Google will roll out an update to address Pixel performance issues, says Digital Wellbeing not to blame

The Google Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL are without any doubt among the best smartphones for photography. However, when it comes to performance, the smartphones have failed to really come across as impressive and have had a fair share of performance issues and bugs since their launch. Among the pressing concerns by users, the poor RAM management on the two devices was the most menacing for users. While that got fixed along the way, the performance really hasn’t been great or surprisingly smooth and we recently learned via Reddit that Digital Wellbeing could possibly be slowing down the two smartphones.

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The Reddit thread received significant attention because pinpointing at the reasons for this slow performance on Pixel devices remained a mystery until now. Multiple Redditors confirmed that revoking usage access for Digital Wellbeing can actually speed up the interface on the Google Pixel 3/3XL.

The option to disable Digital Wellbeing indeed seems like a worthy solution, especially since the tool runs in the background and monitors all your app usage. Google says that problem lies elsewhere. It hasn’t shared exactly where but, a fix is underway.

Comment from discussion PixelCommunity’s comment from discussion "Just turned off Digital Wellbeing app logging – Holy Sh** my Pixel 3 is finally a flagship phone".

Responding to the original thread on Reddit, Google’s official account wrote it has “found no performance issues associated with the Digital Wellbeing app on Pixel.” It acknowledged that there are some issues – although “unrelated” to Digital Wellbeing – that might be leading to lower performance than what is expected from a flagship. To address these issues and make the Pixel better, Google will also be rolling out an update soon.

Comment from discussion hanibioud’s comment from discussion "Just turned off Digital Wellbeing app logging – Holy Sh** my Pixel 3 is finally a flagship phone".

This communication from Google, however, was met with skepticism by users who suggest that the tech giant just does not want to admit that its overblown feature which help you moderate your smartphone usage may be at fault for poor performance.

We’ll be waiting for the update to validate any improvements to the performance of the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL.

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