Google’s update mistake — millions of Pixel phones are at risk

Here again. More bad news for Google’s Pixel users as more update mistakes have been revealed. Following various update issues before the holidays, it looks like there will be more issues in January. The Pixel world demands stability.

“This is frustrating.” Android central A quick look at an online forum where Pixel owners bemoan problems with the latest update had him saying this: “Pixel 10 users are reporting severe Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues.” Bottom line: “January hasn’t been quiet, as Pixel 10 users are already grappling with the Play Services update, slowing everything down.”

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The Pixel update seemed much better than this. Samsung users were looking at Pixel owners with envy. suffered One UI upgrades can delay the latest iteration of Android and the complicated route to getting security fixes every month.

However, the January Pixel update slower than usual And now it seems to be causing problems when landing. Before these latest reports and posts, it seemed like This was caused by a background update of the Play system.not regular monthly OS software fixes.

Android central User complaints include “Bluetooth ‘no longer turning on’ and struggling with Wi-Fi,” it said. Another complaint: “Internet settings freeze in the Settings app. They eventually load, but cannot successfully turn on Wi-Fi or show networks to connect to.” Nothing fatal, just a painful bug.

While being late, Millions of Pixel owners have installed the January update. Currently, all these mobile phones are at risk of experiencing these problems. Google has not responded or confirmed what is affecting these phones. Always be aware of your device and be prepared for possible impacts. Considering it’s only January, it might be a February update that fixes all of this, but I think we’ll find a solution pretty quickly.

at this point 9to5Google “While this issue does not appear to be affecting everyone, we have seen a significant number of user reports over the past few days from devices such as the Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 10, and Pixel 10 Pro XL, so it is not a local issue.”

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“Based on the timeline we’ve seen.” Android central “It appears that Google’s January security patch may be the culprit. The patch arrived on January 13th, but it typically takes a while for these patches to circulate and be applied to all devices.”

The website further added, “Users who own two generations of Pixels (10 and 9) were already reporting issues after updating Google Play Services. Users claim that their devices were slow to boot and the Pixel Launcher became unresponsive at times.”

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