Google issues April update for its Pixels
Today is the first Monday in each month. This can only be understood as an Android update by Google. Right on time, the company has issued the April update for the Pixel smartphones it still supports, and for the first time the latest Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are actually getting a monthly update at the same time as the other handsets. No more delays for the most recent Pixels.
Hopefully this is a good sign, which means there will also be less bugs in the software releases for the 6 and 6 Pro, but that remains to be seen. For now what’s clear is that this April update fixes a ton of high risk security vulnerabilities, and so you should install it as soon as it pops up on your phone. This may be a Google rollout and Google loves to speed up its updates.
Aside from the security fixes, the update also packs some other improvements for Pixels. The update also includes improvements for Pixels in other areas. For example, wireless charging should perform better with certain accessories (unnamed). Additionally, the front camera preview won’t appear zoomed into “in certain applications” and the green screen which occasionally appears in the camera preview has been removed. These only apply to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.
The rest of the improvements are for all Pixels that are still supported. The following issues were fixed: A crash in System UI when you use apps in Picture in-Picture mode, an issue causing an error message when setting a wallpaper for the desktop; an issue causing Quick Settings and the Notification Shade to disappear after changing wallpapers; an issue causing animated messages to not display correctly when you cancel a search in your app drawer; an occasional issue preventing navigation in overview screens while TalkBack is active and an issue that could sometimes prevent the Recents button showing an overview when using third-party launcher
The new build number is identified as SP2A.220405. 004 for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, and SP2A.220405. 003 for all the other devices.