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What’s worse than a huge notch at the top of your phone display? Try two notches! That’s exactly what some Pixel 3 XL owners are currently experiencing, with a new glitch plopping an additional ‘virtual’ notch on the screen of Google’s latest flagship device.
As reported by Android Police, several users have noticed a bug which randomly places a side-mounted second notch on the Pixel 3 XL’s display, though unlike the very prominent hardware-based cutout at the top of the handset, this one exists solely in the digital realm.
Though the phantom notch has so far only reared its ugly head in a few isolated instances, users have already taken to social media to post pictures of their bugged-out phone displays, including Kyle Gutschow (whose picture can be seen above) and UrAvgConsumer (seen below).
So my Pixel randomly grew another notch today. ? https://t.co/c6Pff9MVmW pic.twitter.com/ugjfLmCkDZOctober 24, 2018
According to several Reddit users who’ve experienced the software issue, the virtual notch does disappear after a restart of the device.
Thankfully, Google is aware of the problem, telling Android Police that a fix for the ghastly glitch is “coming soon”.
Though we’re not entirely sure why the Google Pixel 3 XL would even need a virtual notch cutout (especially one that doesn’t hold any speakers, cameras or other sensors), there’s no denying that it is indeed a funny sight. Horrifying, yes, but also funny.
Header image courtesy of Kyle Gutschow.