Google today released new October builds for the Pixel 7-10 series, with Verizon shedding some light on what this update brings.
Update 11/1: Over the past day, this update is widely rolling out to Pixel phones. The “Check for updates” button should pull down the OTA if you haven’t received a notification for it yet. No additional details about this update have been released.
Original 10/30: At the start of this month, Google released Global (Pixel 7-10) and Japan (Pixel 9a-10 Pro XL) updates. This afternoon, each of those builds were updated. (There’s no Pixel Tablet update.)
For example, the Pixel 10 went from BD3A.251005.003.W3 to BD3A.251005.003.W4, with the last number going up.
Google has not updated its monthly community post or released a new one detailing what’s new, but Verizon says that the “update provides performance improvements for your device.”
Top comment by Huy Tran
How unexpected! Mine is installing now. Yes very weird it isn't rolled into Nov update which is a few days away. Must be very critical.
And yes, it was indeed 30MB. I am not on Verizon if that matters. Not even in USA.
The release note sounds generic, but Verizon is usually good about detailing what’s new. For example, the US carrier previously revealed that September’s second update for the Pixel 10 series addressed an “issue that caused users to experience a fuzzy display.”
Pixel users on Verizon are reporting that the updates come in at around 30 MB. We’re not seeing an OTA on Google Fi, with this update not yet widely available on other carriers.
The timing is curious as we should only be a few days away from the November 2025 security patch. If this is a security patch, Google has yet to detail the problem in an advisory. As a reminder, the October 2025 Security Bulletin listed zero fixes.
You can always sideload the OTA, but it’s probably best to wait for the on-device update given the lack of details.
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