It"s another month, which means it"s time for another security patch from Google. This month, the firm is making some improvements to the overall usability of its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones, which will undoubtedly be welcome.
The update bulletin, posted today, doesn"t include any security patches for the Pixel devices, but the two newest models are getting a handful of improvements. One of the more notable ones would be increased responsiveness and startup speed of the Camera app. Here"s the full list:
| References | Category | Improvements | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-122471935 | Camera | Improves Startup and responsiveness of Camera app | Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL |
| A-112046316 A-118317435 A-120212581 | Performance | Improves recovery in the instance of OTA update failure | Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL |
| A-120920537 | Performance | Improves storage performance on Pixel 3 devices | Pixel 3, Pixel3 XL |
| A-119776006 | Bluetooth | Improves Bluetooth reliability on Pixel 3 devices | Pixel 3, Pixel3 XL |
| A-111260263 A-116848259 | Media | Improves playback of encrypted media on some video apps | Pixel 3, Pixel3 XL |
The Pixel 3 devices have been criticized by some for their performance degradation, especially surrounding the Camera app. This list of fixes should. hopefully, make things better. The devices were also affected by a handful of other issues that were solved in the December 2018 patch, so it seems Google is committed to improving the experience.
The update should be available over-the-air soon, but if you prefer, you can get the factory image from Google"s website, as well as the full OTA image, which might be a little easier to do. In either case, you"ll want to be careful with these procedures to avoid problems.