Updated
Updated · Android Police · Nov 12
November 2026 Pixel Update Breaks Pixel 10 Wireless Charging, Draining Battery Instead
Updated
Updated · Android Police · Nov 12

November 2026 Pixel Update Breaks Pixel 10 Wireless Charging, Draining Battery Instead

3 articles · Updated · Android Police · Nov 12

Summary

  • Pixel 10 owners report that after the November 2026 update, some phones show wireless charging but actually lose battery power on the pad instead of gaining charge.
  • Support-page posts say the same chargers worked before the update, while wired charging still works and user troubleshooting such as hard reboots and settings resets has not fixed the problem.
  • Google had not commented in the report, and the scale of the issue remains unclear because users have not yet identified whether specific chargers, cables or settings are involved.
  • The bug surfaced days after the November Pixel Drop added features for Pixel 7 and newer, including Gemini Intelligence on Pixel 10, underscoring another post-update glitch for Google's Pixel line.

Insights

Is there a hidden workaround for Pixel 10 owners whose wireless charging was crippled by the latest November update?
Could the sudden wireless charging failure on Pixel 10 devices actually be an intentional safety protocol rather than a software bug?
Did Google's rush to release Gemini AI in the November 2026 update cause a critical oversight in basic wireless charging functionality?