Google Pixel battery drain issue resolution
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· Resolution
Google announces updates to address Pixel battery drain issues
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· date approximate · Background
User reports confirmed that updates caused battery drain issues on Google Pixel phones.
Reports from users confirmed that certain updates caused significant battery drain issues on Google Pixel phones. Some affected users reported that their devices' battery life was effectively cut in half, with some reports indicating the battery would only last a few hours of use.
The issue appeared to involve the CPU running continuously in the background even when the device was not in use. These problems were noted by some users to persist even while the phones were set to airplane mode.