# Google Pixel (جوجل بيكسل)

> Google Pixel is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: Partially Resolved
- Company: [Google](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/google.md)
- Categories: Consumer Devices, Retail & Brand Stores, Smart Home & IoT
- Official site: https://store.google.com/category/phones
- Community votes: 128
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/google-pixel

## About

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## Activity summary

Restricted in Syria. Wi-Fi failed entirely on Pixel devices from January 2026 until a July 23 test on a Pixel 5 showed it working, but reports the next day found Wi-Fi still dead on other models including the Pixel 9a, so the status was revised from accessible to restricted. A July 28 test confirmed a partial workaround: with airplane mode on and the phone restarted, Wi-Fi scans and lists networks. Hotspot sharing is reported as still unusable.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-28 — Investigated. Further community testing on July 28, 2026 documented a partial workaround for the Wi-Fi failure on a Google Pixel 9a in Syria. With airplane mode enabled and the phone restarted, Wi-Fi scans successfully and lists nearby networks, in contrast to the July 24 test on the same model where the network list stayed on «Searching for networks…» and returned nothing. The submitter reports that the restriction returns as soon as the mobile network is switched back on, and that Wi-Fi hotspot sharing cannot be used at all. Those two points were reported rather than shown in the attached evidence. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/f8qx46wf2bhyb9f93imag18b/qijp3kmxxh242ggbrzksr6xk-54508.png)
- 2026-07-24 — Partially Resolved. The July 2026 restoration of Google Pixel Wi-Fi in Syria is only partial. A community test on July 23 confirmed Wi-Fi working on a Pixel 5, but two independent reports the following day documented Wi-Fi still failing to detect any networks on other Pixel models, including the Pixel 9a. Mobile data works normally throughout. The service status has been revised from accessible to restricted to reflect that the Wi-Fi restriction persists on at least some devices.
- 2026-07-24 — Investigated. Community testing on July 24, 2026 found that Wi-Fi remains nonfunctional on a Google Pixel 9a in Syria. With Wi-Fi enabled, the network list stays stuck on «Searching for networks…» and returns no results, despite 25 saved networks on the device. Mobile data over a Syrian carrier works normally on LTE in the same session, so the failure is specific to Wi-Fi. A second community report the same day described the same failure across multiple Pixel models, with a workaround of enabling airplane mode, restarting, then turning on Wi-Fi before cellular data. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/njnilxlhnk3pkujh4a56kyjy/aih7mnc12n82nhfj0ucazuz1-53156.png)
- 2026-07-23 — Fully Unblocked. Google Pixel devices are now fully functional for users in Syria. Community testing confirms Wi-Fi scans, connects, and carries traffic on local networks, resolving the blocking issue documented in January 2026 where Wi-Fi would not detect networks at all. No outreach to Google had been made for this service; the change is organic and the cause is unattributed, though it follows the broader lifting of sanctions on Syria.
- 2026-07-23 — Verified. Community testing on July 23, 2026 confirmed that Google Pixel phones' Wi-Fi now works in Syria. A Pixel 5 series device successfully scanned for networks, connected to two different local networks including a Syriatel-backed connection, and streamed YouTube content on both, with switching between networks working without issues. This resolves the previously reported failure where Wi-Fi would not search for networks at all. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/mguetf1vg9hbza4nv9seuaz1/dcfm0m3tou9et42mdy94lqwf-screen-2.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/p6v9vqe6sjlljdrxn9fidh99/fwfvukxq4pu1a82sfgh9n0am-screen-1.jpg)
- 2026-01-21 — Investigated. Google Pixel phones’ Wi-Fi doesn’t work in Syria; when Wi-Fi is turned on, it doesn’t search for networks.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/google-pixel?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/google-pixel/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/google-pixel
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/google-pixel.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/google-pixel.md