Google Investigates Battery Drain Reports on Pixel Phones Following April 2026 Update

Com reported. Users are experiencing severe idle drain on their Android phones after the recent update, with the number of complaints increasing on Google’s issue tracking site. Over 2500 people voted on the site indicating they have been impacted by the battery drain issue.

Reports of the issue also appeared on Reddit and other forums. Google is investigating the battery drain issue on Pixel phones and has asked forum users to provide more information. The company acknowledged the issue on the Issue Tracker, stating it only has battery statistics which lack necessary detail for analysis.

Google further stated that without a bug report, it cannot pinpoint the specific application causing the problem, and asked users to provide a comprehensive bug report for a deeper investigation. The battery drain issue affects multiple generations of Pixel phones, from the Pixel 6 series to the Pixel 10 lineup. There is no fix available for the issue as of the time of reporting.

One user reported on the Issue Tracker that their battery no longer lasts a full day. Another user reported on the Issue Tracker that the battery drain is happening on their phone despite having the battery replaced. One user wrote on the Issue Tracker that the bug has made them want to cry because their phone dies after 2 hours of continuous use while nomading in the city.

Another user shared that their battery life seems to be almost halved since the update and the phone gets stuck on life support. One user found that the battery drain issue involves CPU wakeups causing the phone to work continuously in the background even when the screen is off and not in use. Users reported battery life lasting for just a few hours of screen time or cut in half for some.

One user shared on Reddit that their phone drained from 65 percent to 6 percent overnight while going to bed and waking up in the morning, and the phone was running hot.