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 telling customers 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.
I’ve never really wanted a phone from a company that considered themselves a luxury brand, but Google has become Apple’s best advertiser. I’m going to load Graphene when I get a chance and hopefully it’ll be an improvement, but unless things change substantially with Android and the Pixel in the next 3 years my next phone will be an Iphone.
honestly it’s been great. some apple things annoy me here and there, mostly their stance on side loading and general snobbishness about letting us use the things we own however we deem fit.
but it’s undeniable how well it generally works, and i don’t even think notifications are as bad as people say they are. the keyboard isn’t as good but it truly isn’t awful
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 telling customers 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.
funny, I just switched from a Pixel 10 to an iPhone 18.
there’s a learning curve but boy oh boy is the hardware good over here
I’ve never really wanted a phone from a company that considered themselves a luxury brand, but Google has become Apple’s best advertiser. I’m going to load Graphene when I get a chance and hopefully it’ll be an improvement, but unless things change substantially with Android and the Pixel in the next 3 years my next phone will be an Iphone.
Hope you enjoy yours.
same.
honestly it’s been great. some apple things annoy me here and there, mostly their stance on side loading and general snobbishness about letting us use the things we own however we deem fit.
but it’s undeniable how well it generally works, and i don’t even think notifications are as bad as people say they are. the keyboard isn’t as good but it truly isn’t awful
Thank you. This was the best thing I have read all week. ❤️
Also fuck you Google.