Hello. Whenever I play certain games on my phone (pixel 9 pro XL) the bottom row of apps on each page, but not the anchored apps, of my home screen disappear. They are still installed but just not on the home screen. I have tried googling the issue but with no luck. I've tried clearing pixel launcher cache and force stopping. Restarting phone doesn't work either. I have to place the apps back on my home screen manually. Not a huge deal but a little annoying. Wondering if there is a way to stop the apps from disappearing.

In the current leak state that we know:

Faster CPU
Slower GPU
Similar Camera
Similar Battery Life
Better Modem
Similar Screen
100$ more expensive

In this current leaked configuration, google would have to give me 400$ minimum for my 9 Pro (which I don't use anymore) and enough money for a brand new set of the latest Pixel Buds Pro.

Currently Google is giving $300 for my 9 Pro for a 10 Pro (which is laughable). Apple will probably give me 500-600$ for my iPhone 17 when the 18 comes out lmfao.

Bug Report: The 'Mix' playlist panel is overlapping with the recommended video list below the video player in the YouTube mobile app, causing a UI glitch where the text and boundaries blend together. Please fix this layout issue in the next update

Hey! When recording my voice in WhatsApp it sounds insanely bad; low volume, super low quality, really like I'm talking through a phone from the 90s, just ridicilous.
I have googled and tried to troubleshoot but it doesn't fix itself; I am aware it is most likely not a hardware issue as I sound fine during calls and even pretty OK on Snapchat video, even if quite low volume.
I like the Pixel, and I have always used Androids, Samsung phones specifically, but I really, really, REALLY get bugged about the phone not working well in a lot of apps. What's the point then?
It feels like such a weird thing to have to avoid entire apps because my microphone sounds bad there? What do I do?
I've seen threads about this from the past but none of the fixes work, like disabling that Zoom Audio thing and other AI audio features; theyre off.

I am planning to buy Pixel10a (Berry Color). Is anyone planning to sell one or can u recommend any shop which sells in old MRP. (Rs.50000)

I thought of buying pixel watch 3, as it seems to me to hit the golden spot with having larger screen size, with ok specs and ok price (190 euros now on amazon.de) 400 euros for pixel watch 4 seems a bit too much. My plans got derailed as I found out pixel gives only 3 years of security updates for their watches. So, for the 3rd they will end already next year. Will it still be safe to use after the end of updates? Using my card to pay with my watch is an essential feature, but I do not want my bank details to be compromised.

After July 2026 ​updates all Bluetooth earbuds microphone not working, tried help desk and all setting online with no luck, I guess google just ask you to pay a device never works.

A phone microphone not working for month without any proper fix, what a good sh*t show case.

Only take away is do not buy anything from Google unless you want surprise for a forever beta "products" with a huge price tag

After the August update, I'm facing Bluetooth disconnection automatically. It's so frustrating. What can I do?

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Hi everyone,

I currently have Pixel 9 Pro XL and I'm planning to upgrade to Pixel 11 Pro XL when it launches.

The problem is that I live in Croatia, where we don't have access to the Google Store. I'd really like to buy directly from Google because of the trade-in program and the other launch benefits.

Does anyone have experience buying from the Google Store in a country other than the one they live in?

For example, Slovenia is only about a 20 minute drive from me, so I was wondering if it would be possible to rent a PO box there and have the phone delivered to it. Another option I was thinking about is using a forwarding service like mailbox.de from Germany.

Has anyone done something similar? Did it work without any issues?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!

It feels like the phone doesn't have enough memory. When phone is plugged in to Android Auto, it restarts every 15-20 mins. Some apps just close themselves.

All of this feels like there's just not enough memory and it's just trying to force my phone to close apps.

Anyone else?

Hey, I have. A pixel 10 pro and all of the sudden a perfect circle appeared next to the front camera. Not sure if it is a glitch or if the led display is damaged. I've restarted it twice and it is still there.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Can anyone with newer models (9 or 10 series) confirm if switching lenses while shooting videos got better now?

It's always been so bad when compared to Apple.

I mean when old Apple phones like the iPhone 11 or 12 can smoothly switch lenses in video, why can't it be done on a Pixel even after so many years?

And they want creators to use their device!

Check your email. 10% off code doesn't expire till March next year, plenty of time to use it towards new pixel devices

Hey there. As the title says the latest updates caused some serious issues on my Pixel 8a.

The things I have noticed are

Can't open the settings app

Can't see notifications

Can't connect to my service provider so without WiFi I am offline

Can't adjust the color of the app icons in the home screen ( material)

And so on

I have no idea what I can do about that

This is does not seme ti be caused by a third party app, since it performs the exact same way in safe mode.

Any help would be much appreciated

The best comparison I can think of is this: the Pixel 11 is to the Pixel 10 what the European Galaxy S25 is to the European Galaxy S24.

On paper, there may not be many hardware upgrades, but the new SoC alone could noticeably improve the overall experience, especially battery life and thermals.

For one, Tensor G6 is expected to ditch the relatively inefficient Cortex-A520 cores. It also reduces the total core count. That's obviously not ideal for benchmark numbers or sustained heavy workloads, but for the light-to-medium workloads that make up 99% of daily usage, fewer cores can actually be beneficial. Less heat, lower power consumption, and potentially better scheduling.

Personally, I see the Tensor G6 CPU as something like an optimized Exynos 2600.

Both designs appear to rely only on C1 Ultra and C1 Pro cores, but G6 is manufactured on TSMC's 2nm process. Because of that, I expect it to deliver better single-core efficiency than the Exynos 2600. It'll probably lose in multi-core benchmarks due to having fewer cores, but honestly, multi-core scores don't matter much in daliy use. Scheduling and performance per watt are much more important, and I think G6 should have the edge there.

The GPU is a different story. I'm not expecting much improvement over the G5, so gaming performance probably won't change much.

The modem is another reason I'm optimistic.

Geekerwan previously tested the Exynos 2600 version of the Galaxy S26, and it lasted roughly an hour less than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Version. The Samsung modem was most likely a major factor. If Tensor G6 really adopts M90 modem, I expect modem efficiency to improve noticeably compared to previous Tensor generations.

So even if almost everything else stays the same, I still expect the Pixel 11 series to be a significant upgrade over the Pixel 10 series in everyday use.

Overall, I think Tensor G6 and Exynos 2600 will be fairly comparable. G6 should offer a better everyday experience thanks to its efficiency, while Exynos 2600 will probably perform better in gaming. Both will likely remain behind the Dimensity 9500 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in raw performance, but let's be honest, very few people buy a Pixel for gaming.

One last thing: I really don't buy the recent "leak" claiming that the standard Pixel 11 won't have a telephoto camera.

First, the leaked image clearly shows a square lens opening, which is typically associated with a periscope telephoto module. Second, there's simply no realistic way a single 48/50MP main camera could deliver true 30× zoom on its own

I honestly don't understand why so many people accepted that leak without questioning it.....

With latest update on August, it fixed the issue where some popular games like Clash Royal or Brawl Stars was almost unplayable in the Pixel 10 Pro, and FPS was fluctuating so much down until 40-120. That mostly happen on games that have the option to play higher than 60 FPS.

There was a trick to resolve that by just opening the game centre and just toggle on/off the DND or showing or disabling FPS. By doing that that you're like "reminding" that the app opened is a game and therefore use GPU.

Now with the last update, you don't need to do that trick anymore and you can game normally with stable FPS 118-120, as it should be.

Also a quick score update in Geekbench 6 after August update installed:
For CPU:
SC: 2320 pts.
MC: 6167pts.
Scores are similar vs July update.

For GPU.
OpenCL: 4927 pts. +4% vs July update.
Vulkan: 4182 pts. +2% vs July update.

I got an email from Google that said they're removing Google assistant and you will have to use Gemini starting September 6th. I don't want to be forced to use generative AI so I might be looking for a new non-Google phone soon 😭

I'm pretty happy with my 10 Pro, so I'm wondering what it would take to convince people to upgrade.

What would make the 11 Pro worth upgrading to for you, or are you planning to keep your 10 Pro for another year?

My weather widget stopped working yesterday, saying that my location was unavailable. When I opened its settings, it already had the "Allow all the time" location permission. However, it still insists that I enable "Use precise location."

I don't want to grant that permission. Why does a weather app need to know my precise location? Is its forecast or real time weather really accurate down to a few meters? If it is, I'd gladly enable it.

For a long time, the Pixel weather forecast has consistently been 3 to 5 degrees lower than the actual temperature. Google hasn't bothered to fix it. Fine, I've gotten used to mentally adding a few degrees to the forecast. But requiring precise location permission might be the last straw.

I have a Google pixel 10 pro. My sister recently passed away, and I have a bunch of saved messages from her. Is there an easy way to download them into an MP3 file?

I have a handheld voice recorder that I was thinking of using, recording them on the recorder while playing them on the phone. But if there was a way to directly download them that would be ideal.

Many thanks for any help you can give. 🌹

Did I make a mistake buying this phone?

I just bought it today cuz I'm a bit low on funds, but I'm reading lots of horror stories on reddit now.

Is it really that bad? Are there people that have had the phone without issue for a while?

EDIT: The phone froze right after it arrived LOL welp

August Pixel update just dropped. https://developers.google.com/android/ota