Pixel 8 crashing constantly after latest update

cbroe

After latest update (2025070800) my Pixel 8 is basically unusable. Attempting to do anything results in a UI crash. Sometimes it recovers only to UI crash again if anything is attempted. Sometimes it reboots.

Help?

de0u

cbroe Posting some crash logs might well support a diagnosis, then hopefully remedy.

locked

cbroe After latest update (2025070800) my Pixel 8 is basically unusable.

Very strange, P8 here with latest stable update, and no such problems. You are on stable correct?

other8026

cbroe As other people have said, logs would help.

Have you tried safe mode?

privy2naught

P8 here with no issues on build 2025070800

cbroe

I am on stable, auto-updated. I'm not sure if I can get any crash logs off it in the normal way as it crashes when attempting to do anything with the crash report.

DeletedUser370

cbroe Does the crash notification say what is crashing?

Are you able to open the crash report and view it briefly? If you're able to scroll through it, it would be possible to take photos of it or record it on a video – but I don't know how practical that is for you, since you might not have another device at hand.

cbroe

Managed to get one log out. Difficult as it breaks wifi/cell internet connectivity when crashing.

`
type: crash
flags: dev options enabled
osVersion: google/shiba/shiba:16/BP2A.250705.008/2025070800:user/release-keys
uid: 10110 (u:r:systemui_app:s0:c110,c256,c512,c768)
cmdline: com.android.systemui
processUptime: 7353s

signal: 11 (SIGSEGV), code 8 (SEGV_MTEAERR)
threadName: RenderThread
MTE: enabled

backtrace:
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (syscall+32, pc a4a60)
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (pthread_mutex_unlock+108, pc 8ffbc)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (TT_Vary_Apply_Glyph_Deltas+1012, pc 957e4)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (TT_Process_Simple_Glyph+232, pc 967b8)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (load_truetype_glyph+772, pc 94104)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (load_truetype_glyph+1956, pc 945a4)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (tt_glyph_load.llvm.8637272388931141111+1164, pc 88d1c)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (FT_Load_Glyph+868, pc 363a4)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkScalerContext_FreeType::generateMetrics(SkGlyph const&, SkArenaAlloc)+296, pc 76b748)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkScalerContext::internalMakeGlyph(SkPackedGlyphID, SkMask::Format, SkArenaAlloc)+92, pc 2f3b5c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkStrike::digestFor(skglyph::ActionType, SkPackedGlyphID)+276, pc 4e5ef4)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (sktext::gpu::SubRunContainer::MakeInAlloc(sktext::GlyphRunList const&, SkMatrix const&, SkPaint const&, SkStrikeDeviceInfo, sktext::StrikeForGPUCacheInterface, sktext::gpu::SubRunAllocator, sktext::gpu::SubRunContainer::SubRunCreationBehavior, char const)+4012, pc 5182bc)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (sktext::gpu::TextBlobRedrawCoordinator::drawGlyphRunList(SkCanvas, SkMatrix const&, sktext::GlyphRunList const&, SkPaint const&, SkStrikeDeviceInfo, std::1::function<void (sktext::gpu::AtlasSubRun const, SkPoint, SkPaint const&, sk_sp<SkRefCnt>, sktext::gpu::RendererData)> const&)+4084, pc 288fc4)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (skgpu::ganesh::Device::onDrawGlyphRunList(SkCanvas, sktext::GlyphRunList const&, SkPaint const&)+344, pc 51e728)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkCanvas::onDrawGlyphRunList(sktext::GlyphRunList const&, SkPaint const&)+392, pc 4dbdc8)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkCanvas::onDrawTextBlob(SkTextBlob const, float, float, SkPaint const&)+96, pc 56d1b0)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkCanvas::drawTextBlob(SkTextBlob const, float, float, SkPaint const&)+216, pc 2be588)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::RenderNodeDrawable::drawContent(SkCanvas) const+3332, pc 222f54)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::RenderNodeDrawable::onDraw(SkCanvas)+348, pc 67249c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (SkDrawable::draw(SkCanvas, SkMatrix const)+120, pc 360618)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::RenderNodeDrawable::drawContent(SkCanvas) const+3332, pc 222f54)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::RenderNodeDrawable::forceDraw(SkCanvas) const+244, pc 2b3374)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::SkiaPipeline::renderLayerImpl(android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::Rect const&)+448, pc 2ac7c0)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::SkiaGpuPipeline::renderLayersImpl(android::uirenderer::LayerUpdateQueue const&, bool)+128, pc 696f60)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::SkiaPipeline::renderFrame(android::uirenderer::LayerUpdateQueue const&, SkRect const&, std::1::vector<android::sp<android::uirenderer::RenderNode>, std::1::allocator<android::sp<android::uirenderer::RenderNode>>> const&, bool, android::uirenderer::Rect const&, sk_sp<SkSurface>, SkMatrix const&)+124, pc 2a8a2c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::skiapipeline::SkiaVulkanPipeline::draw(android::uirenderer::renderthread::Frame const&, SkRect const&, SkRect const&, android::uirenderer::LightGeometry const&, android::uirenderer::LayerUpdateQueue, android::uirenderer::Rect const&, bool, android::uirenderer::LightInfo const&,std::1::vector<android::sp<android::uirenderer::RenderNode>, std::1::allocator<android::sp<android::uirenderer::RenderNode>>> const&, android::uirenderer::FrameInfoVisualizer, android::uirenderer::renderthread::HardwareBufferRenderParams const&, std::1::mutex&)+320, pc 5f14e0)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::renderthread::CanvasContext::draw(bool)+812, pc 28db1c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::renderthread::DrawFrameTask::run()+1536, pc 28c300)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::renderthread::RenderThread::threadLoop()+788, pc 54d8f4)
/system/lib64/libutils.so (android::Thread::_threadLoop(void)+252, pc 1956c)
/system/lib64/libutils.so (libutil_thread_trampoline(void) (.uniq.226528677032898775202282855395389835431)+24, pc 1bdb8)
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (pthread_start(void)+180, pc 8e254)
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (__start_thread+68, pc 7f9f4)
`

Byteang3l

cbroe I would try clearing the cache partition in the recovery menu, if that doesn't work I would try safe mode and see if the crashes stop there. If so then it's definitely a user app causing trouble.

cbroe

Here's another. These occur constantly when interacting with the UI in any way.

`
type: crash
flags: dev options enabled
osVersion: google/shiba/shiba:16/BP2A.250705.008/2025070800:user/release-keys
uid: 10119 (u:r:priv_app:s0:c512,c768)
cmdline: com.android.launcher3
processUptime: 173s

signal: 11 (SIGSEGV), code 9 (SEGV_MTESERR), faultAddr 900bd3e1709dc50
threadName: RenderThread
MTE: enabled

backtrace:
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+3140, pc 204474)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (std::1::function::func<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0, std::1::allocator<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0>, void (android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)>::operator()(android::uirenderer::RenderNode&&, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool&&) (.uniq.10397782060659495822194741288103189803.203475ed07c5ffb5392ca8a2a4b019a1)+44, pc 57584c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+1488, pc 203e00)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (std::1::function::func<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0, std::1::allocator<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0>, void (android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)>::operator()(android::uirenderer::RenderNode&&, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool&&) (.uniq.10397782060659495822194741288103189803.203475ed07c5ffb5392ca8a2a4b019a1)+44, pc 57584c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+1488, pc 203e00)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (std::1::function::func<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0, std::1::allocator<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0>, void (android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)>::operator()(android::uirenderer::RenderNode&&, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool&&) (.uniq.10397782060659495822194741288103189803.203475ed07c5ffb5392ca8a2a4b019a1)+44, pc 57584c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+1488, pc 203e00)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (std::1::function::func<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0, std::1::allocator<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0>, void (android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)>::operator()(android::uirenderer::RenderNode&&, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool&&) (.uniq.10397782060659495822194741288103189803.203475ed07c5ffb5392ca8a2a4b019a1)+44, pc 57584c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+1488, pc 203e00) /system/lib64/libhwui.so (std::1::function::func<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0, std::1::allocator<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0>, void (android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)>::operator()(android::uirenderer::RenderNode&&, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool&&) (.uniq.10397782060659495822194741288103189803.203475ed07c5ffb5392ca8a2a4b019a1)+44, pc 57584c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+1488, pc 203e00)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (std::1::function::func<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0, std::1::allocator<android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)::$0>, void (android::uirenderer::RenderNode, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)>::operator()(android::uirenderer::RenderNode&&, android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool&&) (.uniq.10397782060659495822194741288103189803.203475ed07c5ffb5392ca8a2a4b019a1)+44, pc 57584c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTree(android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&)+1532, pc 215c5c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RootRenderNode::prepareTree(android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&)+164, pc 5b8054)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::renderthread::DrawFrameTask::run()+1116, pc 28c15c)
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::renderthread::RenderThread::threadLoop()+788, pc 54d8f4)
/system/lib64/libutils.so (android::Thread::_threadLoop(void)+252, pc 1956c)
/system/lib64/libutils.so (libutil_thread_trampoline(void) (.uniq.226528677032898775202282855395389835431)+24, pc 1bdb8)
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (pthread_start(void*)+180, pc 8e254)
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (__start_thread+68, pc 7f9f4)
`

de0u

cbroe First suggestion: can you turn developer options off?

cbroe

Developer options off - no change.

Clear cache in recovery menu is not an available option.

Safe mode - still crashing the launcher multiple times just poking around in the system settings menu.

other8026

cbroe Developer options off

Do you recall if you ever changed any of those settings? If you did, can you remember which ones?

cbroe

other8026 Never changed any. Was enabled only to use USB tethering (easytether) which requires usb debugging to function.

other8026

cbroe strange. We're not getting a lot of reports about this, so it could be a result of some really rare bug triggered by your setup or maybe something to do with the hardware somehow. Unless the developers have a way of reproducing the crash, they won't be able to figure out what's causing it.

Kaves I will attach logs asap.

This would be helpful in determining whether you have the same problem or not.

Kaves

Pixel 7a, same problem here. After the latest update device optimization has been a lot worse. Putting the passcode or going into the notification bar makes the device a lot slower, like incredibly slower. I will attach logs asap. After the reboot device is (most of the times) usable again until 3 or 4 times where it returns back to the slow state with constant app & system UI crashes.

de0u

cbroe Well... since both of those crash logs are in UI code, can you guess at anything that might have been changed? What is the system language set to? Were any adjustments made to, maybe, font-size or other accessibility settings?

I am shooting in the dark here, because as other8026 says, this doesn't seem to be common.

Also, so far there are two crash dumps that are different, so more crash dumps might well help.

cbroe

So I guess i'll just not have a working phone until the next update pushes out and hopefully unbreaks whatever ruined it.

cbroe

de0u Nothing changed. Phone worked fine. Update happened - crashes constantly. No setting changes to accessibility or anything else.

de0u

cbroe I'm sorry to hear that. If some of the newer crashes look obviously different from the two you posted, and if it's feasible, can you post some of them?

I realize that "look different" may not be clear, so here's what I mean. The first stack trace started off with:

[...]
signal: 11 (SIGSEGV), code 8 (SEGV_MTEAERR)
[...]
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (syscall+32, pc a4a60)
/apex/com.android.runtime/lib64/bionic/libc.so (pthread_mutex_unlock+108, pc 8ffbc)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (TT_Vary_Apply_Glyph_Deltas+1012, pc 957e4)
/system/lib64/libft2.so (TT_Process_Simple_Glyph+232, pc 967b8)

In simple terms, somebody was trying to draw something, and then unlocked a mutex, and the kernel noticed that there had been an MTE trip.

Here's the start of the second trace:

[...]
signal: 11 (SIGSEGV), code 9 (SEGV_MTESERR), faultAddr 900bd3e1709dc50
[...]
/system/lib64/libhwui.so (android::uirenderer::RenderNode::prepareTreeImpl(android::uirenderer::TreeObserver&, android::uirenderer::TreeInfo&, bool)+3140, pc 204474)
[...]

Again, somebody was trying to draw something, but it wasn't the same drawing code [Edit: I mis-read the crash reason; this one is MTE also.]

So a couple more crash dumps might shed light on what's going wrong.