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Pixel 4a battery update was due to overheating risk, per Australian ‘recall’ notice

In announcing the Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program in January, Google was vague about why it was releasing the update, but an Australian “Project Safety Recall” has now confirmed it’s to “mitigate ...
Android

Google Pixel 4a recalled in Australia after disastrous update

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced a recall of the Google Pixel 4a due to potential battery overheating issues. This recall affects units sold between the 1st of ...
Ars Technica

Google Pixel 4a’s painful “update” was due to battery overheating risk

Google didn’t explain exactly why it shipped a mandatory software update to the Pixel 4a, an Android phone from 2020, earlier this year. The nature of that update, which gave some models all but ...

Your Google Pixel's USB port does more than charge – here's what else it can do

Your Pixel's USB-C port can do much more than charge the battery. Its hidden hardware features can expand what you do with ...
Android Authority

Google just forced some Pixel 4a holdouts to finally install their battery-nerfing update

Google’s been dealing with the fallout of bad batteries on the Pixel 4a and Pixel 6a. So far, that’s involved updates that limit charging capacity after a certain number of cycles. While there was a ...