- Some Pixel owners report that their batteries drain very quickly
- This appears to be caused by a bug introduced in a March update that affects Deep Doze
- Unfortunately, there is no solution yet
Ever since the Google Pixel update in March, some users have been experiencing a serious battery issue with their phones, and it’s one that wasn’t addressed in the April Pixel update and currently has no other fix either.
As spotted by Android Police, there are threads on both Reddit and Google’s support forums complaining about the issue, and it appears to be affecting a wide range of phones, from the Pixel 7 to the Google Pixel 10 series.
There aren’t a huge number of reports, so thankfully it might not be too widespread, but it sounds like a big problem for those affected, with one Reddit poster claiming they now “have to charge [their Pixel phone] 2 to 3 times a day.”
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It’s a serious problem, especially if you’re out with your phone all day, as you can no longer trust it to survive until you get home or somewhere you can charge it.
A mode you probably hadn’t heard of is reportedly not working
But while there’s no fix yet, OddAtmosphere1793 on Reddit has found a possible explanation for the bug. They claim to have found that a firmware bug is preventing their Pixel from going into Deep Doze – a mode that should automatically start when the phone is idle to reduce performance and background activities to save battery.
The good news is that they’ve posted the bug on Google’s Issue Tracker, and they’re encouraging everyone affected to hit the ‘+1’ button there so that Google’s engineers will see it and hopefully prioritize a fix for it.
In the meantime, we’ve got a guide to boosting your Android phone’s battery life, so you might want to try some of these ideas as a stopgap.
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