- Pixel 8 Pro owners have recently been reporting problems with Wi-Fi
- Affected phones appear unable to see any Wi-Fi networks at all.
- The behavior seems to have only recently cropped up, suggesting it may be tied to a software update.
Troubleshooting modern electronics can be something of an abject nightmare, as there are just so many tiny things that go wrong, and tracking down any given one of them can prove incredibly arduous. Let’s say Wi-Fi on your phone stops working; is that a problem with your router, your phone’s modem, a recent Android update, or maybe just a troublesome app? That sort of uncertainty can make it tricky to spot broader trends, but now a growing set of reports has us wondering if there’s something wrong with the Pixel 8 Pro.
We didn’t bring up Wi-Fi just now for no reason, and over the past couple weeks a whole bunch of Pixel 8 Pro owners have been taking to Reddit’s r/GooglePixel sub to share their frustrations and seek out help. Posts from users Indybrewersfan, Fallingice2, Barnabyjones421, and April_idk all tell similar tales of woe: Wi-Fi on their Pixel 8 Pro phones had been working fine up until quite recently, at which point Wi-Fi networks just stop appearing. It’s like the phone loses the ability to detect wireless networks. And when you can’t choose any, you can’t connect to any.