Google is currently rolling out a new fix update for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a series. The additional update is intended to fix GPS-related errors on Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a smartphones and is not to be confused with the upcoming August 2022 update, which is expected to come out. eyes afterwards. The update still hasn’t fixed the fingerprint issues on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6a series. However, some users running the latest Android 13 beta claim that the update has improved the fingerprint sensor.
Additional updates follow Google intended to fix a GPS location error that appears to occur on Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Pixel 6a models under certain conditions. Google has made it clear that this is different from the August 2022 update, which will roll out to all supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks. The new update starting today will roll out to both globally unlocked and carrier-locked Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a models.
Pixel 6a owners are waiting for the next update to become available in the hopes that it solves the fingerprint scanner issue, which has been a problem for owners since its launch. According to recent reportHowever, the fingerprint scanner issue has been resolved in the latest Android 13 beta 4.1.
The Pixel 6a received its first software update in the first week of August, but it did not resolve the issue with the fingerprint reader. The problem as pointed out in a report, is a major security bug. The in-display fingerprint reader has a security flaw that authenticates even unregistered fingerprints to unlock smartphones. At this stage, it’s not known whether the problem is with the software or hardware that reads the fingerprint on the Pixel 6a.
Curiously, the Google Pixel 6a is also the only new Google handset that appears to be stuck in the June 2022 security update while the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have already been updated to the update. security July 2022 more recently.
Again, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have not officially arrived in India, although they are being sold through unofficial channels. Pixel 6a is official announced in India on July 21 and on sale from July 28. The phone features the same Tensor SoC and Titan M2 security processors as on the high-end Pixel 6 and 6 Pro models sold globally. , but has 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The phone has the usual 60Hz refresh rate OLED display and has two rear cameras, one of which has OIS.
