I have already said "goodbye google" and "hello moto", but long story short I had to factory reset my old Pixel 6 last night and ran smack dab into this:
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/01/pixel-6-reset-bricking-reports/
Right now I don't even know how to turn the damn thing off. 😆
I never buy new phones but I am excited to see used pixel 8s get cheaper!
Pixels have very good custom rom support. With that being said I like moto.
Moved to pixel from HTC for the fast software updates. My next phone will likely be a pine phone or something similar; build quality on my last two pixels hasn't exactly been up to snuff.
Bought a pixel 3 as soon as the 4 was released.
It was a fantastic phone... except for the two times it got stuck in a boot loop until the battery died.
Bonus points for the second time, when, thanks to a google update for emergency services, it decided it should dial emergency services every time it restarted...meaning I had to stay up until 330am that night, hanging up on emergency services, until the battery finally died.
A year or two ago, I bought a P7 Pro to replace it, hoping it'd have all the good of the P3, but with better camera, bigger screen, and no boot loop.
It is indeed bigger, the camera can zoom more, but isn't necessarily better, there's no boot loop issues which is great...but I find i have more cases of the phone locking up and needing a restart...and the in-screen fingerprint sensor (and gesture controls) are absolute hot garbage compared to the P3.
The fingerprint and gesture annoyances have been enough that my plan now, unless there's something significant that changes things, is to go back to an iPhone for my next phone.
except for the two times it got stuck in a boot loop until the battery died.
Did the emergency shut-off (holding down the volume down and power buttons at the same time) not work?
It's a glitch where the buttons break down mechanically, so it just thinks the user is holding the power button constantly, so as soon as it is off, it'll turn back on.
Ah, ok, so it was a mechanical failure, not a software glitch.
I have a pixel 6 and my wife has an 8 pro. We've had pixels since 3. They've been good phones and we plan to keep getting pixels when we need to upgrade.
I have an 8. Also owned a 7 (but I do lots of hiking and broke the glass on the 7, so couldn't trust the waterproofing anymore, so upgraded).
Why would I give up on their hardware though?
Will not touch Apple, Samsung or Google HW. Apple & Samsung too expensive. Google because ... SQUIRREL ... what the fuck, cancel it.
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