{"id":834209,"date":"2026-11-14T09:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/834209\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T09:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:12:23","slug":"google-pixel-owners-report-camera-failures-and-desktop-mode-bugs-after-november-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/834209\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Pixel owners report camera failures and desktop mode bugs after November update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Google&#8217;s November 2026 Pixel Drop has brought new features to supported smartphones, but some owners are reporting problems after installing the update. Complaints include cameras becoming unusable, desktop-mode functionality breaking and unexpected display behaviour. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Further complaints surfaced on 13 November, including reports of problems with the always-on display and notifications. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Pixel cameras reportedly stop working<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Among the more serious complaints are reports of camera applications displaying black screens or failing to initialise. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1xt3gwv\/\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\" rtekeep=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 11 Pro XL owner<\/a> reported that both the front-facing and rear cameras stopped working following the update. The problem reportedly extended to third-party applications requiring camera access. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Similar complaints involving Pixel devices have appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/pixelphone\/thread\/477273231\/my-cameras-are-not-working\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\" rtekeep=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google&#8217;s Pixel Help Community<\/a>. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">One owner restored camera functionality through a factory reset, while others reported success after completely switching off their phones for around five minutes before restarting them. Neither approach is guaranteed to work. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">It remains unclear how many devices are affected. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Desktop mode and display problems also reported<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1xtee82\/november_2026_pixeldrop_update_breaks_desktop_mode\/\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\" rtekeep=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit discussion<\/a>, a Pixel owner reported that audio no longer played through an external HDMI monitor after the update, instead continuing through the phone&#8217;s speakers. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The same user described problems with the desktop dock and Alt+Tab functionality when the phone&#8217;s screen timed out. Another participant reported similar behaviour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Separately, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pixel_phones\/comments\/1xum5d1\/anyone_else_seeing_a_ton_of_new_bugs_from_the\/\" data-htmlarea-external=\"1\" rtekeep=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 9 Pro Fold owner<\/a> described the notification shade appearing over the always-on display and the inner screen occasionally remaining black after unfolding. &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The complaints involve different Pixel models, and it is not yet clear whether the problems are connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Google&#8217;s November 2026 Pixel Drop has brought new features to supported smartphones, but some owners are reporting problems&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[273669,268,273668,2305,269,262,2306,267,261,273667,1250,227129,95877,270,266,263,129,26959,86,265,264,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-834209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-android-desktop-mode","tag-benchmarks","tag-camera-bug","tag-google-pixel","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-mobile","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-november-2026-pixel-drop","tag-pixel-10","tag-pixel-11-pro-xl","tag-pixel-9-pro-fold","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-software-update","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}