The stuttering issue that Pixel owners have been experiencing since the release of Android 17 QPR1 now has a fix, allowing legions of users who have been dealing with choppy animations for simple activities to find some respite. It’s worth noting that this isn’t a full-on fix that will be applied to the stable channel users. Though a patch for that specifically is coming.
Instead, this fix is more of a workaround because it requires disabling something to get rid of the stuttering. It’s not the ideal solution for users but Google has acknowledged the issue and confirmed that a proper fix is coming down the line. It’s just a matter of waiting until the company is ready to roll it out. The stable channel fix is reportedly coming with a future Android 17 build. Google says it has a patch in beta testing already, but it has not confirmed when the table update will be rolled out to Pixel owners.
The fix for the Pixel stuttering issue on Android 17 QPR1 requires disabling battery health assistance
The workaround mentioned is essentially two simple tasks. First, you’ll need to disable the battery health assistance feature. Then, you’ll also need to cap the background compute. For the second action, this will basically stop cached apps from stacking up in the memory. The RAM is a main part of this issue, so capping the background compute helps save some of the device’s RAM.
The battery health assistance feature can be found inside the battery settings, and under battery health. There’s a toggle specifically for it, and you just have to turn that off. The background compute cap has to be set within the developer options menus, so you will need to enable developer options first before you can get to it. To enable developer options, go to settings, then about phone, then tap on the build number seven times. This unlock the developer options menu. In that menu, tap on the Apps section, then tap on the option called Background Process Limit, and change the limit to At Most 4 Processes. If your stuttering isn’t that bad and barely noticeable, you can leave this stuff as is. If it’s really bad and you disable it, this can changed back once you get the stable update.
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