Since the beginning of the Pixel 7 Pro’s time in the hands of Google fans, many noticed a weird scrolling effect that didn’t completely ruin the experience on the phone, but that also seemed off, like a bug that needed fixing. That scrolling bug is apparently getting a fix after all this time, almost 4 months since first being tracked by Google.
The bug or issue presents itself when you try and swipe on the screen to create a pretty typical scroll. The UI of the phone would essentially stick or not move as far as you would expect. A quick swipe would scroll the screen a bit and then stop both horizontally and vertically. It felt sluggish and off.
I can tell you that I’ve had at least a couple of people ask if my Pixel 7 Pro does this and I can confirm that it did. As someone who spent most of the past few months with the regular Pixel 7, it was painfully noticeable whenever I would switch over to the Pixel 7 Pro. That said, my Pixel 7 Pro is running the latest Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3.1 build and does not seem to produce this weird stutter any longer. Hopefully, that’s a sign that Google has a fix implemented for March’s big Pixel Feature Drop update.
In the official IssueTracker thread (that was shared to reddit this week), a Googler confirmed that they are “aware of this issue and working on improvements for an upcoming software update. Keep in mind that this bug was assigned to a Googler back in November, but this recent update suggests they’ve identified the issue and should take care of it soon enough.
They didn’t put any sort of timeframe on a release, only saying that an “upcoming software update” should improve it. Again, my Pixel 7 Pro is running what will end up being March’s big update and I can no longer reproduce the issue. Maybe it’ll finally be fixed here in a couple of weeks.
I’ve actually become accustomed to the weird scrolling on the 7 Pro because I’ve been using it exclusively. That said I’m sure I’ll notice once it’s gone.
I still cant activate my Visual Voicemail on the phone app. It worked until about 2-3 updates ago. Got support just for them to tell me well sorry. It was working for a few hours if I uninstalled the app updates and went back to stock but even that is now not working.
T-Mo on Pixel 7
Took 5 months to fix then. I wasn’t going to complain too much at that price which $100 cheaper than other flagships but the connections drop since January on my regular pixel 7 even after the February update are out of control> I can’t watch s full 6mn video without the phone losing Wifi, or be on the phone and the call disconnects. We like the price but the components used are definitely not flagship level and it shows unfortunately.
I wish they would fix the screen responsiveness…it is way too sensitive. I have had to dumb it down by changing the haptic feedback so that it requires a little more pressure before something is clicked. Before, every time I put my finger on the screen I was zipping around going into apps or pages I didn’t want. Was real troublesome when scrolling in the browser and would accidentally launch ad links. Just because it is fast doesn’t mean it is what a human being needs.
Same I actually thought my unit was defective at first. Too many times I Long press or click a link I didn’t mean to just trying to scroll
I’ve been having an issue with my clear notifications button not working if I have a ton of notifications and my clear notifications button is located at the lower bottom right of my screen. Requires multiple taps or a tap on the left of the clear button. Super annoying. Especially when it happens around my iphone buddy’s. They soon begin the android bashing ????