Google Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program: Difference between revisions
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*The mandatory nature of the update suggests safety implications rather than performance optimization | *The mandatory nature of the update suggests safety implications rather than performance optimization | ||
*There have been reports of the device spontaneously catching on fire | *There have been reports of the device spontaneously catching on fire | ||
===Precedent in mobile phones=== | ===Precedent in mobile phones=== | ||
Similar battery-related interventions have occurred previously; Google's own Pixel 4a in January of 2025 and Apple's 2017 iPhone throttling was done to prevent unexpected shutdowns in devices with degraded batteries. | Similar battery-related interventions have occurred previously; Google's own Pixel 4a in January of 2025 and Apple's 2017 iPhone throttling was done to prevent unexpected shutdowns in devices with degraded batteries. | ||