Google’s December safety patch for Pixels fixes audio and digital camera points

What that you must know

• Google detailed the rollout of its December 2024 safety replace for its Pixel lineup.
• The patch contains much more Bluetooth fixes alongside fixes for show points, audio issues, and digital camera woes.
• This safety replace joins Google’s busy week after dropping its main December characteristic drop for Pixels and Android.

Google has began pushing its newest month-to-month safety replace to a number of eligible Pixel telephones.

The firm revealed the patch notes for its December 2024 safety replace through a Pixel neighborhood publish. Google states the replace is rolling out for gadgets starting from the Pixel 6 sequence as much as the Pixel 9 sequence. This patch contains the Pixel Tablet alongside the unique Pixel Fold. Owners of any of those gadgets ought to quickly discover model AP4A.241205.013 obtainable to obtain.

Google says customers ought to discover a notification concerning the replace’s availability, however it’s also possible to test for it manually by your settings (system replace).

The changelog begins by fixing some crucial audio points. The publish says that the December replace fixes “audio stability and efficiency” below sure conditions for Pixel 7, Pixel 8, and Pixel 9 gadgets. Additionally, Google is fixing a problem that will see some Pixel 6 telephones restarting when utilizing a USB audio machine.

Several extra Bluetooth points are being fastened for the Pixel 9, which has turn out to be fairly a pattern in latest historical past.

Camera enhancements are hitting the Pixel 6 alongside some critical “inexperienced tint” points for the previous era.

The the rest of the changelog is as follows:

• General enhancements for system stability and efficiency in sure circumstances (Pixel 6/7 sequence)
• General enhancements for community connection stability and efficiency in sure circumstances (Pixel 7, 8, unique Fold, and Pixel Tablet)
• Fix to enhance wi-fi (Wi-Fi) stability and efficiency in sure circumstances (Pixel 7, 8, and 9)
• Fix for difficulty often inflicting the lockscreen wallpaper to fade out slowly in sure circumstances
• Fix for difficulty with darkish mode settings stability in sure circumstances
• Fix for difficulty with delay in name notifications showing in sure circumstances
• Fix for difficulty with layouts and animations throughout transitions in sure circumstances
• Fix for difficulty with repeating shade choice in Wallpapers & Styles in sure circumstances
• Fix for difficulty with Wallpaper & Style app crashing in sure circumstances
• Fix to enhance swipe actions in sure situation
• Fix for difficulty with notification background colours in sure circumstances

Google’s December patch arrives shortly after the debut of its newest characteristic drop for Pixels. These updates will seemingly arrive shut collectively when updating/putting in in your telephone. More particularly, the newest characteristic drop brings new goodies to Gemini on Pixel like a Spotify extension, calling/texting capabilities for the AI, and “Saved data with Gemini.”

The Pixel 9 sequence completely obtained new additions like a revamped Call Screen powered by Gemini Nano for screening calls. The Pixel Screenshots app additionally bought upgraded with higher group and the choice of utilizing it in Google Wallet to avoid wasting playing cards like your driver’s license, boarding go, and extra.

Android on the whole obtained a serious replace, in addition to the Pixel Watch and Nest.

Google’s patch notes for its safety replace reiterated the choice to grant the Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and Pixel Fold two extra years of OS updates. This now makes it so the oldest of the three sequence is eligible for Android 16, which ought to arrive a lot earlier in 2025.