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TL;DR
- Pixel users are reporting several sporadic issues after the November update.
- From Desktop Mode to AOD, Lock screen, and notification drawers, a lot of basic Pixel features don’t work as they should.
- A larger pool of users are witnessing accidental touches and unresponsive cameras.
It’s not uncommon for new Pixel updates to introduce more problems than new features. We’ve been seeing a similar phenomenon for almost a year, and I’ve lamented about it to no avail. Google has admitted that nearly 75% of all internal code is written by AI, and that appears to be impacting yet another round of new updates, released this week,
The recent November 2026 Pixel Drop that brought a host of AI features, especially to the Pixel 10 series, and supposedly dozens of bug fixes also appears to be causing a wide range of sporadic issues for Pixel owners. We’ve come across several reports on Reddit, suggesting users are struggling with unexplained issues since the update.
