Subj : Some Pixel owners are reporting gesture and navigation bugs with
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sun Jun 15 2025 17:45:07

Some Pixel owners are reporting gesture and navigation bugs with Android 16

Date:
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Description:
A select number of Pixel devices are apparently failing in regards to 
navigation and gestures.

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16 is causing problems for some Pixel devices Navigation buttons and gestures 
are freezing As yet Google hasn't said anything officially about the bugs 

 Android 16 was officially pushed out to Pixel owners last week, but reports 
are coming in of the software update causing some pretty major bugs on 
certain handsets, related to gestures and interface and navigation. 

As noted by Android Headlines , the reports say certain navigation buttons 
and gestures don't respond as they should  meaning certain operations (like 
going back to the previous screen) take seconds to complete, or don't happen 
at all. 

It's not difficult to find users having problems: on Reddit, we've got posts 
about unresponsive buttons on a Google Pixel 8, swiping up not doing anything 
on a Pixel 9 Pro XL, and multiple gestures not functioning on a Pixel 6. 

Over on X (formerly Twitter), Artem Russakovskii from Android Police says the 
back gesture only works intermittently since updating to Android 16  and 
there's a screen recording included so you can see what happens (or rather, 
doesn't happen). Problems for some Here's a demo of the back button randomly 
not working on Android 16.I grabbed a bug report and submitted it to Google 
engineering along with this reproduction screencast. Hopefully, they'll 
figure it out. pic.twitter.com/nEmifqQRvb June 14, 2025 

While there are numerous reports of issues online, these problems clearly 
aren't affecting everyone: since upgrading to Android 16 on my Google Pixel 9 
phone, I haven't noticed any problems using the navigation gestures. 

As yet, Google hasn't yet said anything officially about these problems. If 
you are affected, you can report the bug to Google. With so many users now 
complaining, no doubt this is going to get addressed sooner rather than 
later. 

What makes these bugs particularly annoying is that they relate to a 
fundamental part of the user experience, and affect multiple apps and 
screens. Being able to get around your phone is a pretty fundamental part of 
using it. 

Android 16 brings with it a number of useful upgrades, including a new Pixel 
VIPs feature for your favorite contacts, but we're still waiting for the big 
Material 3 Expressive revamp to arrive  which should be along later this 
year. You might also like Android 16's new battery health tools will skip 
older Pixel phones These are the best Pixel phones you can buy Here's how 
Android 16 is going to be able to install your apps faster



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/some-pixel-owners-are-rep
orting-gesture-and-navigation-bugs-with-android-16


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