u/charlierc

HEADLINE EDIT: Yeah so when I wrote this, I didn't truly realise I had a swollen battery and that repairing that might also mean a lot of other repairs. So I've just bit the bullet and brought a Pixel 10 instead

So I have a Google Pixel 7 which I've had since 2023, but of late, it's hit trouble

On three occasions today, it's crashed at around half battery life, maybe around 40 per cent battery life, and emptied its battery altogether. It will charge back up to full battery, but the issue is clearly not going away

My parents think its possible the extreme heat we've had in the UK could be a factor, while it also feels like the battery life (which is already an issue with this device) has got worse since I had to change my broken charger a month or so ago, but it's unsustainable for the phone to just exhaust its battery like this

Under settings, it was saying that the battery has exceeded its life span and needs replacing, while there appears to be some damage in one of the corners

So... chat, do we think this phone is salvageable or is it time to cut my losses and move on?

I'm not sure where I'd go - the Pixel I've had is good but I have reservations about newer models of this phone seemingly being insistent on sending everything through Gemini, which I just don't like and find unnecessary

EDIT: So on top of the central issue of a quick-draining battery, something I didn't mention until doing research just now is that it turns out this device has a swollen battery pushing one of the screen corners. As if I needed another sign the battery's totally fucked

I'm just going to cut my losses and replace it

Chances are you might remember these shenanigans

EDIT: Also found the post-race discussion Reddit. Some of these did make laugh

While the European tour announced this week didn't have a support act, I did just have a thought about what supports I've had for Muse before

So thought I'd throw it open to all and see what your favourite support acts seeing Muse over the years have been

For me, I think my outright favourite was Biffy Clyro at Wembley 2010. I was also impressed by support slots from Nothing But Thieves, Royal Blood, The Warning, Phantogram, Marmozets and The Joy Formidable over the years

You can submit festival openers if something cool happened at one of those. Of those I saw before Muse at Reading 2011 in my only time seeing them at a festival, the one that sticks out as being particularly awesome was Friendly Fires. Much as I love Interpol, I've seen them better at their own shows