Jason Cipriani/ZDNET(*13*) 13 was solely not too long ago unleashed to Pixel customers final month and, as anticipated, there is a new patch obtainable that fixes a number of points. I utilized the new replace and wished to report what I’ve discovered.But first, what points did the September patch resolve? Let’s discover out.Also: (*13*) 13 on the Pixel 6 Pro is an excellent improve — with a one exceptionPremature battery drainingFirst off, the September patch fixed a moderately critical situation that led to elevated battery drain as a consequence of background actions inside the launcher. Some customers skilled their Pixel gadgets getting moderately sizzling due to this, which in the end resulted in much-shortened battery life. I skilled this virtually instantly after upgrading to (*13*) 13 on my Pixel 6 Pro. Battery life went from very spectacular to very regarding.More on this in a bit.Also: How to seek out out which what apps are draining your (*13*) batteryCharging issuesAnother situation I skilled with my Pixel 6 Pro was that charging had change into considerably much less dependable. On my first night with (*13*) 13, I put my gadget on its Pixel Stand, solely to seek out out the cellphone failed to acknowledge the charger. Thankfully, the new patch resolved that situation. Now, each time I place my Pixel 6 Pro on the charger, it is straight away acknowledged. The solely lingering situation is that the cost animation does not at all times seem after I first place the cellphone on the charger. That’s an issue I can stay with, as long as the cellphone reliability expenses.Although this situation primarily impacts Pixel 4 gadgets, my expertise proves that it’s not restricted to that iteration.Improved biometricsFirst off, there nonetheless isn’t any facial recognition for the Pixel 6 Pro (and I’m rising uncertain that’ll ever occur). That stated, the improve to (*13*) 13 did enhance the fingerprint scanner by fairly a big margin. And with the September patch, the builders have made it much more responsive. With the newest replace, the fingerprint scanner acknowledges my fingerprint virtually immediately, which is an exponential enchancment over (*13*) 12 and a delicate enchancment over the preliminary launch of (*13*) 13.Also: Your Google Pixel has automotive crash detection, too. Here’s the right way to set it upBluetoothAlthough I did not expertise the situation with explicit Bluetooth gadgets failing to attach, some customers did report this situation, which was fixed with the September patch.Lock display screen notificationsThere had been studies of notifications being shortened on the lock display screen, which was additionally fixed.On the battery issueI want I might report that the battery situation has been fully resolved. However, I’ve discovered (even after the replace) that my Pixel 6 Pro continues to be having points. For occasion, at round 11 AM this morning, I found my battery was already at 68%, which is uncommon for my Pixel. Looking at the battery utilization, nothing gave the impression to be out of the extraordinary. Battery consumption regarded like this:Pixel launcher had consumed 7%.Chrome had consumed 2%.Spotify consumed 2%.Google consumed 2%.Gmail had consumed 1%.However, after I tapped on System utilization for the previous 24 hours, I noticed these entries:Phone Idle had used 18%.Mobile community had used 16%.Screen had used 14%.Ambient show had used 13%.That all provides up. To treatment the scenario, I did clear any cache for these oddities listed (that had cache to clear). In my case, that was restricted to the Phone app and no extra.Also: One 12 months later, the Pixel 6 Pro continues to be (*6*) greatest smartphone In the finish, each (*13*) consumer ought to at all times apply the newest patches as quickly as they’re made obtainable. Not solely do you profit from potential new options, but in addition safety fixes. Given how crucial safety has change into for cell gadgets, you do not need to have an working system with vulnerabilities. So…patch, patch, patch!Jack Wallen: Here’s the right way to…
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Here’s what the Android 13 September patch fixed on my Pixel 6 Pro (and what it didn’t)
