New Year, New Pixel Update

If you own a Pixel device you can expect monthly Security and Functional updates. Today Google released its first update of the year for the Pixel 3 and newer. This update brings Security fixes to Pixel devices but I tend to be more interested in the Functional side of the update. Functional updates bring specific fixes to certain aspects of the device.

I was especially waiting on this update because I’ve been having issues with the auto-brightness on my Pixel 5. For some reason, the auto-brightness would turn off the screen on my phone when I was in a poorly lit room. I've already installed the update and that problem seems to be resolved now. Other issues have been reconciled and a list of those items can be found below.

So far performance appears to be solid and a wee bit more optimized.

Happy updating!

Build numbers:

Global:

Pixel 3 (XL): RQ1A.210105.003
Pixel 3a (XL): RQ1A.210105.002
Pixel 4 (XL): RQ1A.210105.003
Pixel 4a: RQ1A.210105.002
Pixel 4a (5G): RQ1A.210105.003
Pixel 5: RQ1A.210105.003

Verizon:

Pixel 3 (XL): RQ1D.210105.003
Pixel 4a (5G): RQ1D.210105.003
Pixel 5: RQ1D.210105.003

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