Google extends repair program for Pixel 8 phones plagued by a pink vertical line

Google has announced on its Pixel Help Community portal that it’s extending the Pixel 8’s repair program for phones displaying vertical lines and exhibiting flickering. This policy update allows Pixel 8 owners to get this problem fixed under warranty, for up to three years after purchase, if their phone “Exhibits a vertical line running from the bottom of the display to the the top or a display flicker.”

Google isn’t promising that every phone with the issue will qualify, though — Google or an authorized repair partner will need to determine that it qualifies for the extension based on the serial number of your phone.

Google’s standard hardware warranty still only lasts one year without such an extension, even though the company now promises seven years of software OS and security updates on all Pixel 8 phones, including the cheaper Pixel 8A.