{"id":307238,"date":"2025-12-09T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/307238\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:34:08","slug":"google-extends-free-repairs-to-cover-known-pixel-9-pro-and-pro-fold-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/307238\/","title":{"rendered":"Google extends free repairs to cover known Pixel 9 Pro and Pro Fold issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Google announced a new \u201cextended repair program\u201d for the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphones yesterday after it confirmed display issues with a \u201climited number\u201d of devices, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/08\/google-pixel-9-pro-display-repair-program-fold-warranty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as spotted by 9to5Google<\/a>. The company is doing the same for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, although Google didn\u2019t specify what\u2019s wrong with it other than \u201cissues that affect functionality of the device.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/pixelphone\/answer\/16737524\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">support page on Google\u2019s website<\/a>, the company will repair Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL devices suffering from a vertical line running from the top to the bottom of the display, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pixel_phones\/comments\/1kl2o4y\/pixel_9_pro_vertical_line_on_screen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">many users have reported<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pixel_phones\/comments\/1muc1sj\/pixel_9_pro_xl_is_still_plagued_by_the_vertical\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online forums like Reddit<\/a>. The repair program also covers displays exhibiting flicker, and while both models are now covered for three years \u201cafter the original retail-purchase date,\u201d Google says devices with cracked screens or damage from \u201cliquid intrusion\u201d may be disqualified from the free repairs. You can check if your Pixel is eligible on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8836598\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/store.google.com\/repair\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">It\u2019s a similar story for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/pixelphone\/answer\/16737529?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=7223822&amp;sjid=1156020326327595669-NA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another support page on Google\u2019s website<\/a>. However, instead of repairing those devices, Google will be replacing them entirely as long as they\u2019re within the three-year window after the purchase date. Again, cracked displays or water damage may also make devices ineligible for replacement, but you can confirm if your foldable is eligible for a replacement through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8836598\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/store.google.com\/repair\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">We don\u2019t know what issue the company is addressing for the Fold, but as 9to5Google notes, it\u2019s potentially also screen related, given the support page includes an FAQ at the bottom advising users who paid for a Pixel 9 Pro Fold screen replacement prior to yesterday\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google announced a new \u201cextended repair program\u201d for the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphones&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[786,844,2305,2306,50,6994,227,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-307238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-google","10":"tag-google-pixel","11":"tag-mobile","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-phones","14":"tag-tech","15":"tag-technology","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}