Pixel 4XL - now occasionally not showing date/time on locked screen - Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers

I have had my Pixel 4XL since Jan. It's been mainly fine and it was an upgrade from a Moto Z2 with a similar OLED screen. So am used to being able to just stare at phone without unlocking it and seeing the time/notifications etc. without having to unlock it first. But in the past week the behvaiour has changed. Now occasionally when I pick up the phone it's completely dark and the only way I can bring up the display is to actually unlock with the power button. I am sure it wasn't like that but I can't pin down this new annoying behaviour with anything that might have changed (no settings changes that I am aware of or any firmeware updates). Not Soli is not active on this phone since I am in an unsupported country for Soli.
Anybody have any ideas or have seen this occur? Thanks

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Faded/washed display after Oreo update.

So after this much anticipated Oreo release, my display has been left faded looking. It's as though you have the brightness turned all the way up which washes out the color, but even when it's turned down. It's rather frustrating & sRGB is not ticked. Please tell me this isn't the new display & what I could possibly do to change it.
Edit: Also just realized when I change my screen mode in display settings, nothing happens. I can even turn the red, green and blue all the way down with no effect. Anyone else experiencing this issue with Oreo?
Have to say no, that has not happened for me. Display looks the same and changing display settings changes the screen for me. Perhaps a reboot might help...
Do a Full reset, sounds like the ota bugged your settings out.
I've been on Oreo since the release and haven't had any issues with screen color or resolution.
Did you proceed to do the above posted steps? I myself would also say to factory reset the system.
If so, would you mind letting us know how it went and if it fixed the issue at hand.
The only place I've noticed something like this, is when using Google Maps through Android Auto, with my Vehicles display. I get the faded or Ghosting on the display. If I change from maps, to phone and back to maps it's fine again. But it's only temporary. This all started after I got the Oreo update. I'm still actively troubleshooting to find out if the cable is the problem or if it's related to the phone.
after 2 resets im good. started device as new and bo restoration of apps/go from there

Lock Screen Notifications

Picked up a Note9 yesterday, and while I'm 99% sure I know the answer to this question (I found a single reference to this being possible on pocket-lint, but hours of Googling didn't turn up how to actually do it), I figured it was worth asking:
Is there a way to simply double-tap a notification on the lock screen and have it open the app, like on stock Android?
I love Samsung hardware, I always have. But the one thing that has bugged me with every Samsung phone I've had is that you tap a notification, and then have to unlock, even if the phone is unlocked already using Smart Lock. I seem to remember on my S8+ (this was over a year ago, so I could be wrong) with the original Good Lock app, it enabled a much more stock-lock lock screen experience, allowing for double-tapping of the notification. It also gave stock status icons, and the new Good Lock doesn't do that, so that could be another feature that was depreciated.

K20 Pro Animation Glitch

Hello buds,
I'm experiencing weird glitch on my K20 Pro (Chinese version). I have my phone for a while now, and I never noticed this thing. I'm not sure if it came with latest EU update (9.8.22), or not. I would like to know, if someone is experiencing similar thing.
But to the point...
When u re waking up the device, for a second ur lock screen is changing from blur to focused. The issue I'm about to talk happens, when I'm using my fingerprint, before wallpaper becomes focused.
The strange glitch will be visible in the video. At the beginning I was afraid that it's some kind or screen artefact, but with every application left opened (before locking screen) it is different. It looks like parts of apps re strangely stretched. When I tried to turn off all animations (also on video) the problem stopped, but then it came back in completely diffirent place. Literally for a millisecond, when I'm about to pull down a status bar.
It is not something really important, because I can bypass it by waiting till lock screen is focused, or by unlocking via fingerprint on off screen. Still, I'm a bit worried, so any answers will be appreciated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQgDrOsqy-4
Cheers!

What problem fit your face in the inner frame

My 4XL face unlock not work,
So I delete my face unlock and add new again.
But I can't setup. It show fit your face in the inner frame. I try my face to inner frame, not work.
Patch is July.
Help me please.
You are in root ?
Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk
I haven't root brother
Same here, face unlock suddenly stopped working a couple of hours ago, I deleted face data and tried setting it up again - receiving error message that face unlock enrollment didn't work
Is it fixed?
Facing this problem too.
Zero issues on my Pixel 4 or 4 XL. I've never had issues. Might be hardware
vonDubenshire said:
Zero issues on my Pixel 4 or 4 XL. I've never had issues. Might be hardware
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I have the Pixel 4 XL and it's been working fine until I had to get it replaced because of the 50% battery issue. The replacement phone the face lock setup doesn't work. I've loved the phone so far and was really considering getting the Pixel 6 when it comes out. But these two issues so close together have made me begin to question. I'll never buy another Samsung, so I guess that leaves Apple.
Mine just started doing this after a factory reset. It was driving me crazy. I was able to finally get it to work. Before it gets to the point of scanning your face there will be a place you can click on asking if you have trouble moving your head. Once you click that it will still say the same thing about fitting your face but you will not have to move your head around. Just keep moving your phone in and out and it will eventually take when it finds the sweet spot. I haven't had any issues using face unlock after setting it up.
Had the same problem and apparently it was because of my screen protector. If you have one on, try removing it and test
Solved this problem!
Bakstory: I have Pixel 4XL not locked on carrier's network. I was running Andorid 11 (build from Jun 2021) since the moment I've bought the phone and I have never updated it to the newest versions of Andorid till this days, cause I've read that many Pixel users expirenced problems after update (like not working wireless charging and problems with Face Unlock). Last few month I've noticed that Face Unlock recognized me with 50% chance, I've experinced it earlier and usually I was able to fix it by deletting the face and setting up Face Unlock once more. This time it did not work. I've deleted the face data and was not ale to set it up once more. It was saying "fit your face in inner frame", It was detecting my face, cause it was reacting when I was turning the head and it was sayin "turn your head less" or was reacting when I was moving away from phone by saying "move closer". I've also upgraded to Andoid 13 from push update and problem was not resolved.
Solution: I've rolled back to Andorid 10 (build QD1A.190821.011.C4, Oct 2019), before installing back up your files, cause during the process you will basically reset your phone to factory settings. And on Android 10 Face Unlocked works like charm! It succesfully set up and worked. After that I've upgarded to Android 13 from push update and Face Unlock still works! BUT, DO NOT TRY TO DELETE FACE DATA AFTER ANDROID UPDATE,IN MY CASE IT WOULD NOT SET UP BACK, I HAD TO ROLL BACK TO Andorid 10 TO SET UP FACE.
I had screen protector and the mentioned above problem is not because of it, because I was trying to set up Face Unlock without screen protector for 3 hours straight. I've even downloaded HedgeCam2 to check how Infrared Camera works with it and without it, no difference.
That's definetly software problem, not hardware, greetings to Google Developers
Sorry for grammar mistakes, English is not my primary language. I hope you understood me and I've managed to describe my problem and how I solved it.

Question Display dims for a few secs after screen unlock

This has been an age-old issue on multiple devices and still can't find a solution.
When the screen is unlocked the display is dim to a very low brightness hardly enough to use for a few seconds, roughly about 5s, and it turns on to the normal brightness. I find this issue reported to have been occurring since 2105? or earlier on phones from OnePlus and others.
I have Nova launcher as default, altered it's settings, just in case, in vain. After tinkering with many options in the settings i couldn't find a proper solution. Then I found that after the phone is booted, the problem didn't occur for some time, under a minute. So i Disabled multiple apps from startup, yet, nothing changed. It was also noted that the display was not fully dim though, whilst the home screen was dim, the status and the notification drop down stayed lit with normal brightness. Afterall, it seems the fingerprint might the thing causing the issue that the phone doesn't show a problem when screen unlock is performed via other methods like pin. Apparently, it's all BBK phones that's having this issue? Even though this is not a big problem, the experience is pretty annoying. And, it wasn't there when i first used the phone.
So, is there a workaround for this issue other than disabling fingerprint or using other login methods? Or could it be a bug that's to be resolved in an OS update? Any help is appreciated.
Edit: vivo pushed an OTA update today, and after installing that, it seems the issue has been resolved. There's no mention of such an issue in the bugs fix list, let's still assume it was a bug.
Edit 2: Well, the problem persists (also deleted attached image of update which did not help resolve the issue).
daftdrift said:
This has been an age-old issue on multiple devices and still can't find a solution.
When the screen is unlocked the display is dim to a very low brightness hardly enough to use for a few seconds, roughly about 5s, and it turns on to the normal brightness. I find this issue reported to have been occurring since 2105? or earlier on phones from OnePlus and others.
I have Nova launcher as default, altered it's settings, just in case, in vain. After tinkering with many options in the settings i couldn't find a proper solution. Then I found that after the phone is booted, the problem didn't occur for some time, under a minute. So i Disabled multiple apps from startup, yet, nothing changed. It was also noted that the display was not fully dim though, whilst the home screen was dim, the status and the notification drop down stayed lit with normal brightness. Afterall, it seems the fingerprint might the thing causing the issue that the phone doesn't show a problem when screen unlock is performed via other methods like pin. Apparently, it's all BBK phones that's having this issue? Even though this is not a big problem, the experience is pretty annoying. And, it wasn't there when i first used the phone.
So, is there a workaround for this issue other than disabling fingerprint or using other login methods? Or could it be a bug that's to be resolved in an OS update? Any help is appreciated.
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Just try NOT to set auto brightness ON and see things can improve.
rnjsx100 said:
Just try NOT to set auto brightness ON and see things can improve.
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Sorry i did not mention I did try that method in the first place of all. We could tell it isn't the auto brightness causing the issue if the status bar and notifications are displaying in normal brightness.
The issue was resolved with an update.
Edit: not really. Sick.

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