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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
I got it for 1139/- from Amazon. Last week it was on sale for 998/- only. Its priced at 999/- on Spigen's official site but is out of stock.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] virani_joush:
Google will not acknowledge the grain as its the 'nature' of the display. And to be very frank u will stop noticing grain after 2 hours of usage max. Initially i was complaining about the display bcz it was my mistake that i was comparing it with my old phone and other phones. Once i started enjoying and stopped looking for display problems, i am really enjoying the display and phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
[MENTION=8758174]ashutoshkumar01[/MENTION]

I ordered it for 999

Using it on my n5 n6p and now pixel-2-xl

Best case in my opinion... Little bulk added but major protection :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
After you posted this issue a couple of days back, I checked my phone multiple times on/off charging but couldn't stop any such behavior. You may try taking the 8.1 DP2 OTA and see if that helps.

Moreover, with Google already capping the speeds, I feel charging it full 100% shouldn't have much impact on how the battery deteriorates over time.

I always leave my phone on charging before going to bed and only take it off in the morning. I know this is not ideal but none of my phones ever had battery issues and I generally keep them for 2-3yrs. So, IMHO the impact would be negligible.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] harish2887:
Thank you for the reply. And yes that is true. I stopped noticing it as soon as I stop looking for it. Initially I was looking for issues in screen ?. It is a great phone and I am enjoying it a lot.

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For me too. I travel a lot for work and whenever there is a new song in my car on radio (Hindi or English) the now playing shows that perfectly without fail Everytime. For me the now playing has worked 100%.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
To be honest don't want to install dp. And charging the battery to 100% is not advisable. Slowing the charging speed does helps but still charging the battery full statins it. I try to follow the 40-90% rules on my phone and laptop. With phones it's difficult to maintain the charging cycle.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Well the Sennheiser are here... They didn't take the 1rs... ??

Good feel.. will be using it for a while and then retire to my mom or sister as I got a better honor wireless buds that I ordered from AliExpress... Best purchase I made in a decade for those honor wireless buds
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blueren:
I installed skinomi's wet screen prtector. Man I'm loving it. The last time I'd used this was for the nexus 4. It completely adhers to the edges.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
I've also decided to satay away from DP.

I understand your point. I agree, its better to be safe than sorry.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ashutoshkumar01:
Can you send the link to honor wireless buds?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
This was the 1st link I found...

https://m.aliexpress.com/s/item/32824666378.html?spm=a2g0n.search-cache.0.0.797053f2Aljlx#autostay

Search a bit more and you can get a good deal... I got for 2200rs if remember it right
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit3221:
Are you using a case as well? Are the screen protectors case friendly as skinomi claims?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ashutoshkumar01:
Thanks.

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I got it for 1199. But now they increased price again. The protection is excellent, have dropped it twice, no scratch.

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The main purpose of a case is to provide protection. Stuffcool fails in that spectacularly and they were selling it for 999. Better to buy a case from Amazon or flipkart for around 300 they will provide much better protection.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
How is the battery life like on these?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ashutoshkumar01:
I'm getting average OST of 5.5-6 Hrs with wifi/LTE on all the time, Bluetooth for an hour.

Everything is on stock. This should improve further with 8.1
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blueren:
I'm using Spigen thin fit and it has no issues with the screen protector.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
They are my gym buds... Use it exclusively while gymming and the session lasts 1hr to 1.5hr.. and the buds last a week... Easily with some. Juice still left
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
Has anyone seen this. Flipkart is claiming to have sale on pixel 2 during their december sale
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] goti(0):
for this price range you can get one from skullcandy and house of Marley instead of waiting for delivery after buying from alibaba instead flipkart can deliver earlier

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wet screen protector are much better option with curved screen but are difficult to apply I'm using gadgetshieldz protector since nexus 6 no problem so far

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I'm on dp2 slow charging is same as it was on stable and on dp2 hdr image processing is also much faster doesn't even feels like beta imo

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I'm on dp2 slow charging is same as it was on stable and on dp2 hdr image processing is also much faster doesn't even feels like beta imo
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit3221:
Got my Sennheiser 7.00 as well.

I'd say quality is good but definitely not worth 12k.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] goti(0):
The main purpose of a case is to provide protection. Stuffcool fails in that spectacularly and they were selling it for 999. Better to buy a case from Amazon or flipkart for around 300 they will provide much better protection. [/QUOTE]

honestly I don't like any of the cases as they obstruct the real feel of phone.. I only use skin and ordered from slickwraps and dbrand on black Friday offer it is very insecure but worth the feel comes from using the phone without any case.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nihar.G:
Check out https://plus.google.com/102612254593917101378/posts/dnYcjUFxsg7 and other posts by the same guy for an explanation on slow charging.

Tl; dr: Charging is limited at 10.5W most probably to keep the battery wear minimum and improve lifetime.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
I have no issues with the battery charging... I'll say this as well... Once I heard issues with Nexus 6p battery .. I exclusively charged from my power bank which never gave more than 1.3amps... and my phone lasted .. till the ill fated day when I went to rishikesh and charged through normal adapter... That's when I encountered my 1st early shutdown...

So slow is good...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
I didnt mind slow charging but damn that dash charging of OnePlus. It has ruined me :silly:

The actual issue I have is with only calibration as the level drops pretty quickly after a charge. It works fine when I charge it all the way to 100.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Superb ! I was just waiting for this to happen. Hope they don't drop the HDFC cashback now. XL is out of my taste but the hefty tag of 60K was the stop barrier not because it is not worth but because of the resale value.

Btw i don't see this pro on FK..Mind sharing the link?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
https://www.flipkart.com/mobiles-intrigue-1879-3089-store

Also the 8k cashback is till 31dt dec.

But the exchange prices have dropped drastically. Last week og pixel was fetching 18.5k .. now it is 13k.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rkial:
The extra 5k on exchange is gone. The free earphones with prebooking is gone.. And the amazing discount being advertised will include the SBI cashback, which you wont get if you use HDFC.

So.. it will be a little less, but dont expect the 61k phone to go for 55.. It'll probably be 2-3k less
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
From 19% to 80% it took me approx 1.5 hr:eek:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
I dont think so....Whats the logic of comparing it with 5t then...Should be priced near to 40k

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Used Pixel doesn't have much buyers here due to the likes of OP and Xiaomi. Only enthusiasts buy them.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
I think the prices comparison would be post exchange and 8k hdfc cashback. for e.g. earlier my pixel og was fetching 18.5k plus 8 k cahsback. So total discount is 26k. So the effective price for new pxl2 was about 34!!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
Yes, this could be the logic behind that comparison. Pixel2 offers exchange discount but OP5T doesn't.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
Check this out. Out maths was correct.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rkial:
The page still says price reveal tomorrow. It might even be discounted by 1-2k..

I dont understand how anyone could think they would have the Pixel 2 at 33% off a month after its release . That is absurd.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
Again its clickbait man. There is no actual price reduction.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
Great minds think alike Lol :laugh:

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'Absurd' - You are putting it mildly. :p

If Pixel2 sells so cheaply (which is highly unlikely) then we, early adaptors who pre-booked the device are idiots.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
True and it only helps the previous Pixel owners to some extent.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
This is India where anything off MRP sells. So a 33 percent off add will definitely pique interests
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ashutoshkumar01:
Anyone experiencing app crash with BookMyShow? Mine crashes every single time I open it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blueren:
Honest opinion, don't install an app whose web app is just as good. If you login to bms via chrome, your ux is no different from the app itself. So why do you even need the app? Same goes for flipkart, fb, twitter etc. Chrome has the ability to handle their push notifications!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
You assume everyone uses Chrome. Dont make that assumption. Chrome is losing popularity more each day.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Didn't have anything to do... So googled

https://www.netmarketshare.com/brow...6-05","dateEnd":"2017-11","segments":"-1000"}

Chrome is consistent... Others too are same... People don't prefer downloading something from what comes pre-installed .. The nerds and the geeks try different... Not people...

Discussion is good... But I might start watching house of cards season 4 5 in a bit..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
Just watch. Those numbers dont take into account now Google cant force those apps on android devices in all countries. So that will cut down on the numbers. Plus with all of the privacy concerns popping up, I have a feeling it will be dropping soon. Like I dont know a single person that uses chrome. I normally hear the same thing from all of them that it runs like garbage and they would rather use something else.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
The no. Of countries is a handful.. U can actually count them in a single hand... It might hog ram on PC but on android its defacto... But yes tomorrow isn't predictable..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
This is true. But that handful counts for millions of installs. Plus each day more and more countries are coming down on Google for it.

I can't say anything for its usage. As I said. No one I know uses it and I never will.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] virani_joush:
Then which browser you suggest?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
One that works for you. What I use, would most likely not work for you as I value privacy over ease of use or convenience.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] virani_joush:
Okay. Then i think chrome is good for me at present. Lets see if i can find something better.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
It all comes down to what is important to you. Some are saying that Firefox (open source) is making great strides. Dont get me wrong. If you are deep into google then chrome I am sure is great. Like Safari is for apple users. Lots of integration in the OS. So if it works for you then by all means use it.

Just to put it out there. For mobile I use Orbit which is the mobile counter part to my desktop Tor browser.Great for privacy but has huge back draws.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blueren:
Maybe. But my point being, if there is a good enough web app, that does everything or almost everything that the native app does, then thats one less app to install.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ashutoshkumar01:
Im also experiencing frequent restarts. Phone restarted twice in last half an hour, anyone else having these issues or my unit is the only one that's having them? Have to say Google Support is terrible.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
Nah man. Bookmyshow is working fine. Have you tried reinstalling it?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
No issues whatsoever with BookMyShow.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Okay.. this just happened.. my friend just called me and I heard him but with static noise as well.... And he couldn't hear me at all... Rebooted my phone and the issue persisted... As dumb luck turned on and off NFC and Bluetooth and it fixed the issues,...

Any1 encountered something similar... Am on November patch...

P.s. issue happened an hour back and couldn't recreate it...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] blueren:
Didn't google fix this issue in the latest patch? Or is it fixed in 8.1..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] drtushar:
I had the same issue with 1st generation pixel. It's gradually increases. The microphone of pixel had issue. And Google has poor customer care here in India. I hope urs is not an issue like me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
Well happened once that makes me believe that it's a bug... Will wait for December patch before anything...

Also it was correlated with the hissing noise in the earpiece
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sultan of Speed:
No browser will give you any better privacy than what chrome offers. I'm not saying chrome offers best privacy. I'm just saying other browsers are no better than what chrome offers.

It seems you are a bit touchy and paranoid about privacy. You need VPN. I'm using VPN at home.

You also try using TOR.

Edit: Oh! And Chrome is very very popular.!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
Had you bothered to read you would see I already do use Tor.

Sure keep telling yourself that your data is secure with a company that makes its money off of data collection, use and sale.

Many consider Firefox far better for privacy due to the open source nature. It's code can be audited. Not so much with Chrome. Add in all the extensions and you get a security nightmare. Which is why extensions are banned in most secure locations and Chrome is not allowed.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
I think you missed [MENTION=1140856]zelendel[/MENTION] 's reply. He did say that he uses Tor. :)

And yes a good no-logs VPN is the way to go for absolute privacy.

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Well you beat me to it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sultan of Speed:
Yes. I didn't realise there was a "next page" on the XDA app. And saw you mention TOR in there.

So, my apologies for it.

But I still stick to what I said. Firefox and other browsers protect you and your data as much as chrome does. Chrome is built on the chromium platform. And that is also open source. Open for audit.

And I'll still say this - chrome is pretty popular.

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I currently use expressvpn and they have a "no-logs" policy. I selected expressvpn after reading several reviews online from various top sites.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zelendel:
See I don't believe that personally. I will never trust a company that makes its money off of collecting, using and selling people's data. Thinking they are secure is really a mistake.

People say I am over protective of my personal data but doing so allows me to say things like "I have not gotten a spam or telemarketer call ever." and it be true.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
FK seems to have revised the page but I am still not able to comprehend that. There is a flat discount of 11001 but not sure if that is lieu of the exchange? Cash back has gone up from 8k to 10k.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
Finally got to test the portrait mode yesterday outside. Even in artificial lighting of a restaurant, it worked amazingly well. My friend was amazed at the pictures and she has an iPhone 7. She was like which phone is this. Hehe.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] anmolbedi:
Exchange discount would be after all these. Read the statement 39999 or lower. The "lower" has a star which points to exchange discount. This is a wonderful offer must say!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
FK sure has revised the main page. But when I click shop now button and move to the next page, it doesn't show anything about the 10k cash back or 11.01k flat discount. Instead it shows the same 8k cash back on hdfc emi and 5% discount on axis buzz. I hope they correct the info.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
I guess it either begins later today or on 7th...I am in if i can get this beauty for 40-45k.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
This will go live on 7th 12 am. Fingers crossed for a good deal. Was bummed to see the exchange value dropped though. Before 1st December the OG Pixel was fetching 18.5k now its 12.9k!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] drtushar:
I think the offer is only for pixel 2 and not for pixel 2 xl. May be because pixel 2 is least selling amongst the two. I got my pixel 2 for 42.5 k after buyback value of my pixel 1st generation with non working microphone.

It's not good to see value dropping so early. Early buyers like us feel cheated
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
Thanks I din't know that this offer will go live on 7th [MENTION=4243566]12am[/MENTION].

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I agree. What's the point of pre-booking, waiting 20-25 days to get the device and then to see people getting it at a discounted price with very little waiting time. One should just skip the pre-order stage in Oct/Nov and wait till Christmas/New Year to take advantage of special offers.

I hope this offer is valid only for P2 and not for P2XL. That'll at least make me feel good that I didn't make a mistake by pre-booking a P2XL. Lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Sukhi:
Yes ! Highly it would be for Pixel 2 which seems to have lost the attention. I can feel your pain as i have been in that situation multiple times with Samsung. What i have learnt is that moving forward, it always better to wait for at least 15-30 days before making an investment so that by that time we can understand the consumer pull for that product. History repeated for LgG6 and same is gonna happen for iP8. In a month you'll see massive discounts. IP8+ & X would continue with stronger pull.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
The biggest mistake Google did with pixel 2 was to use the older design. It could have been the best looking compact phone if they had gone with the pixel 2 xl type design.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
Well this happened last year as well. And if there sre any price discounts they will purely be thru flipkart and not thru Google. I doubt there will be any though.

All the discounts and offers are on exchamge and buy back value and emis. These offers are making it seem the peice has fallen. Most likely we wont get these offers through Croma or any other retail outlet.

Thats the peice we pay for erly adoption.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Horoscope:
got the FOSO Sandstone Quicksand back Cover and i must say its worth the price what we pay

precision cutouts, fits perfectly and overall good protection for the phone..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
any pics?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] numerouknow:
can't agree more. Its hard to understand why Google went with a different design for the smaller Pixel. Both phones could've looked identical except for their sizes and that would've been perfect. There's still a huge market for smaller phones, especially people who prefer the convenience of using the phone one-handed without compromising flagship specs.

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Waiting for its delivery. :D

I'll get it tomorrow.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Horoscope:
here is the link of the case, looks exactly as shown in the product page..

https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B077L5L2WW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Amolecule:
Cant agree more. So much hype around the bezel but noone seems to bother about being handy. The only flagship compact phone currently is Sony Xperia XZ compact.

The og pixel looks better than the pixel 2 this year and that spurely down to the ugly bezels on front with speakers. Thats why Google did not even bother to advertise the front of smaller pixel as much as the bigger one.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Frostfire:
Does anyone know if now playing will work in India? Google assistant says, "this feature is not available in your country." if you ask it to identify a song.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
It would be a bummer if it doesn't work. I was looking up for this feature with great enthusiasm.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rohit25:
The now playing feature is independent of google assistant... So it should work... But as per reviews its a hit or miss and NO Hindi songs will probably not be recognized...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rkial:
The option is present in the Indian demo units.. It should work here..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nickporwal:
In India, chrome representative was saying that Google will provide door to door service. Its directly from Google. Is it true? Any idea?

Though on one demo pixel2 XL unit, i saw pink smudge near navigation bar. Not sure if its limited to demo unit. But Colors, tint is easily ignorable. Its unnecessarily overhyped.

Smaller pixel2 has no such screen issues.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhil.agrawal:
So I guess I'll keep SoundHound installed on it for those times. No hindi songs are ok with me.