If you have a Pixel 6, updating to Android 15 might be a risky move right now
  • The Android 15 update for Pixel devices is causing unexpected bricking of Pixel 6 devices.
  • Users report their Pixel 6 becoming completely unresponsive, with troubleshooting methods yielding no results.
  • The issue might be related to the Private Space on Android 15, but further investigation is needed.
  • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
    28·
    14 days ago

    I thought this sounded familiar and sure enough, second paragraph:

    The Pixel 6 series has a history of running into issues after Android updates. Last year, the Android 14 update locked some users out of their storage, and earlier this year, factory resets left many Pixel 6 devices unresponsive.

    Disappointing, you’d think this wouldn’t happen with Google controlling both hardware and software

    • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
      8·
      14 days ago

      you’d think this wouldn’t happen with Google controlling both hardware and software

      i only expect more problems with more google control instead of less.

    • limerod@reddthat.comMEnglish
      4·
      14 days ago

      Disappointing, you’d think this wouldn’t happen with Google controlling both hardware and software

      Perhaps, the testing folks thought the same thing as you, and skipped testing a thing or four. 🤣/s

      Anyway, the 1st gen pixel users suffered the most. The latest gen pixel 8 series (and perhaps pixel 9) are not critically hit and have less heating problems. It sucks being early adopter for beta hardware and software. Google should compensate the affected users with upgrade to pixel 7/8 or even 9 series if possible.