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• 1mo ago
↵lallolu said:
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Always intriguing to see the random issues people see after updates, whereas my phone usually work fine. I assume it is because I factory reset within 6 months, usually when I see some slow downs or some apps are misbehaving and data reset didn't fix the misbehaviour.
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Pixel 10 Pro XL owners are among a small group of users who got locked out of their phones after installing Google's September 2026 update. Some can't finish drawing their pattern, while a Pixel 8a owner saw their PIN rejected after one digit, which is a rough look for what we consider some of the best Google Pixel phones around. The September Pixel update is rejecting patterns and PINs The first report came from a Pixel 10 Pro XL owner on Reddit, who explained that the pattern resets after...
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