Pixel devices may reboot randomly due to Tensor chip overheating glitch

Google's Pixel devices may randomly reboot because of a glitch in the Tensor chip that misreads device temperature. The issue causes the chip to falsely detect overheating and trigger automatic reboots. Affected devices include Pixel 8 and later models running Android 14. The glitch occurs when the Tensor chip's thermal monitoring system malfunctions. Users report reboots happening without visible heat or usage spikes. Google has not released an official fix or patch for the issue.