Google, are you serious?!
OMG, I am so disappointed and annoyed with my pixel 8.
Many, many issues, battery performance, heating, etc.
But pixel team, stil being able to find new ways to worsen user experience, with their goal of taking more, and more control from our phones.
Today was driving on the motorway, phone rings, pick up call, and couldn't hear the other person. Hang off, she called by WhatsApp, this time, and same thing happened.
Grabbed the phone - yeah, hang me for doing this while driving if you find it fair - tried to use the phone instead of Bluetooth, but still no sound.
For God sake, you expect this phone to be able to navigate on android auto, and hold a phone call, but not always.
Runned to switch off, Bluetooth, and here is where Google taking out my control starts, and no sir, you will keep connected, because we think it's good for you.
Next move was pressing the main top button, and just found that it's previous function of switching off or restart your phone was now replaced by "ask to Gemini by voice" or use Gemini assistant?!?!
Arrgh! I don't even know how to restart my phone anymore.
Oh, my!! My wife just switched to apple, and I can't wait to follow her, after more than 10 years with Google's.
Posted Sep 5, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC