Phones Canada has recently pointed out that Google might have returned to its previous goal of pushing out its monthly updates on the first Monday of every month. However, this month’s first Monday was a holiday (New Year’s Day), and therefore Google waited until today to release the first update of the year for eligible Pixel handsets, which includes the Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 Pro.
According to Google, “the January 2024 update includes bug fixes and improvements for Pixel users.” The update includes an update to the camera app on all eligible Pixel handsets containing a fix to stop the cameras on these Pixel devices from crashing under certain conditions.
Today’s update aims to fix an issue causing flashing black screens to appear when playing videos on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. The remaining three fixes deal with the User Interface. One bug fix for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will address an issue that causes users to see a flashing black screen when playing videos under certain conditions. One bug fix for Pixel Tablet users will get rid of an issue that prevented them from exiting the SetupWizard in certain conditions. Lastly, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Fold users have received a fix to exterminate a bug that turned the home screen wallpaper black under certain conditions.
The update includes security patch levels 2024-01-01 and 2024-01-05. To install the update, Pixel users should go to Settings > System > System Update.
The software versions being released include:
Global
– Pixel 5a (5G): UQ1A.240105.002
– Pixel 6: UQ1A.240105.002
– Pixel 6 Pro: UQ1A.240105.002
– Pixel 6a: UQ1A.240105.002
– Pixel 7: UQ1A.240105.004
– Pixel 7 Pro: UQ1A.240105.004
– Pixel 7a: UQ1A.240105.004
– Pixel Tablet: UQ1A.240105.002
– Pixel Fold: UQ1A.240105.004
– Pixel 8: UQ1A.240105.004
– Pixel 8 Pro: UQ1A.240105.004
Verizon
– Pixel 7: UQ1A.240105.004.A1
– Pixel 7 Pro: UQ1A.240105.004.A1
– Pixel 7a: UQ1A.240105.004.A1
– Pixel Fold: UQ1A.240105.004.A1
– Pixel 8: UQ1A.240105.004.A1
– Pixel 8 Pro: UQ1A.240105.004.A1
The small January update follows the December Pixel Feature Drop aka Android 14 QPR1 (Quarterly Platform Release). Following the next Pixel 14 update (expected on Monday, February 5th), we should see another huge Pixel Feature Drop (Android 14 QPR2) released in March, possibly on March 4th.
