Android 17 is messing up some Pixel phones’ touch input
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TL;DR
- Pixel users on Android 17 are reporting touchscreen issues.
- Multiple Pixel generations are exhibiting similar problems, suggesting this isn’t device-specific.
- Google has acknowledged the issue, but hasn’t committed to a fix.
Android 17 recently started making its way to Pixel phones, and as per usual, wider distribution is revealing new bugs. For example: a number of Pixel say that since installing the latest update, they’ve been experiencing touch screen issues, including erratic scrolling.
A couple of Reddit threads are full of users who say their Pixels’ touch screens are acting up since installing Android 17. It seems like issues can present in a couple of different ways, and multiple Pixel generations are affected.