{"id":351658,"date":"2026-03-18T00:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/351658\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:18:10","slug":"you-wont-be-able-to-unsee-this-pixel-10-pro-display-glitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/351658\/","title":{"rendered":"You won&#8217;t be able to unsee this Pixel 10 Pro display glitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"pixel 10 pro holding back of phone hero 1\"  alt=\"Someone holding the Pixel 10 Pro, showing the back of the phone.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pixel-10-pro-holding-back-of-phone-hero-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL users have been reporting screen glitches with a flickering rectangle under their front-facing camera.<br \/>\nResetting appears to temporarily resolve the issue, although it frequently comes back.<br \/>\nThis appears to be a glitch related to the phone\u2019s proximity sensor.<\/p>\n<p>Forgive us. Because we may be about to ruin your relationship with your Pixel smartphone. Have you ever had someone point something out to you, and then you can never not notice it again? Well, we sure hope we aren\u2019t about to draw your attention to it for the first time, but it turns out that quite a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/i-guess-now-its-our-pixel-10-pro-3647865\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 10 Pro<\/a> owners have been noticing some very annoying glitches on their phones\u2019 displays.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_nm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the last few weeks, posts have popping up on Reddit\u2019s Google Pixel sub from users like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1rqylsj\/weird_dark_blinking_spots_in_the_top_of_the_screen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Financial-Farmer8914<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1rgleqb\/flickering_pixels_over_the_proximity_sensor_on_10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">adbenj<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1rurow8\/is_this_a_dying_panel_or_a_software_bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PixelSailor<\/a>, all sharing similar stories: A flickering rectangle suddenly shows up on their Pixel 10 Pro (or Pro XL), a little below and to the left of the front-facing selfie camera. Here\u2019s how the glitch tends to manifest:<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"pixel 10 pro flicker rectangle\" alt=\"pixel 10 pro flicker rectangle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pixel-10-pro-flicker-rectangle.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re seeing reports of this behavior across much of the Pixel software available today, with users noticing it on the Android 17 Beta and the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-16-qpr3-update-supported-pixel-models-3645552\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android 16 Pixel Drop<\/a>, alike.<\/p>\n<p>The good news (or at least the closest thing we have to it) is that this flickering seems to usually go away when you reset your phone. And while users have seen it on lock and home screens, it doesn\u2019t appear to pop up when you\u2019re actually in an app. But that said, for some unlucky users it just seems to keep coming back, over and over.<\/p>\n<p>What the heck is causing this phenomenon? Well, as you can see in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=USioSXDBIQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JerryRigEverything<\/a>\u2018s Pixel 10 Pro XL teardown, there\u2019s actually a window in your display panel there that allows the phone\u2019s light and proximity sensors to see through:<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"p10 pro display sensors\"  alt=\"p10 pro display sensors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/p10-pro-display-sensors.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Presumably, the effect all these Pixel users describe is the result of the proximity sensor glitching out. We still don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s causing this unwanted behavior, but the connection to that sensor and the way it at least temporarily goes away after a reset may suggest some software bug with the sensor\u2019s operation.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, we hope Google\u2019s able to get to the bottom of it and deploy a fix, because this would be seriously annoying to be looking at all day. If your Pixel 10 Pro has this problem and you\u2019re only just noticing it now, you have our deepest apologies.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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