Google has just published a surprising new update for Pixel smartphones, an update that is all about “performance improvements”. This late October update follows the one that arrived earlier this month with the October 2025 Android security patch.

The second October 2025 Android update is coming to Pixels with “performance improvements”

This update is coming for Pixel 7, 8, 9, and 10 series devices, and Verizon shared the information about it. Google has still not updated its monthly community post or released a new one (at the time of writing this article), which is why we’re referring to Verizon.

In any case, Verizon says that this update “provides performance improvements for your device.” There are no new features mentioned, or anything like that, so it seems to be a general performance-improving update.

In case you’re wondering, no, this is not a Verizon-exclusive update. Users have been reporting that they’re receiving the update despite not being on Verizon, or in the US, for that matter. This one seems to be rolling out to all Pixel smartphones (7-10 series).

This update weighs only 30MB

The update weighs around 30MB, in case you’re wondering, so it’s not that big at all. That’s not surprising as this seems to be more like a hotfix update than anything else.

The timing of this update is a bit odd, though, as November is right around the corner. We’re literally in the last day of October, so the November Android update should be arriving in the near future.

There is a possibility Google will release it later in November, though, hence this update. That’s just a wild guess, it remains to be seen. The company usually pulls the trigger earlier in the month, though. Either way, you’ll be receiving this update soon, if you haven’t already, so stay tuned for that.

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