@Wilshire to Google PixelEnglish • 5 months agoGoogle goes all-in on fixing Pixel 8 screen issues with a warranty extensionwww.androidcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square5arrow-up126arrow-down10
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minus-squarecloudlesslinkfedilink6•5 months agoGoogle has a history of extending repairs for Pixel phones. I don’t know it is a good thing or bad. Pixel 4 XL power and charging issues: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-extends-pixel-4-xl-warranty-by-1-year-for-power-and-charging-issues/ Pixel 5a power and charging issues: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en
minus-squarecloudlesslinkfedilink5•5 months agoAdding to what I said… Back in 2012, I had the very first Google Nexus Tablet called the Nexus 7. It became extremely slow after a few months that it was unusable. Turned out it was a widespread issue. It was a design flaw that could not be fixed via software update: https://xdaforums.com/t/2012-nexus-7-so-slow-its-almost-unusable.3007369/ Two decades later, Google still release defective hardware without proper testing during the design phase.
minus-squarecloudlesslinkfedilink4•5 months agoGood thing - Google is willing to support devices with defects/design flaws Bad thing - Google keeps releasing devices with defects/design flaws
Google has a history of extending repairs for Pixel phones. I don’t know it is a good thing or bad.
Pixel 4 XL power and charging issues: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-extends-pixel-4-xl-warranty-by-1-year-for-power-and-charging-issues/
Pixel 5a power and charging issues: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/11833075?hl=en
How could it be a bad thing?
Adding to what I said…
Back in 2012, I had the very first Google Nexus Tablet called the Nexus 7. It became extremely slow after a few months that it was unusable. Turned out it was a widespread issue. It was a design flaw that could not be fixed via software update:
https://xdaforums.com/t/2012-nexus-7-so-slow-its-almost-unusable.3007369/
Two decades later, Google still release defective hardware without proper testing during the design phase.
Good thing - Google is willing to support devices with defects/design flaws
Bad thing - Google keeps releasing devices with defects/design flaws