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- The recent Android 16 beta 2.1 release appears to be causing problems.
- Users are reporting that they are experiencing major battery drain issues after installing the update.
- Some say that they are being forced to recharge twice in one day.
Google released Android 16 beta 2.1 back on February 27. As it’s not a major beta build, this update mostly just offers bug fixes. However, it seems the release also introduced a new bug that causes batteries to drain faster.
Multiple Android 16 beta testers have recently flocked to Reddit to report that they have been experiencing serious battery drain issues ever since installing beta 2.1. It looks like the issue is widespread across all eligible Pixel devices.