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- Android 16 is misbehaving, with gesture and navigation buttons freezing, lagging, or becoming unresponsive.
- Several Pixel 8 Pro users have reported delays reaching 30 seconds just to perform a swipe or go back.
- At the same time, Pixel 9 Pro XL users claim the swipe-up gesture isn’t functioning either.
Google’s Android 16 update is causing Pixels to have a major case of the Mondays. Users are inundating forums with reports regarding an annoying bug that results in navigation gestures and buttons becoming unresponsive or frozen.
According to Android Headlines, many Pixel users are voicing concerns on Reddit about strange problems with their navigation buttons and gestures. Some have noted significant lag when attempting to go back or switch screens — for others, those actions simply stop working altogether.
One Pixel 8 Pro user indicated that it took more than 30 seconds for operations to resume. Meanwhile, users of the Pixel 9