Some Pixel 2 users are reporting Bluetooth connectivity issues

The complaints don’t stop.

Every smartphone, even flagship ones, can be susceptible to bugs, quality control issues, hardware malfunctions, you name it. Criticism regarding the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL has been considerably harsh over the past couple of weeks, some of it being wholly justified and others teetering on the edge of a witch-hunt.

One of our forum users recently created a thread to report that they were having troubles with the Bluetooth connectivity on their Pixel 2, and shortly after this, a number of other members chimed in with similar complaints.

Here’s what’s been reported so far.

husslord
10-29-2017 10:38 AM

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I came from an iPhone transferred my music over… Have used Android phones many times set Player Pro back up and in my car I get nothing. When I tried Google music nothing, but here is the thing. When I listen to podcasts on Google music or used Spotify it worked….what am I doing wrong? Thanks!

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BBook1999
10-30-2017 02:07 AM

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I’m having a similar issue. I can play my transferred music on the Pixel 2 through the phone speakers using Google Play Music. But once I connect my phone to bluetooth (either my Bose speaker or my car), I hear nothing. The phone display tells me the song is still playing, but no sound from anywhere – phone speakers or Bluetooth device. But if I stream music via Deezer and connect to either my…

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NOLATechy
11-01-2017 05:58 PM

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Okay All – sorry to say I am having to return my Google Pixel 2 XL! I’ve had an issue with the original Pixel XL for months trying to get it to stay connected to my Honda Accord. I’ve sent in bug reports to Google’s Tier 3 tech support to help them find the fix. To date, no fix, so I decided to try the Pixel 2 XL (different manufacturer) in hopes it would work. NOPE! Same exact Bluetooth…

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PixelatedReality
11-02-2017 07:01 PM

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I have a 2014 Camry. Paired Pixel 2 just fine, but track information would not show, steering wheel controls would work about 30% of the time and then after a few presses, everything would lock up and I would have to disable/enable bluetooth to get this to work again. Sometimes I would not be able to start playback at all. Tried safe mode, reset all BT connections on the car – no difference….

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