Pixel 10 owners report jumpy, erratic GPS location data.

TL;DR A concerning number of Pixel 10 users have been reporting poor GPS performance. Affected devices exhibit jerky location data, with incorrect speed and direction. It’s not yet clear if this is specifically a Pixel 10 issue, or possibly something tied to Android 16.

Have we gotten a little entitled when it comes to location data? It wasn’t that long ago when we’d have to print out turn-by-turn directions and pay very close attention to where we were if we wanted to navigate anywhere — and now, we get nervous when we don’t have a GPS satellite lock pinpointing our location down a meter or two. If you find yourself in that same location-anxiety group, we sure hope you’re not rocking a Pixel phone, as a large number of users report a variety of problems concerning the quality of their GPS data. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority?