Google Pixel 8 series is receiving its fist Feature Drop update and this is reportedly improving the gaming performance and the overall response of the phones.
Google is updating the ARM Mali’s kernel driver to a more recent build.
The kernel driver is updated to r44p1, which was released on October 11th 2023 from r38p1, released on August 18, 2022.
Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro customers report improved gaming and general performance of the phones.
Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro launched in October, and ship with the in-house Tensor G3 chipset. However, the performance of the phones faced a lot of heat from consumers to experts alike. The phones struggled to keep up during gaming, especially with titles like Genshin Impact. The performance was hardly any different from its predecessors.
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However, the Mountain View giant is trying to fix the issues to a large extent with the December 2023 Pixel Feature drop. The new update is said to boost the CPU performance significantly.Pixel 8 performance reportedly improved
Courtesy of the latest update, Google is updating the ARM Mali’s kernel driver to a more recent build.
