Pixel 4a battery mystery solved: Investigation reveals ‘real hack job’ behind update of death
A developer has investigated the update of death that led to the drastic battery downgrade of the Pixel 4a. Here's what he ...
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Pixel 4a battery fiasco: Google apparently cut your battery in half and messed with more, but why?
Hector Martin, a developer at Asahi Linux, discovered that the aforementioned update lowered the maximum charge voltage of ...
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Furious over the Pixel 4a update fiasco? You may be entitled to compensation
The Pixel 4a was an excellent phone when it debuted in 2020 and had dedicated fans until Google discontinued it last year. Google hadn't offered a software update for the device since 2023 but ...
Google Pixel 4a’s ruinous “Battery Performance” update is a bewildering mess
Google's support page only states that the update will "improve the stability of their battery's performance." This is true in the sense that, if you stop using a severely capped Pixel 4a entirely, ...
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Pixel 4a users are furious following the surprise update
Google called this the “Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program”, which the company claims will improve the stability of the phone’s battery. However, Google also warned that the update could ...
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What to Do If Google’s Pixel 4a Software Update Destroyed Its Battery Life
The factory reset step ensures that strangers can't access all the data on your unlocked phone. How to check if your Pixel 4a is impacted Google calls affected Pixel 4a "Impacted Devices." ...