Google Pixel 6 just lost these two features due to bugs

Google Pixel 6 just lost these 2 features due to bugs

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Both the Pixel half dozen and Pixel 6 Pro are excellent devices that hands earned spots on our best Android phones listing. But a software bug has forced Google to temporarily remove two device-selling features.

Per Android Authority, Google has paused both the Concur for Me and Call Screening features due to a bug in its December 2021 security patch for the Pixel phones. While some users did go the patch, Google has halted a total rollout until information technology tin ready the update. According to a post on the Google Support Forums, a product support manager said, "Our teams are actively working on resolving this effect," and that the post would be updated with new developments.

Concord for Me was a feature first introduced on the Pixel 5 and, as the proper name suggests, allows the phone to deal with customer service queues automatically. The telephone will notify users when a alive agent picks upward the line. With the Pixel 6, Google added a feature that lets you hands navigate phone menus for 800-numbers, and it's one of the best examples of how the new phone'southward Tensor chip adds on-board smarts to the device.

Telephone call Screening is some other handy feature in which the Google Assistant screens unwanted or spam calls and provides a transcript. Again, the Tensor chip makes those transcripts more than accurate on the Pixel six and Pixel half-dozen Pro, Google says.

Every bit mentioned in the back up forum postal service linked above, in that location'due south yet no give-and-take on when these features will exist enabled. But it's non the only affair Google is currently investigating.

An annoying Pixel 6 connexion problem is currently being looked at as well. This connectivity problem seems to be limited to European users and our team in the U.Grand. has experienced similar 5G bug. For instance, we noticed fewer connectivity issues when swapping sim cards with an iPhone 13 Pro.

At to the lowest degree game streaming on the Pixel 6 Pro merely hitting 120fps thank you to Nvidia'southward GeForce At present service. Not just that, Google is continuing to add together more features to its phones, including Now Playing, an ambience music identification feature, and Nearby Share, which lets Pixel half dozen Pro users easily transfer files to other devices, much like Apple tree'due south AirDrop. Heck, even Face Unlock is on the table for Pixel half dozen Pro users.

Either manner, hither's hoping Google issues a set soon, as Hold for Me and Phone call Screening are amidst our favorite Pixel features.

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