Reports of overheating and on-fire Pixel 6a smartphones are hitting the internet, and Google's response is equal parts ...

Google recently released an update for Pixel 6a, to reduce the risk of these phones catching fire. That doesn't seem to have ...

A few weeks later, Google began what it calls the Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program. The program comprises the forewarned ...

Google made the battery update it released for the Pixel 4a models in January mandatory for all. Here are the details.

There used to be a trick to avoid Google's mandatory Pixel 4a battery-limiting update. Emphasis on the "used to." ...

Google's update to affected Pixel 4a devices drastically reduced their charging potential, essentially by half. One Ars staffer saw their Pixel 4a battery life drop to less than two hours on a ...

In this case, Google is also offering owners with affected 4A devices their choice of compensation: They can opt for a free battery swap, a $50 payday, or a $100 credit toward a new Pixel phone ...

Not all Pixel 4a are affected by these battery issues, so Google removing three years of updates for everyone is a pretty aggrieve step, but there is no real way to gate who can download/install ...

Google's " Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program," announced in early January, told owners that an automatic update would, for some "Impacted Devices," reduce their battery's runtime and charging ...

Original 1/6: The Pixel 4a stopped receiving monthly updates in August of 2023. Google is rolling this new OTA, which is still based on Android 13, starting on January 8, 2025.

Google has more information on how to take advantage of those “appeasement options” on the support page for the Pixel 4a software update and says it will continue to offer those three options ...

The overheating issues don’t impact all Pixel 4A devices according to the ACCC, and Google’s firmware update should have “no impact on battery management” for unaffected models.