Google drops first Pixel replace of 2026 with battery fixes and extra

Blissful New 12 months to Google Pixel homeowners: Google began pushing out the primary replace of the 12 months for its flagship gadget line on Jan. 12.

The replace is a fairly normal safety patch that Pixel homeowners obtain month-to-month. The replace can be restricted to the Pixel 7a and up, so anybody with a Pixel 7 Professional is out of luck. As famous earlier, among the fixes within the replace apply solely to the Pixel 10 collection.

In keeping with Google, here’s what the replace fixes:

• Noisy ringback tones throughout Webex calls in sure situations (7a and up).
• Battery draining in sure situations (Pixel 8 and up).
• An always-on show flickering problem (Pixel 10 collection).
• Noisy traces flashing on display screen when enhancing HDR images within the Adobe Lightroom app (Pixel 10 collection).
• Common GPU efficiency enhancements (Pixel 10 collection).
• The touchscreen randomly stops working (Pixel 10 collection).
• Deleting a Dwell Universe wallpaper may trigger the Wallpaper and magnificence app to develop into unusable till the cellphone is rebooted (Pixel 7a and up).

Total, this isn’t a significant shock that Google is fixing many points with the Pixel 10 collection. Inside the previous few months, the Pixel 10 Fold skilled an odd battery problem that displayed a query mark for the proportion, and the common Pixel 10 suffered a bizarre display screen glitch that turned it into all static.

Google additionally notes that the replace is rolling out in phases, so it’s possible you’ll not obtain it fairly but.

Supply: Google through Android Authority