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I have a Pixel 10 and it's hands-down the worst phone I've ever owned. Google uses their customers as unwilling Beta testers and there’s hardly a day goes by that I’m not dealing with multiple, serious bugs.
A few examples:
Some features are just missing. The much touted "Live Translate" feature exists on one Pixel 10 but not on the other. Pixel Support is mystified and there is no fix.
Apps are aggressively shut down to save battery even when the phone is plugged in.
My BT speakers work fine with older versions of Android, but with the Pixel on Android 16 and 17, one speaker has two volume levels, off and 100%, the other blasts at full volume momentarily when playback starts.
Bluetooth intermittently will not turn off. The fix requires a complete reset of wifi and Bluetooth settings along with saved networks and paired devices. It's only temporary and the problem will reoccur.
The company removed the "Metered" setting in the firmware so there is no way to stop OS updates when roaming. Google has twice pushed 1.4GB updates when I'm on very expensive, limited international data plans. Even Microsoft has a metered data setting but Google decided it was a good idea to get rid of it.
The Pixel's USB port won't connect to some computers at all. Google's fix is to use a different computer. I've never before had a USB device just fail to function.
DND settings are completely unreliable. After having the phone wake me up repeatedly at 3AM with urgent New Feature Notifications! I've had to use Tasker to shut the damn thing up so I can sleep.
I’ve always wondered why the Google employees I’ve known have carried Iphones. After purchasing a Pixel I understand completely. The Pixel 10 makes me wish I had an Iphone too.
Thank you. This was the best thing I have read all week. ❤️
Also fuck you Google.