Android stability flaw is causing some phones (mostly Pixels) to freeze up completely

When certain apps misbehave, the whole OS suffers

Several of us at AP, myself included, have noticed a concerning stability issue on Google Pixel devices in recent weeks that causes the whole system UI to become unresponsive. According to the many replies to Artem's tweet on the subject (below), users of phones from other OEMs also complain about the issue, so it might be a more widespread Android bug rather than one limited to Google-made devices.

It's hard to show you the problem in a screen recording since it occurs at random — when a particular app freezes up, the entire system UI can become locked in an unresponsive state as well.

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