Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Google Pixel 10 update boosts gaming and fixes battery issues
Google has released a big update for the Pixel 10's graphics chip.
This update makes games run much smoother and faster, fixing problems that made the Pixel 10 lag behind other phones.
The update includes better power management, cooler temperatures, and special features for games.
It also helps other apps that use the graphics chip, like those for editing photos or translating languages.
Additionally, Google has released a small hotfix update to fix battery drain issues and improve touch responsiveness on the Pixel 10.
This update is important and users should install it as soon as they receive it.
Google released a significant GPU driver upgrade for Pixel 10 smartphones in December 2025, enhancing gaming performance with dynamic boosting, better heat control, and Vulkan API tweaks.
Benchmarks show a 35% increase in sustained power on 3DMark Wild Life Extreme after the GPU upgrade.
The GPU upgrade addresses GPU throttling and low frame rates in games like Genshin Impact and Call of Duty Mobile.
The update also improves AI features like Magic Editor and instant translation.
A subsequent hotfix update (build number BP4A.251205.006.E1) was rolled out to fix battery drain issues, improve touch responsiveness, and resolve issues with accessing locally stored offline content.
- Who
- What
- Released a GPU driver upgrade and a hotfix update for Pixel 10 smartphones
- When
- December 2025
- Where
- Globally
- Why
- To enhance gaming performance, address GPU throttling issues, and fix battery drain and touch responsiveness problems
- Device
- Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL
- Chipset
- Tensor G5
- GPU
- Mali-G720 Immortalis
- Performance Boost
- 35%
- Release Date
- December 2025
- Update Size
- 25MB
- Build Number
- BP4A.251205.006.E1
Sources
Pixel 10 GPU driver upgrade delivers massive gaming performance boost
After Android QPR2, Google reportedly rolls out small bug fix update for Pixel 8,9 and 10
Google Pixel Update: Sudden Emergency Hotfix Rolled Out, Irons Out Battery Drain Issues
