The Google Pixel 4a battery update, which made many devices unusable, hides even more than we thought — and we know everything.

However, in the Pixel 4a's case, Google decided to push a software update to provide more stable battery performance, but the caveat is that it may lead to reduced battery life and slower charging.

At the start of 2025, Google announced a Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program with ... have installed the update have found this to be the case, while some are not happy that the device inspection ...

Whatever the case, Google hasn’t communicated why it removed the older firmware images. Regardless, the removal will likely prove frustrating for Pixel 4a users. Aside from killing off a recovery ...

The Pixel 4a’s battery program made some batteries worse, and now Google has scrapped older updates. You either get a new device or replace your battery. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain ...

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, ...

WTF?! A few years after discontinuing the device, Google unexpectedly released one more update for the Pixel 4a budget phone. While the company anticipated a "shorter" battery life after the ...

The Google Pixel 4a battery update does even more than we ... The bottom limit of that range is called “cutoff voltage.” In the case of the Pixel 4a, this value is 3.3 V.