Users with Android 8.1-powered Pixels and Nexuses are reporting swipe issues

Himanshu, 06 January 2018

Looks like the Android 8.1 update has brought along some annoying issues for users of Google's Pixel and Nexus branded devices. A large number of reports on Reddit as well as the company's own online forums indicate users are facing swipe-related problems with their units post the update.

Reports say actions like swiping up to bring lock screen, swiping to dismiss lock screen notifications, or swiping to answer or decline calls not only require extra effort, but multiple tries as well, thus making the entire user experience quite annoying.

For its part, Google has just said it's looking into the problem. So no official acknowledgement yet, and hence no information on when the problem will be fixed.

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Reader comments

Mj66
04 Feb 2018
4U6

I have problems answering call swiping don't work I have to call people back using 6p nexus is a refurbished phone that google sent me when my phone stop working on after a update now this is happening I have been a google user since the 1st google p...

AnonD-647509
10 Jan 2018
IDh

Can confirm these issues with my Pixel 2 XL. Very frustrating! 😤

someone
08 Jan 2018
Bct

"Google thanks all those users who are buying these buggy devices and letting them know about every single bug with these devices without even taking a single penny from Google as compensation. Google also says that this saved them thousands of dolla...