{"id":307957,"date":"2026-01-28T12:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/307957\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:17:10","slug":"googles-update-mistake-millions-of-pixel-phones-now-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/307957\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s Update Mistake\u2014Millions Of Pixel Phones Now At Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Google<\/p>\n

Pixel suddenly goes wrong.<\/p>\n

Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here we again. More bad news for Google\u2019s Pixel users as more update mistakes come to light. Following various update issues before the holidays, it seems January is bringing even more. The world of Pixel is crying out for some stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m frustrated by this,” Android Central<\/a> says, having scanned online forums where Pixel owners are lamenting their latest update woes. \u201cPixel 10 users report major Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues.” Bottom line: \u201cJanuary hasn’t been kind, as Pixel 10 users already grappled with a Play Services update that made everything sluggish.\u201d<\/p>\n

ForbesApple\u2019s Next Upgrade Makes iPhone More Like AndroidBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n

Pixel updates had seemed so much better than this. It was Samsung users looking enviously at Pixel owners as they suffered<\/a> long One UI upgrade delays for the latest iteration of Android, or even the convoluted routes each month to getting security fixes.<\/p>\n

But January\u2019s Pixel update was later than usual <\/a>and now seems to be causing issues when it lands. Prior these latest reports and posts, it had seemed that the Play System background update was the culprit<\/a>, not the regular monthly OS software fixes.<\/p>\n

Android Central says user complaints include that \u201cBluetooth \u2018no longer turns on,\u2019 and they\u2019re struggling with Wi-Fi.\u201d There are also complaints that “Internet setting freezes in the settings app. It\u2019ll eventually load, but not able to successfully turn on wifi or show any networks to connect to.” Nothing terminal, just painful bugs.<\/p>\n

While late, millions of Pixel owners will have now installed the January update<\/a>. All those phones now risk these issues. Google has not responded or confirmed what\u2019s affecting these phones. Keep an eye on your device and be prepared for some of this to affect you. One would expect a remedy fairly quickly, albeit it could be February\u2019s update that resolves all this given how later we are into January now.<\/p>\n

At this point, 9to5Google<\/a> says, \u201cthe issue doesn\u2019t seem to be affecting everyone, but it\u2019s far from a limited issue as we\u2019re seeing a considerable number of user reports over the past few days from devices including Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forbes\u2018Suddenly Vulnerable\u2019\u2014Google Updates 1 Billion Android PhonesBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the timeline we\u2019ve seen,\u201d Android Central says, \u201cit appears that Google\u2019s January security patch could be the culprit. The patch arrived on January 13, and these patches usually take a little while to make their rounds and hit every device.\u201d <\/p>\n

The website adds that \u201cusers with two generations of Pixels (10 and 9) were already reporting problems after a Google Play Services update. Users claimed their devices were booting up slowly and that the Pixel Launcher was unresponsive at times.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pixel suddenly goes wrong. Getty Images Here we again. More bad news for Google\u2019s Pixel users as more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[16110,16111,18,19,17,279,151006,151007,151008,35542,45774,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-307957","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-android-attack","9":"tag-android-update","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-mobile","14":"tag-pixel-10-vs-sambaing-s26","15":"tag-pixel-launch","16":"tag-pixel-release","17":"tag-pixel-update","18":"tag-pixel-vs-iphone","19":"tag-technology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115972685343073208","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}