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Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
TL;DR<\/p>\n
Pixel owners are reporting that their handsets have recently become slow and laggy.
\nMost of the reports are coming from Pixel 8 and 9 owners, but it appears the issue is affecting everything from the Pixel 6 and up.
\nUsers suspect that the issue is related to the March and April updates.<\/p>\n
The last few weeks haven\u2019t exactly been great for Pixel owners. After the March update, there have been reports of Pixel phones getting stuck in boot loops<\/a>. More recently, owners have claimed that they\u2019re experiencing excessive battery drain<\/a> after the update. Adding another issue to the list, the March and April updates are getting the blame for slow and laggy performance.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Across Reddit<\/a>, there are waves of Pixel owners who claim that their phones have recently become slow and laggy. As one Pixel 9 owner<\/a> explains, the issue has become so severe that even basic functions, such as typing, suffer unbearable delays. Another Pixel 9 owner<\/a> claims that their device is only three months old, is undamaged, and has plenty of space, yet it suddenly became laggy after a recent update. Meanwhile, a Pixel 8 owner<\/a> says navigating apps has become a stuttering mess as apps lag and the refresh rate drops.<\/p>\n Have you experienced any major glitches with a recent Pixel update?<\/p>\n 433 votes<\/p>\n Nope! All fine here!<\/p>\n 52%<\/p>\n Yup, my Pixel’s not working.<\/p>\n 48%<\/p>\n A majority of the reports we\u2019re seeing come from Pixel 8 and 9 owners. However, the issue appears to be affecting every device from the Pixel 6 and up. These users all suspect that the issue is related to the March and April 2026 updates.<\/p>\n At the moment, Google has not acknowledged the problem. However, the Pixel Support Team has replied to some users, stating that it has \u201csent a few of you a chat, so we could look into this a bit more.\u201d Android Authority has reached out to Google for comment.<\/p>\n In the meantime, if you are experiencing a similar problem, you may want to check out Google\u2019s support page<\/a> for speeding up a slow phone.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768235233_196_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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