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Is everyone with problems using the 16gb?

I bought a 32gb Nexus 7 (flo) from a guy off Kijiji 2 days ago. Honesty i was worried this tablet was a piece of ****, based on all the issues people are having.
-my gps has tested working perfectly
-battery life is great
-have yet to have a single reboot or freeze
-was a breeze to unlock and root
-sound is perfect
I am actually shocked at how well this thing performs overall. Guess i should be thankful based on all the posts about problems...
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16 gig here working perfect.

I had a 16 GB. It appeared to have major touch screen issues (middle third of the screen wasn't responding). After 4 factory resets and some resting time, that issue seemed to have disappeared. It had no dead pixels. I didn't mess with gps. I probably didn't have it long enough to experience reboot issues. I actually ended up believing it was a pretty good one (first run d60, June). I returned it because it just wasn't that much better than my original N7.
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ritchea said:
I had a 16 GB. It appeared to have major touch screen issues (middle third of the screen wasn't responding). After 4 factory resets and some resting time, that issue seemed to have disappeared. It had no dead pixels. I didn't mess with gps. I probably didn't have it long enough to experience reboot issues. I actually ended up believing it was a pretty good one (first run d60, June). I returned it because it just wasn't that much better than my original N7.
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Yeah, agree with you on the "not a big difference between the two". My brothers N7 from last year is pretty damn simaler performance wise. But, for a budget tab, i haven't seen anything better. Was torn between this and the Note 8.0... Still am as i got hooked on the s-pen lol.
In all reality however, i dont recall seeing a thread with so many "something doesn't work" posts in a long time...
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celkin said:
Yeah, agree with you on the "not a big difference between the two". My brothers N7 from last year is pretty damn simaler performance wise. But, for a budget tab, i haven't seen anything better. Was torn between this and the Note 8.0... Still am as i got hooked on the s-pen lol.
In all reality however, i dont recall seeing a thread with so many "something doesn't work" posts in a long time...
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If I didn't already have the original, I would be very happy with the flo model. VERY HAPPY! just didn't see $245. (Tax) worth difference.
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ritchea said:
If I didn't already have the original, I would be very happy with the flo model. VERY HAPPY! just didn't see $245. (Tax) worth difference.
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Nope, have to agree with you on that. As well i dont remember (might be wrong) the power and volume buttons being so awkwardly positioned on the original. These things are hard to hit... But i ordered this case yesterday, hopefully it will guide the fingers a bit better.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E5NOXM4
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celkin said:
Nope, have to agree with you on that. As well i dont remember (might be wrong) the power and volume buttons being so awkwardly positioned on the original. These things are hard to hit... But i ordered this case yesterday, hopefully it will guide the fingers a bit better.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E5NOXM4
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The buttons. Yes, very difficult for me to use on the flo model because, like the original, they are tucked "around the bend," but they do not extend out much at all--and are quite soft. Others may prefer the new type, though.

I got mine from a guy on Craig list. I was nervous but I got it brand new and saved $50. Jesus was on my said because so far no problems I never had a tablet before I'm most impressed on battery life )
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celkin said:
I bought a 32gb Nexus 7 (flo) from a guy off Kijiji 2 days ago. Honesty i was worried this tablet was a piece of ****, based on all the issues people are having.
-my gps has tested working perfectly
-battery life is great
-have yet to have a single reboot or freeze
-was a breeze to unlock and root
-sound is perfect
I am actually shocked at how well this thing performs overall. Guess i should be thankful based on all the posts about problems...
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I have a 16GB that has some of the touch (not registering when grounded issues) and multitouch (when crossing axis) issues. Both are very minor, and less apparent when the screen protector is removed (which might be for good once I find a case I like).
But I did try a 32GB at two different stores, and two different build months (06/2013 and 07/2013) and both had the issues. On all models I have tested the issues is there, you just have to be precise in testing for it (test on different surfaces, with and without screen protector, etc).
So either the issue is extremely widespread, or I have incredibly bad luck
Keeping the 16GB for now because it was actually the best of the three.

celkin said:
I bought a 32gb Nexus 7 (flo) from a guy off Kijiji 2 days ago. Honesty i was worried this tablet was a piece of ****, based on all the issues people are having.
-my gps has tested working perfectly
-battery life is great
-have yet to have a single reboot or freeze
-was a breeze to unlock and root
-sound is perfect
I am actually shocked at how well this thing performs overall. Guess i should be thankful based on all the posts about problems...
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No issues at all with my 16g
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I got a damn near perfect 16gb.
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm

16 GB here, got it 2 days before the 'official' launch from Walmart, it's a 0585 model.
Wife also has a 16GB model that we got from Walmart a few days ago.. 0585 model as well, and her experience mirrors mine.
Quick rundown of issue people are claiming:
1.) Zero Light bleed. None, zero, zilch... in fact, this is my first tablet where I have zero light bleed issues.. impressed so far.
2.) Zero GPS issues. Before some tool comes in and claims I'm not using it enough: I drove to Colorado (Eagle Area) from St Louis and back using it as navigation, via Waze. When I was on location, I used Google earth to track my location off the main paths, and used Google maps to find the hotel and a couple of restaurants while we were out there. So if you're going to claim I'm not using it enough to experience the GPS issues, please inform me how you've used yours over 2000 miles over multiple states, and programs... Only time GPS dropped out, is through the tunnels in the mountains. (Sorry for the slight rant, getting sick of some people claiming every one of these units has a problem, and when people show theirs is working fine.. they're told they're not using it enough to see the issues)
3.) Zero Screen color issues. As a photographer, color and the appearance of my photos are important. The screen color accuracy is pretty spot on, with a very slight hint on the warm side.
4.) Zero Multitouch issues... aside from when you put 10 fingers on the display.. and then the problem is that there's not enough space to accurately use 10 fingers
5.) Wifi - On par with my laptop's 6200 series for signal strength... no weirdness.
6.) Bluetooth - Aside from the quirky issues 4.3 has with *some* BT devices in general, this unit seems to perform as well as any other BT device I have.
7.) Reboots - Truth is, I've seen this once, and so has my wife. (Just once per device) On mine, I was using Living Social to see if we had any local deals to where we were at, and after scrolling the app for a few mins, the device rebooted. Since I've only seen this happen one time, I'm chalking it up to a software/app issue. The wife's happened while we were on location in Colorado.. we were reviewing a few shots on both tablets, and she had her tablet sort of wedged into a standing up (landscape) position in the car.. she claims the unit rebooted on her, but the uptime on the unit states otherwise... I suspect the screen turned off, and she assumed it rebooted.
8.) Battery - Wife's has been on battery for 4 days now (fairly idle since we got back) and is showing approximately 68% available. She's still getting notifications, and has used it to listen to music around the house.. so I don't think this is entirely accurate for idle battery life I've gotten roughly 18 hours of 'active' use out of mine (off and on, obviously) running about 30-50% brightness. As you crank the brightness on this little sucker up, the battery life does suffer. Have ran mine completely dead a few times.. not because of the battery life, really.. but because I'm lazy and can't be bothered to plug it in (even if I'm sitting right next to an outlet) half the time.
9.) Uptime - Lotta people are claiming theirs reboots an awful lot... Can't speak for that here...as of this second, I'm at 81:34:52, mainly due to my previously mentioned problem of being too lazy to charge it
So... to answer the original post question..... Nope.. no problems with 2x 16GB, heavily used, units here.

Top row of apps in Pixel launcher app drawer

Has anyone else noticed the top row of apps in the app drawer that are supposed to change based on frequently used apps.... they don't seem to update very well. I have an app I installed today and used once still up there and my Tapatalk app for instance that's been used many many times since then isn't up there...
My Note 7 with the stock Google Now Launcher behaved much better in terms of keeping the most recently used apps at the top.
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neyenlives said:
Has anyone else noticed the top row of apps in the app drawer that are supposed to change based on frequently used apps.... they don't seem to update very well. I have an app I installed today and used once still up there and my Tapatalk app for instance that's been used many many times since then isn't up there...
My Note 7 with the stock Google Now Launcher behaved much better in terms of keeping the most recently used apps at the top.
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I have seen this a few times when I go into my app drawer. It seems like it is getting better and showing my most used apps now. There was an app that I downloaded 2 days ago that I maybe opened 3 times since installing it and it didn't go away until today. None of my most used apps didn't start showing until the other day.

I've had the phone for nearly a week now and it still is showing me apps at the top that I haven't opened and refuses to update the top row with apps I am using multiple times every day....
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Mine update regularly

neyenlives said:
Has anyone else noticed the top row of apps in the app drawer that are supposed to change based on frequently used apps.... they don't seem to update very well. I have an app I installed today and used once still up there and my Tapatalk app for instance that's been used many many times since then isn't up there...
My Note 7 with the stock Google Now Launcher behaved much better in terms of keeping the most recently used apps at the top.
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Worst comes to worst. U can always turn off the app suggestion if you want. I turned it off just because I hardly use that feature. but it seems that it's works most of the time...

I think I figured out what's going on. It's updating recent apps, including ones launched by background system ops like Adguard for instance. Instead of only populating it with apps that are user launched..
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That row annoyed me so I disabled it.

The top row is App suggestions, frequently used. If you want to turn it off then press and hold the home screen. Then pick settings and turn off App suggestions.
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cmhjr said:
The top row is App suggestions, frequently used. If you want to turn it off then press and hold the home screen. Then pick settings and turn off App suggestions.
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I want to use it but I want it to behave like it did on my Note 7. I used it all the time on that device. It always had the most frequently used apps on the top row. If I used an app once a week ago and a second app several times a day, the one I use several times a day would be on the top row. The way the Pixel acts the app I use multiple times daily is not there and an app I installed and ran once a week ago will be up there..
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neyenlives said:
I want to use it but I want it to behave like it did on my Note 7. I used it all the time on that device. It always had the most frequently used apps on the top row. If I used an app once a week ago and a second app several times a day, the one I use several times a day would be on the top row. The way the Pixel acts the app I use multiple times daily is not there and an app I installed and ran once a week ago will be up there..
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Since it is so new, you may have to give it more time to learn from your usage what to suggest. I personally don't use it and have only had Nexus phones the past few years.
I am not sure if it factors Home Screen shortcuts or widgets into what it will suggest. Maybe give it a little more time and it's suggestions will get better.
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cmhjr said:
Since it is so new, you may have to give it more time to learn from your usage what to suggest. I personally don't use it and have only had Nexus phones the past few years.
I am not sure if it factors Home Screen shortcuts or widgets into what it will suggest. Maybe give it a little more time and it's suggestions will get better.
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It's possible, but I'm growing weary of the rear fingerprint reader too. The two year agreement tied to this device is really looking like waaay too long now.....

Well that is a decision only you can make. Just don't complain about it if you decide to keep it. Lol
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neyenlives said:
It's possible, but I'm growing weary of the rear fingerprint reader too. The two year agreement tied to this device is really looking like waaay too long now.....
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Sounds like your on Verizon and kind of use to Samsung's setup for fingerprint scanner.
If you are still in your buyers remorse period and worried and have regret you may need to return it for another phone you feel better about. A choice like that is really up to you and you shouldn't let others influence you.
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cmhjr said:
Sounds like your on Verizon and kind of use to Samsung's setup for fingerprint scanner.
If you are still in your buyers remorse period and worried and have regret you may need to return it for another phone you feel better about. A choice like that is really up to you and you shouldn't let others influence you.
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Any fingerprint scanner on the front, after having both, the rear location is only good if you're constantly holding the phone. If you set it down for any reason you have to pick it up to unlock it with the fingerprint.
This phone was supposed to be a replacement for the Note 7. Every day I am being reminded why it's not a good choice. I'm paying top dollar for a device that lacks everything that was good about the Note 7. I still have my Note 7 (second one). Guess I'm going to take it and this Pixel XL and go to Verizon and get an already outdated S7Edge. At least it will come with rebates and a 12 months upgrade eligibility. Probably get more incentive next year for being a Note 7 user.
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Get a moto z. That's an option.
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I'll check it out. Thanks. The S7E is looking like the only real option right now. Not a fan of Verizon's Motorola Droid line.
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How does the Pixel 2 XL perform?

So I was thinking about picking one up on eBay to use. Can anyone tell me how the phone is performing now? Has the Display improved? How's the battery life?

It is still the best phone money can buy.

Faster than a speeding bullet!

I have been using the XL since months, my device has the blue tint, but you have to really look for it in order to see it. The speakers shrill at 100% volume, for my choice of songs at least, still hasn't been a problem. Now the good parts :
The device is awesome. Been using Android P since the first Dev preview and it is great.
Battery life is just steller. Around 5 hours of SoT.
I used to root the device the moment I took it out of the box, Nexus 6P, even the OP5 was the same. But this has stayed unrooted. Stock is for the first time just adequate for me. And seeing the pixel 3 leaks, this phone will not be replaced for another year. If you do want to get one, don't trust me, but I'd buy one considering it'd be cheaper for you now than it was for me. But the phone is just worth it. Buy a cover of you want it pristine though. Mine has scratches and dents at all corners. Won't have it any other way though.

It's a pretty perfect experience. Display is awesome and phone is fast as lighting

aviranzerioniac said:
I have been using the XL since months, my device has the blue tint, but you have to really look for it in order to see it. The speakers shrill at 100% volume, for my choice of songs at least, still hasn't been a problem. Now the good parts :
The device is awesome. Been using Android P since the first Dev preview and it is great.
Battery life is just steller. Around 5 hours of SoT.
I used to root the device the moment I took it out of the box, Nexus 6P, even the OP5 was the same. But this has stayed unrooted. Stock is for the first time just adequate for me. And seeing the pixel 3 leaks, this phone will not be replaced for another year. If you do want to get one, don't trust me, but I'd buy one considering it'd be cheaper for you now than it was for me. But the phone is just worth it. Buy a cover of you want it pristine though. Mine has scratches and dents at all corners. Won't have it any other way though.
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Yeah I've been looking at the prices and there going for around 375-450$ on eBay for a used model in good condition. I'm hoping eBay will have one of those sale's when they take 20% off everything.

Screen is slightly bluish at extreme viewing angles. Doesn't bother me even when I do see it which only when I'm trying to see it.
Performance is just fine. Very fast. No complaints.
Battery life varies. One day it will be fine. The next day similar use will result in noticably decreased battery life. After the Pie update battery life was terrible but a factory reset brought it back to what it was before.
I have had a reoccurring issue with the headphone adapter. Sometimes it won't be detected at all. Other times it will be detected but only when plugged in one way. Other times both ways work. It's the same for the stock charger. Sometimes plugging it only charges when plugged in one way but flipping it won't charge.

It's showing its age. My panda is starting to lag and freeze for about 3 seconds Evey now and then when I open an app
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daniel4653 said:
It's showing its age. My panda is starting to lag and freeze for about 3 seconds Evey now and then when I open an app
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Ouch that sucks man but it possibly could be a rogue app? I have had mine since release day and I don't have any lockups and I have quite a few apps installed as well.

It's a possibility. But even someone like MKHD has said his pixel 2 XL has begun to lag. So I don't think it's only my device and I don't feel like wiping data to see if it helps. Someone shouldn't have to do something like that to fix their phone IMO.
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Ouch that sucks man but it possibly could be a rogue app? I have had mine since release day and I don't have any lockups and I have quite a few apps installed as well.
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And I have a brand new 1+6 that lands on Monday, so that may be my new daily depending how I like it. Big test will be the camera.
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jimv1983 said:
Screen is slightly bluish at extreme viewing angles. Doesn't bother me even when I do see it which only when I'm trying to see it.
Performance is just fine. Very fast. No complaints.
Battery life varies. One day it will be fine. The next day similar use will result in noticably decreased battery life. After the Pie update battery life was terrible but a factory reset brought it back to what it was before.
I have had a reoccurring issue with the headphone adapter. Sometimes it won't be detected at all. Other times it will be detected but only when plugged in one way. Other times both ways work. It's the same for the stock charger. Sometimes plugging it only charges when plugged in one way but flipping it won't charge.
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I had the same issue with my charging port. Take a toothpick or a pinand clean it out. Most likely it is plugged up a bit. It's actually pretty common. Just be careful when doing it

Mackmiller974 said:
So I was thinking about picking one up on eBay to use. Can anyone tell me how the phone is performing now? Has the Display improved? How's the battery life?
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Be careful that it isn't a Verizon model, those are bootloader locked and can't be rooted. It must be a phone that originally came straight from Google to be sure.

Maybe the doesn't care about rooting. I picked up mine on eBay when they had a 15% off sale. Couldn't pass it up @ $399 and it's been great overall. At that time the Verizon models were selling for like $490-500
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Be careful that it isn't a Verizon model, those are bootloader locked and can't be rooted. It must be a phone that originally came straight from Google to be sure.
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When people bring up the MKHD video I kind of wonder if that video wasn't uploaded would everyone with a pixel 2 xl still have these problems?
No offense to anybody here, I just wonder how many people are drinking the Kool aid.... BTW mine is still running smooth.

daniel4653 said:
It's showing its age. My panda is starting to lag and freeze for about 3 seconds Evey now and then when I open an app
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Yeah that's what worried me.... I watched a mkbhd video y yesterday and it was about how bad the Pixel 2 XL has been lagging and slowing down recently...

daniel4653 said:
It's a possibility. But even someone like MKHD has said his pixel 2 XL has begun to lag. So I don't think it's only my device and I don't feel like wiping data to see if it helps. Someone shouldn't have to do something like that to fix their phone IMO.
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And I have a brand new 1+6 that lands on Monday, so that may be my new daily depending how I like it. Big test will be the camera.
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I had the Op6 has my previous daily driver for about a month and then decided to switch to the Vivo Nex which is my current Daily driver

daniel4653 said:
It's a possibility. But even someone like MKHD has said his pixel 2 XL has begun to lag. So I don't think it's only my device and I don't feel like wiping data to see if it helps. Someone shouldn't have to do something like that to fix their phone IMO.
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And I have a brand new 1+6 that lands on Monday, so that may be my new daily depending how I like it. Big test will be the camera.
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It could be a batch of phones with subpar flash memory I wouldn't be shocked. I wonder if all are using Samsung storage? I know some devices have Micron for the ram. Does your device have Micron or Samsung storage and ram? You can check this information at the bootloader.

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It could be a batch of phones with subpar flash memory I wouldn't be shocked. I wonder if all are using Samsung storage? I know some devices have Micron for the ram. Does your device have Micron or Samsung storage and ram? You can check this information at the bootloader.
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Not sure. So I would Boot into bootloader and it'll be one of the lines on the default screen? My lag isn't as bad as MKHD described it. It is noticable and does exist.
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daniel4653 said:
Not sure. So I would Boot into bootloader and it'll be one of the lines on the default screen? My lag isn't as bad as MKHD described it. It is noticable and does exist.
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Correct reboot into bootloader and it's under PRODUCT_NAME line it still say VARIANT - MSM UFS: Either Samsung or Micro DDR: Either Samsung or Micron.

Give me like 30 mins and I'll let you know
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Correct reboot into bootloader and it's under PRODUCT_NAME line it still say VARIANT - MSM UFS: Either Samsung or Micro DDR: Either Samsung or Micron.
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Does your 3a XL freeze?

I have had a sprint lease 3a XL and a paid off 3a XL from Amazon and both freeze and won't respond unless rebooted. Anyone else have this annoying issue?

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I have had a sprint lease 3a XL and a paid off 3a XL from Amazon and both freeze and won't respond unless rebooted. Anyone else have this annoying issue?
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I have one 3a XL from Google Store (Spain) and after almost three weeks not a single freeze.
Regards
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Mine froze a couple times after updating to the June update.. Havnt had any issues since

No freezes here.
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Mine has been butter smooth so far, and I feel like I've put this phone through it's paces... I've been very happy with this device so far

No freezes for me.
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Happened to me once. I was using the VLC app to cast video and sometimes that app will convert videos on the spot, so I assumed maybe it was that plus I'm on the beta. I was confused though as I've had phones half this price with half the ram that handled the task with nothing more than a slow down lol.

Only had one for 3 days but all good so far

I've had one for about two weeks now, and only froze (then rebooted) once while I was watching a YouTube video.
Otherwise it's been fantastic.

I've had some studdering when I browse Facebook on a Brave browser. But those pages are obviously very media heavy.
I've never had the phone freeze to the point that I had to reboot it.

Alarms not going off

I'm on a Verizon Pixel 3 XL on the latest update. This is a new phone. I know once my alarm did not go off due to the phone rebooting itself while on my Pixel Stand which I have had no issues with on the previous three phones (yes, I am on my FOURTH Pixel 3 XL due to manufacturer defects).
Today my phone did not go off until 24 minutes past the alarm time. I am using AM Droid. Are there any ways to see if there is an actual issue with the phone or if I'm doing something wrong? I am looking to see if an even went off or something like that.

I would check to see if that app is battery optimized and if so, turn it off.