Pixel 8/9/10 Android 16 QPR2 Update Halted Due to Discovered Issues

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• Google has temporarily suspended the December 2025 monthly software update for Google Pixel devices from the “Pixel 8” onwards.
• The reason for the suspension of the December 2025 monthly software update is because “an issue requiring confirmation was detected after the software update.”
• SoftBank has announced this on its support page.

On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, Google released the “Android 16 QPR2” OS minor update for Google Pixel devices running the new-generation Android OS “Android 16,” including the “Pixel Fold” and “Pixel Tablet” (but excluding the “Pixel 7a”). This was released as the December 2025 monthly software update, which includes the usual security vulnerability fixes and feature enhancements as a minor OS update to the “Android 16” major update.

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However, it appears that the December 2025 monthly software update, which includes the OS minor update to “Android 16 QPR2,” was temporarily suspended as of Monday, December 15, 2025, for Google Pixel devices from the “Pixel 8” onwards. The reason for this suspension is because “an issue requiring confirmation was detected after the software update.”

While Google has not officially announced the suspension of the December 2025 monthly software update for its devices, SoftBank, which sells Google Pixel devices in Japan, has posted this information on its support page. An announcement regarding the resumption of the December 2025 monthly software update will be made as soon as it is ready.

【2025年12月15日更新】
本ソフトウェア更新後、確認すべき項目が検知されましたので、ソフトウェア更新を停止しております。ソフトウェア更新の再開については準備ができ次第、ご案内いたします。

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For users who have already applied the December 2025 monthly software update, this news might be unsettling. We hope for a prompt clarification.

Incidentally, for the five models “Pixel 6a,” “Pixel 6,” “Pixel 6 Pro,” “Pixel 7,” and “Pixel 7 Pro,” the December 2025 monthly software update has not been suspended and continues to be distributed.

Source: SoftBank