baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 17 days agoGoogle Pixel reportedly sees 3x growth in North America in just one month – is it too good to be true?9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down19cross-posted to: googlepixel@lemdro.idgooglepixel@lemmy.world
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Pixel reportedly sees 3x growth in North America in just one month – is it too good to be true?9to5google.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: googlepixel@lemdro.idgooglepixel@lemmy.world
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down10·17 days agoIf you want your phone to be permabricked by the manufacturer at some random point in the future, it’s hard to beat a Google Pixel.
minus-squareTakumidesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·17 days agoCare to provide some context? I’ve never heard of Google permanently disabling pixel phones.
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 days agoThanks for asking instead of down voting me! This is what bit me. Hadn’t used the handset for a while. Ran updates and did a factory reset. The only fix is mainboard replacement, which our pal Google won’t do for out of warranty devices despite it being their fuck up. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2024/07/05/google-pixel-6-bug-brick-android-14-update--factory-reset/ Another, apparently unrelated issue: https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/android-15-feature-is-reportedly-bricking-pixel-6-phones-what-you-need-to-know
If you want your phone to be permabricked by the manufacturer at some random point in the future, it’s hard to beat a Google Pixel.
Care to provide some context? I’ve never heard of Google permanently disabling pixel phones.
Thanks for asking instead of down voting me!
This is what bit me. Hadn’t used the handset for a while. Ran updates and did a factory reset. The only fix is mainboard replacement, which our pal Google won’t do for out of warranty devices despite it being their fuck up.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2024/07/05/google-pixel-6-bug-brick-android-14-update--factory-reset/
Another, apparently unrelated issue:
https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/android-15-feature-is-reportedly-bricking-pixel-6-phones-what-you-need-to-know