Strange network issues on Pixel 9 Pro XL

Hello! I'm having a strange issue. I'm on a good Wifi connection (300mbps down, 150mbps up), and my internet is just behaving weirdly. Here are some examples: Tiktok videos work fine. No buffering, instant video loads. But picture posts refuse to load. Profile pictures do not load. Another example: I can't get my photos on Google Photos to load in at all.

- Troubleshooting I've tried: - Switching to cellular, no luck - Disabling Private DNS - Disabling MAC randomization - Toggling Airplane Mode on and off - Clearing cache and force closing offending apps - Restarting my phone - Checked for updates for system services, Google Play System Update, system update, and app updates. - Disabled adaptive connectivity - Tried a VPN - Made sure date and time settings weren't wrong

I am on the beta (BP41.250822.010), but I do not think that is related, as I have been on this build for many days since it's been out and this issue just started last night.

Anyone seen an issue like this before? I'm at my wit's end. Thanks.

Edit: My photos are also not showing up when I attempt to send them on Discord, which makes me think it's not a network issue at all, since those should be local. How very strange. Okay, photos, whether local or online, do not want to load.

Edit 2: Just downloaded Google's offline Gallery app and photos don't want to load there, either. So yeah, it's an issue with loading photos, both online (profile pictures) and offline (gallery).

Edit 3: **Resolved**?? I booted into safe mode, the issue did not persist into safe mode. I booted back to normal, and the issue was gone? All safe mode does is disables 3rd party applications right? So as soon as I am back in my normal environment, shouldn't the issue have come right back? I'm so confused. It seems to be fixed but I'd like to know what the cause is.

Edit 4: Disregard previous edit. **NOT RESOLVED**. As soon as I tried to save a new image to my device, the issue returned. I'm also finding that I am unable to use the Camera, either. Videos refuse to work, for example.