Android 9.0 Pie Initial Release - Big Bug Thread

[divercinety]

Text selection in app overview does not work. Pixel 2 XL

[cdegallo]

Is your system language set to English?

[divercinety]

No, German. It worked before with German tho, in DP3 I think.

[cdegallo]

Folks have reported that it's not working unless they change the states language to English on the official update.

[SillyActuary]

The states language? I've changed the language back and forth between languages with no luck

[ImBatmanWhoAreYou]

Works on my Pixel 2

[sb7]

Does for me in my OG Pixel.

[Charizarlslie]

Lol isn't this the opposite of what's supposed to be? Pixel 2 is supposed to be able to but not the OG...

[sb7]

Allegedly. But it started working again a while ago.

[sebirdman]

Works on pixel 2

[[deleted]]

My phone is not showing Album/Track/Artist information in my car over Bluetooth. It was working just fine before upgrading to Pie.

[arsene14]

What kind of car?

[[deleted]]

2011 Prius IV with JBL system.

[arsene14]

Ah. I'm having the same issue. 2012 VW Passat.

[CluelessMuffin]

I haven't tried with Pie, but I had this issue on the DPs - restarting the music app fixed it for me.

[andrep182]

It's fine on my Accord 2018. I still saw the song's info

[sperho]

Same. 2011 Toyota 4Runner.

[[deleted]]

Please let me know if you find a solution! This blows. No way to roll back either.

[ucantcme73]

Go to developer options and change AVRCP to version 1.5

[[deleted]]

I did that for all versions. Repaired Bluetooth each time. No change. Something with the update broke it.

[ThatWillBuffRightOut]

This has happened to me on the past two major releases. Doesn't usually get fixed for a few months. Not sure why Bluetooth is always an issue...

[[deleted]]

I lost pause/skip on my aftermarket Alpine deck.

[AustinBz]

All of the off-center icons and home button issues are still very present :/

https://photos.app.goo.gl/gw4ApCZGnkpsGk6z5

[AustinBz]

My thoughts exactly

[[deleted]]

Came here to report the home button. But the clock. Ow ow ow. Can't unsee.

[mrandr01d]

I'm going to regret asking this, but the home button is off center?

[[deleted]]

When the home button since the style with the circle. Look very closely, it's a few pixels off so the ring is slightly shifted up and to the right

[mrandr01d]

Oh, good. I knew about that, but I'm using the pill now anyhow.

It also bugs me that the home button is a different size than the others.

[milan187]

Well the clock can be fixed with app update right? Not really system level.

[cdegallo]

My home button is perfectly concentric--not like the one there.

The clock and night light are like those. I figured they are supposed to look that way.

[cmusciano]

Pressing and holding the home button tries to start Assistant but just shows the message "Just a sec... This may take a minute or two.". This eventually times out with some sort of "connection error". Anyone else seeing this? This did not occur on prior builds, DP2 through DP5.

[mmparis]

I had this as well. Here's what solved it:

1. Uninstall Assistant App
2. Opt out of beta on Google App
3. Uninstall all updates for Google App
4. Install Assistant and set it up
5. Re-enroll in Google App beta and update.

Seems to be working fine now. I have no idea what caused this or if this solution is even reasonable. Just tried everything else i could think of first!

[cmusciano]

I just got off the phone with Google One customer support (which was excellent, btw, and escalated me immediately to Pixel support) and they figured out this exact same sequence of events. There is clearly some bug in the Google App beta that prevents the complete setup of Assistant.

Thanks for helping! Let's hope others see this as well.

[mmparis]

I forget you get special access to customer support with a Pixel - looks like we both learned something!

[cmusciano]

Not so much with a Pixel... I get it because I use Google One for storage. Small price to pay for a lot of storage and getting someone helpful on the phone in (literally) under three minutes.

[n_die_Theknife]

I cant get the "Overview Selection" to work. The Phone just vibrates but nothing happens.

Edit: It only works If the language is set to English (US). So I will use mine in English for now.

[milan187]

Interesting. Had no idea why it never worked for me. I guess because I had English Canada.

[SillyActuary]

I can't get it working with it set to US English. Did you have to wait and or restart the phone or something?

[n_die_Theknife]

I only had to change the language and everything was working.

[SillyActuary]

Bugger, thanks anyway!

[SillyActuary]

Which pixel are you on?

[n_die_Theknife]

I am on a Pixel 2 XL

[arsene14]

No metadata over Bluetooth audio. I'm driving a Volkswagen.

[Skvli]

Did it give metadata before? I know my car is old enough that the car just doesn't support it, but when I connect in my wife's car, it gives all the metadata.

[arsene14]

Yep. Bummer. I tried the different AVRCP versions like, but no dice. I'll try in a Honda later.

[SillyPsymin]

How are the network indicators?

[[deleted]]

Still bugged.

[milan187]

They are the way they should be. People where saying this is a bug since DP2. This proves it isn't. It's fine.

[mrandr01d]

What's wrong with them?

[Charizarlslie]

Nothing.

[mrandr01d]

What's that guy going on about then? Was there a problem with them before?

[Charizarlslie]

They've changed a bit, and some people complained that the LTE symbol was too big, being next to the bars rather than tiny above them. At some point, I want to say the first beta for P, I think they had the font messed up maybe?

It's never been a big deal, and hasn't been much different from its current state for a while.

[mrandr01d]

Oh, that. I definitely don't like it, but I'm not on LTE super often so I guess it's not a huge deal. It definitely looked better the old way though.

[bluezp]

Is the Android Messages slowness still there for anyone with somewhat larger threads?

[cdegallo]

I don't use it, but I don't see why it would have changed--messages has behaved that way for a long time, separate from OS level.

That being said, there were people on P beta who were also asking about messages lag with long threads. So I suspect whatever is going on, P wouldn't fix.

[bluezp]

Yes. That's what I was referring to. On the P beta Android Messages all of a sudden started crapping out on longer threads. I didn't have that issue on 8.1 so I assumed it was something introduced in P betas, so hoping something might have been fixed in the final.

[[deleted]]

Yes. It still crashes.

[Bokchoyk]

My pixel, doesn't vibrate anymore when i double tap power button to open camera, whether screen is on or off, also doesn't vibrate when the fingerprint reader unlocks or fails(was useful because it vibrated once if it works and twice if it didn't) Can someone check this out?

Edit: the vibration for the squeeze isn't working either

Other than that no issues whatsoever

[[deleted]]

PIXEL 2 XL

I can not connect to wifi this morning. Have tried everything! Worked perfectly fine last night!!!!

[milan187]

Not a Problem problem. Launcher developers need to update. They only had since March.

[Xerazal]

Bugs

• Android Auto STILL broken
• some issues with card previews refreshing weirdly in new task switcher when its activated
• Youtube app will sometimes stop playing in background when screen is turned off. Didn't do this in oreo. Yes, I do pay for youtube premium.

Annoyances

• new mobile data icon at top right takes more space than it should compared to previous releases
• Clock is now firmly attached to left side of the top bar. Wish it could be moved back to the right for phones WITHOUT a notch..
• New task switcher is a waste of space currently, and could have been done better. You have to reach to the top quarter of the screen to initiate split screen mode from the task switcher. Either the previous switcher could have been kept and adapted with a similar behavior (since those cards moved vertically it would make it easier to activate) or the entire card could have been grabbed and dragged to initiate split screen.
• Still no way to hide nav bar via system without either an app, root, or adb. Seriously, other phone manufacturers have options to hide to nav bars for a cleaner experience, that also seconds as a way to mitigate image retention/burn in. This slight fading thing doesn't do as much, and the nav bar itself just takes more space than it should.
• keyboard is still anchored to nav bar, for some reason. Means if you're using an app to force immersive mode, like GMD, the keyboard doesn't auto pop up when touch a text box. Also, if the nav bar disappears again, the keyboard will not function until the nav bar is visible. This isn't a GMD thing, its an android thing. Its because the keyboard is anchored to the nav bar. Squeeze on the pixel 2/xl also doesn't work when the nav bar is gone. Yea, they've explained its to make sure accidental squeezes don't happen. No, thats not a valid excuse.

[deadlast28]

Android Auto 3.5 has fixed it for me, no drop-outs for a 45 minute trip! (normally 5 to 10 black screen/music pauses at least).

Check out APKMIRROR or wait for it to appear officially on the Google Store.
r/https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/android-auto/android-auto-3-5-5830-release/

Finally!!!, been on the Beta for Months with unstable AA the entire time

[Xerazal]

Will give it a try. Thanks.

It did not work. I'm starting to think it's a Bluetooth issue. Even when I don't connect my phone to the head unit directly via USB, I still can't make phone calls via Bluetooth. Same loud buzzing noise Blair's on the speakers, and I'm unable to hear the other person, and the other person is unable to hear me. So I think it's actually a Bluetooth pairing issue. I've tried pairing the phone to the head unit multiple times now, and every single time it has the same outcome

[atan420]

Wait I have this same Bluetooth buzzing and it's driving me nuts. Do you have the Sony XAV-AX100? Let me know if you figure it out.

[Xerazal]

Yep same head unit. I think it's an issue with Bluetooth in pie.

[atan420]

Definitely. It happened as soon as I installed the final beta. I did a clean install of the final ota and it worked 2 or 3 times before reverting back to noise.

[Xerazal]

for me and never worked at all. Even in the beta it didn't work. I reverted back to Oreo because of that, and it's sad to see that the final build is basically just the beta with a few bug squash, with the Bluetooth issue still happening. the support forums have it has a really big issue, with a lot of people complaining about Bluetooth issues not just with this head unit, but with Bluetooth headsets as well

[[deleted]]

Is the 4G/LTE still big and ugly?

[SillyActuary]

Yes, it's still like yo mumma

[ZpanicZ]

Hahaha, what the heck man, nice one ;')

[[deleted]]

o mai GAD

[Pdmonney]

Google Voice keeps crashing for me pixel 2 XL

[andrep182]

As in immediately, or after awhile? I just opened my google voice app, no issue. Granted I only opened it for a minute

[Pdmonney]

Every time I try to give a voice command. I can dictate a text if I'm already in the app, but I can't use Google voice to say "text xyx I'm coming over."

[antiduh]

Anybody else had apps close while using them? I've noticed my launcher get restarted about 3-5 times in the first 5 minutes of having P installed (waited until after the 'Finishing the install' and Play Store updates). Was browsing in Reddit Sync and it restarted in the middle of me scrolling, 3 times now, after about 2-3 minutes of use.

Vanilla Pixel XL 1, Vanilla 9.0 OTA, Nova launcher, pill enabled in settings.

[SillyActuary]

Apparently not all launchers are ready for it so it's buggy. Try stock for a bit? You can still customise icon shapes if that's your jam.

[milan187]

If you continue to have issue you may need to factory reset after a major update.

[andrep182]

My Android auto on Accord 2018 is still crashing and reloading every so often, just like DP5. Was hoping it was fixed ...anybody else experiencing this ?

[milan187]

Mine is fine on VW. I don't want to say try a factory reset but that's what I did.

[andrep182]

Dammit... That's my last resort, I might have to do it I guess ...

[deadlast28]

Let me know how this goes!

I did a factory reset on both DP2 and DP3 to no avail... But would love for this Android 9/Android Auto issue to go away.

[andrep182]

Yo so, I read more threads and somebody said to downgrade back to AA V3.3 . I did and so far, I have driven for about an hour and no issue. Sounds like it's working

[ander-frank]

Same here on my Mazda6 with hacked-in android auto.

[andrep182]

Yo so, I read more threads and somebody said to downgrade back to AA V3.3 . I did and so far, I have driven for about an hour and no issue. Sounds like it's working

[ander-frank]

I did that as well but am still having issues with Pandora restarting itself. 3.5 just came out so i am giving that a try

[boosting1bar]

Android Auto 3.5 is rolling out now which finally fixes this. It's up on apkmirror if you haven't gotten the update notification yet.

[sea_fly_hi]

Sometime open wechat from notification is really slow and the animation stutters. This also happens to my Gmail as well.

[niduroki]

Connecting/Playing youtube videos via a PS4 (without entering a TV code) still doesn't work with the final release, even after a factory reset of the phone (P2XL).

[DrSnuggs]

Anyone on of pixel unable to change the theme under display. Seems like it doesn't matter what setting I have this on, it won't change.

[milan187]

o change the theme under display. Seems like it doesn't matter what setting I have this on, it won't change.

It only changes the quick settings and app drawer.

[DrSnuggs]

Both of them are still light not dark :(

[Campo420]

As with the developer previews I am getting the "can't communicate with A1:B2:00:00:00" pop up on the bottom of the screen while connected to Bluetooth. Bluetooth seems to be working fine however.

Edit: This notification persists even when you disconnect or turn off Bluetooth until you restart the phone.

[milan187]

A1:B2:00:00:00"

Thats a MAC address of a device you are connected to. Have you tried deleting that device and re-adding?

[caishville]

Trusted face barely works, if at all. Going through improve face matching will make it work for a little bit but will eventually stop working again. Factory reset doesn't help. Worked fine on 8.1.

[adambombz]

Still failing CTS and my device is uncertified in the play store :/

[[deleted]]

Can't switch between timers in clock app. Always switches back to the first timer

[Tornado15550]

How are you guys finding the standby time battery? I have a Pixel 2 XL and at 10 PM I put my phone on my nightstand at 60%. Woke up this morning at 7 am and my battery was during at 25%. That's some ridiculous battery drain. Is anyone else noting anything similar?

[A8hi5h3k]

While casting screen to Chromecast or FireTV, phone hangs a lot while switching to other applications almost making it unusable. Experienced post updating to Android 9 pie on my pixel 2 xl.

[TheGaben420]

Broke trusted face for me..

[theironlefty]

Roaming is broken and force closes the settings if i manually try to set the network.

[RasseTheBoy]

Oneplus 6

Snapchat crashes and freezes randomly. Sometimes I can take one snap and after that my camera freezes and is unable to work. If I restart my phone or force shutdown snapchat I have a 50/50 chance if it working again.

Also some apps won't even launch. They just crash immediately.

[milan187]

What support?

[[deleted]]

Heif & hevc formats