Pixel launcher causing heavy lag, major overheating and battery drain

[Krissh-C]

Build date

PixelExperience_Plus_crownlte-13.0-20221114-2154-OFFICIAL

Expected Behavior

Phone does not overheat and/or lag. Battery drain is normal.

Current Behavior

When connected to a network (tested with WiFi), the phone starts to overheat and the Pixel Launcher starts to lag. Battery drain is significantly increased. Can confirm this is only when connected to a network as when I'm offline or connected to a managed network (Tested with no WiFi and managed school WiFi), the phone does not exhibit such issues.

Possible Solution

I'm suspecting this has something to do with the Pixel Launcher having a network activity stuck somewhere in the background that's making the phone run hot and slow.

Steps to Reproduce

Not sure but this is my current settings for Pixel Launcher if that helps:

• Notification Dots: On

• At a Glance: on

• Personalization:

  1. Sensitive content on lockscreen: Off
  2. Control using data from apps:
     • Personalize using app data: On All settings under features turned off. "See more features" has not been touched.

• Add app icons to home screen: Off

• Swipe to access Google app: On

• Overview suggestions: Off

• Suggestions:

  1. Suggestions in all apps list: On
  2. Suggestions on home screen: Off

• Search your phone:

  1. Always show keyboard: Off
  2. People: Off
  3. Search the web: Off

• Allow home screen rotation: Off

If it matters, I also have a Galaxy Wearable, battery, Digital Wellbeing and weather widget.

/device crownlte /version thirteen_plus

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[JakeChambersOy]

Exact same behavior on Cepheus (overheating/ increased SOC clocks + eventually lagging).

[kratosO7]

Facing same problem of overheating,lag, battery drain, and also slow charging while using.

[effektov]

Same thing with polaris. The device is difficult to use.

[Krissh-C]

Update on this: Does not work but helps a bit. I suggest clearing cache for Pixel Launcher and clearing cache and data for Device Health Services (source: Google Help Forums)

I don't know if this will apply to everyone but setting Pixel Launcher to restricted battery usage seems to fix the issue.

Steps: Open settings (android settings not launcher settings) and tap on Apps

Tap on "See all (x number) apps"

Scroll/Search for Pixel Launcher

Tap on Battery

Tap on Restricted

[jhenrique09]

We will try to fix that with gapps update on December update.