_mike Clearly you missed the last line of my comment….it’s not perfect. That’s why I’m looking to get rid of it. Every other phone I get, I go Android then back to iOS. I’m on Apple now, so my next phone is going to be an Android. I do this because I’m not OS or brand loyal, and don’t really care what it is. I just want my phone to work. Before my iPhone, I had a OnePlus 6T, which I had for a year and a half until the battery went, which is when I bought the 11 Pro. Now this one is starting to go a year and a half later, so it’s time to move on to an Android.
@@Litestorm17 I've been enjoying my Pixel 6, there's some bugs but it's not too bad, battery life is good for a whole day of heavy use. I guess you just have to give the phone time to learn your use and the battery does improve a lot
My Pixel 3XL is working perfectly still. Either they fixed it with updates or you had a faulty phone.
In fact, Google's real big problem is always wanting to save money at the hardware level and always taking the cheapest quality possible, thinking that the software will be able to compensate for.
Yes it's true software is very important and can compensate in some cases, but having quality hardware from the start is the best.
And when I analyze, I have the impression that Google's problem with Android 12 is that it (Android 12) has been optimized for the Tensor (actually a renamed Exynos).
The problem is that it's brand new processor for Google engineers who have always worked on Snapdragons and above all what many people pretend to ignore is that most apps on Android are optimized for Snapdragons and not Exynos.
The proof is that Samsung, which is used to optimizing its Exynos smartphones, has fewer problems on Android 12 than any other Android manufacturer.
most underrated unpopular opinion👍
For me, I always had issues with the ultra sonic sensor on my Note phone. I switched to P6 Pro and I'm liking the light sensor wayyyy more.
And you like the sound on the 6 pro? Not too much bass?
@@MrBaracu nah not that much bass, but I'm not too worried about sound coming from a phone. I'll use headphones for that
Had the P6P since late October and have had a good experience. The finger print sensor is a little slow but not objectionable. Some of his objections (pre-update) are a little fussy. Just installed the Jan update and everything is fine so far.
Same
Which carrier? Locked/unlocked?
Verizon bought from them
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
The reach, the power MKBHD has. A day after his tweet, the software update was released. I received it immediately
Is it possible to learn this power?
Don't be stupid it was coming anyway. You really think because of his tweet Google somehow made it work the very next day. He's a big TH-camr but he's not got that power over Google.
He has massive influence and definitely can affect sales. Google knows it.
@@Julianklaus bro you really thinks Google gives a shit about a youtuber 😂
@@farazahmed7 Of course they do. Especially tech influencers like mkbhd or inbox therapy. Why do you think all these companies are sending these guys expensive products free of charge to review or even sponsor them?? Unbox therapy is now getting EVs sent to him for his opinions. They know the weight these guys have on their product. To think otherwise is simply foolish. Google and other tech companies are targeting current and new generations not the generation on the way out the door.
My P6 has been crazy buggy, but the new update is miles better. I feel you ramping down on the high refresh rate
I got my Pixel 6 in November. I've had a lockscreen bug where I can't use my fingerprint sometimes and brightness bugs. Google Assistant also crashes with online questions. All of these have been fixed with the December patch, except for the Google Assistant crash bug. Overall it feels wayy smoother and I'm a lot happier
The issue is the chip's efficiency in combination with the software. Being an Android fan, it pains me to say, Google couldn't do what Apple did😔
I am in total agreement. This is their first try at this reason why I skipped this generation and went straight with the 13Pro. I figured after being on android platform for so long it would be a good idea to switch for a bit. Dude, iOS is so smooth and simple in its use it should be forbidden.
@@Julianklaus The iPhone 13 pro/Max are phenomenal mobiles. If they would have USB-C it would be the perfect mobile. Guess we have to wait till next year to buy iPhone 14 pro/Max with USB-C. But yes congrats to the iPhone it’s super smooth, i have the 13 Pro Max
@@Lion_Hamza apple will continue to use its own cable setups. Mo money, for them.
@@mr2_mike idk. U.K. Passed the law to make all cell phones have uniform charging standard. Idk how Apple can get around not including USBC or portless phone and that’s too early still.
@@ChillydontCap interesting. I agree this should be a good thing.
Marques pretending like he's not using the S22 Ultra already
What an unfortunate moment, just when we thought Pixel was starting to make a comeback, they mess it up once again with the software, which is ironic, considering Pixel advertises being a more “cleaner” and simpler experience, since it’s stock android. Hopefully they will fix all of those issues with the January Patch Update.
Pixel is always on latest Android version, which always carry more bugs. Plus Google phones always had history of quality control.
Hopefully next year it will finally solve it
@@kaberigomes2117 Yeah, but its "new" for everyone after they release it. They should be ahead
@@CDGG36 Pixels usually first get the uncooked version. Figuratively, they are always on beta version. Which is why brands take months before releasing it. By that time, Google identifies the bugs and is able to fix it.
This is not excuse for Google. But how everything pans out.
1/22/23 and it's still dog sheit.
I feel as though Google really tried to put their all into a new phone with big new specs, but didn't leave enough time/resources to optimize and bug fix all the new hardware being paired with their software. Has been a very messy launch, but I hope they get things together for the P7.
well they leaked their designs before any leaker had time to do that, so you'd think with that confidence they'd have a clean and smooth release.
Not enough resources? They literally are one of the biggest and richest software companys to ever exist. Far far far smaller studios did a far better job.
@@ChrisBa303 more like they didnt wanna spend alot of money
This phone feels a bit stitched together. My pixel 4 was wonderful minus the poor battery
Props to Google's algorithm, I was looking at Pixels on the Google store yesterday and today it recommends me this video on TH-cam.
So basically what it means is Google themselves doesn't want you to buy pixel 6 phones 😂
I never thought about speeding up animations despite having dev mode on at all times. It's so small, but makes my Honor 10 feel much more snappy. Thanks for that!
I've had most of these bugs, particularly the lock screen existing on top of what I just had open. Hope an update comes out soon.
Where are you in the world ?
I've had my update to fix over 100 bugs on the 16th of Jan OTA and what a difference it's finally the phone we all knew it would be
I guess I've been lucky so far, haven't noticed most of those issues.. but one thing that scared me at first was whenever the screen went from dark to bright with adaptive brightness it freaked out and turned pink with some random patterns almost like a broken LCD screen and went back to normal as soon as I touch it again
is it any better now after the updates?
how is it now?
have all the problems been fixed?
I've had the Pixel 6 Pro since launch, and I've not experienced any of these issues, except with the adaptive brightness. With the adaptive brightness.... if I pass my hand over it in a dark ish room, it gets darker! Love the podcast!!! Keep it up y'all.
I wonder if they're not aware it's learning every time you adjust it? You'd think he would know that. And that it has a rear ambient light sensor too.
January update is NOW LIVE
I've had a lot of these. My biggest issue is the sensor when on calls, I'm constantly muting myself. Oh and I press power button before and it unlocked the phone, I was able to browse the open app then suddenly the lock screen kicked in. Honestly, I expect a pixel 7 for free!
I've had the mute issue.
Halfway through a phone call it will just mute.
@@Ceri233 it's worse in WhatsApp, if you go to listen to a voice note with the ear speaker not the loud speaker it should sense its near your face and quieten the voice note and only play thru the top speaker, it does do it but I find it to be VERY glitchy and often stops the voice note or I end up video calling the person by mistake. Genuine, proper hardware bug that I fear will plague us for the whole time we own this phone
@@Ceri233 have u installed the Jan security update? I think it's improved things legitimately
I liked that it lagged when Marques says lag. Editing on point 👌
I was deadset on getting a Pixel 6 but vids like these are really pushing me towards the new Samsung S22 that is right around the corner. Not sure I can deal with that many bugs and an inferior front camera and display screen.
i got mine two weeks ago and i have encountered none of these bugs
I bought my pixel 6 pro last December, and it's a lot slower compared to my note20 ultra, so now I am thinking of getting s22
I have had a p6pro since launch and have none of these issues. You only hear about the issues by a minority of the ownerbase
same here
Literally watching this on my 6 Pro lol
Same same
XD
Same
Same..
How’s yours doing ?
on the pixel 6 pro, I've used the 'force peak refresh rate' option in the developer options to lock it to 120hz. I prefered to use my previous phones at max refresh rate always so figured I'd do the same with the Pixel 6 Pro
The January update is here
It doesn't work I tried that on 2 devices I had and even if it did work what the hell is it doing hiding in dev settings lol this should be available to every user who has paid good money to be able to configure their device how they want, But fact is it didn't work I tried it.
I'm not dismissing any of these issues even though I haven't had any of them. But how many of these issues are Android 12 rather than the Pixel 6 Pro? It'll be interesting once that update finally comes out.
update is out
They're pixel related, I'm on Android 12 with my Galaxy and I haven't experienced a single bug
@@ILoveGrilledCheese yeah they are i honestly believe it has to do with their new tensor chip as it's googles first rodeo with it although it's still no excuse currently on the jan update so far so good we'll see how it holds up
@@Diz_Dude I guess we'll find out
@@Diz_Dude feel like they rely so much on AI until they can't really control the behaviour and acceptance criteria within their control. It's great when it perform something on its own better than expected behaviour but when it go the other ways then you have so much bug and extremely hard to control and fix
I've had the Pixel 6 Pro for a few months now and had a great experience with the phone. Fast, responsive, great camera, and have not seen many of these glitches some are mentioning. Two things I noticed, the 5G from TMobile is very problematic, I turned 5G off and use LTE. The other is the fingerprint is highly accurate but a little slower, not enough to say I hate the phone.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.
Except for the refresh rate issues, I'm having all the others on my Pixel 6 too. Also, picking the phone after not using it for a while will wake the lock screen up in a weird fashion. It would show the notifications and the fingerprint sensor but the screen would be non-responsive.
My issue is with all the pixels is lack of a dex competitor, once you have it it's hard to go back
Ah a fellow Dex enjoyer , Noice.
Yes, this! I've got a usb-c monitor so use it all the time, considering chrome os exists they could've easily had a better dex implementation. Returned my 6pro and will hold onto my s10 for a bit longer
Pin to screen is under rated too
@@christo8216 smart select module as a whole is amazing , even better with the spen .
@@manjunath414 it's the one thing I miss coming from an ultra to a p6 pro ,the ability to pin any section to screen at any time is under rated and like you say the whole smart select feature in general.
See, this is why I decided to wait until the 7 before switching back to Pixel. I'm always cautious when teams roll out their own software. Hopefully the next attempt will be better! 🤞
Lol Pixel 5 series for the win. Wait until the new chip/software sorts itself out then maybe get the Pixel 8
Most of the issues mentioned are software issues. Many people are saying the January patch has fixed most of them.
@@matthewhurts2445 and hopefully the 7 series won't have as many issues three months after launch lol
I have the P6 Pro and I only have one of those bugs and it's the adaptive brightness. Other than that the fingerprint reader is not the fastest but everything else is working perfect
Me too I only have a problem with the adaptive brightness but my pixel 5 also doesn't have the best adaptive brightness
The finger print sensor on my 6 is the worst that I have ever used. I have to press my finger really hard and it works maybe 60% of the time
Same for me (6Pro) and the few other people I know who own the vanilla 6. I’d say most people weren’t having these major issues. Adaptive Brightness has always sucked for me. 4a, 5, to 6 Pro.
I like how he edited in the lag at 5:43 😂
I'm returning my Pixel 6. The display, the screen colors are just something I can't get past. Overall, it's just not a polished, complete product. Trying to pre-order Galaxy S22 Ultra but site isn't working.
The new update rolled out on January 15th in the US fixed anything I might have complained about. What a great phone the Pixel 6 Pro is!
Better knock on wood after saying all that.
@@stevedibiase728 works super. What a great phone, the best Android based phone Ive ever owned. Fast, great cameras, really happy with it. The now two software updates have brought fixes and new features as well. 👍
I actually haven't experienced any of these issues with my pixel 6. I had bugs but they weren't bad to the point where it wasn't unusable. I love this device. I'll definitely be running this for awhile.
Just got mine and im in love, havent had any bugs yet, gonna be my daily driver for a while!
I have mine since day one and I also have 0 issues that make it unusable. Just some normal small things that also happened on previous devices
Liar
@@william_SMMA how can you call the experience of an individual you probably don't know a lie?
@@holycaketree he's a troll.. I've noticed a few on here say the same thing for no reason
Owned the pixel 3, 4 and 5. Never had many issues in the 1 year I used them. The Pixel 5 was the perfect phone really, never had a single lag or slow down. I decided to skip the 6 for reasons (don't want tio early adpot to tensor, didnt like the chin-bezel, think the pro should've offered more) so I'm on a z flip 3 now, my first Samsung. And what should I say: it has some serious lags on me, and sometimes does not at all react. I had high hopes for Samsung since everyone seemed to hate on pixel exclusively. After this quite horrible experience I was hoping for the pixel 7 this year but seeing how google handles the pixel 6 (pro) problems I'm seriously considering an iphone for the first time. I'm a "nerd", but then again I'm old-er now and don't have time for side loading and fixing my broken phone every now and then.
I was a heavy user, the pixel 5 made it to 4 months with me. I kept it another two filed the warranty and it lasted another 4 months. I had dead pixels in the screen on both. Worst phone I have ever owned, the hardware was garbage an crashed apps constantly
Leaves you with one move then IOS I wasted lot of money on Pixels saying next one be better myself not to mention frustrations.
the editing on these clips is amazing
Pixel 5 here. Previously had pixel 3 and can confirm, those do get slower over time :D I also get the same issues with the Camera slowing down and the notification pull down. It is really annoying and it seems like a software issue. The notifications at least look like Android 12 issue to me. Let's hope they address it sooner rather than later.
Pixel uses a back sensor for auto brightness. It's for if there's a bright light or the sun behind your phone, the brightness goes up so you can still see the phone.
But of course that's really inconsistent in other scenarios
Yeah it's an interesting idea but like everything with the pixel we're just going to need time for it to get better data sets to perform better.
Outside of the FP sensor being a little slow (which was fixed with January update), never experienced any issues. Wish TH-cam reviewers would also list which version/carrier they are using (unlocked vs vzw or att or tmobile).
Same here
From what I've seen the ones in the US have wayyy more issues than the Europe models, could also be because of the larger user base tho
UK model here. I've pretty much experienced all the discussed. Have just got a Jan update. Hope it fixes all the random bugs. Fingerprint seems to have been improved but that almost made me return it and go back to Samsung.
After many experients I found a few ways to improve the finger print sensor speed. 1. Put your most used finger -- in my case, right thumb -- first in the list of finger prints. 2. put your most used finger twice. 3. Turn on "lift to wake" and "tap to wake"; consider using "always on display". 4. Use "Smart Lock", especially the on body detection feature.4. Install the Jan update.
The camera being slow is a big issue. The extra second or so legit can make you miss a moment.
It's always been slow
From pixel 2 to pixel 6
I've never had a camera open faster on any phone. Is this not how it always is/was? Which phones do it faster? I'm guessing I'm probably one of the ones that's not having the issue since the issues seem to be pretty much random and some of use seem to have none at all somehow. I've only noticed one so far which was actually way back when I first got it and that was when I was using voice nav, I hit the camera shortcut and it went to a blank screen instead of the viewfinder. I had to minimize and then hit the cam shortcut again but that's the grand total of (1) issues I've ever had with mine. FP sensor could def be faster but it's adequate and it's sped up since I got it. Pressing down firmly helped a ton from when that article came out.
@@benjmiester my iPhone is marginally faster than my pixel 5
Matter of fact I test it just now and my camera app open and snap a pic before the TH-cam audio managed to shut off
I love android and am heavily invested in Google's eco system (Google home, auto, android phone, TV etc...) - but I hate how buggy a lot of their products have become over the years...
I didn't have none with the note 20 ultra now I got the z fold 3 it's good to
this is something you won't notice as soon as you put your pixel in a case, but my pixel 6 (non pro) was TWISTED right out of the factory box. I put it on my counter top to ensure that it wouldn't rock since everyone was describing this as a plus, and mine rocked... on every single flat surface i put it on. From the right angle, you could actually see the the whole phone was twisted. I'm sure mine wasn't the only one. There was also no damage to the box.
Been using the pro for a couple of months now. I agree with the auto brightness issue.. but everything else still is flawless for my unit.
My only issue is that when I use my text to speech it will sometime send the message but keep the text written down after it is sent.
For me, this was Google's chance to make things right given the bad track record with their previous flagships. Safe to say, at least for me. I'm done with pixels. I actually switched from my 4a back to my 6T, especially after updating my 4a to android 12. Yeah I regret doing that.
Im been switching between OnePlus and Pixel too, and my 6T is getting old. Thinking about buying a new phone, you got any suggestions?
@@kanb2822 Never buy carrier locked phones.
@@kanb2822 mi flagships or oneplus T/R series phones.
@@kanb2822 Motorola may be good too.Like Edge 20 pro Or Realme GT.I have used Motorola and realme and both were very good in my experience. OnePlus is just overpriced realme /oppo now.
@@luigiismariosbrother.7656 wtf does that even mean lmfao? That doesn't cause bugs. An s21 ultra locked or unlocked won't have any of these bugs. Wonder why?
It's comforting to hear complaints about Android as it proves that for all the flak Apple gets that the grass isn't necessarily greener and that you're going to have problems no matter what ecosystem you deem superior.
Sort of, but he literally mentions his OTHER ANDROID DOESNT have any of the problems. So what does that tell you? There's lots of yards, and it sounds like 1 actually might be greener. One just not so much (the pixel). The pixel yard will get a lot of maintenance though, so we have to stay tuned. Samsung's yard starts real pretty and gets forgotten after about a year and a half.
Nothing wrong with the s21 ultra
I'd use my s20 if the battery life and camera weren't so bad on the exynos model.
@@benjmiester -- The grass might be greener from Pixel to Samsung but then you have to deal with delayed Android updates or not being able to update at all.
Pick your poison. Either suffer through the bugs and glitches of the Pixel and get access to latest version of Android immediately or have a better experience with Samsung and cross your fingers that it doesn't take 6+ months before the update is available.
@@benjmiester About 3 years ago a friend bought the Note 9 around the same time I bought the Xs Max (so both new, recent phones at the time). We both upgraded this year, mine because I felt like it but my friend's battery could last for about 3 hours, screen had multiple stress fractures from the curve, was unbelievably slow, and had gotten its last update EVER in August. Samsung's the most polished Android experience but it's not perfect - Apple will win on software longevity every time (even if they aren't perfect phones either). At the very least a $400 iPhone SE will give you the same software experience as the $1000 flagship of the same generation
(my friend has now switched to the iPhone 13 Pro)
My Pixel 6 is a little buggy as well. AOD display screen flashing, the open app tab screen freezing (after swiping up), and signal/speed issues with cellular service. Hopefully the January update fixed these things. It didn't fix the AOD screen flash like it stated in the update notes as I still have it.
My P6P has been great coming from my 13 Pro. There were a little issues I encountered was that bluetooth communication to my car was extremely slow. During a call my face would accidentally touch the "Mute" button. The finger print sensor was kind of slow but after the January update that was fixed. Yet to test the bluetooth
The fingerprint sensor is definitely my biggest gripe even after the update, it's practically useless with a screen protector fitted.
Try adding another finger print. I have 1 finger saved twice on my phone. 1 with the finger angled to the right of the sensor and one set with the finger straight/vertical of the sensor. This has helped me tremendously with the new Jan update.
@@drkangel348 cheers but I've already got one thumb registered 3 times and the other 2.
Same I found getting rid of the glass screen protector and just going with a standard film cover works much better or no screen protector at all
Never had any issue other than maybe the fingerprint sensor taking longer than I'd like to respond, the screen freezing here or there (which I've experienced on both my S21 Ultra and iPhone 13 Pro Max during ownership). I'm probably more disappointed with Google's decision to go with a fixed focus selfie camera over their laser auto focus one in the 2 and 3 generation Pixels. The shots on those phones are FAR better than any other Pixel I've seen.
Stop lying about the iPhone freezing.
@@mrmagoo756 how can you be so arrogant to make assumptions with someone product experience? Go throw Apple more money, fanboy there
Dude, you are definitely lying on the iphone 13 ownership. Obviously you never owned one.
It's so weird - i believe every thing they're saying and geniuinely believe it's accurate for them. But i don't have a single issue they mention on my P6 Pro which i got in launch week. The only exception being fingerprint being half a second longer than I'd prefer, which is pretty much a non-issue. This phone has been an absolute amazing joy to use, lgihtning fast and reliable and flagship thorough and through. That was before the December update and just as much after the december update (which i got in december, not halted or anything like that).
For me still the absolutely best and most elegant phone experience on the market, and that's including time spend with the iPhone, which is also fantastic but too cluttered for my taste.
I returned my pixel 6 pro and switched to a Z fold 3. I absolutely love my fold. I was a pixel 2 and 3XL owner and was happy. Maybe the 7 will be better.
We have been saying that same thing for every Pixel generation though!!!
@@stevedibiase728 yup, you're absolutely right.
I got the pixel 6 at the end of December. Mid February the auto-rotate function stopped working. I contacted google support and finally managed to get them to send a replacement, though I wasn't happy with how it had to be done. I got a replacement within a 3 or 4 days. Little did I know that I was getting a refurbished phone. Out of the box, the fingerprint sensor would only read my fingerprint maybe 1 out or 10 times. I've been dealing with customer support for days now over the issue. They finally told me today to take it to their recommended repair shop. There is not one of their repair shops within 3.5 hours of me. I can't mail it in as I don't have a spare phone to use(I have to have my phone for work). Granted, I don't think I should have to mail it in as it came like this out of the box, hence they sent me a defective product. This was my first pixel.. It will be my last. Customer support has been nice... but as far as the pixel goes... I'm over it.. lol
Wow this sucks
I have the 6 Pro, I have had none of the issues mentioned here at all. The phone has worked pretty much flawlessly except for one problem I'm continuing to have and that is with Bluetooth. It keeps forgetting previously connected devices, mainly my car. Drives me mad as I jump in the car then a message pops up to pair with my phone, I go into the phone's Bluetooth and yet again the connection has disappeared and I have to pair again. Or it'll be the permission to share contact option that keeps disabling by itself. This I believe isn't a pixel 6 problem though as I was having this issue with my Pixel 4xl before. I raised it with Google at the time and they just told me to reset Bluetooth settings which I did but the problem continues. Going back to my 6 Pro, I love it. I expect a few teething issues with every new phone and operating system and I'm confident that Google will fix any issues in time, best phone I've ever had. (UK user based and have December update installed)
So Android already has many bugs and when adding another UI on top of it from Xiaomi, Realme, etc, it gets worst but Samsung and Oneplus probably fixed some of them from their UI
@Yash O All Operating systems have some level of bugs. I am a new iPhone user and I assure you that iOS bugs are not that noticeable compared to android 12. The HW to OS integration with apple is very mature. Let’s wait 4 years down road and see if apple still purposely throttles down their devices. Regarding Oxygen OS, correct me if I am wrong but I was under the impression that for the US market OnePlus devices would still operate on oxygen.
@Yash O ok…
Listening to these two chatting about this phone makes it sound like they're talking about a completely different device. I'm so glad I don't suffer from any of these issues
Maybe I was lucky. I'm on the January update
He is an ultra user, most of us are fine with pixels, he even complained about battery when there are none
As a guy who pre ordered the 6 pro, i can confirm that „it gets more and more bugs“ and it’s damn weird. At first it ran fine, but day after day there were just more and more bugs. It got so annoying that I actually sold the phone and got myself a iPhone 13 pro again.
Some poor suckers troubles now, soon we wont even be able to give them away.
I have had the Pixel 6 pro since October. And have had so many issues I'm actively looking to buy a new phone. I have multiple major Bluetooth connectivity issues, my screen doesn't wake half the time when I tap the screen I usually end up having to press the wake button. Also the fingerprint sensor works maybe three quarters of the time. And I will commonly have to type in my pin. This is very frustrating coming from the awesome face unlock the pixel 4 xl had it truly confused me why they took that away. Also the Google maps glitches a lot which may be an app problem and not the phone but google maps when operating makes my fun very slow and buggy especially if I try to leave the app while the navigation is running in the background.
I must have a unicorn P6P. I have none of the issues mentioned here since Oct 31st. I also sideloaded the Dec update with no issues. I get that people are having issues, but so far I've not had any complaints at all, aside from adaptive brightness on all of my Pixels since 2XL, but that's their software.
Same here
Nope mine's been fine too. I don't think they're any worse than any other phone, probably even better. They get judged more harshly because there is a lot less of them so the ratio of buggy ones is higher. Apple and Samsung have thousands and thousands of phones that break screw up and catch on fire (yes apple too!!) but out of tens of millions of phones in the field, a few thousand seems like nothing. The grand total of issues I've had are one time I was using maps and I tried to open the camera and the screen was blank so I had to minimize maps and use the camera shortcut again. Also I was able to see the lines on the screen when you press the power button if it's off but that's a complete non-issue because why would I ever press the power button when my phone is off except to turn it on? And why would I care what my screen displays or doesn't display before it boots? I'm actually on the December update over the air. I apparently got it before it was pulled. In the U.S.
You guys must mine blows
My Pixel 6 Pro has had zero problems since October 1 & has actually improved in performance, battery life & fingerprint sensor speed as it learns your usage. I would 100% buy the phone hands down🤘
The auto brightness uses the back and the front so the flashlight on turns the brightness up. I have the pixel 6 and the auto brightness sucks when trying to game because of my hands cover up the sensor. That's like my only gripe with the phone.
I had to turn it off. It's just far too aggressive. I've been in bed where it's dark and I'll watch TH-cam where it's fluctuating between dim and bright and it's doesn't do it smoothly. I will set the right brightness for me and then the phone will just turn it down. I found that with adaptive brightness on, I was actually having to go into the brightness settings more often to change it so it defeats the purpose.
You can manually adjust the slider so the phone will learn your preference, it's called adaptive brightness, not auto-brightness. After some time you will not even need to slide the slider anymore. It is not bad like Marques said.
@@nauxuywol it do manually change it but then it goes right back down a second later. It's annoying af
According to what i've read from other technerds like myself. Is that Google have moved their program developers from assistant to Bard.
The one thing I hate about phones these days is their movement to remove SD extended memory.
Isn't interesting that if we draw a parallel between Microsoft and Google as prolific and pervasive software companies in the respect that they can't execute on smart phone software? Both have made some very slick smartphone hardware as of late and yet, the software is continuing to be a poor level of coordinated effort? I think the really compelling question is why? Why can't these two software behemoth's execute to this level of consumer need? It should be a layup for both of them, and yet, here we are with TH-cam's most watched personal tech influencer getting to the point he just trashed Google!!!! That is awful, especially when he like Pixels? This is a corporate discipline issue on Google's head. Kind of pathetic.
I bought the pixel 5a with the intentions of making it my long term phone instead of the pixel 6 (because first release bugs are a fact), ended up dropping it after 2 weeks and switched to flip3. One ui 4 is much more polished than android 12. It's baffling.
I’m between the s22u or 6 pro. Such a hard decision lol
S22
I went from having the flip 3 5G to the 6 pro and still debating which phone I liked more. I think the user interface with Samsung was a lot easier but at the same time I was getting very heavy cracks increases in the middle of the flip phone so I had to get rid of it
Everything has been fixed. Pixel is the best.
i really want to buy one but i see people saying theyre still getting problems
I LOVE my pixel 6 pro, just got it 2 days ago and got the update that just came out. None of these bugs are present since I started using this phone on 01/18. Came from Samsung s9+ and its leaps and bounds better than that.
Creativity is everything... the lag at 5:40 is amazing!!!👏