It’s the first week of August and the update for Pixel devices is here with all new enhancements and improvements. Apart from minor tidbits on Pixel Watch, the August 2023 update brings the majority of changes for the Pixel Fold and Pixel tablet. Alongside the August 2023 Security Patch, the update brings a fix for the Bluetooth Connection issue on Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet.
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August 2023 Update for Pixel Smartphone
Security Updates have really improved the Android Ecosystem as a whole, and the regular patches for mainstream Android devices really help in plugging security flaws. Following each month’s routine, Google Pixel smartphones are getting a new security patch. This time, Google patched over 30 security vulnerabilities.
Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold are major gainers as plenty of issues related to both devices have been fixed with the update. Especially, there’s a fix for the issue while connecting Bluetooth Keyboards, and the flicker issue on the Pixel tablet while in Hub Mode is also resolved. There are several other changes and here’s the official changelog:
Bluetooth Fix for issue occasionally causing Bluetooth keyboards to not connect User interface Fix for issue causing certain Live Wallpapers to display incorrectly in different device orientations Fix for issue occasionally causing lock screen to not respond Fix for issue occasionally causing home screen launcher search input to not register Fix for issue occasionally causing flickering or glitches while in Hub Mode
The update is rolling out for all the Pixel smartphones which are yet under the update cycle. Surprisingly, this is the last scheduled update for the Pixel 4a smartphone.
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Pixel Watch Update
Pixel Watch is receiving another minor update bringing August Security Patch via the firmware RWDC.230805.001. The update is gradually rolling out and may take a week to full availability across the globe. It bundles a fix for eight high-severity issues.
The users can manually check for the update by heading to Settings > System > System updates.
