Last week we talked about the problems of autonomy (Battery Drain) encountered by users on all Google Pixel devices after the May 2025 update.
Apparently, at least according to what Google in response to a post in the section Pixel Community Of the support portal, the problem not only afflicted pixel devices but, on a larger scale, all Android devices and the fault is of a widespread social app: that of Instagram.
Google exacerbates the May update on the pixels
“My pixel has a terrible battery after May update“. “Overheating problems on my Pixel 9 Pro”. “Same situation on my 8 pixel”. These are just some of the comments that emerged on the net in mid -May, a few days after the distribution of monthly updating on the pixels by Google.
The fact that these problems of autonomy had arisen immediately after the installation of the update of May led Pixel users to think that the fault was to be attributed to the update itself, especially considering the fact that it is not the first time that an update released by Google Causi Problems in this sense (and luck that they arrive on a monthly basis).
In response to a post published by a user in the section Pixel Community On the Google support portal, a member of the staff of the Mountain View giant shared the solution to solve the problem of Battery Drainalso suggesting that the problem did not only afflict the devices of the Pixel range but all Android devices.
The fault of this Battery Drain It is, as anticipated, to be attributed to the Instagram app. Fortunately, the team of the popular social app has already started the release of a Fix who solves this problem on Android devices: it arrives with the version 382.0.0.49.84 of the app; Therefore, we advise you to verify that at least this version of Instagram is installed on your Android smartphone or tablet.
How to download or update the Instagram app
To download or update Instagram On Android smartphones, and do not miss the latest news introduced globally by the app development team, it will be sufficient to proceed with the download and installation or with the verification of the presence of updates via the Google Play Store: the app page can be reached via the Badge below.
If you are interested in trying the news in preview, it is possible to resort to Beta program of the app, reachable through this link. In the event that the beta program is temporarily fully, you can download and install the APK packages of the Beta Instagram versions (but also the Alpha versions) through the portal Apkmirror (the dedicated page can be reached following This link).
