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Despite its control of hardware and firmware, Google triggers a surprising number of serious issues for Pixel users after security updates are installed. This pattern has repeated<\/a> in recent months, and now there\u2019s a new worry for users.<\/p>\n Per 9to5Google<\/a>, \u201cfollowing the rollout of the April 2026 update on Google Pixel phones, a widespread battery drain issue has hit, but the company is looking into the matter.\u201d There\u2019s no fix as yet, but Google has asked forum users for more info. The number of users complaining is accelerating quickly.<\/p>\n ForbesHow To Save Disappearing Messages On Your iPhoneBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe sheer amount of attention on this thread tells us this issue is pretty widespread,\u201d 9to5Google says, with reports on Reddit and elsewhere.” While those reports continue to build on an issue tracking forum<\/a> into the \u201csevere idle drain” issue as it has been tagged, others have taken to Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s more concerning,\u201d Android Central<\/a> says, \u201cis that it doesn\u2019t seem limited to a specific device. Users across multiple generations, from the Pixel 6 series all the way up to the Pixel 10 lineup, are reporting similar battery drain issues.\u201d<\/p>\n Google has acknowledged<\/a> the issue \u2014 to an extent. Albeit in reality it\u2019s simply polling users and requesting more data. Pixel issues caused by prior updates have not always been addressed quickly, and we have seen some roll on for months.<\/p>\n