what you need to know
- Since October 2023, Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones have been facing display stuttering issues.
- Now, Google has updated the issue tracker listing related to the issue, marking it as “Fixed.”
- But the actual fix won’t be available until Android 15 is released to the public, which is still several months away.
The long-standing Pixel bug finally has a fix, at least according to Google. The company updated an issue tracking report on March 26 regarding display stuttering issues for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users (via Android Police). Google marked the issue as “fixed,” but that designation created huge problems. The fix won’t actually roll out to Pixel 8 series device users until Android 15 is publicly released, and that won’t be the case for a few months.
“The next Android version will continue to optimize performance and power consumption,” a Google employee wrote in an issue tracker comment. “These include improvements that will positively impact overall system UI stuttering and use cases related to certain Android apps. .”
This timeline means Pixel 8 users will have to wait a little longer to get the proper fix, as Android 15 will likely be released in late summer or fall. Considering the first report in this issue tracking thread was posted on October 14, 2023, it could ultimately take Google a full year to resolve this issue.
Users continued to comment on the post, with more than 100 comments in total. Pixel 8 users have reported screen stuttering in some systems and first-party apps such as the Google Play Store. Others have also noticed anomalies with third-party apps, such as Reddit and X (formerly Twitter).
Since Google first marked the issue as fixed, Pixel 8 users have flooded the issue tracking thread with comments explaining their dissatisfaction. One user called the pinned name “a bad joke” and said it showed “Google either can’t fix the problem or isn’t taking it seriously.”
Another Pixel 8 user wrote: “If we do have to wait until August or longer to resolve this issue… well, that will seriously impact my next smartphone purchase.”
Google also factored in the length of time it would take to resolve the issue, given its seven-year commitment to software support. Apparently, the company is still working to resolve the issue in a timely manner.