Apparently, Google didn't test Android 14 very well on Pixel 6a, Pixel 6, or Pixel 6 Pro.
There is a problem with multiple users on the operating system on those devices.
After a few days of Android 14, it has decided that my data is corrupt and has pushed me to do a Factory Data Reset. Otherwise, I'm stuck watching "Pixel is starting..." forever.
Since I've been using this phone, it's been one problem after another. The developers really didn't consider that people would use the phones because it hasn't been as smooth as other Android distributions.
Even as chaotic as OnePlus was with their Oppo-inspired mix, it was made for users. I suppose I should just go back to my OnePlus 8T, as it was faster, smoother, and a better experience altogether.
I'm seriously disappointed that Google isn't as good as smaller companies in developing Android-based devices.
Well, I did the Factory Data Reset and started fresh. I've got one user account and very few apps. It's going to be a very long time until I trust it again. Sadly, some of my data is gone forever.
I won't buy another piece of hardware from Google. This Pixel 6a is the last, after two iterations of the Nexus 7 tablets. One of those (with the Nvidia Tegra) was such a disaster that I returned it immediately.
I've been fighting with the Pixel 6a ever since I got it. At US$299.99 - 10% Target team member discount - 5% Red Card discount, it was an easy choice. However, my luck with Android has been just okay. I didn't figure that Google's own Android release would finish off my data.
Update 2023.10.22: Asphalt 9, which was working on Android 14 is no longer working. It just hangs. Oh, never mind. It starts after a few minutes. That's not as fast as when it started in a few seconds. Way to go, Google!
Update 2023.11.16: I added my other account, feeling a bit more cautious, as it might be labeled corrupt and cause everything to be wiped again.
Mostly, it's fine. Asphalt 9 was running just fine, but days later, it isn't. Something seems seriously wrong with Android 14, or maybe, it's just Google's phone team's implementation. I really haven't done much with the phone, as I'm not quite ready to invest time on something that may never work correctly again.
Update 2023.12.06: Android update for security apparently had more in it than something like 37 security fixes. Asphalt 9 is running again. Hopefully, it will stay that way. I wanted to transfer music back to the phone but the Files app is irritatingly difficult. It could be worse, to be certain. It found my USB drive after a while. There isn't as much music as there is free space but it claims that there isn't room available. It won't transfer some of it and it's a pain to transfer folder by folder.
Maybe, their new AI can figure out how people actually use phones and computers and they can use it to generate applications that actually work for people.
Google, you damaged the trust I had that the phone would work. You destroyed what I had and, while I continue to try to use it, there is no way I will spend more money on hardware from Google. It isn't in my best interest.
Update 2024.02.01: I let my phone plan finish. Since I have a 2022 iPhone SE that's my regular phone, I only had a cheap plan to try Android. Google has shown me that they don't care and I'm not about to spend money on such a phone.
The interesting thing is that, without a 5G connection, moving from my usual spot that is a floor above the router, causes the phone not to be able to access the internet at all. Even if it's only a few feet (a meter or two), the phone can't find an internet connection. Isn't that pathetic?
Update 2024.02.22: I almost bought a OnePlus 12R. It's quite a good phone with a recent processor and multiple cameras and sensors. My credit union signaled a fraud alert, which gave me a second chance to think about it. I doubt that it works with my Razer Kishi V2, although the Razer web site finally mentions that the OnePlus 8 Pro doesn't work with it, and I had the 8T. Would I buy the Razer Edge, which is guaranteed to work with the Razer Kishi V2 Pro and just let my Pixel 6a and Razer Kishi V2 sit, abandoned?
Update 2024.06.23: I've been looking at the Razer Edge again, since Newegg has it for US$299.00 and I can pay $76 something four times. I'm sorry that I bought this Google Pixel 6a so much that I will never buy another Google product. I'm doubtful that Google cares how much anyone likes their products, as long as they continue to buy them.
If they went back to being an internet search-only company, would the world care?
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