Google’s April patch is out now for Pixel phones
It’s the first Monday of the month, and if you’re a Pixel owner, you know exactly what that means. April’s security patch for Google’s lineup of phones is here, and while it’s not quite as exciting as a fully-fledged Feature Drop, there is a hint of good news for fans. This month’s update includes the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, marking only the second on-time patch since last year’s launch.
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Otherwise, the rest of this month’s patch falls under “User Interface,” covering all currently-supported models. PiP crashes, live wallpaper errors, and broken app drawer animations are just a few of the fixes included for April. Although it’s not nearly as chunky aslast month’s massive update, you can find the complete list of fixes below.
Battery & Power
User Interface
Obviously, we wouldn’t blame any Pixel 6 owners for putting the brakes on installing this patch.The February update— hailed as the first time the phone actually got software on time — delivered users a nasty Wi-Fi bug thatlingered for nearly a month and a halfbefore Google finally fixed it.
As always, you can grab thefactory imagesorOTA filesfor manual installation from Google’s website. Otherwise, hold tight — it should be rolling out to supported phones shortly. With any luck, this patch spells the end of Google’s troublesome patches for its latest flagships.
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