14 DAY TRIAL // Google released its latest smartphones in early October and it seems that they may be experiencing an issue that was found on Nexus phones last year. Apparently, some Pixel owners have complained that the phones have Bluetooth pairing issues with vehicles.
Some Pixel owners have taken to the Pixel Community forum (via Android Police) in order to express their discontent with the fact that these smartphones might experience Bluetooth pairing issues with certain vehicles.
The flaw causing the issue is difficult to identify, as some users are unable to connect quickly and stream audio, while calls fail and Bluetooth disconnects. Others say they can connect, but with some difficulty and the connection sometimes drops off for no apparent reason. In addition, some users mentioned that Nexus smartphones running Android 7.1 Nougat preview are facing the same issues.
The Google Pixel phone was rooted
This means that the problem might be with the latest Android OS version, not with the Pixel phones. Google support team has acknowledged the problem, but some time may pass until the company pushes out a direct update to solve the issue.
A few days ago, we reported that the bootloader on a Pixel phone sold through Verizon was unlocked, and it seems that today, Chainfire XDA dev announced on Twitter that he managed to root a Pixel smartphone.
However, it will take a few days until the dev completes automating, cleanup and packaging tasks, before making the root method public. The dev managed to achieve a full systemless root with “/system fully intact dm-verify switchable, and boot image mods only.”
Rooting a smartphone does provide users with access to various tweaks and changes that they can make to the phone, but the method voids warranty on some devices, so it’s best to use OS customization options if you don’t have experience with rooting smartphones.