Pixel 9 Pro XL owners are reporting issues with wireless charging and video tilt
A bumpy launch
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Smartphone launches don’t always go smoothly, and while in ourGoogle Pixel 9 Pro XL reviewwe gave the handset 4.5 stars out of 5, it seems that some users are rather less impressed with their new Pixel handset.
First up, issues with wireless charging are being reported on thePixel Phone help forums(via9to5Google). These issues take various forms, from charging stopping after a few minutes to excessive heat being produced during charging.
There are also discussions onReddit(viaTech Issues Today) about wireless charging bugs, with a follow-up comment suggesting that it’s a “known bug” thatGoogleis “looking into” – though we haven’t seen any official word on this from Google as yet.
Wireless charging can be less reliable than wired charging for a variety of reasons, but these problems seem to go beyond that – and while they’re not affecting every Pixel 9 Pro XL owner, it seems that a sizable number of devices and/or chargers aren’t working as they should.
Next up… video tilt
The second problem being reported online is a little more obscure, and involves an unwanted video tilt effect, as documented onReddit(viaAndroid Authority): it seems that the camera image doesn’t stay level when some users zoom in during video recording.
As with the wireless charging bugs, it’s difficult to estimate just how widespread the problem is, but several other Pixel 9 Pro XL owners have joined the thread to say they’re noticing the same issue with the camera.
It’s early days for both of these problems, so we’ll have to wait and see if Google is going to do anything in the way of product replacement units or software fixes – or if the Pixel 9 Pro XL isn’t responsible for these issues after all.
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For now we’ll stand by our glowing review of the Pixel 9 Pro XL, but we’ll keep you posted. In the last year we’ve also seendisplay issueson the Pixel 8,washed-out colorson the Galaxy S24, andoverheating problemson the iPhone 15 Pro, so post-launch bugs certainly aren’t unheard of.
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