What you need to know
- The May 2025 update is deployed for Google Pixel devices with fixes for another Zero-Day feat.
- It can take about a week for the update to reach all phones and pixel tablets, depending on your device and operator, and you have to update immediately.
- The fix also includes three minor bug corrections for Google Pixel 6 and more recent phones and tablets.
The security update of May 2025 is deployed for Google Pixel devices from today, May 6, and it includes a critical fix for zero-day security vulnerability. The update also includes three bug corrections and 28 total safety fixes for problems affecting Android and Google Services. Business said The deployment of the May 2025 update will continue in next week, according to your operator and your device model, so you may not see it immediately.
THE Android security bulletin Describe the security problems addressed with the update of this month pixels, including the zero-day feat followed as CVE-2025-27363. The bulletin notes that “there are indications that the CVE-2025-27363 can be under a limited and targeted exploitation”. Essentially, this means that you must update your device as soon as the May 2025 fix is available to avoid being the victim of this safety feat.
The May 2025 security patch will also update the start-up charger for your device to add anti-return measurements. After update, you will not be able to run the old versions of Android 15 on your device. This is probably in response to the April and May fixes, including fixes for zero-day exploits.
“The May 2025 update for Pixel 6 (6, 6 Pro, 6a) and Pixel 8 (8, 8A, 8A) devices contains a start-up charger update that increments the anti-return version for the start-up charger”, Google explain. “This prevents the device from returning to the previous vulnerable versions of the start -up charger. After flashing the May 2025 update on these devices, you will not be able to flash and start the oldest Android 15 builts 15.”
The May 2025 update also addresses three bugs affecting Google Pixel 6 and more recent phones and tablets, as Google explains in the version below:
- Audio
- Correction of the recording quality of degraded microphones in certain applications
- Bluetooth
- Correct for Bluetooth pairing problems with certain smart watches under certain conditions
- Frame
- Secondary language correction displayed in fast parameters under certain conditions
When the update becomes available, all Google Pixel users must install it immediately. You can check the updates by opening the Settings application and navigate to System > Software update > System update and pressing Update. Then follow the screen prompts to download and install the OTA update once available.
