The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were both meant to get their first major updates by the end of December 2021, but now the company has confirmed to pause the rollout of the upgrade.
According to a statement on Google's Support Forums, the company has decided to pause the update rollout because of a new bug that meant some users were experiencing calls with connectivity issues.
The statement from Google also says a full update that will bring all of the expected features as well as a fix for this bug is set to be pushed to both phones in late January. An exact release date for that update is unclear.
The December 2021 update was set to introduce new features such as Quick Tap to Snap integration. That allows users to tap twice on the rear of their phone to immediately open the Snapchat app.
It was also set to bring in digital car key support as well as a variety of other bug fixes. That is perhaps a little ironic as this update has brought with it an issue that was widely reported enough that Google decided to pause the rollout.
Some Pixel 6 owners did get the update over the last month before it was paused, and many of those who got it have experienced dropped phone calls.
The users who get the update for their Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro, they may be able to access all of the features. It may also mean they experience these frustrating connectivity issues. Then it is possible to revert their software so they don't have to suffer from these problems until late January.
Google said in its statement, "You can revert to the previous software version using the Android Flash Tool (flash.android.com) and perform a factory reset."
