Google has deployed a server-side fix for widespread app crashes affecting Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro devices. The software instability, which caused significant operational issues for users, began following the release of the October Pixel update.
The problems emerged approximately one week ago, shortly after Google distributed its monthly October software update. While security patches and system updates are typically designed to resolve bugs and enhance performance, some users who installed this particular update experienced the opposite effect. Reports of unexpected software instability began to circulate, with owners of the Pixel 10 Pro model noting a high frequency of issues. Affected users described a scenario where numerous applications would fail to launch, frequently hanging on their initial splash screens and becoming unresponsive. This behavior severely limited the ability of owners to perform routine tasks on their devices.
The pervasiveness of the app crashes rendered the affected handsets nearly unusable for those experiencing the glitch. The constant freezing made standard operation of the phones, as described in one report, “near-impossible.” In the absence of an immediate official solution from Google, some users turned to community-suggested temporary workarounds to restore partial functionality to their devices. Among the potential mitigations shared were technical procedures that involved manually uninstalling recent updates to core system components, including Google Play Services and the Google Play Store. These were considered stopgap measures while a formal repair was anticipated.
A permanent solution was reportedly deployed by Google starting the day before the issue was confirmed to be resolved. The company implemented the correction as a server-side update. This method of distribution means the fix is applied directly from Google’s servers to the phones, which bypasses the need for users to manually download and install a new system software package or patch. As a direct result of this server-side deployment, users with impacted Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro models should have already begun to see the stability improvements automatically, without needing to take any action.
Further details regarding the fix were shared on the social media platform X by Artem Russakovskii, the founder of APKMirror.
He commented on the deployment and its mechanism, stating, “That’s great news, especially that this is happening server-side, since these constant crashes made operating impacted phones look near-impossible.
Alright, got confirmation that the Pixel crashing/hanging apps fix is server-side. There will be a post-mortem within Google, but I'm not sure if it will be made public. Incidents like this one cannot happen again.
The Android System Intelligence issue is still being worked on.
— Artem Russakovskii (@ArtemR) October 13, 2025
By the sound of things, the problem behavior should already be resolved on Pixel 10 phones negatively impacted by the October update.” His statement reinforces that the resolution should now be active on the devices that had experienced the software disruption.
