Overview
- A Google Issue Tracker thread shows the problem flagged at high priority, and the company is collecting full bug reports from affected users as it investigates.
- Reports describe severe idle drain even when phones are not in use or in airplane mode, with some users seeing battery life cut roughly in half.
- The issue appears across multiple generations from Pixel 6 through Pixel 10, with hundreds of tracker comments and several Reddit threads pointing to broad impact.
- User diagnostics point to excessive CPU wakeups and failures to enter Android’s Deep Doze low‑power state, while one report suggests a baseband or GNSS polling loop, though no cause is confirmed.
- Media outlets note no timeline for a patch, with a possible fix in a coming monthly update, and they cite past Pixel bugs that needed follow‑up patches to restore normal battery life.