The March security patch is now live for Pixel owners, and while we’re always happy about improved security, we’ve been a bit more focused on the performance issues experienced on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL.
Listed inside of this month’s patch, Google directly addresses the issues we’ve been talking about, such as camera boot-up times and Bluetooth connectivity. According to the patch notes, these issues should be fixed.
Here’s exactly what Google lists.
| References | Category | Improvements | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-122471935 | Camera | Improves Startup and responsiveness of Camera app | Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL |
| A-112046316 A-118317435 A-120212581 | Performance | Improves recovery in the instance of OTA update failure | Pixel 3, Pixel 3XL |
| A-120920537 | Performance | Improves storage performance on Pixel 3 devices | Pixel 3, Pixel3 XL |
| A-119776006 | Bluetooth | Improves bluetooth reliability on Pixel 3 devices | Pixel 3, Pixel3 XL |
| A-111260263 A-116848259 | Media | Improves playback of encrypted media on some video apps | Pixel 3, Pixel3 XL |
Pixel owners, please let us know if you’re seeing improved performance following the March update. Fingers crossed.
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