Some Pixel 6 Devices Experiencing WiFi Issues, Fix Incoming

Not too long ago, Google released the February Android security patch for their Pixel 6 smartphones. Unfortunately, it appears that following the update, some users have been reporting that their phones are experiencing WiFi connectivity issues where the WiFi will shut off when the phone is locked.

The good news is that Google has finally acknowledged the issue and stated that a fix is incoming. This is according to a post on Reddit by the official Pixel Community account where they state that this is an issue affecting a “very small” number of devices, but a fix is still coming anyway.

According to the post, “After some investigation, we identified the root cause and determined that it impacts a very small number of devices. Of course, we realize this is a poor experience and immediately developed a software fix that will be available in the next Google Pixel Update, rolling out in March.”

We imagine that this issue can be annoying for some users, especially if they might be on a limited data plan as things could happen in the background while the phone is locked that could eat into their data. We’re already in the last week of February so hopefully the update will be pushed out sometime next week.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: Google, google pixel 6