Live Case

Latest update killed live case configurations for old devices. Nexus 6, 5X, and 6P. It asks for a code to enter the app but cases for these Nexus phones don't have any. Please fix this for legacy users. Edit: Fixed

I love the idea but when I double tap on anything while on the phone it pulls up Google Earth. It is really inconvenient when I'm trying to enter any numbers on the phone.

Does not work, whenever I press the button it shows me a message from NFC service telling me 'new tag collected' but with 'empty tag

Double tapping a number in the dialer causes the browser to pop up with info. Annoying!

So I was now able to download and install this app here in Switzerland. Does that mean you will soon sell live cases here too?! I hope so!

Keeps on showing up on my phone non stop

Ok case except the wallpaper advertised is upside down and doesn't match up as it does in the advertisement. Also, changing the shortcut to show the next wallpaper doesn't work. The other shortcut options work however. Edit: latest update fixes the shortcut not working. Worth the $25.

Worked great for about two weeks. It has now stopped updating the background or downloading new images. Uninstalled and reinstalled the app and still having issues.

App is great, the case isn't as high quality you'd expect though. I bought my case just under a year ago, but have barely touched my phone (I usually leave it at home). Even with this minimalistic use the case's edges have started to crack (all four). I've never dropped the phone and it's never in a tight space. It's definitely pretty but I just wished it would last a bit longer.

This review is really about the case, it looks nice, although much flimsier and cheaper feeling than the one i ordered with the phone. My biggest beef is the live button. Its useless. Awkward to reach. Really badly placed in the middle of the back. And it doesn't work. You have to practically hit it with a hammer to activate, and whats the point with a shortcut like camera which is right there on the screen which you are levering against to get the button to work. Tldr. Its just a printed case. Live part is useless

Worked great for awhile, then it stopped responding to the button. It was really cool when the button would show locations of the google earth photos. Now, the button causes the cine and the phone vibrates, but it doesn't do the function assigned. I've tried changing functions, reinstalling the app, restarting the phone. This time, reinstalling did reactivate the functions. it's frustrating that it works so inconsistently.

I really like the app and the case, my gripe is with the chip! Every time you press it, it plays a really loud chime which makes it almost annoying to use. It'd be nice if there was an option to disable the sound. Other than that, everything is lovely.

Like how the case was made interactive with the phone and it certainly feels safe. However the button is a bit stiff​, especially considering this a smart phone with a touch screen and finger print scanner, and I'm a bit impatient so I'd love it if the slideshow had faster/ more options than daily and hourly. Fix the slideshow I would add a star and if the button becomes more sensitive I'll add a star

Poor. I bought the Pixel as soon as it was available in the UK. Then waited weeks until the Live Case was available. I thought the phone was too slippery on its own and hope the case would help. It hasn't. It's just as slippery and the coverage of the phone is poor too. The NFC button is pointless. I haven't found a good use for it yet. It's quicker to launch the app from home than it is to unlock the phone and then use both hands to hold and depress the button, it being so difficult to operate. Save your money and get a case that covers the phone properly. I'll be applying for a refund. Update: Crashes with Android Oreo. Has this been tested? Doesn't survive one rotation of the picture.

App needs work ie. more options like Horizontal images instead of cropping all vertical, different time options (15, 30 minutes, etc), sorting so images are more mixed. Zoom into area for cropping, etc. Case is okay-not blown away by it.

Places Live Case was working fine until I updated with the July 5th security patch last night - not it will not work at all. Rebooting, taking the case off/putting it back on, etc. does nothing.

Bought the case for the looks... Sad that it is so cheaply made. I drop my phone on occasion, usually out of my pocket while sitting so not hard or a far drop. I feel this one falls out because it is so slick. I've had this case about 5 weeks and it is cracked... And a piece just fell off the corner.

Button is not actually programmable, you can't use it to toggle multiple settings. I just wanted to toggle my mobile data...

I really hate this case, first of all $40 is way over priced, especially for it's cheap plastic feel. Second of all, the button seemed like a really cool idea, until I realized how hard it was to reach and how hard it was to push it. I was willing to accept that but what really shocked me, I put this case on the second I got my pixel, and after 2 months, I was took off the case of the first time, and what did I see? It completely ruined my metal casing of my phone: it created many many little scratches and took off the black color of the metal and created many little white spots. Additionally, the button just stopped working and it now has stopped working AND at random times is constantly randomly clicking the button even when I don't do anything and it opens the Google play case of live cases. I tried watching a movie and every 10 minutes I had the Google play App launch for no reason. Hence, while I am typing this, I am not even wearing the case, because otherwise if would have opened this by now.

It doesn't do a good job of handling the life places / map layout. It creates a colored-in but otherwise blank wallpaper.

I wasn't aware the I could of got a free case when I purchased 2 pixel XL from the Google store then I went to C/S I was told I could not get the offer . I was kinda upset I spent $1k and could not get the cases

The ad for the app has been spamming my Google pixel for the past two days. I can't play videos, I can't make phone calls, and it's been very frustrating. I even reached out to Google customer service and their last solution was to do a factory reset. I did so and did not do a backup and the ad is still coming up on my phone. please help! I don't know what else to do.

Garbage. Have to push so hard to get tag to work. And, it opens the live case app every time I unlock my phone.

I like that the wallpaper changes once in a hour or you can program to change weekly or monthly

Would be nice if map followed your movements like the live wallpaper used to. have to reboot to get it to do that now

It is a very simple to use and set up. I am having no issues with this ap / live case.

After updating it to the newest version, I'm finally getting the pictures coming through, thanks Google

Cool app

Crop feature needs to be improved

This app force quits all the time. Suddenly my wallpaper will reset back to default. The case is so slippery, I dropped my phone all the time with it so I switched it out for something sturdier and less slippery. Still have the app but it works like half the time.

Like others, my live case doesn't work. Doesn't even try. it was hard to get it on the phone, and the button does nothing. I used a custom picture on the case though and am happy with the image because I made it, but am not thrilled with the gradient fade. I hope Google is paying attention, because I'm not the only one with a failed case.

Bought this case to protect my phone, but it snaps on so tightly that when I took it off again it scratched the edges. Hugely disappointing given that I only bought the case as I was to keep this phone pristine and hang onto it after my contact ends. Plus as others have mentioned, the button only works on about one in every twelve attempts and the image quality is laughably bad. Definitely one to avoid.

I'm 5 stars impressed with my new Google pixel XL but was even more excited to see what my live trends case would do... and was soooooo disappointed

I loved my case an the backgrounds that appeared but it started breaking apart on the edges. Plus it's not very protective for the phone. Just threw it away. Only lasted 4 months.

Having the same problem as lots of others, getting stuck on the 'loading your wallpapers/activate your wallpaper'. The Button on the back works but the app keeps failing and can't move forward. Also the quality of the case is not nearly as crisp/clear as it looked in the preview. I received it very quickly but for $50 it was a disappointment.

The button does nothing.. wallpaper doesn't change.. just using it as a dumb phone case now.

Image quality on case was much lower than the preview implied. The background keeps resetting to the default and I have to manually turn it back on.

The button is hard to press and there's no way to randomize pictures that rotate as your wallpaper. Very disappointed.

I like the look of the case but like others, the 'live' button and feature of it will not work.

Got the case never dropped. Outer side frame turns from black to gray and then white. NFC button very hard to press. Don't suggest to press it while outside because you may press the entire phone out of your hand. The look of the custom print is crisp. Case is perfect shaped for the phone but that's it. For a thin piece of plastic with a non practical NFC feature which I guess is the key feature on the case......$40 bucks out of the door......... And I am a Google Fi customer to.