Google is investigating a bug contained in smartphones Pixel of different generations, after downloading the update software most recent, corresponding to January 2024, which blocks certain actions during use.

Owners of the American technology giant’s mobile phones have shared this via forums such as Reddit their terminals experienced problems such as slow loading of applications or the inability to access web pages, details Europe Press.

Other actions that showed unusual behavior included accessing internal storage, opening the camera, or taking screenshots, as some affected people have noted.

They agreed that they started experiencing these issues after downloading the update. software January via Google Play on both latest terminals, Pixel8 And 8Proas in other older ones (Pixel 5, 6, 6a, 7 and 7a).

After the publication shared on Reddit, where the unofficial GooglePixel account has collected a large share of user complaints, The Pixel Community Profile has confirmed that it is investigating what may have happened.

At the moment, the extent of this error generated by the system update corresponding to January 2024 is unknown, but it is recommended to avoid downloading it and continue using the November 1, 2023 version as clarified BleepingComputer.

System updates are independent of the monthly security patches that Android releases every month and to look for them you have to go to the Settings section. Under the ‘Security and Privacy’ tab you will find the ‘System and Updates’ option. (JO)