Android 17 QPR1 bug linked to Pixel lag and stuttering

Android 17 QPR1 was supposed to enhance Pixel telephones, however for a noticeable variety of house owners, the September replace appears to have had the other impact. We lately requested Android Authority readers how their Pixels have been behaving after putting in the replace, and efficiency issues stood out as the most typical grievance amongst those that reported new points. Now, GrapheneOS might have lastly discovered the explanation for at the very least a few of that slowdown.

The privacy-focused venture says it has recognized a regression launched with Android 17 QPR1 that may trigger Pixel telephones to stutter, lag, and even freeze when reminiscence is underneath stress. In additional extreme instances, affected processes can reportedly be terminated after changing into unresponsive.

Notably, the venture says this downside isn’t particular to its taste of the working system. The regression originates in Pixel software program elements provided by Google, which means inventory Pixel units operating Android 17 QPR1 may be affected as nicely. GrapheneOS bumped into the identical concern after adopting Google’s up to date firmware and drivers, however says it has already patched the issue within the newest launch of its OS taste.

That discovery additionally traces up with what Android Authority readers lately advised us about their very own Pixels. In a ballot carried out after Android 17 QPR1 rolled out, roughly 20% of respondents reported new efficiency points after putting in the replace. Efficiency was the most important particular person downside class within the survey, forward of UI, show, and connectivity complaints.

Not everybody has been affected, although. One other 31% of respondents stated that they had skilled no new issues in any respect, so this clearly isn’t hitting each Pixel in the identical means.

GrapheneOS’s discovering doesn’t show this regression prompted each efficiency grievance we’ve seen since Android 17 QPR1 arrived. Pixel house owners have reported a variety of issues following the replace, and loads of units seem like operating completely nicely. But it surely does present a believable clarification for at the very least a number of the lag and stuttering readers advised us about.

Whereas GrapheneOS has already patched the regression, inventory Pixel house owners don’t have that choice, so the ball is now in Google’s court docket. It’s unclear whether or not a repair will arrive with October’s Pixel replace or require an extended await Android 17 QPR2.