Google phones are having no luck, a lot of users are running into a very strange error. A specific YouTube video is causing Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro mobile restart problems , among other models.
After this news spread, other users have assured that it is not an exclusive problem of these models and that the same thing happens with their mobile. It can affect Google Pixel 7, 7 Pro, 6, 6 Pro and 6A phones, which are known at the moment. The funny thing is that it does not happen with all YouTube videos, but only one specific video fails from the YouTube mobile application.
The restart would be due to incorrect processing of the HDR content, although the cause could be another, as other people assure and we will show below.
It could turn off your Google Pixel instantly
There is at least one video on YouTube that causes Google smartphones to overheat and reboot. The video is a 4K HDR movie clip that we show below. If you have a Google Pixel, be careful if you are going to watch it from the YouTube app right now because the same thing could happen to you as to other people. There are some mobiles that would be affected as soon as they open it, while it may not happen to others.
Many people who have seen this video have lamented that their mobile has automatically rebooted. Some have even lost connectivity after restarting the device, although a new restart would fix it.
We can see that curiosity has led many people to check what content it is. In fact, it has had many views these days, and comments are already appreciated from users who have verified it with greater or lesser success on their Google Pixel mobile or from other manufacturers. Users of models prior to those mentioned, such as the Pixel 2, 3, 4 XL or 5, have no problem viewing this content. Some of those with affected Pixel phones have experienced reboots , while others have not.
Explanation of the problem in detail
This error occurs on many Google Pixel devices and the countless comments about it give us a better detail. First of all, it is something that happens with certain mobile models in particular and with the YouTube application . It does not happen if you are currently watching the video in your browser. Although at first it was mentioned that it was happening in the new Google Pixel 7, soon a user noticed that it affected previous models, and their owners were confirming it on various Internet sites.
Yaroslav Gavrilov@appletester_rusapplications or reading an article in the browser. Basically, the problems manifest themselves on phones equipped with Google’s own development platforms: Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6A, Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro.February 27, 2023 • 07:340
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Some users have ventured to explain the problem, even in a YouTube video we can find a simple explanation and that is that the failure would be based mainly on HDR. It would happen something similar to a wallpaper that caused significant problems to some mobiles before. In this one, it was taken from a screenshot of a sunrise converted to ProPhotoRGB, with a wider range of colors than what smartphones use.
The problem is not in the format, but the maximum luminance that RGB colors can go to is 255, while the screenshot has a luminance of 256 that mobile phones cannot convert and this is what causes them to turn off . You can watch the video that explains it in more detail.
One person assures that it happens on YouTube in HDR, although nothing has happened to his mobile Pixel 6 Pro up to 2160p HDR:
There seems to be a weird bug with this HDR YouTube clip and Pixel 7 or 7 pro reboots when viewing it.
It seems that it only affects the Google Pixel, not other brands of phones. Google has not officially responded to this curious error nor has it clarified why it happens, although in the case of a very specific case you will not have any problem if you do not see this content.