A bug had been making certain Pixel phones unusable, but a swift, silent update from Google has saved the day.
A widespread issue was causing apps on the latest Pixel phones to crash, making them nearly impossible to use. Google has now rolled out a server-side fix, so your device should be working properly again without you needing to do a thing.
A particularly nasty bug recently surfaced, sending apps on Pixel 10 and some Pixel 9 devices into a crashing frenzy. If you were affected, you know the pain: pretty much every app you tried to open would immediately close, rendering your phone almost completely useless. It was, to put it mildly, a bit of a mess.
The issue seemed to pop up out of nowhere, and as reports flooded in, it became clear this was a high-priority problem. According to a new report, multiple teams at Google were quickly tasked with squashing the bug. While there hasn’t been an official root cause analysis, the leading theory points to a problem with Google Play services.
Some users found that reinstalling Play services offered a temporary reprieve, but a permanent solution was needed.
