Google’s first Android patch of the year has started hitting Pixel phones

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• Google’s January 2025 Android patches are out now for Pixel devices.
• Fixes include improvements to audio and camera stability, and issues with flashing lines and icon colors.
• These updates are separate form the Pixel 4a’s battery update, due to arrive tomorrow.

Google really put Android fans through a bit of a whirlwind as 2024 drew to a close. We saw the release of everything from the first Android 15 Pixel Drop, to the latest QPR betas of our next Pixel Drop, to a new Android 16 developer preview. We are barely a week into the new year, and now Google’s already got some fresh Android love incoming, as the January 2025 Pixel update arrives.

We’ve already got Pixel updates on the mind, after learning earlier this week that Google is bringing the Pixel 4a out of retirement for a special battery-related update. That one’s not landing until tomorrow, though, and is only going to impact the Pixel 4a. Today’s release, meanwhile, is available for the Pixel 6 generation and newer.




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