Your Google Pixel is getting the April 2024 update, here’s what’s new

What it is advisable to know

Google rolled out its April 2024 safety replace beginning on April 2, following the discharge of the Pixel Watch’s April 2024 replace.The replace contains 28 common safety patches for Android and one other 25 which are completely for Pixel units. Google believes two vulnerabilities are actively being exploited. There are additionally bug fixes associated to the Pixel Digicam app and biometrics included within the April 2024 replace. 

Google introduced that the April 2024 safety replace is rolling out as of April 2 in a Pixel neighborhood submit, so that you may begin seeing it now in your Pixel machine. Different Android telephone makers, reminiscent of Samsung, launched their month-to-month safety patches as early as final week. The April 2024 replace for Pixel telephones got here simply after the replace for Pixel Watches was launched earlier on Tuesday. 

The safety replace is obtainable for the next Pixel machine fashions with the AP1A.240405.002 construct quantity (and the .A1 model of the construct for the Pixel Fold).

The April 2024 replace will likely be obtainable beginning in the present day on the Pixel 5a 5G and newer, but it surely might take a number of weeks for it to look, relying in your machine, service, and area. 

Google explains that there are eight common Android 14 safety patches included within the April 2024 replace. Eight of them are dated to the April 1 bulletin, whereas there are 20 extra dated April 5. Google doesn’t present a lot details about these vulnerabilities however does connect a severity degree to every one. The safety flaws within the April 1 and April 5 bulletins have severities starting from excessive to important.

Other than the safety flaws in Android 14, there are 25 patches particularly for Pixel units. These vary from reasonable to important, and Google says that two of them “could also be below restricted, focused exploitation.” The 2 flaws have been assigned to CVE codes CVE-2024-29745 and CVE-2024-29748. The primary impacts the Pixel bootloader, whereas the second impacts Pixel firmware. As of now, that is all we learn about these flaws, however you will need to replace your telephone ASAP to use the patches. 

Lastly, the April 2024 replace features a few bug fixes for Pixel units:

The replace fixes an publicity bug that we reported on final month affecting the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional.The replace fixes a problem that precipitated black halo artifacts to indicate up within the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional viewfinder when switching from picture to video mode at normal 1x zoom.Digicam stability is improved when altering zoom ranges on the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Professional, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Professional, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Professional, and Pixel Fold.A bug that precipitated a black display screen to indicate up when unlocking a Pixel 5a (5G) in sure conditions has been mounted.

You possibly can examine in case your Pixel telephone has the April 2024 replace by navigating to Settings > System > Software program replace.