It’s getting clear now why Google chose to hold back on rolling out the December security patch for all Pixel 6 users. The month is now nearing its end but only a few lucky ones have received it.
But are they really lucky? There have already been multiple reports of network drops and low signal strength following the update. And if that wasn’t enough, it’s now joined by “a bug in the December Android update” that’s caused Hold for Me and Call Screening features to be put on pause.
The info comes from a “Product Support Manager” on the official Google forums who says that both features will be unavailable temporarily and that the Pixel software team is “actively working on resolving this issue.” Nothing was said about when a fix can be expected or when the December security update will be rolling out widely.
For those unaware, Hold for Me works with calls with business and lets your Google Assistant wait on hold for you and notifies when the support representative is ready to speak with you. Pixel 6 Call Screening, on the other hand, lets Google Assistant answer calls from numbers that are not in your contacts and shields against robocallers and spammers.
It appears that the aforementioned features have only been disabled on Pixel 6 devices running on Android S December QPR release. To check if you are on the build, head over to Settings > About Phone > Build Number and check if it starts with SQ1D.
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