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Google+ Contacts - Keep Contacts up to Date in Google+ settings Missing?

I am on the latest 7.1.2 Verizon build and I noticed when I did a factory reset that in Google+ settings, I no longer have the option under settings to keep the contacts up to date. This option would always keep my user profile picture under the phone settings to stay updated instead of a blank photo. Anybody else seeing this?

Yes, thank you! I thought I was going nuts lol
I just got a OnePlus 3t (my N5x put itself in reboot purgatory) and while trying to set it up, I couldn't find this option for the LIFE of me.
Any idea on how we can get this functionality back?
I really liked how it synced with my G+ profile pic and I never had to worry about it...

danger355 said:
Yes, thank you! I thought I was going nuts lol
I just got a OnePlus 3t (my N5x put itself in reboot purgatory) and while trying to set it up, I couldn't find this option for the LIFE of me.
Any idea on how we can get this functionality back?
I really liked how it synced with my G+ profile pic and I never had to worry about it...
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Yeah i just upgraded to 7.1.2 on my Verizon Pixel XL and just noticed this. Not sure why this was removed or if it is just located somewhere else. Would really love it back though.

thafngame24 said:
Yeah i just upgraded to 7.1.2 on my Verizon Pixel XL and just noticed this. Not sure why this was removed or if it is just located somewhere else. Would really love it back though.
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Google removed it a couple weeks ago. You have to load your own image under quick settings account now. As for tracking contacts where abouts you can do it through maps. But the person you tracking needs to set up who they share location with

thesplitter said:
I have resolved by downloading and installing the 9.5 version, you can then enable that option and let the app update
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This fixed worked 100% for me. While it's a bit annoying way to get back functionality, there's really not much to it.
I also tested it by letting the app update from the Play Store, then changing my profile pic in g+ and it updated in android. Win!
Google+ 9.5.x APKMirror Link

danger355 said:
This fixed worked 100% for me. While it's a bit annoying way to get back functionality, there's really not much to it.
I also tested it by letting the app update from the Play Store, then changing my profile pic in g+ and it updated in android. Win!
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On Marshmallow (6.0.1), I was getting "App not Installed" errors when I tried to install the old APK over the new one; had to revert the G+ app to stock (Settings > Apps > Google + - tap top right, then "Uninstall Updates") first to get the older APK to install.

danger355 said:
This fixed worked 100% for me. While it's a bit annoying way to get back functionality, there's really not much to it.
I also tested it by letting the app update from the Play Store, then changing my profile pic in g+ and it updated in android. Win!
Google+ 9.5.x APKMirror Link
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+1 to you!
This helped me fix the problem

I tried this with Sony XZ Premium but no luck.
Installing the old app works and i get the profile picture however when I update to latest app it disappears again.
Any ideas?

ali_bobo said:
I tried this with Sony XZ Premium but no luck.
Installing the old app works and i get the profile picture however when I update to latest app it disappears again.
Any ideas?
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I have the same problem on my Pixel XL running 7.1.2 (NJH47B).
The fix is fine at first, but stops working when I update Google+ to the latest version again.
Funnily enough, this doesn't affect my older devices running Android 6.x and below - my profile picture stays ok regardless of Google+ version.
Help, anybody?

Any luck for anyone?
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Anything new ?
I've tried downgrading but as soon as the app is updated the pic disappears, I'm on a Nexus 6P 7.1.2.
The same thing happen on the beta version of Android O.

Android 11 Beta Root?

Is the beta rootable thru the usual method? Or did I need to download a beta or canary version of Magisk?

Rooted the beta thru canary version of Magisk. The beta is definitely not a daily driver at this point. Almost all Google apps won't stay open. They just close, even in safe mode. Also, getting lots of random reboots.
Edit: Removing canary magisk has caused most of the issues I was experiencing to stop.

Yeah, get rid of that app or keep that app and use mirror versions of the Google Apps and manually update those as they come available. Google Play once it detects any one app on a huge list of "risky" apps Google will shut it down for "security " reasons, they have been known to blacklist accounts and or devices and completely wash any account attached to it for violation of "their piss poor security provisions") not sure how that's legal and it's completely b.s but whatever. There are all kinds of ways around it, it all boils down to, knowing what your doing, what to look for and basically manipulating the Google Apps or play store, it's really about how important is it to ya, because all the work around are time consuming and a pain in the ass at best, hope that helps?
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Cobra8305 said:
Yeah, get rid of that app or keep that app and use mirror versions of the Google Apps and manually update those as they come available. Google Play once it detects any one app on a huge list of "risky" apps Google will shut it down for "security " reasons, they have been known to blacklist accounts and or devices and completely wash any account attached to it for violation of "their piss poor security provisions") not sure how that's legal and it's completely b.s but whatever. There are all kinds of ways around it, it all boils down to, knowing what your doing, what to look for and basically manipulating the Google Apps or play store, it's really about how important is it to ya, because all the work around are time consuming and a pain in the ass at best, hope that helps?
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I've been rooting my phones since I first got a Razr. I have never had an issue with Google's security. My guess is since we have to use a canary version of Magisk, it has got some bugs that need to be squashed

A majority of the issues is Google, it started around the first of the year, they are playing I'm your daddy and you will comply games. Samsung is getting ready at some point in the future to wash their hands of Google/Android and do their own thing over it and other issues. Google has gotten to big for their pee pants and all of us have started feeling the backlash of Google and their big daddy fight
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Cobra8305 said:
A majority of the issues is Google, it started around the first of the year, they are playing I'm your daddy and you will comply games. Samsung is getting ready at some point in the future to wash their hands of Google/Android and do their own thing over it and other issues. Google has gotten to big for their pee pants and all of us have started feeling the backlash of Google and their big daddy fight
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Well, if Google is gonna start acting like Apple might as well get an iPhone

Using beta Android and rooted it using the canary method. It's behaving pretty stable. On the first beta my phone was crashing and bootlooping (at lockscreen) as I had enabled the media resumption feature. But I was able to disable it from safe mode. But since beta 1.5 (June 17 update) it's working fine too.
Only issue I'm seeing (not necessarily to this update) I'm unable to have more than 2-3 apps in memory. They reload everytime. I guess 4Gb ram is too less

supercfc said:
Using beta Android and rooted it using the canary method. It's behaving pretty stable. On the first beta my phone was crashing and bootlooping (at lockscreen) as I had enabled the media resumption feature. But I was able to disable it from safe mode. But since beta 1.5 (June 17 update) it's working fine too.
Only issue I'm seeing (not necessarily to this update) I'm unable to have more than 2-3 apps in memory. They reload everytime. I guess 4Gb ram is too less
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How did you load the beta, system update or flash factory image? I enrolled in the beta program and did the system update.

darkstar73 said:
How did you load the beta, system update or flash factory image? I enrolled in the beta program and did the system update.
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I was on a custom rom. So I had flashed a factory image and then a OTA for 1.5 beta.

supercfc said:
I was on a custom rom. So I had flashed a factory image and then a OTA for 1.5 beta.
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At some point, I will clean flash and see if that helps. I only use root for ad blocking and the non-root methods aren't very good

darkstar73 said:
At some point, I will clean flash and see if that helps. I only use root for ad blocking and the non-root methods aren't very good
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Just simply go under settings to "Network & Internet --> Advanced (Or "More Connection Settings" on other phones) --> Select Private DNS mode --> Private DNS Provider Hostname --> type the following: dns.adguard.com and hit save. You are done! Now you have system-wide Ad blocking on all apps. It's that simple. No need for root or anything else. I've tried this on my Note 10 + 5G and my Pixel 3 XL and it works like a charm.

Eudeferrer said:
Just simply go under settings to "Network & Internet --> Advanced (Or "More Connection Settings" on other phones) --> Select Private DNS mode --> Private DNS Provider Hostname --> type the following: dns.adguard.com and hit save. You are done! Now you have system-wide Ad blocking on all apps. It's that simple. No need for root or anything else. I've tried this on my Note 10 + 5G and my Pixel 3 XL and it works like a charm.
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I had already added adguard in the private dns settings. While it does block ads, using energized pro with root is much more effective at blocking ads.

I did a clean install of Android 11 Beta and rooted again thru canary Magisk. Same issues with Google apps closing or acting sluggish. I decided to turn on Magiskhide for all things google and that fixed the issue. Looks like Google is clamping down harder on Magisk users

darkstar73 said:
I did a clean install of Android 11 Beta and rooted again thru canary Magisk. Same issues with Google apps closing or acting sluggish. I decided to turn on Magiskhide for all things google and that fixed the issue. Looks like Google is clamping down harder on Magisk users
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Installed the factory image (less -w) of 1.5 and latest canary. No issues at all with Google apps or any apps actually. Apparently its case by case.

qualitymove13 said:
Installed the factory image (less -w) of 1.5 and latest canary. No issues at all with Google apps or any apps actually. Apparently its case by case.
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Could be. My Pixel has been plagued with issues since I got it. Bought it off Swappa. The funny thing is if I revert to 9, the phone runs smooth.

I'm on beta and flashed the latest canary over the weekend. No issues to report with any app so far.

javadahut said:
I'm on beta and flashed the latest canary over the weekend. No issues to report with any app so far.
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It's Android 11 working ok for "daily driver"? my concern it's for my banking apps my country has really really bad devs, and take like 10 months to fix stuff hahaha but it's reliable for a daily driver? i don't mind random crash times to times, and i guess is a "small" upgrade from android 10, I will wait next month the next beta

zenthek said:
It's Android 11 working ok for "daily driver"? my concern it's for my banking apps my country has really really bad devs, and take like 10 months to fix stuff hahaha but it's reliable for a daily driver? i don't mind random crash times to times, and i guess is a "small" upgrade from android 10, I will wait next month the next beta
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I've been using it as my daily driver. No major issues.

zenthek said:
It's Android 11 working ok for "daily driver"? my concern it's for my banking apps my country has really really bad devs, and take like 10 months to fix stuff hahaha but it's reliable for a daily driver? i don't mind random crash times to times, and i guess is a "small" upgrade from android 10, I will wait next month the next beta
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It's great for me. Signal strength took a bit of a hit, but otherwise no real issues that I can see.

For what it's worth to anyone wanting to try the beta 2 root, it doesn't work. After fastboot flashing the canary magisk (app-debug.apk) the digitizer stops working on boot. I'm guessing topjohnwu removed the other apk for that reason, but save yourself the effort until he gets the other apk out.
Edit: I was able to get past the "beta warning" popup, by plugging in a mouse, but outside of that workaround, the digitizer still doesn't work. Root DID take, but only with the digitizer caveat.

Question Nova Launcher Loses Default Status On Reboot

The thread title says it all. This is driving me absolutely insane. On reboot, probably about 70% to 80% of the time, OnePlus launcher gets magically put on default status over Nova on reboot. The same problem would occasionally happen on my 8 Pro as well, but it happens more frequently on my 9 Pro.
Of course I have set Nova as default launcher under the settings menu. This simply does not stick on reboot the majority of the time for some reason. I've tried everything, even moving Nova APK to system app folder. OnePlus launcher sucks so bad. I even tried freezing the OnePlus launcher, but it screwed up my gesture navigation, so I unfroze it.
I'm not sure what's causing this bug, but if anyone knows how to fix it would do cartwheels of joy.

Unfortunately I've had this same issue since my OnePlus 5T. It's likely an Oxygen OS thing cause I never had this issue when I used a custom ROM on my 5T or 6T. I haven't been able to find a fix for this on Oxygen OS though

I've have this occasionally, not often though. I usually set OnePlus launcher as default, then go back into settings and change it back to Nova. Holds for me through many reboots or sometimes if I flash something in Magisk.

I have no fix, but it happens on Pixel 4a android 11 roms too. Not on my Pixel 3, or 3a. Weird.

I've had this issue 3 or 4 times so far. The frustrating part is after it forgets default launcher I can't get it to stick again. When I go to default apps and select Nova, it just goes back to None & home takes me to OnePlus launcher. I always manage to fix it but never in a consistent way.

After setting nova launcher as default, also turn off battery optimization for nova launcher. This is my 3rd OP phone, and i didn't face this issue as you guys

Happened to me too.
I just once selected one launcher as standard, then Nova again.
And it stuck.

Bunecarera said:
Happened to me too.
I just once selected one launcher as standard, then Nova again.
And it stuck.
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That happened to me only once on my 8 Pro. Did the same thing and never had the problem. It ha snot happened with my 9 Pro.

Run Nova on two 9 Pros without this issue, what version are you running? Have you moved on to Nova7?

I would check under Settings>Apps and notifications>App Permissions and also Special app access and ensure you've given Nova everything it's asking for. As above, try turning off battery optimisation for Nova too.
Also, obviously, check under Settings>Apps and notifications>Default apps and ensure Nova is listed as the "Home App"

I haven't had this issue since jumping to the latest Nova7.
You can get it from their Discord server under "changelogs"
Join the Nova Launcher Discord Server!
This is the official Discord for Nova Launcher, a 3rd party home screen replacement app for Android. | 65,822 members
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Yeah, you also don't get the red warning banner at the top of Nova settings anymore either

rjyoung00 said:
I haven't had this issue since jumping to the latest Nova7.
You can get it from their Discord server under "changelogs"
Join the Nova Launcher Discord Server!
This is the official Discord for Nova Launcher, a 3rd party home screen replacement app for Android. | 65,822 members
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This is totally unnecessary to join the discord server. All you have to do is go to apkmirror.com and all the 7 betas are there. (Unless there's a beta ahead of 7.25)?
I think I figured out what's causing my issue! I had an app installed called 'screen balance', that draws over other apps. It changes the tint/white balance of the screen. Man, with it on, the screen looks so much better. But I guess I'm forced to keep it off for now.

This started happening to me about a week ago (august 15), and since this is a "kind of old" thread I don't know what your problem was, but in my case I tracked it down to an update of:
* Device Health Services
* Digital Wellbeing
If I go to the Playstore and uninstall the updates to those two apps the problem goes away.
I also unchecked the Auto-Update option to avoid the issue in the short term.
Best regards

cheveguerra said:
This started happening to me about a week ago (august 15), and since this is a "kind of old" thread I don't know what your problem was, but in my case I tracked it down to an update of:
* Device Health Services
* Digital Wellbeing
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Mate you are a lifesaver. I've been having this issue for a weeks now and it's so annoying! Disabeling Digital wellbeing fixed it.

japie06 said:
Mate you are a lifesaver. I've been having this issue for a weeks now and it's so annoying! Disabeling Digital wellbeing fixed it.
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HA ... It is so annoying that I even reinstalled my ROM to try to fix the problem, so when (after flashing the ROM) I reinstalled Nova everything was OK, but when playstore started to auto-update everything the problem returned, that's how I KNEW that it was something from a Google update!!

cheveguerra said:
This started happening to me about a week ago (august 15), and since this is a "kind of old" thread I don't know what your problem was, but in my case I tracked it down to an update of:
* Device Health Services
* Digital Wellbeing
If I go to the Playstore and uninstall the updates to those two apps the problem goes away.
I also unchecked the Auto-Update option to avoid the issue in the short term.
Best regards
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I was up to 4 factory reset since mid august , trying to understand what was responsible for this mess while scouring the web for an answer.
Until I ended on this topic. Trully, thank you. really.
muck like you, I apparently somehow cannot remove/uninstall that "Digital Wellbeing" crap either ( most likely forced by my phone provider, since it was always back after every factory reset. ) , but at least I can also disable the auto update to hopefully fix the problem. Finger crossed.

SSShakuras said:
I was up to 4 factory reset since mid august , trying to understand what was responsible for this mess while scouring the web for an answer.
Until I ended on this topic. Trully, thank you. really.
muck like you, I apparently somehow cannot remove/uninstall that "Digital Wellbeing" crap either ( most likely forced by my phone provider, since it was always back after every factory reset. ) , but at least I can also disable the auto update to hopefully fix the problem. Finger crossed.
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Uninstall any app with adb shell

cheveguerra said:
This started happening to me about a week ago (august 15), and since this is a "kind of old" thread I don't know what your problem was, but in my case I tracked it down to an update of:
* Device Health Services
* Digital Wellbeing
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Yes! Same here, thanks mate, been having this since last Nova 7 update, this solved it.

cheveguerra said:
This started happening to me about a week ago (august 15), and since this is a "kind of old" thread I don't know what your problem was, but in my case I tracked it down to an update of:
* Device Health Services
* Digital Wellbeing
If I go to the Playstore and uninstall the updates to those two apps the problem goes away.
I also unchecked the Auto-Update option to avoid the issue in the short term.
Best regards
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Great scoop! Works a treat so far! Cheers

Question XDA app

Is the app down ,I click on it and it just sticks on the XDA logo ,website forum obviously working ok ,but the app seems to have an issue

Upgrades on the server side can cause outages. Try again after some time and update to the latest version

Much of the app seems to have suddenly shifted. I'm not sure I understand many of the changes especially as it's not been updated for 2 weeks

Seems to be working for me.

i gave up on it the last update broke it
i just use website now

are you using the old version....new:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.labs.play

The app works so-so. It could definitely use tons of improvement. It's good for push notifications. Every once in a while, clicking on a push notification will start launching the XDA app but then it goes away. Relaunching manually from the app icon works fine afterward.

Nekromantik said:
i gave up on it the last update broke it
i just use website now
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Same here. It just doesn't want to load. Using the website now too.

I gave up on the app almost as soon as they released it. It is a mess. There is a thread for the app, seems backend changes made this recent mess.
Check out the new XDA app! Let us know what you think [App rolling out now]
The new app is just an upgrade to the current XDA app, so you should be able to just go into Play and hit "Update" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.labs.play The app is rolling out now, and will take hours to get to...
forum.xda-developers.com

I watched the New forums conversion and the app was behind on development. I decided then to only use the website and not the app in Beta!

cmh714 said:
are you using the old version....new:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xda.labs.play
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no....read the thread psted above the new version is messed up

I thought it was just me. I switched back from iphone and didn't realize how much xda has changed since my older android endeavors.

I have not been able to use the app since 11/2 when it updated on all of my devices. It just hangs at the XDA logo. Have cleared cache, force stopped it, cleared data, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it still doesn't work. There are plenty of comments on the Google Play Store with complaints about the app not working but the app developers seem to be ignoring the comments including mine. A little acknowledgement from the developers about it would go a long way.

App never worked for me. Never loaded anything.

We've got a thread about this very crash in the xda app forum (2/3 of us are on pixel 6 pro and at least one comment in google PlayStore was a p6p too)
Latest update Broken App
So the latest PlayStore update has broken the app on Android 12. On my Pixel 6 Pro it worked fine on previous version but now it freezes on XDA logo and app never loads. Tried clearing cache/data. but no difference.
forum.xda-developers.com

Yesterday this app would just force close after I opened it, but today it seems to open but it won't keep me logged in. How the hell can an app made by this community have so many problems? This is baffling to me.

truckerdewd said:
I have not been able to use the app since 11/2 when it updated on all of my devices. It just hangs at the XDA logo. Have cleared cache, force stopped it, cleared data, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it still doesn't work. There are plenty of comments on the Google Play Store with complaints about the app not working but the app developers seem to be ignoring the comments including mine. A little acknowledgement from the developers about it would go a long way.
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I had this issue, I have a pihole and turning it off solved it. I am able to get back on with my pihole enabled after that. It was just the initial launch. So try disabling any ad blockers.

I had to delete app data a couple times yesterday because it would get the XDA loading screen and then go back to the home screen.

EeZeEpEe said:
I had to delete app data a couple times yesterday because it would get the XDA loading screen and then go back to the home screen.
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Same here. I find that the app doesn't refresh and I have to remove it from recents anger then relaunch. But now when I do that the behavior you describe reemerges. I hope they fix it soon.

bobby janow said:
Same here. I find that the app doesn't refresh and I have to remove it from recents anger then relaunch. But now when I do that the behavior you describe reemerges. I hope they fix it soon.
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The app itself is so strange to begin with. It's part forum app part browser. I definitely preferred Tapatalk.

Question Favorites Flashing when opening Phone App

Since the latest update, when I open the phone app for the first time (or after it shuts down from timeout), a few of my favorites seem to "flash". If this doesn't make sense, I'll try to post attach a video later tonight. Can anyone tell me why this is and how to disable it?
Instructions to reproduce: Click favorites on phone app so it is first to display on reopening. Force close phone app. Open phone app.

So, after playing with this more, I found out that this only happens when I'm signed in to my Duo account. The contacts that flash don't seem to coincide with those who have Duo access, especially since one of the accounts that flash is a landline only account.
So far, I haven't been able to find a fix or a way to disable this. It is super annoying when I'm used to just opening the phone app and clicking on a favorite, only to have it fail because the favorite flashed and didn't capture the touch input.

I agree this is due to Duo....havent looked into it, but yeah its a bit annoying IMHO too!

Seems to be solved in the latest update of the dialer app (I received it this morning): 76.0.431816759

foobar66 said:
Seems to be solved in the latest update of the dialer app (I received it this morning): 76.0.431816759
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Nice, still happening on the beta version (77.0.432472356-publicbeta-pixel2021)

DanielF50 said:
Nice, still happening on the beta version (77.0.432472356-publicbeta-pixel2021)
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Can confirm. Beta here as well.

This is very annoying.
Full stock pixel 6 pro, no updates since Feb.

foobar66 said:
Seems to be solved in the latest update of the dialer app (I received it this morning): 76.0.431816759
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Not fixed here. Same app version as yours.