Looks like the June Security Patch is out for this phone
Just starting a thread for people to chat about things they've noticed in the new update:
- It looks like there's a little icon in the status bar now for when high performance mode is on.
- You can now just swipe away the High Performance Mode notification, no need to do the steps.
Also my Nova launcher was bugging out after the update, but deleting it and reinstalling it made it function properly again
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Received a system update of 139MB today. Says it was for bug fixes and system stability. Now at PB2-690Y-161202. Still showing android security patch level August 1, 2016.
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Seems to have stopped my screen from flashing when receiving notifications. Haven't noticed much else yet.
Last update here is: PB2-690M_S200032_161202
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Got another OTA update today bumping my build up to
PB2-690Y_S200032_161214. Anyone have an idea what the idea is behind these two updates. I feel like another thing improved on from the first update was the visibility of the notifications. I'm noticing I don't have as hard a time reading them on the pull down shade.
Google + installs with the latest update.
Fixed Google+ issue and included December security update, that's all I've noticed so far.
YouTube audio video sync issue not fixed.
Google Photos, since the Dec. 9 update, was crashing a couple of times an hour until I disabled it. Looks like this Dec. 24 update fixed that bug.
Also, looks like a new Tango app's been bundled in--Amazon Product Preview. Wanna see how that new flat screen would look on your mantel? Amazon's app will put it up there or anywhere else you want!
OTA URL: https://android.googleapis.com/pack.../4a7b7e380ad4ce4dbf998f403d053e52d12b8a42.zip
Changes include:
- Google security patches 2017-10
- Security patch KRACK WPA2 vulnerability
- Improved performance and bug fixes
- Improved touch scrolling
- Fingerprint gesture enabled - swipe fingerprint for notifications
Update size: 74.8 MB
Yep, it's just popped on Twitter. ?
So... My phone does not yet see this OTA as available when I check for system updates (I'm on a Sprint carrier-locked device so it may take longer than you lucky unlocked folks), and I'm at work without my personal laptop right now so I can't push the update to my phone via ADB. Is there a way to force my phone to see the OTA sooner, or am I stuck waiting until I can get home and use ADB?
I just upgraded. Everything good so far.
Awesome! I've been longing for the fingerprint swipe gesture; downloading now!
All good here as well. Scrolling does seem smoother.
Use of the entire screen much better in almost all apps.
This was a good update with a clear improvement for me. I frequently use a crossword puzzle app and on this device I would have a difficult time selecting squares along the right edge of the display. After this update the squares are much easier to highlight. Not perfect but the improvement is noticeable. Between the latest updates and the Google camera app the Essential Phone is rapidly turning into a handheld I enjoy a great deal.
sideloaded, enabled gestures. seems to be running well. Wish Sprint phones would OTA when everyone else does, but as long as i can sideload, i'm happy
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So... My phone does not yet see this OTA as available when I check for system updates (I'm on a Sprint carrier-locked device so it may take longer than you lucky unlocked folks), and I'm at work without my personal laptop right now so I can't push the update to my phone via ADB. Is there a way to force my phone to see the OTA sooner, or am I stuck waiting until I can get home and use ADB?
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Just get a sim card from another carrier! Throw it an and you'll get update. Does not need to be alive sim. The phones are factory unlocked. As soon as it detects a sim from another carrier it checks with essential for the update. With a sprint or Telus sim it checks with the carrier.
So this new update, blocked out the notifcation bar for Google Now Launcher. =/
It was working fine before. Boo
Is anybody else getting random freezes/system ui crashes?
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Is anybody else getting random freezes/system ui crashes?
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Not yet, no issues actually
Nice update.
Touch is definitely better for me.
Just updated as well! So far no crashes oe weird bugs!
Love the notification swipe!
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Is anybody else getting random freezes/system ui crashes?
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I'm getting some really bad ones. I never had anything like this before NMJ20D.
So far everything good here....
Updated on Sprint via sideload. All seems good, but I didn't really have any problems before this. Fingerprint gesture is pretty cool.
Yeah I'm getting quite a few crashes when I try to open apps. Back button seems.Pretty slow and gets stuck once and a while.
i had my first freeze on the previous build today. while trying to connect my BT headset while opening Pandora. the freezes i was having stopped when i updated. so far with todays build, no issues and ive been on my phone constantly since
Does anyone have problems with this? If I tap the gear icon next to "current screen saver" selection (settings>display>screen saver) it force closes settings. I've sent the info off to Google, but wondering if anyone else has seen this.
This happens to me as well.
I was hoping the new update would fix it, but it didn't.
Same here
I also see the crash in Pixel 3 December update. Both clock and photo settings as well as Lucid screensaver. Sent bug report.
From looking at the stack trace, it seems the issue is that FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK requirement is enforced in Android 9.
From developer.android.com/about/versions/pie/android-9.0-changes-all:
"With Android 9, you cannot start an activity from a non-activity context unless you pass the intent flag FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK. If you attempt to start an activity without passing this flag, the activity does not start, and the system prints a message to the log."
My guess is that an update must be made in these file and/or those adjacent:
android/platform/frameworks/base/master/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/dream/DreamBackend.java
android/platform/packages/apps/Settings/master/src/com/android/settings/dream/CurrentDreamPreferenceController.java
I have crawled the internet and XDA and have yet to see anyone else mention an issue I've been having with my Google Fi Pixel 3 since launch. On random occasions, when receiving a notification, whichever app I am currently looking at will either completely restart, or seemingly force-"refresh". I am baffled.
Examples of issues I've had when receiving notifications:
- While playing the game Brawl Stars. The app entirely closes and reboots.
- While viewing Instagram feed. The app refreshes and brings me to the top of the feed as if I'd left the app.
- While browsing in Relay for Reddit. Feed restarts at the top.
- While browsing in Chrome. The webpage crashes and is entirely reloaded.
- While viewing the Recents multitasker. Closes the multitasker entirely and drops me on the homescreen.
At first, I thought perhaps this was a RAM issue. Since it doesn't happen every time I receive a notification, I've thought that perhaps the System UI and/or Pixel Launcher (which controls multitasking now) was getting dumped from memory and forced to reboot. But I honestly have no idea. None of these have been easy for me to reproduce, it just randomly happens when I'm browsing my phone and receive a notification.
My phone:
- Pixel 3 128GB
- Running latest December update (also happened with launch version)
- Using Pixel Launcher
- On Google Fi with an e-SIM
- Have two system user profiles set up (one personal, one work). They both exhibit this behavior.
- I use Developer Options for USB Debugging and not much else (I'm an Android software engineer and use my phone for work)
- I never install sketchy apps and am pretty vigilant about that. Mostly just have work and communication apps, along with a few games and music.
Here's what I've tested:
- The December update. Didn't fix anything. Had marginally better RAM management, but it still happens seemingly as frequently.
- Changing launchers. Used Action Launcher, and still had the same issues.
- Disabling "heads-up" notifications system-wide w/ ADB (which I originally thought was the issue). Still happens when a notification is received, even if just silently added to the notification tray.
- Disabling Notification Access to all non-system/important applications. Thought it was an errant app being triggered. Changed nothing.
- Checked the Notification Log system settings for any strangeness in received notifications. Couldn't find anything obviously out of place.
Potentially related issues that I'm not sure about:
- System UI will very rarely completely crash (randomly) and boot me back to the lock screen with no explanation. Only happened a handful of times.
- The Recents multitasker can sometimes become glitchy when using gestures. Every so often, triggering it causes the whole multitasker to flash several times before it displays correctly. Like it's being rebooted from memory (a theme here...).
I'm getting desperate. I've been a big Nexus fan since the Nexus 4 was my first Android phone. I had the OG Pixel 1 and had none of these problems whatsoever (by far the most solid phone I've ever owned until the battery crapped out). I was hoping the December update would fix this, but this is plainly unacceptable for a phone I spent $900 on. I really don't want to hard reset the phone if I don't have to (since I'd have to set up all my work and personal profiles again...) but if it's the only option then I'll do it!
Does anyone here have any thoughts?
(Ha, ignore my signature. I haven't posted here in a while xD)
I switched from a OP6T after A10 update thinking A10 would have been stable on OP7 considering it launched a while back and may have ironed out the issues but I'm getting bugged about some issues that have lingered on forever..
1. Google Maps / GPS in general would get stuck on the previous location so you'll need to kill Google Maps a couple times before it picks up your current location.
2. Every now and then you can't attach images on Whatsapp. Only way to fix that is to restart the device or kill Whatsapp a few times and it might work if you're lucky.
3. Using gesture navigation with 3rd party launchers still flickers with a black screen before seeing home screen. I understand this is a Google issue but still it is an issue.
4. Company that was super aggressive with their updates has diluted their phone portfolio so bad that they just can't cope up with timely & stable updates. Stable update rollback have been record high for them in the last few months!
5. Multitasking is a joke on OP throwing out phones with 8GB/12GB with capability of holding apps in memory worst than a 4GB phone.
I've been a pretty loyal OP customer since OP3 and this is my 6th OP devices, but I'm on the verge of changing brands because of what once used to be their strength is now their weakness.
Hope things turn around soon for them, and us users!
1. Never experienced that.
2. Never used whatsapp.
3. Didn't know that.
4. Didn't know this either.
5. Or this.
I'm also facing the Whatsapp issue which is pretty annoying as I have to restart everytime when I have send any image
I haven't experienced the Whatsapp issue as yet on 10.0.4, but that's after flashing the latest 10.0.4 and resetting all the permissions.
Also, resetting the permissions seem to have fixed my issues with GPS too.
At this point, I'm glad no major complain anymore.
Issue after update to 10.0.4, notification icon on top left appears only a couple of minutes after the message (noticed with whatsapp). It sounds when the message arrives and the preview can be seen on the slide but no icon. OP7 stock no root. Anyone else?
Other issue since 10.0, if I set more than one alarm in the same day (one every morning and a second only for the evening) a second alarm icon appears on notification bar on the left