Pixel 9a selfie previews are flickering like mad, but there’s an easy fix

Google’s latest Pixel phone is here, and new users are starting to get familiar with the Pixel 9a. The company’s latest budget-minded Pixel entry tweaks that familiar design language with a newly flattened-out camera, and based on the poll responses we’ve seen, you’re kind of digging the new look. Today we’re flipping things around to not look at that rear camera package, but check out what’s going on with the phone’s front-facer, as owners of the Pixel 9a start reporting some curious behavior.

Over the past few days, we’ve spotted reports from Reddit users like TheRealFrantik and NebulaRunner_ describing an odd “flickering” effect from the Pixel 9a’s selfie cam. We’ve managed to confirm the phenomenon on our own Pixela 9a handset.