Hector Martin, a developer at Asahi Linux, discovered that the aforementioned update lowered the maximum charge voltage of the battery (the findings were published in a post that was since deleted).

Pixel 4a's surprise battery update is causing severe battery drain. Now, Google has removed older firmware, so you can't downgrade.

The Pixel 3 series keeps up Google's fish-codename tradition, but less straightforwardly. The Pixel 3 was codenamed Blueline, ...

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, ...

An incoming update might stop your Fitbit from overheating, but it could have as negative impact on 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." ...

At the start of 2025, Google announced a Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program with ... changes to how the battery-level indicator on your phone shows your battery capacity.” ...

ANDROID users have slammed an update which allegedly has left some devices unable to hold charge for “more than an hour”. ...