A number of Google Pixel owners have reported over the past few days that, following the latest update, their devices are running into issues with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The January 2026 update for Google Pixel devices was released last week and, at first, everything appeared to be business as usual. But, as the update has rolled out more widely, a couple of strange issues have popped up. For many Pixel owners, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are acting up across various different devices.
Trending threads on Google’s forums as well as several Reddit threads document issues with the January update, with some users noticing that Wi-Fi is suddenly not working on their Pixel and unable to even search for networks, while other users report Bluetooth refuses to turn on. There are also some isolated reports of the camera not working properly.
The issue doesn’t seem to be affecting everyone, but it’s far from a limited issue as we’re seeing a considerable number of user reports over the past few days from devices including Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and others.
There seems to be no obvious fix at the moment, and Google has yet to publicly acknowledge the problem outside of telling users to contact support for assistance. Users report that troubleshooting steps such as a reboot, network reset, and booting into safe mode do not appear to fix the problem. One user claims that the issue even persisted after a factory reset, but that re-installing the latest public build solved the issue on their device. Notably, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues do appear to have been happening in isolated incidents in the previous Pixel update, but it seems more widespread in this latest software build.
Are you having trouble with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on a Pixel device? Let us know what issues you’re facing and what software build you’re using in the comments below or on the new 9to5Google forums.
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