The latest April Pixel update has been out for a cool 8 days now and we thought we should check in with everyone to see how it’s treating you. We’re partly curious to make sure nothing bad has happened since you received the update, but we’ve also heard from some who haven’t seen the update yet, plus there are several threads pointing out issues that remain following the big March update.
Recapping for a minute, the April update rolled out starting April 2 as build AP1A.240405.002 for almost all Pixel devices from the Pixel 5a up through the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. The Pixel Fold was the only device with a different build of AP1A.240405.002.A1. Google released those builds with no notes, meaning they didn’t specify a carrier and so we assumed it was a global build for all. We know for sure that Verizon’s line-up received this build.
That said, if you look back at our April update write-up and dive into the comments, a number of users on AT&T have said they still have not received the update. A friend of ours says their Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel 8 Pro, one with no SIM and the other with AT&T, have not received the update either. Our Pixel phones are all running beta or preview builds, so I’m unfortunately not able to check ours.
As far as the issues go, the April Pixel update should have been a minor update with a few bug fixes sprinkled in. However, because the March update was a quarterly update and Feature Drop, it seems that it may have introduced new bugs that some users claim haven’t been fixed even with the April update.
This growing reddit thread talks about calls and texts failing on Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro devices since the March update and that the April update didn’t fix the problem. Responses to it acknowledge the problems with calling on the Pixel 7 line-up, and we’ve seen AT&T and Verizon both mentioned. There’s also a massive Google support thread from March that gets new complaints by the hour about broken calling, and Google has not really responded to it as far as we can tell.
There are also complaints of performance hits, buggy UI elements, keyboard freezes, etc. Honestly, the more you look into the March/April updates, the more it looks like we need to fast forward to June, where the next quarterly update will drop and hopefully take care of issues. These are serious issues.
So let us know – how has the April (and March) update been treating your Pixel phone?
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Yes folks , I am on Verizon and have a 7 pro and I’m getting the update as we speak. So it looks like there was two updates this month. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8350bebc4528c113a17bbe6f55498f25518274e804942d7804678dbabe47c81d.png
My 6a still hasn’t received it. I’m with at&t
Google did it Again ????
Since the update, I have not been receiving phone calls. This is especially distressing because my sister was trying to reach me due to the death of my brother-in-law. Because of my phone not receiving calls it made an upsetting situation even worse for her.
This is a safety issue as well in addition to being upsetting. Most people do not have a landline anymore and not being able to make a phone call in an emergency or to be able to receive a phone call in an emergency is totally unacceptable. I have a Google pixel 7 pro and it is not a functioning phone right now. Is it going to take someone’s death because they can’t reach 911 to get this fixed? This is a real liability for Google.
I have a Pixel Pro 7. Update gave me no issues. Seemed to get better. I have US. Cellular. So don’t know what to tell you.
I have the 8 pro and I’ve noticed very poor call service since the update. I’m on Verizon and they haven’t been the best where I reside. That said, my ability to make and receive calls has been dramatically reduced since the update.
My pixel 8 now disconnects via blue Tooth from car and reconnects at Radom times . I have had top right icon all disappear too.
Have Manny problems with failed texts a lot!!
All is well with pixel 6 ???? unlocked T-Mobile so smooth like ???? butter ????
Got it the day after release on my P7P and wife’s P7. Can’t tell any difference.
It’s nothing
Nothing yet P8Pro on AT&T. Probably AT&T is holding it up or Google halted due to bugs
I had been having some issues with my Pixel 8 Pro connecting to a hidden SSID at work, but it seems to have fixed itself with the April update. No other major issues I’ve noticed so far.
P8P still have not seen anything, on ATT. Why can’t they at least give us an approximate drop date. I just bought this phone and it is full of bugs and I am hoping the update will squash some of them.
What kind of bugs? I’ve had my Pixel 8 Pro for five months and I haven’t noticed anything.
My apps randomly crash is one of the major ones but the most annoying one is this……When I open my phone the Lock Screen Overlays on my Home Screen constantly. And when I say constantly, I mean 6 out of 10 times. Take a look. I have reported it numerous times.
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Wow. That certainly is odd. I’ve never seen that one before. How do you fix it? Lock and unlock again? Restart?
Lock and unlock.
So not too hard to resolve but definitely annoying. I always wonder what the conditions are that make some people have issues like that while others don’t.
Update- I am receiving System Update (33.35 MB) as i write this…….Finally!!! Let’s see what fixes it contains. Will let you know.
I really can’t tell much difference. UI may be a little bit snappier. Gotta give it some time I guess. I might do a factory reset just for grins and giggles. Don’t know yet.
Created issues with overlay apps and apps that open new tabs in Chrome. Definitely feel like it’s a frustrating step back.
Unlocked P6Pro with no issues, except for the issues starting with the December update and battery drain, but no issues with what’s being described here.
Definitely calling issues and texts don’t come unless I toggle airplane mode. Pixel 7 on Verizon
Just for grins and giggles have your carrier check to see if you phone is activated correctly. My phone was doing the exact same thing and come to find out they had not completed all the steps to activate it on the network. Once they did my problems vanished.
Love it. No complaints here. Google unlocked 8 pro on verizon.
P8P on Fi. I’ve had it for about a week with no problems.
My AT&T P6 still does not have the update. My VZW P7P has it and I don’t “think” i’ve experienced the missing text issues. It seems like everything is going through ok.
What Update? It’s been 10 days. Still nothing. Unlocked on ATT.
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Same for me
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Yep nothing here either – ATT/Prepaid –
My wife’s Pixel 6a suddenly went bonkers last week. It can’t connect to mobile data – I can toggle it on and watch it as it toggles itself off. Several of the System menu items no longer work (Accounts and Reset Options come to mind), the 3-button navigation she prefers is broken except for the Back arrow, and it refuses to update apps or run backups. A trip to the Verizon store proved fruitless. She’s so unhappy with Google that I’m replacing her phone with a Samsung S24.
For the record, I’ve been running my Pixel 7 Pro on Android 14 beta software for months with practically no problems.
It broke the device connections between my Pixel 8 Pro and three Chromebooks (phone hub). It won’t show as an available device. Looking in the Google forums, it’s supposedly acknowledged as an issue.
Pixel 7 Pro here and everything all good.
March update borked my Pixel 7 (Xfinity Mobile). Calling out seems okay, but lots of super-delayed texts in/out and calls not coming in.
No issues on Pixel 6 Pro
The March update completely wrecked my Pixel 8 Pro. It basically put it into an endless reboot cycle which continued even after a factory reset. Worked with Google Support and they eventually replaced it. My new device has been mostly fine. I haven’t had any issues with the April update.
This is why I will most likely never buy a phone that has a locked bootloader. I leave it unlocked. If a manufacturer update soft-bricks the phone (like what it sounds like your situation is), you can flash a factory image and save your phone. You can’t do that with a locked bootloader. Google bricked my Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7a going from Android 13 -> 14 a s well. Not soft brick, COMPLETELY bricked. So in some cases, even having an unlocked bootloader won’t help but better than nothing.