What's fixed for the Pixel 8

Following QPR2 last month, the Android 14 April security patch is rolling out today for the Pixel 5a, 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, tablet, Fold, 8, and 8 Pro. This release came later than usual in the afternoon, while the Pixel Watch update was released first.

8 security issues in Android 14 have been resolved April correction On 04/01/2024 and 04/05/2024. Vulnerabilities range from high to critical.

Customized newsletter Google devices Lists 25 additional security fixes, with global versions only. It is worth noting that Google warns about how to do this CVE-2024-29745 (high risk, bootloader) and CVE-2024-29748 (High Pixel Firmware) “May be subject to limited and targeted exploitation.”

The on-device OTA comes in at 29.84MB on the Pixel 8.

Use the following hardware key to interpret the April 14 Android security patch changelog:

• *[1] Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8
• *[2] Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Fold
• *[3] Pixel 5a (5G)

Biometrics

• Fixes an issue where a black screen appears when the screen is opened under certain circumstances*[3]

camera

• Fix for camera stability under certain conditions when switching between different zooms*[2]
• Fixes an issue where dark halo artifacts appear under certain conditions in the viewfinder when switching from photo mode to video mode at 1x zoom*[1]
• Fixes the issue where users were unable to re-expose an image after clicking anywhere on the viewfinder*[1]