Google’s latest Play update has finally fixed that pesky Pixel boot loop problem

TL;DR Pixel 4 series phones, and the Pixel 4a in particular, have recently been suffering from a boot loop problem. Back at the start of July, Google let us know that a fix would soon be heading out. Pixel 4a owners now report that their latest Play update has finally sorted the bug out.

Outside of full-on bricking a device, where you just can’t get it to respond at all anymore, is there any glitch more frustrating to deal with than a boot loop ? At least most of the time when an app is malfunctioning, we have the opportunity to try troubleshooting it, but when your phone keeps restarting itself over and over, there’s just not a lot you can do. Some owners of older Pixel devices — and the Pixel 4a in particular — have been dealing with just such a headache, but we’ve got good news: Google’s fix has finally arrived.

We first heard about this issue just about a month ago, with Pixel 4, Pixel 4XL, and Pixel 4a owners reporting that their phones were stuck in a boot loop . Roughly a week later, Google let us know that a fix was on the way for these phones , with plans to distribute it as part of a July Play system update.