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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, its battery can provide a stable amount of output (none) into the future.
There is even more to the Google Pixel 4a's horrific battery update than we thought
The Google Pixel 4a battery update, which made many devices unusable, hides even more than we thought — and we know everything.
Google Pixel 4a update to “improve stability” of the battery cuts battery life in half for some users
The Google Pixel 4a is a mid-range smartphone that was released in 2020 at a time when Google was only promising to deliver software and security updates for three years. But earlier this month Google rolled out an unscheduled update that the company says was required “to improve the stability” of battery performance on some models.
Google Pixel 4a: Update reduces battery capacity more drastically than suspected
An examination of the Pixel 4a's unexpected battery care update raises more interesting questions.
Google Pixel’s Unbeatable Update—All Other Phones Fall Behind
Google likes wearing two hats — it clearly likes it a lot. With Chrome, it simultaneously plays the roles of privacy gatekeeper and world’s most valuable data-mining marketing machine. With Search, its “you scratch my back” deal with Apple’s Safari crosses the Android/iPhone divide in all kinds of ways.
Pixel 4a battery update reportedly cuts usable charge by over 40%, more changes
Google released an unexpected Pixel 4a update which was related to undisclosed battery concerns, and as it turns out, the update apparently cuts usable charge by over 40%, along with some feature removals.
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