Joe Maring / Android authority
Tl; DR
- Android 16 causes a very boring bug where pixel phones take too long to wake up.
- Google is aware of the problem and is working on a corrective and temporary circumvention solutions are also available.
- This is one of the many bugs reported by users after the Android 16 update, but there are many, including freezing locking screens and insensitive gestures.
Android 16 is the flavor of the season, and the owners of pixels already appreciate the last update of Baklava. Admittedly, many features are missed by this version, but there are still enough changes here to call Android 16 a large update of the platform. Unfortunately for some pixel owners, this update also brings new bugs, such as the annoying one where the phone takes too long to wake up. Google is aware of this and works on a fix for this, but there seems to be much more that must be highlighted.
Pixel phones are slow to wake up after Android 16
Reddit user JDAWG0024 underlined that the alarm clock of their Pixel 9 Pro XL became unreliable after update to Android 16. Their phone remains insensitive for about five seconds each time they try to wake the display, either by typing with double display, or by pressing the power button. The phone works normally once it has woken up, but if the screen deactivates, the problem is repeated.
As you can imagine, it seems very boring. This is the kind of bug that has a negative impact on the user experience in a very noticeable way, but not enough to become a dealbreaker, so most people continue to use their device but remain frustrated. Many other users have expressed to affirm that they are confronted with the same problem, and we can see many others complain multiple Reddit threads. For what it is worth, we could not reproduce the problem on some pixel devices on Android 16, including a Pixel 9 Pro XL.
The Official Account of the Community Pixel replied On the complaint, advisor to the user to restart his device to temporarily solve the problem:
We are aware of this problem and a fix will be published in the coming weeks. For the moment, you can restart your device to temporarily solve the problem.
Some users suggest invalidia Press to check the phone And Lift the phone In Settings> Display and key> Lock screenThen restart your device and reactivate the two features. This solves the problem, although some users also say that this temporarily does so temporarily. However, you can try it and see if it works for you.
The Android 16 update seems to bring many new bugs
It is not the only bug that users are faced with Android 16, but it is the most common. Based on user report scores on Reddit and X, we could also bring together that users are faced with the following problems with the Android 16 update:
- The lock screen freezes frequently
- Unlocking slow / insensitive fingerprints
- Insensitive screen gestures
- Erratic self-brown
- Erratic / non -reactive proximity sensor
- Auto-Rotate stops working
- Apple congratulations and not respond to the touch entry
- The camera freezes, often requiring several taps on the shutter button to take a photo
- Android Auto Drops Connection
- The circle to search for stops works
For most of these problems, restarting the device temporarily solves the problem. As part of the troubleshooting steps, you can try a factory reset to see if the problems are solved, but don’t forget to save your data, because everything will be deleted. If the problems persist, you can consider returning to Android 15 and waiting for the next stable version which, let’s hope, solves the problems.
You can and should also Submit a bug report with Google To add your voice to complaints. These expensive phones receive a “stable” update after a large beta program, so such a long list of bugs is unacceptable.
