Editing Talk:Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program (section)

==21/01/25 - Anonymous user again here==
10 days ago, I asked iFixit support whether the batteries they are currently selling are some sort of newer batch that isn't affected by this problem or not<br>
their response: sorry for the late reply, it took us a while to figure this one out, "The issue is with the device itself and not the batteries, We suggest you go through Google to see if your device is impacted"<br>
this means two things:<br>
A. this "replace your battery" thingy doesn't make any sense, as the issue is with the device's construction (like samsung figured out in the end with the note 7)<br>
or (more likely imo)<br>
B. Google's communication keeps being vague and misleading, even to its parts providers<br>
the fact that iFixit has no idea if the batteries they are currently selling, or recently sold, are affected by a problem makes Google look pretty bad here, I was expecting them to have contacted iFixit already on the sixth of january but nope, I am giving them the news<br>
this whole situation keeps getting more and more absurd

::Dear Anon, that's an insane revelation. I'm trying to think whether there's somehow a mysterious third option we're missing that isn't planned obsolescence OR a manufacturing fault. Because your point A is absolutely correct, the battery replacement angle makes no sense in this case. I get if there's a hazard, Google wouldn't just plain say that, but why would they not just tell iFixit something like "oh, the Pixel 4a's batteries are just old, these are newer replacements". What do they mean there's a problem with the device?! There's no way to read this other than "Yeah, there's a problem with the device. We made a problem, with the update, on purpose.". I think this is worth adding to the article, if you can source it somehow. [[User:ZenithHelix|ZenithHelix]] ([[User talk:ZenithHelix|talk]]) 18:50, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

:::https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i6ei4x/the_pixel_discount_does_stack_with_the_sale/ . Okay, you know what? Maybe Google REALLY ARE just this inept at public relations. Updating the article to include it... [[User:ZenithHelix|ZenithHelix]] ([[User talk:ZenithHelix|talk]]) 19:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

::::> I think this is worth adding to the article, if you can source it somehow.
::::I honestly don't know if I'm allowed to provide a screenshot of the support conversation, maybe it's ok as long as the name of the support agent isn't included? I don't want to cause trouble to the iFixit support guy
::::maybe I should've asked if he was okay with this in the reply I sent him hours ago, but it's too late now I think, let me know if I'm just overthinking this and providing a copy of the email isn't that big of a deal

:::::I feel like it's fine to censor their name, poor support person has nothing to do with this. I don't think it makes the screenshot any more or less legit. [[User:ZenithHelix|ZenithHelix]] ([[User talk:ZenithHelix|talk]]) 19:53, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
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