Google Pixel users have been running into battery drain issues for the past few months but, with the latest and upcoming updates, Google says it should be fixed – though early reports suggest otherwise. Back in April, hundreds of user reports confirmed that updates had caused some battery drain issues on Google’s Pixel phones. Google explains that the July 2026 update for Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series devices should fix the battery drain issues, while Pixel 8a and Pixel 9a will get a fix in September. Advertisement - scroll for more contentThank you for reporting this issue, Google has fixed the “Severe Idle Drain: kepler_spi_irq_handler & gnss_ipc Suspend Aborts” issue. Meanwhile, users also just disagree with Google’s “fixed” status, saying that battery drain is as bad as ever.