The stable Android 17 update landed on Google Pixel phones earlier this month, but it hasn’t gone off without a hitch, as some users report that the update is causing issues with Wi-Fi and game performance.
It’s probably safe to say that Google has never released a major update for Pixel phones without some reports of issues, both because issues are relatively common, and because the Pixel community is very attentive to issues. Android 17 isn’t a particularly huge update, but it does seem that a couple of issues have popped up in the time since the update was released, in addition to issues we’ve already covered, such as touchscreen problems.
Firstly, it seems Wi-Fi woes are back in place on Google Pixel devices. There was already a fairly widespread issue with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on Pixel earlier this year, but issues have seemingly returned in the stable Android 17 release. It doesn’t take much digging to see dozens of user reports of Wi-Fi problems where the connection intermittently disconnects or performs poorly. Some report that their connections drop out “every few minutes,” while others aren’t quite as negatively affected. Either way, though, it’s clear something is up with the Android 17 update in regards to network performance.
