Some Google Pixel phones are randomly calling people on their contact list

07 November 2021
The weird bug is seemingly related to the Google Assistant misbehaving and is mostly happening on Pixel 6 phones.

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  • duufus
  • kvb
  • 08 Nov 2021

Let's also not forget bend gate, antenna gate, and face ID. At least most of the pixel issues are easily fixed with a patch. How do you miss something like the phone bending or the antenna not working if you touch it? Pixel has never had a major hardware issue. It's minor software bugs that all new products have.

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    • IDa
    • 08 Nov 2021

    Nafhan, 07 Nov 2021Happened to me, sort of. Sequence of events: "Hey Goo... moreI had the exact thing happen....'call James'. lol Really weird.

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      • Anonymous
      • xq5
      • 07 Nov 2021

      Can't you just buy a Samsung phone? Much better.

        Check out the tv show "Next" which is exactly about AI taking over like an evil Google Assistant.

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          • Apc
          • k4x
          • 07 Nov 2021

          Mine kept calling people in my recent calls when bluetooth connected to my car. The calls weren't received and i also couldn't hang up! It happened 3 or 4 times and hasn't happened again. I assumed it was my car and not the phone.

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            • Anonymous
            • k71
            • 07 Nov 2021

            Neighbors dogs were barking in middle of night and triggered my new pixel 6 pro to try to call someone waking me up.

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              • Nafhan
              • s9Q
              • 07 Nov 2021

              Happened to me, sort of. Sequence of events:
              "Hey Google, send text to Lowell"
              Phone prompts me to dictate the message
              The message that it prepares to send is just "call James"

              I never said the words James or call. It was weird.

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                • Anonymous
                • H5L
                • 07 Nov 2021

                Anonymous, 07 Nov 2021Another phone that doesn't deserve all the hype at all... moreYet I don’t have these bugs

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                  • Dpk
                  • 07 Nov 2021

                  Anonymous, 07 Nov 2021I was so fed up with Xiaomi's constant bugs, so I orde... moreYou shouldn't go to the Pixel... Android is now a mess and now with Google Fuchsia is likely to kill it off.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Rp8
                    • 07 Nov 2021

                    It's been happening to me a bunch of times on my 6 Pro and I couldn't get why it was doing. Ironically enough, it was calling James B and James A from my contacts.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nDg
                      • 07 Nov 2021

                      Remember when old cellphones used to do this? Me neither, because that never happened. They soon aim to create AIs that will live their own lives.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 43E
                        • 07 Nov 2021

                        JC, 07 Nov 2021Mine was calling 911. On the screen where you can restart t... moreIt did to me too dial local Police

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                          • Anonymous
                          • J7S
                          • 07 Nov 2021

                          AnonD-1024704, 07 Nov 2021Hello buy pixel 6 or I will find your family 😉And then what? you can't kill my family because they are already got killed by Google from laughing at pixel 6 issues.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 0cJ
                            • 07 Nov 2021

                            I was so fed up with Xiaomi's constant bugs, so I ordered the P6P. My Pixel 6 Pro is being delivered today. I am not even sure that I will open the box, or just send it back and place an order for the iPhone 13 Pro Max. I've played with the iPhone and it's actually quite amazing. The Pixel 6 seems to be slightly inferior in the camera department, and much inferior in everything else, other than Google Assistant. Which calls people randomly, it seems.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mt4
                              • 07 Nov 2021

                              Another phone that doesn't deserve all the hype at all and as usual, another Google phone with a lot of problems and bugs. This has to be the most overrated brand ever.

                                Pixel isn't complete without a full of bugs that will last for the first few months after the release lol. Seriously though, Google must fix this ASAP.

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                                  • IKj
                                  • 07 Nov 2021

                                  Mine was calling 911. On the screen where you can restart the phone or shut it off, there is a emergency button. Mine was dialing that while I was sleeping and all I kept hearing was a funky sound of an alarm going off and here the phone was calling the Police Dept to the point where they came out to my place to make sure everything was O K. Very very annoying, it did this several times within the first couple of days. I'm just glad it hasn't done it since then otherwise this would be a big issue.

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                                    • SpJ
                                    • 07 Nov 2021

                                    Welcome to the in perfect world of mobile phones, bring back GSM days, Technology EH 😱

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                                      • kqa
                                      • 07 Nov 2021

                                      Yup. 7am one morning I hear it say "Calling Stephanie" I freaked out because I haven't talked to Stephanie in over 7 years and don't really care to.

                                        Anonymous, 07 Nov 2021Actually I know some people that use assistant because of d... moreMy bad, that is positive way of using but still not for mostly people. Our privacy is constantly on check and that is bad but we all know and approve it. Have a nice day