Pixel phones hit with battery drain issue, Google investigating
9to5Google • • general
Key Points:
- Following the April 2026 update, Google Pixel phones are experiencing widespread battery drain issues, with users reporting significant battery life reduction and excessive CPU wakeups even when the device is idle.
- An Issue Tracker thread has amassed nearly 600 comments in under 10 days, highlighting the scale of the problem, which is also being discussed on platforms like Reddit.
- Google acknowledged the battery drain issue on April 14 and is actively requesting bug reports while investigating, but no fix has been released yet.
- The company aims to resolve the problem potentially in the upcoming May update scheduled within the next few weeks.
- Users affected by the issue are encouraged to report their experiences to assist Google in diagnosing and addressing the battery drain problem.
