Authority of David Imel / Android
Tl; DR
- The Australia regulatory agency recalled the Pixel 4A on a risk of battery overheating.
- This is the first time that we have learned why Google has rushed to update the Pixel 4A battery performance program, because the company has chosen to remain vague in its announcement article.
The Pixel 4A had an excellent race as a legendary Android Smartphone of his time, but he met a rather cruel end. Google recently deployed the update of the Pixel 4A Battery Performance program which has considerably lowered the battery experience, practically killing the device for people who still use it. Now, the Pixel 4A is recalled in Australia, and we finally have more information on what did not work. Unsurprisingly, the cause seems to be risks of drum overheating.
The Pixel 4′”Death update”
Google turned The Pixel 4A battery performance program is the one that has brought new battery management features to “improve the performance stability of your battery”.
For some devices (“impacted devices”), the update includes new battery management features to improve the stability of your battery performance, so that the battery can last shorter periods between charges. Users of affected devices may also notice other modifications, such as reduced load performance or changes to the way the battery indicator on your phone shows the capacity of your battery.
The wording is quite vague, and reading the announcement post would not give you any idea of what is going on.
The announcement station also lacked technical details or addressed the real problem with the Pixel 4A battery. We finally discovered that Google had reduced the maximum voltage of the batteries provided by the battery seller Lishen (LSN) from 4.45 V to 3.95 V. This may not seem much on the surface, but the update is essentially reflected in a 56% drop in load capacity! The update has also shown signs of being rushed through the door as soon as Google could do it.
Australia Reminder Reminder Reminder for Pixel 4a
So what happened? Google has still not shared more details. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has now made a reminder for the 4A pixel. The reminder notice mentions the following details:
A automatic firmware update to Android 13 was deployed on Pixel 4A devices in Australia on January 8, 2025. Figure update provides new battery management features to mitigate the risk of overheating.
An overheating battery could present a risk of fire and / or burns to a user.
This is the first time that we have come to the real reason for updating the Pixel 4A battery performance program. Google’s initial announcement message not mentions any risk of “overheating”. It does not even mention the word “heat” outside the generic advice to users not to heat their batteries as a means of elimination.
The recall notice urges consumers to check if their device has received the firmware update. He also reiterates that consumers can submit a request to Find out if their device is affected And if they are eligible for google appeasement. He notes that not all Pixel 4A devices are affected, which was previously known.
We have again contacted Google for a declaration on the risk of drinking drinking of the 4A Pixel. We will keep you posted when we learn more.
