If you have a Google Pixel phone, one particular app seems to be causing battery drain and overheating issues. Here's what we know.
No smartphone is perfect, but more so than almost any other Android phone, Google Pixel devices seem to find themselves in the spotlight for bugs and software issues. That reputation is being reinforced once again as numerous Pixel owners report that one particular app — specifically, the Google app — is causing significant battery drain and overheating issues.
Related Videos The Google app is wrecking Pixel battery life One user on r/GooglePixel reported that their Pixel 6 Pro and their wife’s Pixel 6 had been “overheating and using battery doing literally nothing since yesterday.” They also claimed that the phones were “losing 20% battery in under an hour without using it.”
And the complaints keep piling on the more you dig through these reports. Someone else on Google’s support forums says their Pixel 7 has been “hot” with “terrible battery life all of the sudden [and] Google and Android taking up [a] huge percent of the battery usage.” Reading through these complaints, people who have contacted Google Support about the problems haven’t had much luck — other than customer service reps offering general tips on how to keep their phone cool. Engadget reports that Google didn’t respond to its request for comment, and Digital Trends has also yet to hear back from Google after asking for a comment on the story.
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