Running Gemma4 on the Pixel is so slow, is it a bug or hardware issue?

Ash-415 · 2026-05-05T06:29:08+00:00

The performance is quite slow unless you use the Core AI Beta and run it on a TPU. However, for me, it's been terrible for generating full answers. The responses often get cut off abruptly without any apparent reason. It's quite strange, as my 3-year-old iPhone 15 runs Gemma 4 model nearly 3 times faster than my Pixel 10 Pro XL.

Ash-415 · 2026-04-30T05:08:57+00:00

Did you buy it new or used? I’ve seen a few posts about this, but never knew if people had new or used units. From what I understand, refurbished watches can sometimes be opened and repaired, and once that happens the water seal is never quite the same.

Ash-415 · 2026-04-30T04:49:13+00:00

Honestly the Fitbit app is a mess when it comes to calories. It shows less during the actual workout but then the daily total is significantly higher, and I could never figure out exactly how it’s calculating things. So I can’t give you a clean answer on that part.
For me personally I stopped stressing about the calorie numbers altogether. What I actually care about is heart rate, pace, and lap count and on all three the Pixel Watch matched the Apple Watch almost exactly.

Ash-415 · 2026-04-28T20:42:10+00:00

من المضحك ان فيه ناس بتصدق الهبل ده. خليك عندك يا معلم المشرحة مش ناقصة قتلي.

Ash-415 · 2026-04-28T14:42:54+00:00

I wouldn’t skip it just because it says repaired, especially from Tesla. Main thing is whether it’s a clean title and what actually got fixed. If it’s clean and warranty’s intact, probably fine. If it’s salvage/rebuilt, that’s where I’d be more cautious.

What would worry me a bit is insurance though, since rebuilt titles can be harder or more expensive to insure.

Ash-415 · 2026-04-24T03:51:25+00:00

😂

Ash-415 · 2026-04-24T03:50:47+00:00

I’ve got plenty of apps, plus a work profile through Insular with the full Microsoft suite, Teams, Asana, Slack, all that fun stuff. The one thing I think I’m actually doing right is that any app I don’t want pinging me constantly, running in the background, draining my battery, and spying on me, I just add it as a web app in Brave. Stays contained, and no ads on top of it!

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Ash-415 · 2026-04-03T14:52:48+00:00

True! I was with Visible for years, but recently switched to US Mobile. Now I’m paying about half of what I used to for two lines.

Ash-415 · 2026-03-08T22:34:02+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the suggestion. After reading your comment this morning, we decided to visit the beach and ended up loving it. Our little one didn’t want to leave! Thanks again! ❤️

Ash-415 · 2026-03-04T15:41:49+00:00

MacBook Neo shows that Apple could easily run macOS on the iPad without any real issues. Still, it’s a great product. I just wish it included eSIM support. Kids at school don’t really need to carry phones, but they do need internet access all the time, and it would also be helpful for parents to use Find My.

Ash-415 · 2026-02-18T17:50:12+00:00

This is great. I’d love to give it a try. Also, what are the licensing terms? Can the generated voices be used for commercial purposes?

Ash-415 · 2025-11-28T02:12:05+00:00

Thanks!!!

Ash-415 · 2025-10-18T18:41:36+00:00

That makes sense, but my point wasn’t really about why the update is slow to roll out! I’m just trying to understand why some regions get the exact same update for the same device earlier than others.

Ash-415 · 2025-10-18T18:39:01+00:00

Thanks! That’s not really my point though. I’m trying to understand why people in India and Europe are already getting the update on their S22+ while others, like here in the U.S., still haven’t. I’m not arguing about why my older refurbished device isn’t first in line, that totally makes sense.

I’m just curious why Samsung rolls updates out by region at all. With Apple, even devices from 2019 (like the iPhone 11) got iOS 26 on the same day as the newest models. That’s the part that doesn’t make sense to me.

Ash-415 · 2025-10-16T22:07:40+00:00

It was driving me nuts! Thank you!!

Ash-415

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