{"id":224850,"date":"2026-03-18T04:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/googles-march-pixel-update-freezes-always-on-display-again\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T04:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:30:11","slug":"googles-march-pixel-update-freezes-always-on-display-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/googles-march-pixel-update-freezes-always-on-display-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s March Pixel update freezes Always-on Display again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google\u2019s March Pixel update freezes Always-on Display again<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/google-march-pixel-update-freezes-always-on-display-again\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-18 04:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidpolice.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Google has a track record of introducing bugs with Pixel updates, especially with big ones, like the Quarterly Feature Drops. Continuing that trend, Pixel owners are now reporting freezing issues with the Always-on Display after the March 2026 update.<\/p>\n

Reports are pouring in from Pixel 10 and 10 Pro owners on Reddit about their devices freezing while on the Always-on Display. The only way to recover appears to be a force reboot. However, in some cases, the phone may start responding after a few seconds,<\/p>\n

Worse, some users report the phone freezing on the lock screen as well. The bug appears to affect the older Pixel 9 series as well, while the Pixel 8 and 7 seem unaffected.<\/p>\n

There does not appear to be a workaround to the freezing problem except for entirely turning AOD off. One user even factory reset their Pixel out of frustration, but it did not solve the problem.<\/p>\n

You can try restarting the phone once a day to see if that helps keep the problem at bay. Otherwise, your only option is to wait for Google to acknowledge the bug and roll out a fix.<\/p>\n

\n Pixel 10 and display issues have become too common
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This is not the first time that Pixel 10 owners have run into an issue with the Always-on Display. Such complaints first surfaced within days of the phone’s launch. Then, it popped up after the release of Android 16 QPR2 in early December 2025.<\/p>\n

Now, it appears to have surfaced again after Android 16’s last Quarterly Feature Drop. And that’s excluding the problem occurring on the public Android beta channel, and Google rolling out a fix for it.<\/p>\n

Given that the lock screen freezing bug keeps appearing after every major update for the Pixel 10, Google needs to address the issue more proactively. A recurring problem like this only points to…<\/p>\n

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