Google addresses January Pixel storage bug with a temporary resolution –

Google has issued a repair for the storage bug affecting Pixel gadgets following the January Google Play System replace. The challenge is stopping many Pixel homeowners from accessing the inner storage on their telephones.

According to Google, the bug may end up in “multiple apps crashing, screenshots not saving, and external storage working inconsistently.” The firm says the difficulty is extra prevalent in gadgets utilizing a number of consumer accounts or work profiles.

“We are working on a fix for the root system update issue, and we will update this thread when we have more details,” Google wrote in a neighborhood submit. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience this has caused, and we appreciate your patience,” the corporate added.

In the meantime, the Pixel maker has steered a few steps to revive storage performance to affected Pixel gadgets with out inflicting information loss. If you’re keen to check out these steps, you ought to be snug putting in and utilizing some developer instruments. You’ll additionally want a Windows, MacOS, or Linux pc to finish the duty. Bear in thoughts, the duty is a bit sophisticated, however ought to repair the issue for you earlier than Google rolls out a extra everlasting repair.

Steps to get better storage performance on Pixel telephones

1. Enable ‘Developer options’ inside Settings in your Pixel telephone by:

• Navigating to Settings > About telephone > Build quantity
• Tapping the Build Number possibility seven occasions till you see the message ‘You are now a developer!’ This permits Developer choices in your system
• Go to Settings > System > Developer choices
• Under Developer choices, allow USB debugging

2. Connect your Pixel telephone to your pc by way of USB-C cable.

• If the system exhibits “Charging this device via USB,” faucet for extra choices and set it to “File Transfer”

3. Click right here to obtain Android’s folder of Platform Tools to your pc, which incorporates the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) software.

4. After unzipping the downloaded folder, open your terminal/command immediate.

5. Within Terminal/Command immediate:

• Change your working listing to the platform instruments listing you simply extracted the instruments to.
• Type “./adb devices” (“adb devices” in Windows) and press the Enter key.
  If the consequence inside Terminal lists your telephone as “Unauthorized,” — your Pixel telephone is probably going prompting you to permit USB debugging. Tap Allow and retry this step in order that your telephone is listed as a “device” throughout the Terminal
• Input the next instructions in your Terminal, urgent the Enter key after every line:
  “./adb uninstall com.google.android.media.swcodec”
  “./adb uninstall com.google.android.media”

6. Disconnect your Pixel telephone out of your pc

7. Restart your Pixel telephone (your system may disconnect from the community, that is OK)

• On Pixel 5a and earlier: Press your telephone’s Power button for about 30 seconds, or till your telephone restarts
• On Pixel 6 and later, together with Fold: Press and maintain the Power and Volume up buttons on the similar time till your telephone restarts

8. Return your telephone and pc to their earlier settings:

• Turn off USB debugging
• Go to Settings and scroll to the System part (on Android 8 and above, go to Settings > System)
• Tap Developer Options.
• Tap the button to toggle developer choices Off. USB Debugging is included within the Developer Options

9. Stop advert”:

• Type “./adb kill-server” in your Terminal window and press the Enter key. Exit the Terminal software.