Google has a track record of introducing bugs with Pixel updates, especially with big ones, like the Quarterly Feature Drops. Continuing that trend, Pixel owners are now reporting freezing issues with the Always-on Display after the March 2026 update.<\/p>\n
Reports are pouring in from Pixel 10<\/a> and 10 Pro owners on Reddit<\/a> about their devices freezing while on the Always-on Display. The only way to recover appears to be a force reboot. However, in some cases, the phone may start responding after a few seconds,<\/p>\n Worse, some users report the phone freezing on the lock screen as well. The bug appears to affect the older Pixel 9 series as well, while the Pixel 8 and 7 seem unaffected.<\/p>\n There does not appear to be a workaround to the freezing problem except for entirely turning AOD off. One user even factory reset their Pixel out of frustration, but it did not solve the problem.<\/p>\n You can try restarting the phone once a day to see if that helps keep the problem at bay. Otherwise, your only option is to wait for Google to acknowledge the bug and roll out a fix.<\/p>\n Pixel 10 and display issues have become too common<\/p>\n This is not the first time that Pixel 10 owners have run into an issue with the Always-on Display. Such complaints first surfaced within days of the phone’s launch<\/a>. Then, it popped up after the release of Android 16 QPR2<\/a> in early December 2025.<\/p>\n Now, it appears to have surfaced again after Android 16’s last Quarterly Feature Drop. And that’s excluding the problem occurring on the public Android beta channel, and Google rolling out a fix for it.<\/p>\n Given that the lock screen freezing bug keeps appearing after every major update for the Pixel 10, Google needs to address the issue more proactively. A recurring problem like this only points to shoddy Q&A from the company’s side.<\/p>\n