{"id":56201,"date":"2018-01-06T06:55:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T06:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=56201"},"modified":"2018-01-06T06:55:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T06:55:01","slug":"google-just-gave-fans-good-reason-not-buy-pixel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/google-just-gave-fans-good-reason-not-buy-pixel-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Google just gave its fans a good reason not to buy a Pixel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google just gave its fans a good reason not to buy a Pixel 2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Wow, Google, not you too! Remember back in July when OnePlus decided it was perfectly okay to spam buyers with surveys directly on the OnePlus 5, a device that was launched just a few weeks before that? At the time I said that\u2019s a great reason not to buy a phone from a company that would pull such moves. Now I\u2019ll repeat myself and say the same thing about Google\u2019s Pixel 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, Google, why are you running surveys on the Pixel 2? I\u2019d totally get it if you informed users or asked their permission to run them inside the Settings app, or anywhere else on the screen. But, let\u2019s remember that the Pixel phones are already expensive devices. That means customers shouldn\u2019t also have to \u201cpay\u201d Google by answering surveys that pop-up on their phones. What\u2019s next? More ads?<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon sells special Android phones that have discounts because they show ads on the lock screen. Those are Prime Exclusive Phones that are clearly marketed as being subsidized by ads. Buyers know that for a cheaper price tag they can buy some of the hottest entry-level phones in town, as long as they\u2019re okay with seeing offers and ads on the lock screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any Android user who chooses a Pixel phone is ready to pay the sticker price. On top of that, he or she is likely using plenty of Google services on the device that generate plenty of ad revenue. It\u2019s unclear how many Pixel 2 users saw this new intrusive survey, but Android Central explains that one of its editors was the first to spot a pop-up near the bottom right of the screen, as seen in the following screenshots:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interesting. Google’s running a survey in the settings of the Pixel 2 XL … pic.twitter.com\/X7XQi56fCx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Martonik (@andrewmartonik) January 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Google wants to know how it can improve the Pixel, and that\u2019s commendable given that the Pixel 2 phones were riddled with issues soon after they launched. But there must be a better way to go about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the end you have room to type out comments and what you do\/don’t like. Very odd. Hasn’t shown up on my Pixel 2, only the 2 XL.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Martonik (@andrewmartonik) January 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s one thing to see this sort of behavior from OnePlus, and quite another to see it on a Google phone. If you do it, Google, then it means any Android device maker can spam its customers with all sorts of unwanted messages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine the outrage we\u2019d see if Apple did this on the iPhone\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/bgr.com\/2018\/01\/05\/google-pixel-2-spam-survey\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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