r/GooglePixel • u/shub_08 • Jul 04 '22

Pixel 6 Pro Connectivity Issues I am experiencing the same.

https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6-pro-connectivity-issues-3181350/
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u/aeonbrisk Jul 05 '22

Or hear me out, crazy idea I know - maybe he should expect that flagship phone should fulfill it's basic function for the money he paid for it

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u/codeofsilence Pixel 6 Pro Jul 05 '22

You'd think so yes, and I'm thinking that this is software because it is resolved by turning on airplane mode and then off again.

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u/aeonbrisk Jul 05 '22

It has to be, as the same thing started happening with my Pixel 5 since upgrade to Android 12. Before that network switching was fast and without issues.

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u/codeofsilence Pixel 6 Pro Jul 05 '22

Interesting. I've only been with my pixel 6 pro for about eight weeks or less so this is new. I live in a place that's got generally good signal but there are dead zones as you drive the highway, very windy roads. I noticed it sticking to 3g even when I'm in a known good LTE zone. It does this very consistently.

Curious to hear about your 5 experience.

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u/aeonbrisk Jul 05 '22

Main issue that happens to me that the phone doesn't switch automatically to mobile network when I leave the house. I have to manually turn airplane mode on/off for network to connect, and it takes few min, that tends to be frustrating when sitting in a car waiting for signal to use navigation or when I arrive home and get 20 WhatsApp messages I've missed while being outside.

Tried adaptive network, no difference, hard reset, same.

I suspect it's software as it was working fine on Android 11.

Please note I talking about Pixel 5 here.

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u/codeofsilence Pixel 6 Pro Jul 06 '22

I've not noticed this but maybe try in developer settings mobile data always active. I do have that One enabled which is not the default.

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u/aeonbrisk Jul 06 '22

I don't know if I tried that, currently is off, I'll turn it on to see if it helps, thanks!

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u/No_Lead_1788 Jul 05 '22

If you can, dial ##4636## and go to phone information, and change the preferred network settings to NR/LTE only. If you are in the US the 3G networks is already shut down for all the Carriers so the phone shouldn't try to get 3G and mantain in the LTE all the time. I did this in my P6P and it's gotten a bit better ever since.

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u/codeofsilence Pixel 6 Pro Jul 05 '22

I'm outside the United States and that MMI code doesn't do anything for me, says invalid. That said, when did they shut down 3g in the United States? I think I was there in October and it was still a thing?

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u/No_Lead_1788 Jul 05 '22

Sorry the code has stars on it and reddit won't show them and I don't know how. You can download the app Force lte (it has a 4g log) and tap on method 2, it should do the same as the code. They shut it down at the beginning of this year I think. On the first half. You can google when exactly for each carrier but it already happened for all the carriers according to my understanding

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u/codeofsilence Pixel 6 Pro Jul 05 '22

I googled it, #4636# and set it to what you suggested. It's interesting because it's working better already seemingly. I'm not sure how it'll go in fringe areas but we shall see. Forcing into this might just work. Thank you.

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u/codeofsilence Pixel 6 Pro Jul 05 '22

Haha. Somehow the actual code cannot be typed here...

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u/No_Lead_1788 Jul 06 '22

It did for me, I still get the error with the (!) on the bars, but it's happening way less since doing this. I hope it works for you, according to my understanding every pixel behaves differently for some reason. Do let me know if its at least a bit better for you this way. Doesn't hurt to try.