It isn’t just your Pixel phone – this update is glitching the lock screen and more

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PhoneArena
PhoneArena
Phonearena team
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• 2h ago

Imagine locking your Pixel phone and placing it in your pocket, except the phone doesn’t lock, the touch screen is still working, and there’s a good chance an accidental touch has pulled the notification shade. This and many other glitches like it are frustrating Pixel owners after they installed Google’s big update this week. The update is causing ghost touches and more Complaints of buggy lock screens on Pixel phones have been piling up on official and unofficial Google forums. Based on the...

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meanestgenius
meanestgenius
Arena Legend
• 2h ago

Unfortunately, these constant bugs and issues that always pop up when Google "drops" an update for its Pixels is what happens when a company lacks proper QC, treats its users like beta testers, and has created a platform of devices that serve only as beta devices.

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TuGa121
TuGa121
Arena Master
• 2h ago

it’s definitely a Google Pixel problem. Pixel phones have been plagued with non-stop glitches and bugs following the recent update. Lets call them features.

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TuGa121
TuGa121
Arena Master
• 2h ago
↵meanestgenius said:

Unfortunately, these constant bugs and issues that always pop up when Google "drops" an update for its Pixels is what happens when a company lacks proper QC, treats its users like beta testers, and has created a platform of devices that serve only as beta devices.

The problem is that what Google labels as a stable release is essentially a beta test; these updates feel like a half-baked operating system as usual.

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meanestgenius
meanestgenius
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• 1h ago
↵TuGa121 said:

The problem is that what Google labels as a stable release is essentially a beta test; these updates feel like a half-baked operating system as usual.

Facts. Google only cares about how much personal data they can get out of you, and not about creating a competent product, because the end user is what Google considers its product.

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TuGa121
TuGa121
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• 10m ago
↵meanestgenius said:

Facts. Google only cares about how much personal data they can get out of you, and not about creating a competent product, because the end user is what Google considers its product.

Agreed 💯

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