

It can often go up or down in brightness for no obvious reason, becoming too dim when you need it to be bright, and vice versa. Quite a few users have noted the adaptive brightness feature on their Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro tends to behave erratically. Problem: Adaptive brightness adjusting itself excessively or erratically Ensure your Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro is updated.The good news is that this should have been addressed by the December 2021 update patch. As covered on the XDA Developers Forum and on Google’s own support pages, this refers to a flicker of residual light when either turning off the phone or when it’s already turned off and the user applies slight/momentary pressure to its power button. Probably the most widely reported Pixel 6 and 6 Pro problem so far concerns the display of each device. Bug: Flickering display when shutting down Andy Boxall/Digital Trends It’s probably also worth getting in touch with Google to see if there’s anything the company can advise. Google hasn’t acknowledged this issue yet, but a workaround, for now, may be to pick up an official Google Pixel charger or a PD-capable charger with a USB-C to USB-C cable. This seems to happen most frequently when using a fast-charging brick or cable from another manufacturer. This has also been mentioned on the Google Pixel help forums. Some users in the Google Pixel subreddit are noticing an issue where their Pixel 6 shows every sign it’s charging, when in fact it is not. Issue: Pixel 6 says it’s charging when it isn’t It ranges from simple issues you can fix yourself to stuff that will most likely need a software update to rectify, while it will also be regularly updated to cover any new problems as and when they emerge.Īlso, check out our separate troubleshooting article on Android 12 for problems that may be general to all phones using the operating system, not just the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. We’ve already heard about a few niggles, which is why this article compiles the most common Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro problems and how to fix them.

However, as good as both phones are, they won’t be without the occasional technical issue or bug.

