About r/GooglePixel
In its own words:
The (un)official home of #teampixel and the #madebygoogle lineup on Reddit. Get support, learn new information, and hang out in the subreddit dedicated to Pixel, Nest, Chromecast, the Assistant, and a few more things from Google.
Community guide
r/GooglePixel (#839, about 1.3 million subscribers) — The (un)official home of #teampixel and the #madebygoogle lineup on Reddit. Get support, learn new information, and hang out in the subreddit dedicated to Pixel, Nest, Chromecast, the Assistant, and a few more things… A recent sample averaged 52 posts a day (~96% text, ~3% link, ~0% image). Its public rules include: Pertains to Google Pixel devices or #madebygoogle.; No battery posts unless excepted.; No low effort submissions, memes, or NSFW content.; No self promotion, URL shorteners, referral/affiliate links/codes, or spam.; No flaming or trolling.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add real context. NSFW boundaries in the rules apply—follow them.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting. Avoid clickbait titles. Common flairs include: Filtered - Rule #9, Removed - Rule #1, Removed - Rule #9, Removed - Rule #3.
The community was created on Nov 6, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 877 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/holdmyredbull (#838) and ahead of r/Spiderman (#841) in our ranking.
What sets r/GooglePixel apart
Compared with other large communities, r/GooglePixel leans heavily on text posts (96% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 41.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 81% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 4.8× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/GooglePixel grew from 1,246,650 to 1,254,308 subscribers (+7.7K, +0.61%). That is about 150 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/GooglePixel this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Can we talk about how the original excuses for Google Tensor have completely fallen apart?u/scamfinder_crypto · Nov 1 · text post
- Google Messages, Phone by Google, and Google Contacts get new, updated icons.u/CadeAid · Nov 2 · link
- I HATE the new 3d emojis. PLEASE give us the option to use the old ones.u/Blastsong314 · Nov 1 · text post
- The "Adjust brightness for sensitive eyes" setting actually makes a HUGE difference (480 Hz screen PWM flicker rate)u/RefactoringSelf · Nov 7 · text post
- Why are X posts so prevalent on the discover page now?u/Psychodelonaut · Nov 3 · text post
- Why does Google break features with an update and then never fix them?u/0_Starfish_0 · Nov 5 · text post
- My experience with Gemini + Android Auto + Pixel 9Pro yesterdayu/imakesawdust · Nov 5 · text post
- Google "Won't Fix" 5-second delay on Pixel 11 Pro when unlocking 1Passwordu/ffactory_ofcl · Nov 1 · text post
- How is your Pixel 11 (Pro/XL) - was it worth?u/MiniQpa · Nov 5 · text post
- Google’s 5G and VoLTE country blocks make the Pixel 10 Pro XL feel like a 2014 phone in "unsupported" countriesu/Psychological-Yak-61 · Nov 2 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/GooglePixel, from 2017 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Pixel prevented me from calling 911u/KitchenPicture5849 · Nov 29, 2021 · 13,450 points · 784 comments · text post
- MKBHD: “My Pixel 6 Pro has slowly gotten so buggy since launch in October that I can no longer recommend it at $900. Combined with the latest botched update it's just been a bad experience. My SIM is…u/thepostmanpat · Jan 12, 2022 · 7,383 points · 1,676 comments · link
- Google: To give users peace of mind, every Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will now come with a 2-year warranty worldwideu/ronakg · Oct 26, 2017 · 6,194 points · 734 comments · link
- Project Soli: What was promised vs What was deliveredu/HTHID · Oct 16, 2019 · 5,522 points · 526 comments · video
- This community needs a reality checku/g43m · Oct 23, 2018 · 5,277 points · 1,034 comments · text post
- My brother lost his Pixel 4 while skiing yesterday. Today he found it under 20cm of snow.u/Nemega87 · Feb 16, 2020 · 4,428 points · 220 comments · video
- I just discovered this cool Google Pixel 4 easteregg using Google Lens.u/Bogdan_X · Jan 28, 2020 · 3,206 points · 106 comments · video
- I finally figured out why my alarm kept turning off...u/asevarte · May 1, 2023 · 3,235 points · 146 comments · text post
- Please stop giving me more AI, I don't want it and don't careu/TimeTravelingTeapot · Aug 20, 2025 · text post
- FYI: Buying a Pixel has an Arbitration Agreementu/Yoojinlee · Oct 20, 2018 · 3,350 points · 274 comments · text post
What r/GooglePixel talks about
Across 348 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “pixel”, “pro”, “google”, “phone” and “android”. Other frequent themes are camera, issue, store, 10a, iphone and battery. Recurring phrases include “google pixel”, “pixel 10a”, “google store” and “green line”. By format, 96% are text posts, 3% are links and 0% are images.
Popular post flairs: Filtered - Rule #9 (49), Removed - Rule #1 (7), Removed - Rule #9 (6), Removed - Rule #3 (5), Removed - Rule #4 (3), Removed - Rule #2 (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/GooglePixel gets about 52 new posts a day. The public archive holds 429,719 posts and 4,972,114 comments in total, about 11.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (70 posts) and the quietest was Monday (40). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/GooglePixel
The moderators of r/GooglePixel list 9 rules. In short:
- Pertains to Google Pixel devices or #madebygoogle.
- No battery posts unless excepted.
- No low effort submissions, memes, or NSFW content.
- No self promotion, URL shorteners, referral/affiliate links/codes, or spam.
- No flaming or trolling.
- No misleading/non-descriptive/clickbait titles, disinformation or illegal content.
- Keep reposts to a minimum.
- AmAs, Q&As, giveaways, etc. require mod approval.
- Restricted topics
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/GooglePixel and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/GooglePixel?
r/GooglePixel has 1,254,308 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #840 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,658 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/GooglePixel created?
r/GooglePixel was created on Nov 6, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Sep 2, 2016.
Is r/GooglePixel still active?
Yes. r/GooglePixel gets about 52 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 429,719 posts and 4,972,114 comments. In a sample of 348 recent posts we counted 320 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/GooglePixel?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/GooglePixel?
The community describes itself as: “The (un)official home of #teampixel and the #madebygoogle lineup on Reddit. Get support, learn new information, and hang out in the subreddit dedicated to Pixel, Nest, Chromecast, the Assistant, and a few more things fr…” Recent post titles often mention pixel, pro, google, phone and android. Most posts are text posts (96%).
Is r/GooglePixel SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/GooglePixel as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/GooglePixel?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/GooglePixel accepts both text and link posts. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Pertains to Google Pixel devices or #madebygoogle.”; “No battery posts unless excepted.”; “No low effort submissions, memes, or NSFW content.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/GooglePixel?
Communities with similar topics include r/google (3.5M) and r/Android (3.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/GooglePixel.