Google Pixel 6/Pixel 6 Pro

pandabat · 20-02-2023 12:15pm

Fwiw there's €100 off Pixel 7/7 Pro on the Google store at the moment

marcbrophy · 20-02-2023 1:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120264515#Comment_120264515

I'm still too bitter after not getting offered the pre-order bonus 😆

pandabat · 20-02-2023 2:19pm

Can't justify spending the extra now myself - there's nothing fundamentally wrong with the standard 6 and it's still a big leap up for the Pro

Calculator123 · 20-02-2023 4:27pm

Anyone had issues with the clock alarm draining battery?

I have no issues with the battery except when I set an alarm for the next morning. Could be at 100% at 11pm. Then by 7am, the battery is completely empty. Has only happened when I've set an alarm.

pandabat · 20-02-2023 5:27pm

Had a huge random drain the other day but restarted the phone and it's been ok since

Mantis Toboggan · 23-02-2023 7:45pm

Got an update yesterday and battery gone to muck today, hopefully improves.

marcbrophy · 24-02-2023 12:56pm

I got that update on Wed and battery has been fine.

Was heavily using it during a power outage last night in fact and was solid.

Maybe you've a rogue app draining the power.

Install anything new recently?

wassie · 25-02-2023 1:47am

Checking battery settings will inform as to whats been chewing battery life.

Doubtful latest update is causing battery issues, given the Feb update consists of security patches and bug fixes, rather than new features.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/200738915/google-pixel-update-february-2023?hl=en

Even with the update issues we had early on which eventually got resolved, I appreciate having security updates as soon as they are developed.

Mantis Toboggan · 25-02-2023 2:08am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120283119#Comment_120283119

There was alot or apps drawing alot of power but they weren't new, it's settled down now and improved.

marcbrophy · 25-02-2023 3:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120286006#Comment_120286006

Ah that's good! Hopefully it'll be fine in a day or so! :)

Explosive_Cornflake · 28-02-2023 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120220627#Comment_120220627

This works for me now following this comment about adding a APN.

https://imgur.com/a/IR3KqAX

magicbastarder · 28-02-2023 2:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120125476#Comment_120125476

huh. i'd never heard of this issue - i have a 6 pro for about 6 months - and within a couple of days of reading this, my phone has developed a rattle. it fell off a beside locker onto a carpet, that's about as much abuse as it has suffered.

the zoom trick works if i shake the camera from side to side, but there's still a faint rattle if shaken forwards to back.

R11 · 28-02-2023 11:48pm

Recently,some of my incoming calls on my 6a ring twice then drop out. Callers get a message saying "your call could not be connected"....anyone else have this problem? Or is it a SIM card issue? Been reading online that it could be a handset issue. Only have phone about 7 months....

pandabat · 03-03-2023 4:20pm

Had a problem receiving calls about 2 weeks ago on standard Pixel 6 but Play Store update of apps and reboot fixed it and haven't seen it since. If it is a persistent issue then try your SIM in another phone to see if it's SIM/phone.

LeeroyJ. · 09-03-2023 11:41am

Anyone getting 5G with Gomo? I've recently upgraded to their 5G plan but never gotten 5G even checked on O'Connell and Grafton street.

opus · 09-03-2023 12:09pm

I believe Google don't support the Eir network for 5G on the Pixel 6 or at least they didn't anyway.

https://pixel.withgoogle.com/5G/?country=IE

Flinty997 · 11-03-2023 2:20pm

Odd that's it's network specific.

Mantis Toboggan · 11-03-2023 2:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120334104#Comment_120334104

Yeah it's stuff like this that let's Google phones down, no 5G no WiFi Calling, I'll be moving away from Google phones this year.

Flinty997 · 11-03-2023 2:32pm

Someone mentioned that it started working for them on their pixel if you read down....

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058179390/google-pixel-5-and-eir-5g#latest

Framed10 · 19-03-2023 10:26pm

I'm interested in getting the Google 6.

I'm going to be in the US next week.

I'm wondering if an unlocked one from Amazon.com would work in Ireland?

Any thoughts grateful

(Vodafone network)

Framed10 · 20-03-2023 5:40pm

Anyone have experience of buying an unlocked Android from Amazon.com?

Flinty997 · 20-03-2023 6:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120380264#Comment_120380264

I can't imagine after importing, taxes etc. that is worth it. What would be the point?

Framed10 · 20-03-2023 6:38pm

Not importing, I'll be in US myself so would like to buy the Google 6 when there.

Question is if it will work here ( unlocked)

Flinty997 · 20-03-2023 7:27pm

If it has the correct gsm bands. I assume most unlocked ones do these days.

Framed10 · 20-03-2023 7:47pm

Thanks for the reply.

Any tip re GSM bands?

Can I link the Amazon page here?

wassie · 20-03-2023 8:06pm

It depends. There are different versions in the US of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, depending on the carrier, so would need to be certain you are buying a (carrier-free) unlocked phone. Whilst the link below doesnt cover Europe/Ireland specifically, it will give you a clear indication.

AFAIK, like UK, we only have Sub-6 5G networks. Even then it will depend on what network you are using it for. eg Eir doesnt support 5G on Pixels (last I checked).

It should work on most 4G networks in general, although there may be some band differences across the various 4G networks operated by the various carriers.

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-6-pro-5g-support/

Its a bit more technical than my simplified answer, but the phone should work for the most part, but there are no guarantees. You need to weigh up the risk vs savings to be had.

Google also doesnt offer a global warranty (unlike say Apple) so you may or may not not have warranty support if there is an issue for your phone.

marcbrophy · 21-03-2023 6:59pm

@Framed10 According to this link, it should work on any network in Ireland!

https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/IE/google-pixel-6

You should be fine, emphasis on the should 😁

captainneutron · 24-03-2023 11:01am

I think it is down to the manufacturer and not the carrier.

I recently bought a Nothing Phone 1 and works flawlessly with Eir 5G and Wi-Fi Calling, and it is not a phone they sell.

Flinty997 · 24-03-2023 11:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120394856#Comment_120394856

It would have to be both considering the phone works on 5G on other networks.

lertsnim · 24-03-2023 3:48pm

Google have said themselves it is up to them to enable 5G for a network. What criteria a network needs to meet is anyone's guess but it is annoying.

wassie · 24-03-2023 4:06pm

Where did they say this - link?

5G support is both manufacturer and carrier dependant AFAIK.

devnull · 26-03-2023 10:16pm

Has anyone had problems since the last update?

I'm getting the odd bit of freezing, worse signal and worse battery life since this months update :(

pandabat · 27-03-2023 8:03am

Had very bad battery life for first day or two after update but seems to have improved since then. Signal always more difficult to quantify but I've noticed more drop-outs while streaming radio and seemed to lose mobile connection completely at one stage on Saturday evening (fixed by disabling and re-enabling SIM - aircraft mode toggle would probably also have worked).

Bluefoam · 27-03-2023 12:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120404276#Comment_120404276

No, phone has been working well since the update.

Mr E · 27-03-2023 1:15pm

Same here, all good.

byte · 27-03-2023 9:14pm

All fine here too, thankfully!

devnull · 28-03-2023 6:44pm

Dreadful again today.

Since installing the update I'm struggling to get through a day, despite little screen on time in the day.

I used to get home at about 48% charge before the update, my last few days have been 18%, 15%, 19%, 16%. Today I had battery saver on most of the day and still I'm only on 25%. The phone is nigh on unusable now with screen on time being less than 2 hours per day.

Data performance is terrible and for sure it is definitely the phone as I've tried the SIM in my old OnePlus 8 and tried another SIM in this phone and whatever goes in this phone performs poorly and same sim in the other phone is lightning.

There's no obvious culprit for the battery usage as well sadly.

TitianGerm · 28-03-2023 7:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412445#Comment_120412445

Do you use Chrome? I switched to Brave recently and my battery seems to last much longer with the same usage.

LeeroyJ. · 29-03-2023 10:54am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412445#Comment_120412445

if you use the withings app, its currently draining the battery nonstop, the app update came around the same time as the march update. I had to delete the app and the battery went back to normal.

Bluefoam · 29-03-2023 11:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120414680#Comment_120414680

I have the Withings app and it all still fine...

Flinty997 · 29-03-2023 11:41am

Might be how its configured or need a re-install or a reboot.

LeeroyJ. · 29-03-2023 6:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120414919#Comment_120414919

Might be a specific bug around Health connect and syncing with other services not sure, but it's definitely a known issue, check the app store reviews, its full of pixel users reporting it

pandabat · 29-03-2023 6:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412445#Comment_120412445

I don't have the Withings app so it wasn't the drain in my case - oddly I find that, after installing AccuBattery to see if I could trace the issue, my battery use started levelling off itself. Whether it was an app update or some AI battery magic on the phone itself, I don't know 🤷‍♂️

Charlie19 · 30-03-2023 11:09pm

It's strange the way users have different issues as I can't fault the battery one bit, I'll get home from work and the battery would still be over 50% and now still have 28% that's after leaving for work at 6.30am on 100%.

My problem is poor signal on Vodafone, was in the 3 arena last weekend and had absolutely no coverage whatsoever, where my partner had 5g and she's also on the Vodafone network. I tried turning on/off aeroplane mode and restarting phone numerous times but nothing changed.

griffdaddy · 07-04-2023 12:35pm

I'm on the Betas and my battery was totally sh1t the last while. Down to 75% after checking emails in bed in the morning. Just took a 13mb update that does something to the modems so hoping that'll resolve it

marcbrophy · 13-04-2023 9:27am

Welcome to Android 14... 🤔

Just got the notification to update to UPB1.230309.014 (beta 1)

Is this okay for a daily driver or should I wait until beta 2?

Bluefoam · 13-04-2023 9:54am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120471895#Comment_120471895

If you need to ask then theres no point in being in the Beta program... Theres a chance it will make your phone less usable, so if it's a daily driver, as you siad then don't bother. Put it on a beater if you're interested in bug finding...

marcbrophy · 13-04-2023 10:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120471982#Comment_120471982

I was only asking to drive conversation!

I always beta test Android, have done since Eclair.

I was just not sure if this was initial offering, one where radio's might not work etc!

To answer my own question, these aren't Developer Previews, but public Beta's, so should be fine :)

Flinty997 · 13-04-2023 10:51am

For me there are no features I care enough about to try the beta.

https://www.androidpolice.com/android-14-beta-1-here-join-the-beta-program/

marcbrophy · 13-04-2023 11:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120472182#Comment_120472182

Are you enrolled already Flinty?

I got the notification, so it will install overnight while charging, but as long as we don't reboot it'll stay as is!

Yeah, there isn't much changes yet and I was on the latest QPR3 beta anyway, so even less new :)

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