Original Pixel Fold suffers a display blackout that pins this patch as the culprit

Original Pixel Fold owners are reporting cover displays staying black after boot, and in some cases the phones bootlooping after recent Google updates.

Reports on the PixelFold subreddit suggest the problem started after the April or May patch, with no sign of physical damage.

The pattern points to a likely software bug affecting the first-generation Pixel Fold rather than a hardware fault.

Google may need to address the issue through support or a future fix.