According to multiple reports, a new Android bug is causing excessive battery drain on some devices. The bug appears to have started after a recent software update. Google has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix, according to the company.
Affected devices include Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel 7A. The issue is believed to be caused by CPU wakeups, keeping the phone running in the background, according to 9to5Google. Some users report needing to charge their phones three times a day, according to Android users.
Pixel 7A - both my phone and my wife's have had this issue since mid-March. Phones suddenly go from 20% to 0, are slow to charge and batteries drain while switched off.
According to Daily Mirror - Main, Phil described his Pixel 7A and his wife's phone having the issue since mid-March, with batteries draining quickly and slow charging. Fz, another user, told Daily Mirror - Main that his Pixel 9 Pro XL battery drain started after the March update, requiring three charges daily and losing 70% charge overnight. However, not all users are affected.
According to Daily Mirror - Main, Warren reported no apparent battery drain on his Pixel 9 Pro, with the phone still at 79% after nearly nine hours. The specific software update that caused the bug remains unknown, as does the number of users affected and the timeline for a fix. It is also unclear whether non-Pixel Android devices are affected.
My Pixel 9 Pro XL battery drain started after the March update. Now I need to charge my phone 3x daily after the March update. My phone battery is depleted when I do not use my phone overnight. I charged my phone battery full before I sleep and I woke up my battery phone only left 30%. It's really annoying.
Pixel 9 Pro, and no apparent battery drain here. At 6:30am, it was fully charged. At 3:20 this afternoon, as I post this, it's at 79%.