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[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Large Hadron:
The .025 update did fix the clicking - verified by many people.

Call quality on mine is fine. Speaker is very clear, people on the other end hear me fine, and reception is very good indeed.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] elatllat:
Exactly, sample here: https://youtu.be/bkibmaKOYfE

No update has fixed the sound.

It sounds like a hardware problem to me;

either missing/defective power filtering or shielding.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Charkatak:
Call quality is good, no complaints. I recently got the phone and out of the box received Oreo 8.1 update and never experienced any noise in the earpiece.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] mikeynavy1:
Hoping to get another opinion. I was coming from an HTC One M8 that didn't have great call quality. I had to place my ear on a specific side of the grill to hear anything. The Pixel 2 is much louder but, I'm curious...when I hear a recorded message such as voicemail it sounds fine. When I actually talk to another person, especially with an iPhone (that is what my wife and parents have) it is loud, clear...but sounds a little tinny. Is this normal? Also, I noticed that when speaker phone is enabled, only the bottom speaker seems to be used.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] guysalami:
2.4ghz signal strength is improved over my OG Pixel, but the 5ghz reception for me has been significantly worse to the point that I can't use 5ghz in my home with this phone as it has to be much closer to the router than my OG pixel which I can go anywhere in my house with. Anyone else experiencing the same?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] foosion:
Using speedtest.net on 5ghz, downoad speeds on my Pixel 2 are about 20-50% slower than my Nexus 6P.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Shibang:
I've been noticing a lot of drops with 5ghz where my old Nexus 5x has been solid. Lately, it's been from the next room over from my router. I've switched over to 2.4 and will test that out over the next few days.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Cellphone genius:
If it's on a 5GHZ network it will always lose connection if you aren't close to your WiFi router. That's how 5GHZ just works.

https://kb.netgear.com/29396/What-is-the-difference-between-2-4-GHz-and-5GHz
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] guysalami:
How profound, you also lose connection to 2.4ghz wifi if you aren't close enough, that's just how it works!

However what is being said here is that the 5ghz reception on the Pixel 2 is not great. At a range where my OG Pixel and laptop are both showing around -68dbm signal strength the Pixel 2 is showing -80dbm and can't hold a stable connection to 5ghz. I doubt there is anything wrong with it and most likely this just boils down to the design of the antennas and case. The 2.4ghz wifi strength seems to be slightly better than my OG Pixel.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Cellphone genius:
Where are you getting this information from? Are you doing internet speed tests?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] guysalami:
On the phones I am using WiFiAnalyzer app from VREM Software to get signal strength information. There are lots of others available in the play store. I have a wifi analyzer application on my desktop as well to read out the dBm values for networks from my laptop.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] DurhamHusker:
I concur - 5GHz WiFi lacks range. 2.4GHz WiFi appears fine, though.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] tsuk87:
5 GHz Band has a smaller coverage area than 2.4 GHz. It has nothing to do with the phone..5 GHz band is the better one to be on. It has more non-overlapping channels which means less traffic assuming you don't pick a busy one. 2.4 GHz band only has 3 channels that don't overlap.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] thesebastian:
Like with the 5X and the 6P.

Pixel 2 starts with 5Ghz when I reboot the phone and minutes later change to 2.4Ghz and never come back to 5Ghz until the next phone reboot.

This is happening even near the router and in a small house that have 90% 5Ghz signal even in the most remote areas.

The 5Ghz traffic is also pretty low in the area compared to 2.4Ghz which is more crowded.

The router used is an Asus OnHub and both SSIDs have the same name.

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] zukosok:
some problems with wifi, on 3 different routers, no miracast
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] sagar singha:
Hi
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] NickJHP:
We have a pair of Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC-Pro WAPs at opposite ends of the house to provide decent coverage throughout (long skinny house with solid internal walls). My Pixel 2 always connects at 5GHz using 802.11ac and stays connected at 5GHz using 802.11ac, and the UniFi WAP controller software shows that the phone connects at a TX rate of between about 500Mbps and 900Mbps depending on distance from the WAPs. With the phone about 10m from the nearest WAP, if I run an ftp server on the phone and use an ftp client on a PC to copy a 1Gb VOB file up to the phone and then back down again, I get a throughput of around 55-58Mb/sec (440-465Mbps) in either direction.

I suspect a lot of the problems reported are due to the generally poor quality of consumer-grade WiFi WAPs.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Haris000:
Same here! My pixel 2 wont connect to the 5ghz network unless its near the router. And also WiFi disconnects automatically frequently. Any fix for this???
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Rukbat:
Haris, that depends on your wifi signal. If it's strong, the phone is defective, and you know the "cure" for that. If you're going through anything large and conductive, or noisy - a refrigerator, a microwave oven that's running, 5 walls, etc. - that's the problem and you have to get some signal to where you are. (I could never use anything on my deck, which had to shoot 2.4MHz through a microwave to get to the router, when the microwave was running. the only "solution"? Wait.) Now, in a larger house, with a more centralized router, no problem anywhere. No problems finding a clean 2.4 MHz channel, so I have 5MHz turned off.)
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] BriarCampbell:
Does anyone know the maximum wifi speed possible on a Pixel 2 XL?
[Palm Treo 750 ROM Development] paloma728:
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[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] GohanBurner:
I've been wondering this question for a long time, does network performance directly correlate to the processor/modem? I remember going from a HTC M8 to a Nexus 6P and the download/upload speeds went up drastically. That was going from a Snapdragon 801 to a 810. Can I expect the same thing going from the 810 to the 835?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] cstark27:
Seeing a 5-10dbm improvement on my 5" Pixel 2 when directly compared to a 5" Pixel 1, on LTE Bands 2 and 4 (T-Mobile). Able to retain LTE in a hardware store where the Pixel 1 drops to Edge or No Service. LTE speeds on my Pixel 1 were always "slow" when compared to an Intel iPhone 7 and other Android flagships (50-75% of their speed). The Pixel 2 is much better here as well. Patiently waiting for root to verify 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM is active for my carrier, but it seems likely so far.

Pixel 2 on the left on the attachments. The 30/90mbps speeds are on a 20mhz B4 tower, no aggregate bands. The 100/160 speeds were on a 20mhz B4 + 5mhz B2 tower. Not sure if the towers are upgraded for 4x4 MIMO.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] GohanBurner:
My top speed (mbps) with the Nexus 6P was around 60mpbs. With the Pixel 2 I am reaching over 90. Glad I made this investment.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Wartickler:
It gets fewer bars in the exact same spot on my desk at work than my Nexus 6 did.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] coolasice1999:
I'm curious about that, how does it perform in the fringe areas 3g/1x territory?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Wartickler:
Strangely enough, (and even with my Nexus 6,) in the booming megalopolis that is Tallahassee, FL, I don't run into any 3G/1X areas, and I live on the outside of town.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] zivan56:
It's quite good. I've had 300 Mbps speedtest results on Rogers, which does not even have 4x4 MIMO.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] neutronjeff:
I'm not impressed on Verizon here in Maryland.

Sitting in my car right across the street from a tower the best I got was 66/22.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] HelpingOthers1:
I was astonished when I heard the speakers for myself, they are really loud but clear!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] chane2k1:
they're good, but not great.

I like the speakers, but they need some tweaking, the sound isn't as full bodied as my HTC One M7 was. They're clear sounding, but a bit tinny for my taste. I'll be happy when some eq mods get implemented.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] GohanBurner:
I was really pleasantly surprised by them. They are just as loud as my Nexus 6P WITH the Viper4Android soundboost all the way up. Once I get V4A on the Pixel 2 I wonder just how loud it will actually get. Sounds amazing for such a small phone too, wow.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] ApoKyla:
Got mine in yesterday. nice crisp clear sound... but the earpiece speaker is treble biased, and the bottom speaker is bass biased... :(

Makes things sound really weird when listening to music or watching movies in landscape...

I am getting an exchange unit and will update when that unit comes in.

Update: Exchange unit came in... I've been using it for a few days now, and I have noticed no difference from my last unit... an hour on the phone with google device engineers got me the response that this is by design to increase the frequency range... I still don"t like it as it bothers me..

who wants to buy a gently used pixel2?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] ales005:
The same situation. Is it feature or defect? Can anybody confirm it? Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Elvis_Stojko:
Anyone's speakers distorting or crackling? Coming from iPhone 7. Speakers on iphone are not loud, but they do sound good. Pixel 2 by comparison is tinny and crackle at higher volumes.

Coincidentally, I'm RMAing the Pixel 2 right now for ticking noise in earpiece and constant high frequency emission. Wondering if maybe my speakers are no bueno too. No one else seems to have the speaker distortion or at least too early.

Edit: I was playing "Bridge Burn" by little comets when i noticed. Then played thievery corporation's "Culture of Fear". Maybe someone else can compare?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] xstokerx:
I just got mine today I do not have the sound in the ear piece and also my forward face speakers are crisp loud and clear with just a slight thumping for base it amazing to my ears but what do I know I came from a s6 ?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Elvis_Stojko:
Thank you sir. New phone will be here Wednesday. We shall see.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] xstokerx:
hope u get one without issues
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] acey_zero:
My speakers seem to rattle a little at max volume, even just with Google Assistant or navigating. Haven't noticed any issues on calls though I haven't made a lot since I got my Pixel 2.

Overall quality seems all right a few notches down from max, but is quite noticeably worse than my nexus 6.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] ales005:
Speakers

Could anybody check if speakers are producing the same sound (you can cover it by finger). My unit's top speaker has more hights, bottom one has more mids and bass. Maybe it's by design. I am not sure. Thank you.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Elvis_Stojko:
Yes, absolutely agree with you. Bottom is far better at base and mids. Top speaker is opposite.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] The Dark Knight Patriot:
It could be related to separate dedicated drivers in each speaker (Allowing for larger respective drivers), or simply an equalization software aspect.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] gjrscribe:
Ditto here. Noticed it right out of the box. Top is treble biased, bottom is bass. It seems design derivative. Also possible too because the top speaker is also used for earpiece/speakerphone?

Waiting for more confirmation from google whether this is real or defect. Good to hear from here I'm not the only one.

No issue though with the phone so far.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] gjrscribe:
https://9to5google.com/2017/10/24/t...2-sound-completely-different-heres-why-video/
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] emile567:
The are crystal clear but when I compare them to my nexus 6, the bass is better on the nexus
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] pixel-painter:
Also have the ticking sound, and so so sounding speakers. Trying to RMA. Apparently turning off NFC is supposed to help with the ticking sound. Haven't done it myself....too many digital reward cards :P
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Ra6idr0y:
Noticed quite a bit of distortion when navigating at max volume. The voice is full bodied and, combined with the software EQ choice, I think it hits that perfect low-mid tone and overpowers the speakers. Stepping it down two notches basically eliminates it. Also noticed that the speakers are very directional compared to the OG pixel XL. Had both devices playing the same music and Pixel 2 audio disappears when faced away compared to the OG pixel which was much more audible when the speaker was pointed away. I think the amount of bass they are trying to offer is lofty and unattainable and the device would sound better with a bit more mid and less extreme treble and bass. If I decide to keep this device I'll be praying for the dev community to offer up some display and audio tweaks. P.S. I haven't noticed the ticking/noise from the speakers on my device but I think if they dropped this ultra hifi EQ choice, a slight drop in highs would probably make it much less noticeable or might make it disappear completely if the frequency could be isolated and cut (I'm looking at you 6kHz and above).
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] UltraM8:
Can anyone get me /etc, /lib & /bin folders? I might take a look if there is any ways to improve your device's speakers
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] drmason:
You sure? Coming from the 6P and recived mine today, I'm a little disapointed, they are not even as lound neither as clear, and get disorted pretty quick!?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] GohanBurner:
Yes, I'm an audiophile. Maybe I just got lucky this time around. I got my phone earlier than expected and haven't had a single issue that has been reported here. No weird sounds when on a call, no loose parts, speakers are loud (as my Nexus 6P was with boosting). I dunno.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] drmason:
thanks for the reply, unfortunatly I'm the only one around here with one and can't compare, maybe I'll find a demo somewhere.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] IoIam:
That's because it's supposed to be stereo
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] nekoraysama:
Im amazed about how loud the speakers are and still so clear
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Fremen93:
Unfortunately, the speakers are only loud when playing music etc....but I have found that when using it as a speakerphone the volume is hit or miss...sometimes its loud and sometimes it fades and isn't louder than when you have the speakers turned off. I think there's definitely a bug or a bad design with the software because my speakers can be extremely loud and clear when playing music so I know the hardware is fine...but for whatever reason in speakerphone mode its a joke and I can't really hear anything.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] darkguset:
I second that. I just tested the Stereo with some test clips from Youtube and volume, separation and clarity are great. Enabling the speakerphone on a call though and it is a totally different story... what a mess! I have been reading about people doing tricks to enable the top speaker and route the audio to different places via drivers, but I feel it should not be up to the user to try to "trick" the phone to do something that we know it can do, but for some reason was left out...
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Proday:
Only bottom speaker woarks while on a call with speakerphone mod on...I have same "issues" with sony z3 & z5 compacts stereo phones, I have wrote to sony support and they answered that they turn off top speaker becouse of echo. But after root, and stereo mod, everything woarks fine, much louder and without any problems during the call. Later with my samsung s7, same story (although s7 wasn't phone with stereo speakers, there was mod for make this possible). Hope to find something like that (mod) for our pixel 2!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] farhadtarapore:
Speakers aren't loud, but they are clear. Sometimes even on full volume, I miss notifications. Tried setting the iPhone 8's MP3 sounds, but to no avail. When the phone is in the pocket, I cannot hear it at all (on the noisy streets of Mumbai, India). Speakers are inferior compared to the iPhone 8.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Xebeck:
Hi Guys...

I just sold my OP6 cause of its very tiny speakers. I had an U11 before that and loved its dual setup.

so just needed advice for my next phone ( two criterias being 1. Small-ish in size and 2. Dual speakers)

I've shortlisted Pixel 2 and Iphone 8( have never used an apple product before) as two candidates.

so, DO pixel 2 speakers become distorted at full volume? And how are they compared to iphone 8?

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] LittlePlumb:
Last phone I can remember that impressed me with the phone speakers was the LG G5. I'd assume the the newer models also supply good sound. (Imo speaker lg g5 > pixel 2)

No clue what the iphone can offer.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] drakvl:
Pixel 2 with Viper4android, convolver, and speaker balance in xposed, better than Nexus 6p, defined, with a good bass, good volume gain, and no speaker crackle.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] ossito2012:
I would say if you can get a Pixel 2 that is still on 8.1 then yes the speakers should meet your needs, but ONLY if you install Viper4Android along with the Dolby mod. Otherwise stock phone itself is NOT impressive in terms of sound from its speakers, I would suggest taking a look at the LG G7, it uses the entire phone body as a resonance chamber to amplify sound.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] furatxp:
Very good Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] drakvl:
Now Viper4android works well in Android Pie as a magic module.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Userusing:
I love the way sound is made on this phone. When the sound fires to your face, you can turn the lower to hear and others don't get annoyed! It's super cool!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] niszczycielnpc:
Hi guys, i rooted my s7 edge with CF-Auto-Root but when it turned on my phone is asking for unlocking it with gesture key, so im doing it right as always but it says its incorrect??

Have it changed after i rooted it? and how can be able to use my phone without losing any data on it?
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] nops77:
Hello!

I really need some help from you.

I am on 7.0 right now, with multi CSC (not for my country, of course)

I want to flash now ORO CSC (for carrier settings and options like VoLTE and such. (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/.../SM-A520F/ORO/)

I can do this without rooting? If anyone can explain me step by step on how to do this it would be awesome!

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] eRPeeX:
For fast download go to: http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=A520F&r=&v=Nougat(Android+7.0)&rpp=15

or

Use SamFirm v_0.3.6 ( the fastest download): https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/general/tool-samfirm-samsung-firmware-t2988647

Read how to flash firmware to your phone: https://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3335065

Attention!!! If you use another CSC than the original CSC your phone will be wiped/factory reset and all data will get lost! So backup first!!
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Naikkon:
follow the tutorial and you will be able to change your csc https://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39155 . worked 100%
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Damionix:
Good day everyone. I am hoping I can get some help here on a problem that has been bothering me for weeks. I have the KIW-L21 phone, and I recently did an OTA update on the phone, but it got stuck on Honor when booting and never went past it. No matter what I did, it won't move and factory reset failed. So, I went to Honor support website and downloaded the "Update.app" files for UK, France, and Europe General for it. So, far when I flash the UK and General Europe, it goes well, but then I get this screen (image attached) and it keep looping on optimizing Device from 0 to 100 and again. http://i66.tinypic.com/o586d1.jpg

http://i64.tinypic.com/34z0jdi.jpg

http://i66.tinypic.com/igewk2.jpg

The French Update.app won't even work. But I am stuck here. These are all official ROMs from Huawei's website. I wonder what am doing wrong.

Please any sort of help is appreciated.

Thanks.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] chrisleLP:
Is your phone still under warranty?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Damionix:
I am afraid Not

I am afraid Not. Are you saying there is no hope for it? :(

I have read where someone had the same issue, but it still booted up fine, but just always showed the screen first. I was hoping this would be the case.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] chrisleLP:
Cheer up. I'm not saying that. Can you boot to erecovery?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Damionix:
Yes

I can boot into Factory Recovery. The Phone has never been rooted or messed with. Everything is still stock.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] hassanjavaid8181:
Did you download correct firmware according to your build number...?
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Damionix:
I believe I did

I believe I did, but just to be on the safe side, I will tell you what I did. I looked on the back of the Phone, as I am unable to back into the Phone, and saw KIW-L21, and just before that it said QISKIW-L21.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] chrisleLP:
Erecovery is the secondary recovery. There is an option there that will download and flash the latest available firmware. If after reflashing again, the problem still exist. I'm afraid yhis might be a hardware problem.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] hassanjavaid8181:
No build number will be visible in settings/about..or on the box of the phone

Kiw-l21 has 2 version

Kiw-l21c185 middle east variant

Kiw-l21c432

Which one is yours?

What number firmware you were on before your issue??