Google deploys May Pixel Drop update, which contains a bunch of bug corrections and a warning for users who like to flash personalized Android versions on their phones.
While the drop of April pixels gave us the only new new addition (the possibility of sharing your screen with the Gemini), the May Pixel Drop has a big zero fat.
What the May Pixel Drop present is several corrective bugs – and a Google warning.
May Pixel Drop corresponds
The first of the three corrections relates to a bug that has degraded the quality of recording microphones in certain applications.
Another correction concerns a Bluetooth pairing problem with certain smart watches.
The third major corrective is for the secondary languages displayed in quick parameters.
All quite minor, but potentially major things if you suffer from one or more of these problems.
May Pixel's update has started to deploy today and will start in phases in next week. It arrives on all Pixel phones in the Google Pixel 6 series to the current Google Pixel 9 series.
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Good's May Pixel Drop Warning
There is an additional point to note on the drop of May pixels. Google has expressed “special instructions to update pixel devices to the monthly version of May 2025”, in particular for developers and enthusiasts who like to flash personalized constructions on their phones.
Apparently, the update can “contain a start-up charger update which increments the anti-roll version for the start-up charger”.
This means that “after flashing the May 2025 update on these devices, you will not be able to flash and start older Android 15 builds”.
What is the next step for Android?
The drop of new Android 15 features is definitively dried up while we get closer to Android 16, as you can expect. Google is organizing its next major E / O event on May 20, during which its next mobile operating system will be completely detailed.
The most anticipated announcement of Google I / O will perhaps be the new design language of the company user interface, Material 3 expressive, which will affect both the many applications of Android 16 and Google.
Google himself has disclosed a deep dive into the expressive Material 3 design philosophy, which seems to be based on user interface elements that feel good. More specifically, Google “highlights key actions and regroups as elements”.
To reach this point, he carried out an intensive period of development and iteration tests. We are intrigued to see how he manages, especially now that Android 15 seems to be complete.
