Google’s new Android 17 rollout has hit turbulence, with Pixel owners reporting touchscreen, 5G and Wi-Fi problems after installing the latest update.

Last week’s unveiling promised performance improvements, new AI features and a smoother user experience. Instead, users across Reddit, X and Google’s support forums have reported erratic touchscreen behaviour and unreliable connectivity on several Pixel models.

The touchscreen issue appears to affect Pixel 10, Pixel 9, Pixel 8 and some Pixel 7 devices. Users claim their screens intermittently stop responding to taps and swipes, while others have reported “gesture inversion”, where scrolling gestures behave in the opposite direction.

Some users say toggling Smooth Display off and back on provides temporary relief, suggesting the issue may be software-related rather than a hardware fault.

Connectivity complaints are also mounting. Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a and some Pixel 6a users claim 5G has disappeared since the Android 17 update, with handsets dropping back to LTE or losing mobile data altogether.

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Others have reported missing eSIM profiles after restarting their phones.

A separate Wi-Fi bug appears to affect Google apps in particular, including YouTube, Gmail, the Play Store, Google Keep and Google Photos. In some cases, phones show as connected to Wi-Fi but apps fail to load data.

Pixel community moderators have suggested resetting mobile network settings as a temporary workaround. The process clears Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile network configurations, meaning users will need to reconnect devices and networks.

Google has reportedly acknowledged some Android 17 issues, including missing widgets, and is expected to address bugs in future Pixel updates.

Users affected by the latest problems have been encouraged to submit reports through Pixel feedback tools and Google’s support forums.