Hesitation when trying to text

[Android Central Question]

Ever since 8.0 update on my Pixel XL when I click on someone to text it lags a bit before getting in, then when I click to start typing same thing. I have tried restarting but doesn't help. Guy at store powered it down somehow using power button and volume. That helped briefly. I can't seem to get that to work for me.

Any advice?

 

[matty032]

Have you tried clearing the cache and settings for the app?