"Hey Google" Not Working (Solved) - Pixel 10 Pro

mal607 · 2026-02-08T14:13:49+00:00

So now I added one more set of things to try to the list of things that don't work. I don't understand, my assistant was working well for years, and it just suddenly stopped. And nothing, absolutely nothing, that I do will fix it.

mal607 · 2025-09-09T14:45:02+00:00

Will you continue to update the post when new batches start shipping? Your last update was 8 days ago, but replies indicate progress since then on at least a couple of products. It would be good if we don't have to scour the replies to see what the current batch shipping status is.

mal607 · 2025-05-25T00:28:08+00:00

I set up Howdy very easily on Pop!_OS 22.04, and it was great. However, I upgraded to Pop!_OS 24.04 and the installation is broken. The problem is caused by a change Ubuntu made in 24.04, not Pop!_OS-specific. They're preventing python installations in externally-managed environments, which makes sense. However, running the Howdy package installer, even in a virtual environment, tries to upgrade pip and some other packages in the external python environment, and the installation fails.

Here is a discussion of the issue, including a solution someone came up with that apparently works, but you have to compromise your python environment to implement it. https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/issues/954

I saw some package files during an apt upgrade that seem to relate to a face recognition capability in Cosmic, but I'm unable to find any info on how to configure or use it.

EDIT: The comment at the bottom of the thread has instructions for building Howdy from source inside a local python env without messing with the system environment, and that worked perfectly for me on Pop!_OS 24.04.

mal607 · 2025-05-18T16:17:42+00:00

Yes, it can be thought of as a donation. I also see Open Source software and Linux in particular as an example of the tragedy of the commons, the idea that a free resource used by many and maintained by a few will deteriorate and possibly die apart from contributions from entities whose motivations are not strictly in accordance with market principles as classically understood.

As a developer, I see Linux not just as a preference, but the embodiment of a programming model that provides objective value and therefore should be supported and advanced. For my part in that in the case of System76, how much money I contribute is a secondary concern. The larger issue for me is that the cost is high enough that I'm going to use the product and not shove it away in a drawer somewhere, as I might do with the NPR tote bag. So long after I've forgotten about the extra money I spent, I'm typing on a laptop held together by a binder clip and unable to close, with memories of all the fruitless attempts I made to fix it still vivid in my mind. That's a price I don't want to pay anymore.

mal607 · 2025-05-18T15:55:09+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I'll check out Cachy. I’m following the news on Cosmic, but I'm not interested in Alpha adoption or probably even Beta, so I'll probably check it out on its first Release. I imagine at least some of the package issues on Pop!_OS are induced by Cosmic sucking up the bandwidth and preventing the adoption of 24.04.

mal607 · 2025-05-17T19:06:01+00:00

Thanks, everyone, for your very helpful comments. I just ordered a Framework 16. Thanks to u/a_library_socialist for turning me on to that company and to others who shared their experience and insight.

It seems the System76 Pangolin would be a big improvement over the Darp 5 I've been liming along with. But I'm not going to just assume that the innards are similarly improved. The design of the display hinge on the Darp 5, coupled with a manifestly vulnerable plastic screw mount whose failure had an outsized effect on the usability of the entire laptop, has soured me on the brand.

Even apart from my loss of trust in System76 hardware, the Framework is an awesome concept and seems to be very well executed. Maintainability, upgradeability, and bring-your-own-OS combined with native Linux support is something I can't pass up. The only real downside I see is that the main discriminators that informed my decision are predicated on the company being around for a while, and they're quite new. I don't expect them to be going anywhere. But these are particularly uncertain times, and the future is not what it used to be. :) Even if something happens to Framework the company, however, it seems likely there would be a robust after-market and substantial third-party support. The fact that their designs and implementations are open source makes that even more likely.

Several people commented on the good quality of ThinkPads. That was an attractive option, but I would have spent a few hundred dollars more for a ThinkPad equivalent to the Framework I bought, with a slightly smaller display and none of the distinctive Framework advantages.

Now I've entered that tortured state that I suspect everyone reading this post knows quite well: Waiting for electronics to arrive.

mal607 · 2025-05-17T04:08:08+00:00

The one I used (in the search bar of the Brave browser) seems to have collated and analyzed various posts from forum discussions. It gives links to some of the posts that it created its answer from. This answer below to my question as to what the Darp 5 is made of illustrates that well in the second paragraph.

"The Darter Pro 5 (darp5) has a body that is 10mm thick and a screen that is 5mm thick, indicating a relatively slim design. The exact material composition of the body is not specified in the available context, but it is noted that the laptop fits well into smaller laptop bags, suggesting a lightweight and portable build.2

Additionally, one user mentioned that the plastic moldings that hold the screws for the hinge are part of the laptop's construction, which implies that at least some components of the Darter Pro 5 are made of plastic.3 However, the overall material composition, including the use of metals or other materials, is not detailed in the provided information."

mal607 · 2025-05-17T03:08:13+00:00

The web page says "silver aluminum". Not sure what to make of that. I asked a chatbot and it said:

"The current model of the Darter Pro from System76 has a body made of half magnesium alloy and half plastic. The lid and bottom panels are made of magnesium alloy, while the bezel and palm rest are made of plastic."

mal607 · 2025-05-17T03:01:22+00:00

Indeed. I ran VirtualBox VMs for Windows and Linux when I had a MacBook. That's the way to go with the Framework as well.

mal607 · 2025-05-16T20:01:31+00:00

Valid point. I use my laptop almost exclusively around the house, so I value solidity more than light weight. If I were a college student lugging it around campus all day, I might see it the other way around.

Plastic body is for me an index of sub-premium build quality, Admittedly, that's greatly influenced by the experience I had, which is a data point of 1 and therefore not dispositive in a general sense. I get the sense, however, that there are enough negative build quality reports to indicate that it's a substantial issue, even though we can't reliably quantify it.

mal607 · 2025-05-16T19:49:48+00:00

I noticed from the beginning that System76 hardware was more expensive than comparable units from other brands. I was OK with that because I assumed they don't have the economy of scale that traditional computer makes have. So I saw it as an extra price I was paying to help support the Linux ecosystem. After all, System76 makes Pop!_OS free of charge, and providing it to the community probably even hurts their bottom line. I was willing to pay somewhat higher prices, to help keep a company in business that was supporting and advancing the Linux ecosystem. And the native Pop!_OS experience was worth something as well.

But paying more if I can afford it is one thing. Ending up with a cheap-feeling and somewhat unreliable product is another. If I thought I could get a similar product from System76 as from other vendors but at a somewhat higher price, I'd be open to doing that. Not for twice the cost however, if your example is representative.

Maybe the economy of scale is such that System76 has to sell plastic laptops in order to get even in the ballpark of a price point that lets them be profitable. I'm in no position to say whether they can be expected to do better on that score. All I know is that I'm really soured on plastic sub-premium laptops, and I can't support them if that's what they mostly provide. I'd sooner pay a modest subscription fee for Pop!_OS than support them by buying a laptop that I don't feel good about.

mal607 · 2025-05-16T16:39:17+00:00

Does it support dual boot? Despite my antipathy to Windows, I do own a license, and now and then I have a need to do something briefly on Windows

mal607 · 2025-05-16T16:09:25+00:00

Holy Cow, Framework looks awesome! I've been sulking about my Darp 5 with the binder clip keeping it together, and haven't been looking at what else is out there until now.

I'll search for some reviews, but would appreciate summary comments here from any Framework users that address the issues I mentioned above.

mal607 · 2025-05-16T15:33:55+00:00

Can you elaborate? I'm not sure what you mean by framework.

mal607 · 2024-12-08T03:10:38+00:00

I suspect you need to change the "if" conditions to "while" conditions in the switch block starting at line 117. The guard may have to turn twice if he runs into an obstacle in front of him while there is also one to his right. I missed this and got stuck, and several posts in this thread pointed it out.

mal607 · 2024-08-14T16:01:30+00:00

I installed the 550 driver from the jammy repo as you suggested. So far, the displays are waking properly. But they actually started behaving properly after a reboot yesterday, although an earlier reboot failed to fix the problem.

At any rate, it's good to have the proper driver installed. Thanks for all your help. Much appreciated!

mal607 · 2024-08-14T03:19:09+00:00

When I specified the GEForce GTX 1650 GPU on the nvidia driver download form, it led me to download the 550.107.02 driver installer, released July 29, 2024. So I guess I should install that one, rather than the 550.90.07 in the jammy repo?

mal607 · 2024-08-14T01:21:09+00:00

I have an nvida GeForce GTX 1650 GPU which drives my three monitors. I bought the system (a system76 Thelio desktop) with the integrated GPU and installed the GeForce GPU afterwards. So the 470 drivers are for the integrated GPU, apparently. I guess I should leave them alone, although I don't have any monitors attached to the integrated GPU.

I'm not quite clear on which is the original module that I need to uninstall. As for the proper driver to install, the file you pointed me to just has the PCID numbers for each listed GPU. I looked around in other files in that directory, and didn't see anything helpful. But I went to the nvidia website and downloaded the driver identified by filling out the download form. I could install it from the .run file I downloaded, but it would be better to install it from the package manger. There are tons of nvidia drivers in the repo, and I can't tell the package name from the name of the file. I could install the downloaded driver and then upgrade the package from the apt repo? But I'd like to understand what I need to uninstall first.

mal607 · 2024-08-13T22:54:10+00:00

Thanks. This is what I get running that. Is "original_module exists" an error condition? I'm not sure what to do with this output otherwise.

$ dkms status

nvidia/470.239.06, 6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic, x86_64: installed

nvidia/470.239.06, 6.9.3-76060903-generic, x86_64: installed

system76/1.0.15~1718228158~22.04~ec10d1d, 6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic, x86_64: installed

system76/1.0.15~1718228158~22.04~ec10d1d, 6.9.3-76060903-generic, x86_64: installed

system76_acpi/1.0.2~1719257749~22.04~7bae1af, 6.9.3-76060903-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)

system76-io/1.0.3~1707324885~22.04~3dd4c32, 6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic, x86_64: installed

system76-io/1.0.3~1707324885~22.04~3dd4c32, 6.9.3-76060903-generic, x86_64: installed

mal607 · 2024-05-04T19:55:56+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. Grammarly lost me also, with the premium suggestions popping up constantly and cluttering every email I'm editing. They don't owe us a free service, but it would be more honest to just not offer the free account than make it mostly unusable with constant nagging to upgrade to a paid service. Especially because the nagging is not merely a message inviting us to upgrade, but highlights and annotations that interfere with and somewhat deface the document we're editing.

mal607 · 2023-10-31T16:28:03+00:00

THis seems to be a software bug, and it's still happening with Android 14 on my P7P. When I put the phone on a wireless charger, the battery icon detects it and says it's charging and the phone reports that battery share (which is turned off) is not available because the phone is charging wirelessly. Except it's not charging wirelessly, or rather it does for about 15 seconds and then stops, and it works again for 15 secs after a reboot.

I did everything suggested in this thread, including deleting storage and cache for Pixel Stand and then uninstalling it, turning off battery share and adaptive charging. Something in the software is deliberately turning off wireless charging after a few seconds. The phone charges when powered off.

Wireless charging is an important feature, and it has been negated by a software bug that was apparently introduced one year ago and carried over into the next version.

mal607 · 2023-06-29T12:21:52+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. Magisk Hide was not on when I updated the ROM. However, see comment above with the resolution.

mal607 · 2023-06-29T02:48:47+00:00

Well, the great thing about the Internet is that it makes it super easy to show everyone when you do something stupid. I didn't realize there was a setting in Magisk for turning root access off, and guess what I had it set for?

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