Google is now rolling out the latest April update for its Pixel devices. The latest update comes with the latest security patch, performance improvements, and a couple of fixes. Camera stability also improved with this update.
The latest OTA update is available for all eligible Google Pixel devices. Once the April update is available for your Google Pixel device, you will receive a notification. To know your Google Pixel device’s Android version or manually check and update, you can visit Google’s official post.
It takes some time for the update to be rolled out in all devices and regions. If your Google Pixel device is eligible and the update has not yet come, keep it for a while; the update will come to your device soon too.
Below, you can check the software versions and what is new in this update:
Global
- Pixel 5a (5G): AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 6: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 6 Pro: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 6a: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 7: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 7 Pro: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 7a: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel Tablet: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel Fold: AP1A.240405.002.A1
- Pixel 8: AP1A.240405.002
- Pixel 8 Pro: AP1A.240405.002
What’s included
The April 2024 update includes bug fixes and improvements for Pixel users – see below for details.
Biometrics
- Fix for issue causing black screen to appear when unlocking screen in certain conditions *[3]
Camera
- Fix for camera stability under certain conditions when switching between different zooms *[2]
- Fix for issue with black halo artifacts appearing under certain conditions in the viewfinder upon transitioning from photo to video mode at 1x zoom *[1]
- Fix for issue where users are unable to re-expose image after tapping anywhere on the viewfinder *[1]
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Device Applicability
Fixes are available for all supported Pixel devices unless otherwise indicated below. Some fixes may be carrier/region specific.
*[1] Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8
*[2] Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Fold
*[3] Pixel 5a (5G)