Learn what Google’s fixing with today’s big November Pixel update

Google just announced its November Pixel Drop, delivering new features and expanding access to old ones across the Pixel lineup, but that’s just that half of it — we’re also getting the latest set of monthly fixes and stability improvements.

Most Pixel hardware will receive this update as build CP4A.261105.040.A1, with the exception of Pixel 11 devices — those are getting CP4A.261105.040.D1 in the US, and CP4A.261105.040.B2 in Canada.

There’s a big changelog of fixes to crawl through. Let’s get started with those changes that are arriving for all the Pixel devices receiving today’s update:

Apps

• Fix for issue causing the virtual keyboard to occasionally not appear when interacting with search input fields
• Fix for issue causing unintended audio feedback while scrolling through Sound & Vibration settings
• General stability and performance improvements for home screen clock widgets

Audio

• Fix for issue causing media volume to unexpectedly increase when triggering voice commands under certain conditions

Battery & Charging

• Fix for issue causing charging indicator to display when no charger is connected under certain conditions

Bluetooth

• General stability and background performance improvements for Bluetooth device connectivity
• General stability and connection reliability improvements for Bluetooth accessories under certain conditions

Connectivity

• General stability and performance improvements for Adaptive Connectivity Services under certain conditions
• General stability and performance improvements for Google App and system applications under certain conditions

Display & Graphics

• General improvements for display stability and performance under certain conditions

Framework

• General stability and performance improvements for core system services
• General stability and performance improvements for Google App and system applications under certain conditions

Performance

• Fix for occasional system stutter and performance issues affecting animation smoothness while scrolling across apps

Sensors

• General stability and performance improvements for Google App and system applications under certain conditions

Telephony

• Fix for issue causing user interface elements or notifications to occasionally display incorrectly
• Fix for issue causing Wi-Fi Calling status notification to not display after device restart under certain carrier conditions

User Interface

• Fix for issue causing app thumbnails in Overview to remain stuck in locked state
• Fix for issue causing dynamic system theming colors to shift unexpectedly under certain conditions
• Fix for issue causing notification content to be difficult to read after applying certain system theme colors
• Fix for issue causing notification shade to occasionally not expand with swipe down gesture
• Fix for issue causing Wallpaper & style app to close unexpectedly after applying lockscreen clock styles
• Fix for issue occasionally causing taskbar icons or layout to behave inconsistently
• Fix for issue occasionally preventing app selection when switching apps from Overview
• Fix for issue preventing notification snooze options from expanding properly under certain conditions
• Fix for issue preventing Quick Switch navigation gesture from working when Circle to Search is active
• General improvements for network connection stability and call performance under certain conditions
• General stability and performance improvements for fingerprint recognition and unlock screen transitions
• General stability and reliability improvements for System UI components
• General stability and rendering improvements for media player notifications

In addition to those, we also have a few changes specifically targeting Google’s newest and oldest (still supported) Pixel models. For the Pixel 11 series that includes:

Camera

• Fix for issue occasionally causing captured photos to not save properly under certain conditions

Sensors

• Fix for issue causing unexpected background battery drain related to sensor service management under certain conditions

System

• General performance improvements for device restart and startup times under certain conditions

And then for the Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 series, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet, there’s:

Audio

• Fix for issue occasionally causing audio noise or distortion in ringtone during certain VoIP calls

As always, you can wait for the update to hit your device in due time, which Google says will proceed in phases over the course of the next week. If you’re feeling impatient (or just badly need one of these fixes to save a misbehaving phone) downloads are available now on Google’s Pixel OTA repository.