The first Monday of the month is when the monthly security updates for the Pixel phones are released. Today is the first Monday of November 2022, and as such, the company has just released its November security update, rolling out to all supported Pixel phones.
With the next big feature drop coming in December and a mostly stable experience on the Google Pixel 7 Pro and its smaller sibling, there weren’t a lot of changes to report. There is a complete list of patch notes.
Batteries and charging.
- Fix for issue causing increased power consumption while certain apps are installed *[1]
The display and graphics are displayed.
- Fix for issue occasionally causing green display flicker in [sic] certain conditions *[2]
- Optimizations for display power consumption to improve thermal performance in certain conditions *[2]
It’s the system.
- Fix for the issue occasionally causing the Photos app to crash when using certain editing features *[2]
Included on the two devices are the Pixel 6 Pro and the Pixel 6a.
It’s included on the Pixel 7 and the Pro.
This month’s update brings a number of changes to smartphones. While it’s great to see the company fixing some of the outstanding bugs for its latest devices, it’s disappointing to see yet another update fail without a fix for the 7 Pro’s scrolling bug. You won’t see it disappear with this patch because it’s an issue affecting many users.
The update is rolling out to newer phones than the one that got the last guaranteed security update in October. It is on track to get one last update later this year or early next year to iron out any remaining bugs or issues before it ends.
To get the update on supported phones, you have to go to your system settings and scroll down to the system section and check for the update. If you are particularly impatient to get this month’s release, you should install the factory images and theOTA files on your phone. If you want to be more adventurous, you can get the Android 13 QPR1Beta on your phone. It has been a stable experience.
