How to Fix Google Pixel Freezing or Unresponsive Screen Issue

Here’s how to fix Google Pixel & Pixel XL freezing, unresponsive, or suddenly stops the screen. Three are various reasons behind your Google Pixel freezes or crashing such as full storage, app updates & app problem, software updates, and more. Also, see a black screen and Dead Pixels on the phone screen. Here you can show the possible solutions to fix Google Pixel freezing or unresponsive touchscreen issue. After each solution, check the Google Pixel & Pixel XL problem fix.

How to Fix Google Pixel and Pixel XL Freezing

Follow the below-given troubleshooting guide to fix Google Pixel screen stuck, freezing, or unresponsive.

Restart your Pixel

If your Google Pixel & Pixel XL phone is frozen when the screen is on, restart your Pixel & Pixel XL to long-press the power button and tap on Restart.

Check the System Update

If you’re phone freezing again& again, you must check for a large issue. First of all, check the system update available using the below settings.

Settings > System > Advanced > System update > Check for update

If update available on your device, update system because that may fix your Pixel phone freezing problem & also improve device performance.

Check the Internal Storage is Full

If the internal storage is full on your phone, remove unnecessary files from your Pixel phone.

Settings > Device > Storage

You might like this: How to clear app cache on Android

Clear Cache Data

Settings > Apps > Tap any app > Storge > Clear cache

Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps > Select the app from list > Storage & cache > Clear cache – Android 10 OS

Check For App Updates

Google Play Store > Menu (Three horizontal line) at the top left corner > My apps & games > Update all

You can update the app individually and also update multiple apps at the same time using the above setting on your Android phone.

Force Stop App that running in the background & unnecessary

It will completely close your app, including the app background process on Google Pixel & Pixel XL screen.

Settings > Apps > Tap any app want to force stop > Force stop

Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps > Select the app from list > Force stop – Android 10 OS

Check App is Causing the Error Using Enable Safe Mode

Sometimes the app we downloaded may be caused to Google pixel freezing or unresponsive. Use this to activate safe mode on your Pixel device to check it. It temporarily disables all downloaded apps.

If your Google Pixel & Pixel XL device is still freezing, try below the given method.

Factory Data Reset Google Pixel & Pixel XL

It will delete all your data from your phone, make sure to backup your Pixel data before performing this.

Settings > Personal > Backup & reset > Factory data reset > Reset phone > Erase everything