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On Pixel 7 if you press the power button, even for a long time, it will not shut off. Instead Google Assistant is popping up, which is very annoying and unintuitive. Not sure if they fixed it for the Pixel 8.

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There's a setting to disable it, I own a Pixel 7 and turned it off on day one.

I'm considering getting a Pixel 7 or 8, how do you like your device in general? I'm looking for a cheapish, hassle-free device that doesn't require much maintenance or tinkering with and that just works.

For cheapish, put an "a" at the end. Unless you're looking for a status symbol or the ultimate camera, you won't care about the difference in models.

Pixels are great phones, I've been on them since they were still called Nexus. There are hints of enshittification, with Pixel-only features and what not, but it's not gotten out of hand yet, and I will argue Pixels are the best (non-de-Googled) Android experience -- as they are meant to be Android showcases.

Thank you! This sounds like it's what I am after. I've been using Xiaomi phones for the same purpose, but they started neglecting software side heavily since last year or so. This should be a good replacement.

Counterpoint: On iPhone, I use this feature all the time (mostly to set alarms tbh, but occasionally to start loading some music or else). There's a reason it's there and easily accessible.

(and you can disable it from settings if you'd rather not have that)

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