Google Pixel 6/Pixel 6 Pro

To be honest I've had no issues other than this one. I always get drawn to betas, can't resist😁

Must be beta related so.

As far as I'm aware.

Last time I checked it involved wiping the phone

Will avoid it for as long as possible incase there's the usual Google dumb dumbs.

I updated my P6 last night. Notice minor UI changes. Feels a bit snappier or animations are more fluid or something anyway. Haven't noticed any issues as of yet but I didn't really have any problems before either. I know people have had issues with this phone but for me personally it's been great.

Just left the house and noticed 5G appear on the phone for the first time. Changed it to 4G though as it gave a faster speed result and apparently not as sore on battery. I am not sure there is an advantage in 5G.

I know someone here has managed to get a Vodafone eSIM working, but my experience trying to set it up has been nothing short of crazy.

I've had at least half a dozen conversations with Vodafone's online chat, and have been into a store at least 3 times. This time was supposed to be the time I finally got it set up, as I had been told the only way to currently get it working is to order a physical SIM online, get it activated on your phone, and then go into a store and get it converted to an eSIM.

I went into the store today, and told him I had a Vodafone SIM that had been activated. They then told me that it had to be physically in the phone for 24 hours before you try to convert, otherwise the system would reject it. I swear, every time I go in there, the goalposts move. Now, I'm not sure whether I can go through the hassle of doing it. I would need to keep the Vodafone SIM in the SIM slot of my Pixel for at least a day, and then go into a Vodafone store, meanwhile my normal SIM will have to be put into a spare phone or something during this time. Craziness.

I can't remember who else got an eSIM set up, but surely they didn't jump through these hoops?

I did it through the VF app on the iPad.

Click Device & Sim, order a new SIM. Then I had an option to get an eSim. This generated a QR code which I scanned on the phone which then downloaded the eSim.

The problem is getting the barcode in the first place. Impossible online, and almost just as hard in-store.

Judging by how quiet this thread has gone I think its safe to assume that Google has a handle on updates. Until the November updater clusterf~ck, Pixels have had a fairly solid history. And they definately do not want a repeat of that again so testing has been enhanced.

OnePlus has a history of being great at supporting their current-gen phone, but anything phone more than a year old and the support and updates slow down. Only need to look at the OnePlus 9 which got Android 12 not long after soon after Google released it, but OnePlus 8 only received this a few weeks ago.

You'll never have that issue with a Pixel.

Weirdly enough, I'll praise Nokia as being the best, behind Google, on getting out Android versions.

Though they were part of the Android One (?) program, that meant they basically put stock onto their phones after an initial round of compatibility testing.

Any manufacturers still on that program?

I've had a couple of Nexus phones, but this is my first Pixel one and while I'm not having a bad time, I'm just nearly ready to move on now as I hit the 6 month mark.

Nokia & Motorola are the only ones Im aware of. Nokia actually make a decent mid-range phone these days, but your not going to find the same bang for buck compared to the chinese manufacturers.

But the trade off for that is the potential privacy/security risks and other sketchy behaviours that come with a chinese brand.