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Just tap Wind Down , choose a start and end time, and you can customize whether you want Do Not Disturb turned on, as well as a grayscale screen, or even whether the phone should turn on Night Light which turns the screen yellow to protect from blue light. There are several ways to have your phone bypass the lock screen.

But there may be a few moments when you may want to quickly lock down your phone to make sure no one can access it without your lock screen password. Tired of your screen constantly rotating when you shift orientation? Auto-rotate is a handy feature, but it can be a bit too sensitive.

A new smart rotation tool in Android 9 Pie makes it so that you can leave the auto-rotate toggle turned off all the time. How does it work? Well, first you actually do need to turn screen auto-rotate off. Pull the notification bar all the way down until you see the quick settings tiles.

Find Auto-rotate , and tap on it to turn it off if it was on already. When you go back into portrait orientation, the button will pop up again, and just press it to lock it back to portrait. Open the camera app by double tapping the power button, or by finding it in the app drawer. Tap More, then Settings. Keep in mind, this uses up more device storage. Read our complete guide to Pixel 3 photography for even more info. A slider will show up, and you can move the dot around to choose at what percentage you want Battery Saver mode to kick in.

Battery Saver turns off some features in the phone and restricts background use for a few apps, which in turn helps extend battery life. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL have slightly bigger batteries, but you may still want to use this feature to extend their stamina on occasion.

Open the app and open the menu by tapping on the three vertical dots at the top right corner. One is hopefully on the way. Problem 3 — Fingerprint scanner swipe for notifications not working.

Potential solutions: This is another known issue that will hopefully be fixed with an upcoming software update. A workaround that has done the trick is to use the tip of your finger to swipe down on the scanner. Apparently, using the pad of your finger which you do to unlock the phone results in this swipe gesture not working well.

However, if you find the problem to persist, a useful guide is available on XDA Developers to address this problem. Problem 5 — Display issues. Potential solutions: Some users have found that simply changing display color setting seems to do the trick.

You can download the app from the Google Play Store here. As far as the yellow or pink tint on the screen is concerned, you can use the above options to make changes as well. However, users have found the pink tint to appear only around the bottom of the screen.

It may be a hardware issue in this case and your only option is to pick up a replacement. Problem 6 — Connectivity issues.

Wi-Fi issues Turn the device and the router off for at least ten seconds. Then turn them back on and retry the connection. Use the Wi-Fi Analyzer to check how crowded your channel is, and switch to a better option.

Re-enter the details and try again. Make sure the router firmware is up to date. Make sure the applications and software on the device are up to date. Ensure that you are not missing a vital part of the connection process. When it comes to issues with multiple device connections, only a future update will be able to address this problem. Problem 7 — Problems where the only option is to wait for a software update.

However, some definite improvements can be made with software fixes. Screen stays off after a call ends — The proximity sensor does its job and by turning the screen off when you hold the phone to your ear.

Users have found that the screen stays off even after the call ends and usually requires a press of the power button to wake the device again. This issue may also be caused if you have a tempered glass screen protector installed. However, this seems to be a software issue and a fix will hopefully be available soon.

Camera crashes when using third-party apps — Some users have found that the camera app crashes when using third-party apps like Snapchat. Problem 8 — Overheating issue.

Potential solutions Use the official charger supplied with your Pixel 3. Off-brand chargers can cause overheating in rare cases, but note that some users have reported overheating issues despite using the official charger. As device overheating can be dangerous, we recommend talking to a Google support specialist or requesting a warranty replacement if you are concerned about your phone. Problem 9 — Always-On Display issues. Potential solutions Wait for Google to potentially issue a software fix for this issue.

Problem 10 — Messages disappearing. Potential solutions Restarting the device is said to provide a temporary fix, though the bug may come back later. Contact a Google support specialist if problems persist.

Guides — Hard reset, boot into Safe Mode. Hard reset: Turn off the phone. Hold the volume down button and power button simultaneously until the device switches on. You should see Start with an arrow. Tap volume down twice and the power button to enter Recovery Mode. Hold the power button then press and release the volume up button.