Google has recently rolled out its May 2024 Android security update, focusing on enhancing Bluetooth LE audio and addressing a camera issue on the Pixel 8 series. This update is now available on various Pixel devices, including the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet.<\/p>\n
Key highlights of the May update include:
\n\u2013 Improvements for Bluetooth LE audio stability and performance across supported Pixel models.
\n\u2013 Specific fix for a camera issue that could impact video recording performance on devices like the Pixel 8 Pro.<\/p>\n
The latest updates incorporate security patches from both May 1st and May 5th. The May 1st set of patches addresses Android Framework and System vulnerabilities, while the May 5th update focuses on fixes for hardware components from companies like Arm, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. Here are some of the key fixes according to the changelog:
\n\u2013 General improvements in stability or performance for Bluetooth LE audio.
\n\u2013 Fix for camera performance under certain conditions when recording video.<\/p>\n
The update is approximately 5MB in size, with the build number varying based on the device model and carrier. Here are the expected build numbers for different Pixel models:
\nGlobal:
\n\u2013 Pixel 5a (5G): AP1A.240505.004
\n\u2013 Pixel 6: AP1A.240505.004
\n\u2013 Pixel 6 Pro: AP1A.240505.004
\n\u2013 And more\u2026<\/p>\n
KDDI:
\n\u2013 Pixel 7: AP1A.240505.005.B1
\n\u2013 Pixel 7 Pro: AP1A.240505.005.B1
\n\u2013 And more\u2026<\/p>\n
T-Mobile, C Spire, US Cellular & Cellcom:
\n\u2013 Pixel 7: AP1A.240505.004
\n\u2013 Pixel 7 Pro: AP1A.240505.004
\n\u2013 And more\u2026<\/p>\n
Verizon:
\n\u2013 Pixel 7: AP1A.240505.005.A1
\n\u2013 Pixel 7 Pro: AP1A.240505.005.A1
\n\u2013 And more\u2026<\/p>\n
To check if your Pixel device has received the May 2024 update, simply go to Settings > System > Software updates > System update on your device.
\nPlease note that carrier approvals may slightly delay the update rollout to all devices.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned for more updates to enhance your Google Pixel experience!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Google has recently rolled out its May 2024 Android security update, focusing on enhancing Bluetooth LE audio and addressing a camera issue on the Pixel 8 series. This update is now available on various Pixel devices, including the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. Key highlights of the May update include: – Improvements for Bluetooth LE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":224722486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":255,"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224722485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-tips-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224722485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224722485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224722485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224722486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224722485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224722485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224722485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}