Google Pixel 5

Cleisthenes · 9 Sep 2021 at 10:20

I just downloaded the Beta on my Pixel 5 yesterday and I'm liking it so far. Not sure about the bounce animation when you get to the end of a list but I'm sure that can be turned off if I want.

Really liking the revised lock screen and always on layout.

_Jimlad_ · 9 Sep 2021 at 23:29

Cleisthenes said:
I just downloaded the Beta on my Pixel 5 yesterday and I'm liking it so far. Not sure about the bounce animation when you get to the end of a list but I'm sure that can be turned off if I want.

Really liking the revised lock screen and always on layout.

Nice. I should try really. Is this the last beta ?

V_R · 10 Sep 2021 at 07:22

Yeah I've been meaning to give it a go, normally I would but life's been busy...

Cleisthenes · 10 Sep 2021 at 09:37

The only thing holding me back was whether banking would work and happily I can say that Natwest, HSBC and Amex all work which are the three I use.

Give it a go, nothing has broken for me!

Rimsy · 10 Sep 2021 at 11:15

yeah its nice isnt it - does almost make it feel like a new phone!

kona786 · 10 Sep 2021 at 11:17

Rimsy said:
yeah its nice isnt it - does almost make it feel like a new phone!

Yes I feel Android was due a UI overhaul. Looking forward to it.

grudas · 10 Sep 2021 at 13:56

When is it meant to be out? Together with pixel 6 I guess?

reflux · 10 Sep 2021 at 14:01

Those on the latest Beta, how buggy is it? I've heard conflicting reports.

chroniclard · 10 Sep 2021 at 14:10

reflux said:
Those on the latest Beta, how buggy is it? I've heard conflicting reports.

Been using it for a while, had a few niggly bugs and one catastrophic one which I had to do a factory reset in the bootloader. Had VPN's not working in one build, got stuck in some half screen mode at one point(power cycle fixed), not being able to dismiss missed call notifications(power cycle again). There is also the mini led light detector things flashing a little in some apps.

Current version seems fine, so far.

Cleisthenes · 11 Sep 2021 at 10:11

I've had no bugs on my P5 so far, I've only used the latest version

Rimsy · 11 Sep 2021 at 17:27

previous verson I found the FPS worked a LOT better than current beta (which is now as **** as it is on stable/11). other than that its been flawless.... only "bad" thing I noticed in previous beta was the search bar in the app draw was square instead of round but hardly a showstopper.

jrwagh333 · 27 Sep 2021 at 13:39

Just joined the club; I couldn't resist the Google Birthday sale.
Moving over from a 3XL, so happy about the size difference, I am not a fan of big phones any more.

I wanted to wait for the 6, but the fact that its going to be around the same size as my 3XL and probably a few hundred £ more expensive, I am happy I went with the 5.

Got it for just shy of £480

Rimsy · 27 Sep 2021 at 15:49

jrwagh333 said:
Just joined the club; I couldn't resist the Google Birthday sale.
Moving over from a 3XL, so happy about the size difference, I am not a fan of big phones any more.

I wanted to wait for the 6, but the fact that its going to be around the same size as my 3XL and probably a few hundred £ more expensive, I am happy I went with the 5.

Got it for just shy of £480

Nice. For £480 its an absolute bargain imo

jrwagh333 · 27 Sep 2021 at 17:28

Rimsy said:
Nice. For £480 its an absolute bargain imo

90hz,
Smaller screen,
Bigger battery.

Really looking forward to it.

Now need to find a fabric case!

jrwagh333 · 28 Sep 2021 at 14:38

Well I knew it would be nice, but I didn't know how nice 90hz would be.

xb8browney · 28 Sep 2021 at 15:00

P6 on the 19th?

jrwagh333 · 28 Sep 2021 at 15:16

xb8browney said:
P6 on the 19th?

Where did you get that from?

neoboy · 28 Sep 2021 at 16:51

jrwagh333 said:
Where did you get that from?

According to latest leaks

xb8browney · 28 Sep 2021 at 17:10

jrwagh333 said:
Where did you get that from?

From a Google territory sales manager.
But I no longer work in that market.

jrwagh333 · 29 Sep 2021 at 10:13

I'm very late to the thread. But are people forcing 90hz? So far I have just left it on smooth display and it seems fine to me?

Also, wow, the haptics feedback is a really big Stepdown from my 3XL that I came from. That's a big shame as I didn't think it would bother me as much as it is.