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If you\u2019ve updated to Android 16 and noticed that your Google Pixel device is slower to wake up or get past the lockscreen, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n
The initial Android 16 release for Google Pixel devices doesn\u2019t really feel any different from Android 15, but there are some changes under the hood in preparation for the future. The update is, overall, pretty stable, but some Google Pixel owners have found an issue.<\/p>\n
On the stable Android 16 release, some are reporting that their Google Pixel\u2019s display is slow to wake up and get to the lockscreen following this latest update. The issue, reported across multiple threads <\/a>on <\/a>Google\u2019s <\/a>forums <\/a>and <\/a>Reddit<\/a>, leaves the device either slow to wake up when the screen is tapped, when the power button is pressed, or both. When the screen does finally come to life, the lockscreen lags a bit when going through to the rest of Android.<\/p>\n For obvious reasons, that\u2019s a bit frustrating.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Notably, my own Pixel 9 Pro Fold experiences this on the Android 16 QPR1 beta release, but users are reporting this on the stable Android 16 update.<\/p>\n Some users say that a reboot temporarily fixes the problem, but it seems to be persistent. Google, as far as we\u2019ve seen, hasn\u2019t acknowledged the problem or promised a fix, but there are just enough reports of this behavior that it\u2019s almost certainly we\u2019ll see a fix in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re seeing lockscreen issues on Android 16 on your Pixel, let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n More on Android 16:<\/p>\n Follow Ben:<\/strong>\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t