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Google Acknowledges Battery Drain Issues in Pixel Devices

4/15/2026

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After the March 2026 update, Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series devices report excessive battery drain.
Some devices struggle to last a full day due to a suspected bug that prevents the CPU from entering a low-power state.
Bootloops and startup failures have been reported.
Google has acknowledged the problems.
Users are advised to use power banks temporarily.

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Story summary

After the March 2026 update, Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series devices report excessive battery drain.
Some devices struggle to last a full day due to a suspected bug that prevents the CPU from entering a low-power state.
Bootloops and startup failures have been reported.
Google has acknowledged the problems.
Users are advised to use power banks temporarily.