Screen Flash - Happening to you? - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

I purchased my Pixel 2 XL straight from google and am using it on AT&T. I haven't had any problems at all with this since i got it. Its been about 3 weeks. I did the Nov 5 update last week and just a few minutes ago the screen flashed once while just laying there doing nothing.
I've seen this around the internet where the flash happens when rebooting the phone, but mine was just sitting there on the table with the screen off, and the always on display showing the time and date when it flashed (white). It only flashed once, but, i'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else and if we know what's causing this?

I have the same issue which happened right after the Nov 5 update.
I did a factory reset, boot into safe mode, AOD on and off and the issue still persists.

I'm getting this prob 5-10 times in the past week on my new device that I got from them.

Gilley said:
I'm getting this prob 5-10 times in the past week on my new device that I got from them.
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wow lol, that must be a fake? This cant be real man

Redrockzz said:
wow lol, that must be a fake? This cant be real man
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lol I wish... just tried a factory reset on it as I finally just got the recent patch. We will see if it helps it out.

Nice wallpaper!

I saw the article on this on Android Central, which included 2 videos of it. I personally have not seen this screen flash happening on mine.

It's starting to happen more frequently. I had installed substratum and changed a theme, rebooted, and couldn't boot Android so I factory reset the phone and it's been doing it every since, is typically within a minute of shutting the screen off.

I had it happen 2 days into getting mine on the 27th. Google replaced it then because a factory reset didn't fix it. It happened any time I locked the screen and man was it bright when I was in a dark room.

Google Support is sending me a new replacement. Hopefully this one wont have the issue.

Happens on mine too. From what I read, Google is working on a software fix for it.

Replacement phone received (11/14) with a build date of Nov 3. Within 4 days of having the phone a gray band is now appearing at the top portion of the screen and the screen flashes uncontrollably.
Attempted to work with Google Support who in turn had me go through a gauntlet of trouble shooting steps and a factory reset..... I knew none of the steps would work because this is a true hardware issue.
Still no reply from Google Support after I sent them the debug reports, pictures of the gray band that has formed and the video of the screen flashing.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/lfVI0vgpmtaJlVjr1

djfergi said:
Replacement phone received (11/14) with a build date of Nov 3. Within 4 days of having the phone a gray band is now appearing at the top portion of the screen and the screen flashes uncontrollably.
Attempted to work with Google Support who in turn had me go through a gauntlet of trouble shooting steps and a factory reset..... I knew none of the steps would work because this is a true hardware issue.
Still no reply from Google Support after I sent them the debug reports, pictures of the gray band that has formed and the video of the screen flashing.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/lfVI0vgpmtaJlVjr1
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Holy s**t man. This is bad.
I was finally convinced to get the Pixel 2 XL over the Oneplus 5T but then I saw this.. And the fact that this is your REPLACEMENT phone from Nov 3rd is even more worrying. Damn.

Very frustrating... Unfortunately I had to return the Pixel. My 14 day return period ends on 11/21 and I couldn't risk getting a 3rd replacement that could potentially have the same issues.
Its upsetting cause everything else about the phone I love. Back to my LG G5 until i find something new.

Got my 3rd device yesterday, first two were very blue screens this one is much better but it flashes bright white when going into always on display. Not sure if I want to go through all the bull**** again. Google really dropped the ball on the release of this phone, obviously not ready for primetime.

Gilley said:
I'm getting this prob 5-10 times in the past week on my new device that I got from them.
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I had something like this happen once so far and was just about to take a screen capture when it resolved. I think it was shifting from the AOD to the main screen after unlocking the device.
It's definitely something to be concerned with if it's happening repeatedly. The more time passes, the more and more questionable Google's decision to use LG becomes...

Google needs to say clear of LG imo.

wolfeyes30 said:
Google needs to say clear of LG imo.
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nexus 5 was great from LG.......

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Phone lockup and vibrate 5 times

I was working on a friends phone today and ran across this wierd issue...
After getting into the main screen of the phone at exactly 2:14 min the phone locks up and vibrates 5 times, screen goes black and the green LED blinks.
Ive searched all over and cant find what the issue might be. He is going to take it to sprint tomorrow, but I thought i would ask here for suggestions before he does.
Anyone seen this?
it was happening on a rooted build and unrooted stock build
kellyrx8 said:
it was happening on a rooted build and unrooted stock build
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I tried turning it on a couple more times last night and today and it only varied a couple of times from 2:14. I had it turn off at 2:13 and 2:15 once. I did notice that the battery would charge if the phone was off but it wouldn't charge if the phone was on.
Do both phones have s-off?
Saturn2K said:
Do both phones have s-off?
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No, my phone is the one that is doing this. It has s-on.
Went to sprint today and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with the phone. So they are ordering me a new one. Should be here by Monday.
That sucks...the phones they're sendin out are remanufactured and barely up to par
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That sucks...the phones they're sendin out are remanufactured and barely up to par
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They told me they were ordering a new phone. I hope it's not a reman'd phone. I didn't pay for one of those... I paid for a new phone. We'll see what happens though.

Must have gotten a dud. Any ideas?

I ordered the Zenwatch during those few hours they were first available online at best buy. I picked it up yesterday and only have a few days left before I need to return my Sony Smartwatch 3. I want to decide between the two, and was leaning towards the Zen because of aesthetics and I actually like the charging cradle design.....
BUT, this watch lags like crazy and then freezes completely within a few minutes of booting. Even the very first time I turned it on, it took forget to register what I had selected for language. After rebooting, I got past that and it eventually installed a software update. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to help.
After 1 or 2 cycles of dimming the screen and being woken up, the watch freezes. The phone still thinks it is connected and I can feel it vibrate when swiping down to mute/unmute, but the graphics are frozen. The side drawer doesn't activate and the only way to shut it down is to hold the power button for 10sec or so.
I've done multiple "resets" on the watch and repaired the phone, but it keeps acting the same. Is there a hard reset for this watch? Anyone else experience this?
I'd exchange it at best buy but of course they are sold out so who knows how long before they can exchange it.
This happened to me when I had the 360. It froze when I was trying to turn it off. I eventually got it off, just like you did. It never responded the same afterwards. It would freeze at random times. I assumed it was the TI processor in the 360, but I hope this is not something to expect with AW. I took mine back to BB and got a refund so I could get this watch. I hope this is an isolated event.
All the reviews have been stellar and people have seemed happy even on the fortune, so I'm sure this is isolated.
I wonder if there is a way to reload the system software from the computer to the watch? Best buy is a no-go at this time. Sold out and unable to help aside from returning and refunding it.
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Based on the tracking status, I should get mine tomorrow. I'll let you know if I experience any funny business when I get mine up and running. Good Luck.
I really haven't noticed any significant lag. It's initially unresponsive sometimes which I attribute to an overly conservative cpu governor, but otherwise it's a pleasant experience.
I've had mine for almost a week now and definitely haven't seen those problems. There were updates to both the watch and phone app soon after starting up. Maybe you got a bad load on one of them. Have you tried the 'Resync apps' option from the Android Wear (Phone) settings menu? Have you tried the full factory reset of the watch? If so, sounds like dud might be the case. If of any significance, I'm connecting via a stock Sprint HTC One Max.
Yes, the watch did an update after the first successful boot, but it was laggy and had frozen during the language setup even the first time. I've done multiple factory resets to no avail, but it does not repeat the update with that (though it does require pairing to the phone again).
I wish I could manually reload the watch system software. I'm new to Android wear rooting,etc. Is it possible to manually completely reload the system software?
Yes, I've also tried the resync apps and have the latest phone software as well...
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I would maybe try once with a different phone then call it a dud. I don't know enough about it either to go deeper than that.
Saga over. Returned the watch today after trying clean installs of everything last night. It would even freeze when not connected. Sucks to get a dud, but glad this seems to be a unique occurrence.
Trying out the LG G watch R (what a horrible name). Big and sporty instead of subdued, but nice nonetheless.
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albertdc said:
Saga over. Returned the watch today after trying clean installs of everything last night. It would even freeze when not connected. Sucks to get a dud, but glad this seems to be a unique occurrence.
Trying out the LG G watch R (what a horrible name). Big and sporty instead of subdued, but nice nonetheless.
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I was having similar issues but wanted a couple days with the watch before i posted, I just requested a RMA for the watch, love the look of it, but was having issues with random reboots, very laggy ui especially when browsing through watch faces..had one time where the watch actually locked up and required a hard reset via the button on the back..also got significant battery drain, 2 percent every it seemed 10 minutes....Hopefully the replacement is better than this one...I could live with some of the issues, but the random rebooting i can't deal with. If the 2nd is a dud mite get the sony, till then back to my trusty g watch.
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I was having similar issues but wanted a couple days with the watch before i posted, I just requested a RMA for the watch, love the look of it, but was having issues with random reboots, very laggy ui especially when browsing through watch faces..had one time where the watch actually locked up and required a hard reset via the button on the back..also got significant battery drain, 2 percent every it seemed 10 minutes....Hopefully the replacement is better than this one...I could live with some of the issues, but the random rebooting i can't deal with. If the 2nd is a dud mite get the sony, till then back to my trusty g watch.
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Did you get your watch back? I have to send mine in too because the battery dies in 5 hours without even touching it. ASUS said it is a bug with the lollipop update so they are going to re-flash it. Also did you have to ship it yourself or did you get something in the mail.
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Did you get your watch back? I have to send mine in too because the battery dies in 5 hours without even touching it. ASUS said it is a bug with the lollipop update so they are going to re-flash it. Also did you have to ship it yourself or did you get something in the mail.
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I sent mine in cuz it wouldn't turn on. I received an RMA, shipped it to them and they had it back to me in less than a week.

Unresponsive touch screen...

Has anybody noticed an intermittently unresponsive touch screen after the latest OTA? I haven't had any problems since they fixed the original problem way back when.
It goes completely unresponsive and I have to reboot several times to get it to work until it stops again. I'm assuming this is a hardware issue on my end since I haven't heard anybody else talking about it but I just wanted to make sure.
I think I will try a different kernel and/or ROM to see what that does.
Hi,
I have the same issue here, it started a few days ago for me. Up till today I just had to reboot but now it seems completely blocked... I will try again later but this is becoming really annoying
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I had the same happen to me about 2 months ago. Happened around an OTA.
In the process of trying to replace it. Tried flashing recent factor images but no luck
I've had exactly the same issue as described. Hardware buttons work fine, but no response to touch. Started intermittently and got progressively worse until there is no touch response at all.
The first time this happened, I contacted google support, and they arranged a replacement. That was in June.
The replacement device has now developed the same fault, which progressed in the same way as the first device.
Just got off of the phone with Google support, and my second replacement is now on it's way.
Fingers crossed for 3rd time lucky.
Same thing...
This has started to happen to me -_- replacement is on its way. Doesn't seem like the problem is being fixed more or less just addressed...
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This has started to happen to me -_- replacement is on its way. Doesn't seem like the problem is being fixed more or less just addressed...
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Sadly they don't think the Pixel c is important enough but least the RMA is straight forward.
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Hertshammer said:
I've had exactly the same issue as described. Hardware buttons work fine, but no response to touch. Started intermittently and got progressively worse until there is no touch response at all.
The first time this happened, I contacted google support, and they arranged a replacement....
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Ditto here. Just received "refurbished" (was actually new--factory wrap, unopened) replacement unit two days ago. Had my initial Pixel C about 10 months with zero issues. Then, a couple weeks ago, touch responsive became spotty, typically cured by putting tablet to sleep and waking. Progressively got worse until no touch response whatsoever. Physical buttons worked fine. Factory reset, tried flashing prior OS versions, etc. Nothing worked. Stock / unrooted.
But, Google customer service was very cool about the replacement.
How were everyone able to contact Google Support? I have the same problems with the touch screen, but am not able to find a way to contact Google about it. I had bought mine straight from Google Store.
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How were everyone able to contact Google Support? I have the same problems with the touch screen, but am not able to find a way to contact Google about it. I had bought mine straight from Google Store.
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Top right hand corner, "contact Google" > https://support.google.com/store/troubleshooter/3070579?hl=en
I had the same problem after an OTA Security update yesterday. Booting into recovery and erasing cache fixed it for some time, then problem reappeared. Can be fixed by repeating the procedure. Seems a software problem to me.
Same problem. I can't even get it unlocked now as nothing registers.
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I guess this is just a hardware issue because it happened to me twice and both times Google provided me with a new tablet. The only advice I can give you is to contact the support because in my opinion nothing can be done at our individual level...
Will they still replace out of warranty? Purchased Dec 21, 15. Tablet had been flawless until yesterday.
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Hmmm I highly doubt it, but you can give it a try. Did you try to factory reset yet, just in case?
Yes, initially​it was slightly working as of Wednesday and I factory reset. No change, but it registers no touches now so I can't even unlock it.
Google is getting me a replacement so I thank them greatly for that.
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yeah, google did the right thing by shipping a replacement, bill3508. i just hope whatever hit your device is isolated.
2 issues I've come across lately with my Pixel C tablet:
1. Touchscreen unresponsive
The tablet has lost touchscreen responsiveness. When I touch the screen, nothing happens. Buttons pressing ok - it works.
I have connected the device to the PC by Vysor app. Using a mouse from PC I can manage. I tried diagnostics in programming options (I've turned on show touches on touchscreen and localization of the pointer) but no touches detected however mouse moves yes.
Rebooting didn't help - many trials. Safe mode neither.
I haven't done a full recovery to factory settings yet. I am afraid of loosing USB debugging mode. Looking foreward to finding software resolution before warranty replacement.
2. Power button doesn't light up the screen - possibly backlight fault (software?)
After few trials with power button the screen shows up. Sometimes I try reboot but the problem returns. It is randomly, sometimes after one pressing power buton, sometimes lastlky after few trials withe few rebooting.
When I put the tablet on light (a lamp or sunshine throug window) I can see the view of the screen darkly. So there is the view but without brightness.
Android 7.1.2, N2G47D
I have the same problem now.. However I've noticed the following: When the device is in the case which covers the screen and has a magnet, the problem will persist. If removed from the case and left for a day outside, the problem is gone (so far at least). I will return the device for a replacement and hope google can replicate the issue. Anyone else using a case with a magnet?
Yes I have the same problem and also a magnet case. But for me the problem is not gone, after removed from the case and left for a day outside .
Now I get a replacement from google.
Should I now no longer use a case with magnet? Is the case the reason for a broken pixel c?

Probably broken flash memory?

So, I was using my n5x with the usual official LineageOS ROM, suddenly when I was using the facebook app, the phone completely freezed.
I long-pressed the power button, an then rebooted the phone.
Surprise: An ugly bootloop with the google logo.
Can't go to the OS, can't go to the recovery. No OS load animation.
Reflashed Android 6. Nothing changed.
Reflashed the latest Android 7, locked bootloader, unlocked, still can't go to recovery or to the android os. No charging animation when plugged into the PC.
1 times of 10, It can barely reach the Android loading animation, for about 2 seconds, then it freezes again and it goes back to the Google logo.
The phone has 1 year of life, should I contact google immediately? I think the internal flash memory died. What do you think about.
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So, I was using my n5x with the usual official LineageOS ROM, suddenly when I was using the facebook app, the phone completely freezed.
I long-pressed the power button, an then rebooted the phone.
Surprise: An ugly bootloop with the google logo.
Can't go to the OS, can't go to the recovery. No OS load animation.
Reflashed Android 6. Nothing changed.
Reflashed the latest Android 7, locked bootloader, unlocked, still can't go to recovery or to the android os. No charging animation when plugged into the PC.
1 times of 10, It can barely reach the Android loading animation, for about 2 seconds, then it freezes again and it goes back to the Google logo.
The phone has 1 year of life, should I contact google immediately? I think the internal flash memory died. What do you think about.
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If it's still under warranty by all means. Search this forum for bootloop and stuck OTA. This phone is screwed. Also do a Google search for consumerist Nexus 5X and you'll get an idea of the problems users have with this phone.
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ZBell said:
If it's still under warranty by all means. Search this forum for bootloop and stuck OTA. This phone is screwed. Also do a Google search for consumerist Nexus 5X and you'll get an idea of the problems users have with this phone.
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Yup, this 100%. Same exact thing happened to my 5x about a month ago. I was 2 months out of warranty but Google was kind enough to make an exception and send me a brand new one. I opted to purchase a pixel and sell the new 5x I received. Where did you purchase yours from?
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Yup, this 100%. Same exact thing happened to my 5x about a month ago. I was 2 months out of warranty but Google was kind enough to make an exception and send me a brand new one. I opted to purchase a pixel and sell the new 5x I received. Where did you purchase yours from?
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I'm in a worse boat. Bought an International version with no warranty from Newegg. Phone lasted 1 month. LG US won't repair it. Figured I could at least get repaired if needed, but I was wrong. Expensive lesson learned.
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ZBell said:
I'm in a worse boat. Bought an International version with no warranty from Newegg. Phone lasted 1 month. LG US won't repair it. Figured I could at least get repaired if needed, but I was wrong. Expensive lesson learned.
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You're in the US? Kinda surprised they refuse to repair it.
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ZBell said:
If it's still under warranty by all means. Search this forum for bootloop and stuck OTA. This phone is screwed. Also do a Google search for consumerist Nexus 5X and you'll get an idea of the problems users have with this phone.
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I don't think thats the usual ota bug, i always used custom cims
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If it's still under warranty by all means. Search this forum for bootloop and stuck OTA. This phone is screwed. Also do a Google search for consumerist Nexus 5X and you'll get an idea of the problems users have with this phone.
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I don't think thats the usual ota bug, i always used custom roms and always got the BT unlocked
Sorry for double post the phone i'm using is a nightmare
lukypuie said:
So, I was using my n5x with the usual official LineageOS ROM, suddenly when I was using the facebook app, the phone completely freezed.
I long-pressed the power button, an then rebooted the phone.
Surprise: An ugly bootloop with the google logo.
Can't go to the OS, can't go to the recovery. No OS load animation.
Reflashed Android 6. Nothing changed.
Reflashed the latest Android 7, locked bootloader, unlocked, still can't go to recovery or to the android os. No charging animation when plugged into the PC.
1 times of 10, It can barely reach the Android loading animation, for about 2 seconds, then it freezes again and it goes back to the Google logo.
The phone has 1 year of life, should I contact google immediately? I think the internal flash memory died. What do you think about.
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My N5X did the same thing on Saturday. Tried restoring stock image, unlock/lock bootloader, etc, with no luck. Kept getting stuck in constant bootloop. Called LG, they are aware of the problem with these phones and told to send it back. Its 12 month warranty from date of purchase and/or 15 months from build date (which you can find on your box).
I had to go to www.lgmobilerepair.com and fill out a claim. I shipped mine back yesterday. I hope and expect them to give a full refund on the phone based upon everything I read online about this issue, because apparently there are no parts left over from manufacturing to repair it.
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My N5X did the same thing on Saturday. Tried restoring stock image, unlock/lock bootloader, etc, with no luck. Kept getting stuck in constant bootloop. Called LG, they are aware of the problem with these phones and told to send it back. Its 12 month warranty from date of purchase and/or 15 months from build date (which you can find on your box).
I had to go to www.lgmobilerepair.com and fill out a claim. I shipped mine back yesterday. I hope and expect them to give a full refund on the phone based upon everything I read online about this issue, because apparently there are no parts left over from manufacturing to repair it.
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i have just sent mine to an LG repair center, however the warranty depends on where you bought the phone, here in Italy and europe 24 months
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i have just sent mine to an LG repair center, however the warranty depends on where you bought the phone, here in Italy and europe 24 months
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Well I guess we will both see what happens! I would have bought a used Nexus 6P, but many of those are experiencing the same issue, so now I have to decide what I want...probably going to buy a pixel.
this just happened to me. I cant put back to stock or anything. I can get to the boot loader but then black screen. I can load up back to stock, lock and unlock bootloader etc etc but it just boot loops. Im thinking this is hardware. I was reading news on yahoo at the time. I have the extended warrunty so Im calling now. Guess Im going back to the old 5 for now.
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Well I guess we will both see what happens! I would have bought a used Nexus 6P, but many of those are experiencing the same issue, so now I have to decide what I want...probably going to buy a pixel.
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I went the pixel after mine died and I've been very happy. The battery life is honestly double what I was getting on my 5x. I averaged around 2:30 SoT, and on the pixel I get over 5 hours every time.
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this just happened to me. I cant put back to stock or anything. I can get to the boot loader but then black screen. I can load up back to stock, lock and unlock bootloader etc etc but it just boot loops. Im thinking this is hardware. I was reading news on yahoo at the time. I have the extended warrunty so Im calling now. Guess Im going back to the old 5 for now.
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It's 100% hardware. I think the G4 does the same exact thing, LG needs to get their stuff together.
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I went the pixel after mine died and I've been very happy. The battery life is honestly double what I was getting on my 5x. I averaged around 2:30 SoT, and on the pixel I get over 5 hours every time.
It's 100% hardware. I think the G4 does the same exact thing, LG needs to get their stuff together.
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this sucks and for the first time im having a HORRIBLE experiance with google support. We have the extended warrunty and its a 3rd party, NOT EVEN THROUGH GOOGLE like apple care does, and they are being so irritating. Im not paying a deductible for something that was their own fault.
This wouldnt be a huge deal if the SIMS were the same but the 5 used the old larger one and I dont have an adapter. At least I still have google voice for texting or I would be screwed with my job, tenants, and friends. Good to know we bought quality here.
I swear quality is like diabetes and skips a generation. The 5 was so much better.
tevil said:
this sucks and for the first time im having a HORRIBLE experiance with google support. We have the extended warrunty and its a 3rd party, NOT EVEN THROUGH GOOGLE like apple care does, and they are being so irritating. Im not paying a deductible for something that was their own fault.
This wouldnt be a huge deal if the SIMS were the same but the 5 used the old larger one and I dont have an adapter. At least I still have google voice for texting or I would be screwed with my job, tenants, and friends. Good to know we bought quality here.
I swear quality is like diabetes and skips a generation. The 5 was so much better.
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Have you tried Google multiple times? I kept explaining to the rep how that even though the 12 month warranty was up, the issue was widespread due to faulty parts. The rep finally escalated the issue and came back 15 minutes later saying they would replace it free of charge. I may have gotten lucky, but I'd say try back a few different times.
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Have you tried Google multiple times? I kept explaining to the rep how that even though the 12 month warranty was up, the issue was widespread due to faulty parts. The rep finally escalated the issue and came back 15 minutes later saying they would replace it free of charge. I may have gotten lucky, but I'd say try back a few different times.
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doing that now, this is rediculous. when her phone breaks apple takes it and gives us a new one.... we would have never paid for extra warranties if it wasnt through google what a ****ing scam. There is a youtube video coming for this. People need to be aware this isnt google warrantying their devices.
Sadly I won't buy a pixel, I will go for a Xiaomi Mi5, I don't like the recent google moves.

Screen flashing

Sorry if there has been a thread I am at work but the last few times when ever my screen goes to being locked it will flash white then go the lock screen. Is this a known issue just got the phone Wednesday. Thanks
Never happened... Can you record a video or something
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KevTN said:
Sorry if there has been a thread I am at work but the last few times when ever my screen goes to being locked it will flash white then go the lock screen. Is this a known issue just got the phone Wednesday. Thanks
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It is a known issue they'll rma it for this reason. On a side note I had that issue for about 12-24 hours and went away on it's own, no restart or factory reset was required for me. Really wish I knew what or why the cause but maybe it will go away, like mine did. :fingers-crossed:
Thanks I hope so too. Really liking the phone but for this money...
agreed I almost gave up, my first 2 were too blue and the 3rd fine except started that flash, but ultimately went away. Loving this phone!
KevTN said:
Sorry if there has been a thread I am at work but the last few times when ever my screen goes to being locked it will flash white then go the lock screen. Is this a known issue just got the phone Wednesday. Thanks
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Happened with my girls phone..was gonna rma it but decided to flash 8.1 beta 2 and it has fixed it..so looks like Google fixed it in a software update..beta 2 is running well so I would enroll in the beta program and update... should fix that issue right up
Well it got worse so called good rma’d It. So we will see. Glad to see it just wasn’t me...thanks for your input..
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Well it got worse so called good rma’d It. So we will see. Glad to see it just wasn’t me...thanks for your input..
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Mine just started this week flashing. Running 8.1 since last week. Does your new replacement suffer from the same issue as well?
Thanks
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Mine just started this week flashing. Running 8.1 since last week. Does your new replacement suffer from the same issue as well?
Thanks
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Mine started today but it has been getting better as the day goes on. I'm curious if its an issue with charging. Prior to a few days ago I had been only using the chargers with that I've received specifically for the phone, but this week--since I'm traveling for the holidays--I've only been using my pixelbook charger, so maybe something isn't properly shielded and the flash is caused by a built up charge? Reason I think that is that it has been less and less noticeable as the day goes on..
sovanyio said:
Mine started today but it has been getting better as the day goes on. I'm curious if its an issue with charging. Prior to a few days ago I had been only using the chargers with that I've received specifically for the phone, but this week--since I'm traveling for the holidays--I've only been using my pixelbook charger, so maybe something isn't properly shielded and the flash is caused by a built up charge? Reason I think that is that it has been less and less noticeable as the day goes on..
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My flashing went away the next day. I did do a factory reset just because I only had it a few days and no issues since. Although Google RMA’d my phone I sent the replacement back without accepting shipment as mine has been running like a champ since.
KevTN said:
My flashing went away the next day. I did do a factory reset just because I only had it a few days and no issues since. Although Google RMA’d my phone I sent the replacement back without accepting shipment as mine has been running like a champ since.
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Got my replacement a week ago, 0 flashes so far (finger crossed). I tend now to think it's a hardware issue. Also blue tint is slightly better on new device...
I just got my Pixel 2 XL delivered to me yesterday. Set it all up, didn't get the flashing screen issue at first but now it's doing it. Tried to chat with Pixel support from my phone, they don't have a resolution for it yet.... Hopefully it's a software issue?
Mine started doing this about 3-4 days ago. I noticed that it starts to do it when night mode is on. If I go the RMA route, this will be my 3rd replacement and tbh I'm not looking forward to doing this.
Mine did it once with always on display on, I don't usually use that so I turned it off and it hasn't happened since.
I just received a replacement device yesterday due to a faulty speaker. No issues with the last device, but this device is now exhibiting the screen flash when locking.
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I just received a replacement device yesterday due to a faulty speaker. No issues with the last device, but this device is now exhibiting the screen flash when locking.
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Exact thing with me. I received a brand new device that I got because my previous one had a bad speaker (speaker phone distorted sound). This new one has the screen flashing problem. My original did not. Poor QC ... especially for $850.
Mine has been doing it for a couple of days, and it kept getting worse. On chat with Google Support now. Sounds like it's going to be RMA'd.

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