CNET

Now that Google's Pixel 6 is here, does buying a Pixel 3, 4 or 5 still make sense?

Brian Bennett is a former senior writer for the home and outdoor section at CNET. After I went pure Android ... about $50 less than what I paid for the Pixel 4A 5G. Even so, like the Pixel 4A 5G, the ...
9to5google

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 Authority

Pixel 4a is being recalled, and we finally learn about its serious battery risk

Australia’s regulatory agency has recalled the Pixel 4a over a battery overheating risk. This is the first time we’re learning why Google rushed out the Pixel 4a’s Battery Performance Program update, ...
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 ...
Lifehacker

Fire Risk Recall May Explain That Controversial Pixel 4a Battery Update

At the end of last month, The Google Pixel 4a got a software update that rendered the device nearly unusable for some people, for seemingly unknown reasons. The update included "battery management ...

Google held back Pixel 4A batteries to avoid overheating risk

The mysterious battery performance update that Google rolled out for the Pixel 4A in January was released to “mitigate the ...
Gizmochina

Google Pixel 4a recalled over battery fire risk: Avoid Latest Update

Google has started recalling an older mid range Pixel model. The company’s Pixel 4a was released way back in 2020 but it is now at risk due to one of the latest updates. So here’s what you need to ...
9to5google

Google pushes Pixel 4a battery update on remaining holdouts

A few months after it first started rolling out, Google is now pushing the Pixel 4a battery update on users who had previously avoided it. Later, it was revealed that the drastic measures were due to ...
Droid Life

Some Pixel 6a Devices to Receive Update to Address Battery Overheating

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Following in the footsteps of the Pixel 4a, Google is preparing an update for some Pixel 6a units that will ...
Android Police

Google's Pixel 4a battery fiasco nets it a nationwide recall notice

Dua Rashid has been working as a consumer tech journalist since 2020. She's worked for a bunch of tech publications, including Gizmodo, IGN, PCMag, BuySide from WSJ, Digital Trends, and TechRadar, ...
Droid Life

Google Clears All Pixel 6a Factory Images, Likely in Preparation for Its Battery Update (Update: Official)

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Last month, Google announced that it would issue a mandatory software update to a “subset” of Pixel 6a owners ...