Google's latest Pixel phones are doing ghost calls to random contacts

No doubt that google’s Pixel 6 phones are the beast of a devices ever produced by the search giant, packed with over the top specs and the giants first in house made custom chip which does wonders and not to forget that competitive price tag. Though the phones seem to have a couple of bugs at this point, and you can add another glitch to the list

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A Twitter user on reddit @erivaldoff has detailed a Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro bug that sees the phones accidentally calling random contacts. The thread features a number of people complaining about the glitch, with many noting that their phone was left alone or in their pocket when the call occurred.

The villain seems to be Google's own Google Assistant, which is apparently registering phone call commands. But some Redditors noted that the calling bug occurred while they were sleeping or while their environment was completely quiet. So it doesn’t seem like Assistant could’ve simply misinterpreted background noise or a conversation.

Many Pixel 6 users on Google’s Pixel Community forum have also seemed to report the same issue, saying the butt dials occurred while the phone was in their pocket. A couple of users on this forum also noted that the phones would dial the same contact rather than a random contact each time, forcing them to delete said phone number as a workaround. 

Some Redditors also said that they’ve disabled Assistant’s lock screen functionality to address the bug.

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