If you have a Pixel mobile, you surely enjoy one of its great advantages, the constant Android updates coming directly from Google; but curiously this can now be a great inconvenience, especially if the failure suffered by several users is confirmed.
Throughout the past weekend, many users have been complaining on social media and sites like Reddit that their Pixel mobile is getting excessively hot for no apparent reason. The mobile heats up even if we do nothing and leave it still.
This temperature increase is produced by a background process that for some reason causes the mobile to run more than usual. The bad thing is that, in addition to high temperatures, the big consequence is that the battery wears out very quickly; In some cases, the mobile may not last the whole day and it needs to be recharged.
Problems with Pixel phones
As of this writing, Google has yet to make any statement on this; so we don’t know exactly what this problem is and who exactly it affects. However, judging by the user testimonials, everything indicates that the problem affects both the Pixel 6 range and the new Pixel 7 range; so to all modern Pixel models.
The Google application seems responsible for the problems of Pixel mobiles
In all cases, the symptoms are the same: we notice that the mobile heats up and that the battery does not last long. If we go to the Android settings and the Battery section, we will see that the app that is at fault seems to be the Google app, as it has discovered. Engadget. Although at the time this application was only used to directly access the server, it is currently one of the most important applications in the Android ecosystem, hosting everything related to the Google Assistant. Everything indicates that the Google application will also include Bard’s artificial intelligence in a future update.
The issues appear to have started on May 12, with an update released just before the weekend. Due to the way updates are propagated, it’s very possible that you haven’t received the update yet, or that it’s even being installed.
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