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Pixel users are seeing battery issues after the March update.
Google hasn't acknowledged the source of the problem.
I tried some temporary fixes that helped my phone's battery life.
The March Pixel Drop introduced a number of useful additions, such as live location sharing in Messages, but it also seems to have created serious issues. Since the drop, users on Reddit and the official Google support forums have complained that their phones' batteries are dying much more quickly than usual.
I've been seeing these issues on my Pixel 9 Pro XL. Since the update, I've had to charge my phone around 3 p.m. every day, when it usually lasted all day. Today, for example, it's a little before 11 a.m., and my battery is already close to 50%, or about 10% an hour -- and that's with only about 45 minutes of screen time.
Also: The latest Pixel Drop arrives with 8 useful upgrades for your Android phone - what's new
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