Overview
- User reports after the March Pixel Drop say batteries are dying faster across Pixel 10, Pixel 9, and Pixel 7 devices.
- Phandroid reports that April’s update did not resolve the drain, and there is still no official response from Google.
- Owners describe drops from about 16 hours of use to roughly 12 hours and some now need two or three charges a day.
- ZDNet’s testing found partial relief by turning on Battery Saver, enabling Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness, and disabling the “Mobile data always active” developer option.
- A popular theory points to a bug that blocks Android’s Doze low‑power mode or a GPS component that will not sleep, but the cause remains unconfirmed.