Google has ticked the Pixel's idle battery drain bug off its to-do list, marking the issue as "Fixed" on its public tracker, claiming the bug has finally been fixed.

The fix has supposedly landed for Pixel 10 and 9 units, though 9a and 8a owners will have to wait longer for the patch to arrive on their devices.

So well done, Google, cheers all around, right? Unfortunately not. A number of fans are pouring cold water on the celebrations, saying their devices are still suffering from the problem after the update.

Google claims the issue is fixed, fans say otherwise

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The Pixel battery drain bug has to be one of the most long-running and disruptive problems the Pixel line has suffered in a long while.

First popping up as a result of the

What followed was months of waiting for Google to fix the issue. One user correctly diagnosed the problem in April, noticing that the Pixel's Deep Doze feature wasn't able to trigger because a bug was causing the processor to work overtime while the phone was idle.

Despite the problem being known,

However, plenty of users don't believe Google. They point to the fact the July update says nothing about bug fixes or the battery drain issue, but, more damningly, that more than a few people are still experiencing problems with battery drain after they've installed the latest update.

Battery issues can be linked to a few different sources, of course. One of our writers found his Pixel's battery lasted a lot longer

The patch for the problem is not released for everyone yet. As mentioned, the patch is rolling out on Pixel 10 and Pixel 9 devices, but those on Pixel 9a and 8a phones will have to wait until September.

Crucially, there's also no mention of the Pixel 8 or 7 receiving this update, and those phones have fallen victim to this bug in the past.

So while Google has ticked off the battery drain problem as solved, it appears this bug's story will continue on. At least for now.

Google Pixel 10 Pro
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  • Google Tensor G5
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  • Super Actua
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  • 6.3-inch

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  • 20:9