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Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}}

Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}} <ref>{{Cite web |last=Aamir |first=Siddiqui |date=2025-05-16 |title=Pixel 6a battery failures are latest to haunt Google's phone lineup |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611193217/https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |archive-date=2025-06-11 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Android Authority}}</ref>

===Google's response===

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[[File:Google pixel 6a email.png|thumb|email google sent to users]]

A subset of Pixel 6a phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating. The update will enable battery management features that will reduce capacity and charging performance after the battery reaches 400 charge cycles. We’ll contact impacted customers next month, with all the information they need to address the issue. - Google

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<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Mishaal |date=2025-06-11 |title=Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613135314/https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |archive-date=2025-06-13 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Android Authority}}</ref>

==Lawsuit==

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==Consumer response==

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Some buyers of the Pixel 6a have said they aren’t sure if they would purchase another Pixel branded phone due to this incident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=erinelise28 |first= |date=2025-04-22 |title=Pixel 6a Caught on Fire, not sure I want another Pixel |url=https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516162435/https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel?hl=en |archive-date=2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Google Pixel Community}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Mishaal |date=2025-06-11 |title=Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613135314/https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |archive-date=2025-06-13 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Android Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aamir |first=Siddiqui |date=2025-05-16 |title=Pixel 6a battery failures are latest to haunt Google's phone lineup |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611193217/https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |archive-date=2025-06-11 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Android Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=erinelise28 |first= |date=2025-04-22 |title=Pixel 6a Caught on Fire, not sure I want another Pixel |url=https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516162435/https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel?hl=en |archive-date=2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Google Pixel Community}}</ref>{{Placeholder box|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.

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 {{Placeholder box|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident.
-Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}}
+Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}} <ref>{{Cite web |last=Aamir |first=Siddiqui |date=2025-05-16 |title=Pixel 6a battery failures are latest to haunt Google's phone lineup |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611193217/https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |archive-date=2025-06-11 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Android Authority}}</ref>
 ===Google's response===
-{{Placeholder box|If applicable, add the proposed solution to the issues by the company.}}
+[[File:Google pixel 6a email.png|thumb|email google sent to users]]
+<blockquote>
+A subset of Pixel 6a phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating. The update will enable battery management features that will reduce capacity and charging performance after the battery reaches 400 charge cycles. We’ll contact impacted customers next month, with all the information they need to address the issue. - Google
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+<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Mishaal |date=2025-06-11 |title=Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613135314/https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |archive-date=2025-06-13 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Android Authority}}</ref>
 ==Lawsuit==
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 ==Consumer response==
 {{Placeholder box|Summary and key issues of prevailing sentiment from the consumers and commentators that can be documented via articles, emails to support, reviews and forum posts.}}
+Some buyers of the Pixel 6a have said they aren’t sure if they would purchase another Pixel branded phone due to this incident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=erinelise28 |first= |date=2025-04-22 |title=Pixel 6a Caught on Fire, not sure I want another Pixel |url=https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516162435/https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel?hl=en |archive-date=2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Google Pixel Community}}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Mishaal |date=2025-06-11 |title=Warning: Google will soon nerf the Pixel 6a’s battery due to an overheating issue |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250613135314/https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-6a-battery-overheating-warning-3566640/ |archive-date=2025-06-13 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Android Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aamir |first=Siddiqui |date=2025-05-16 |title=Pixel 6a battery failures are latest to haunt Google's phone lineup |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611193217/https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6a-battery-fire-3558501/ |archive-date=2025-06-11 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Android Authority}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=erinelise28 |first= |date=2025-04-22 |title=Pixel 6a Caught on Fire, not sure I want another Pixel |url=https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516162435/https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/339876579/pixel-6a-caught-on-fire-not-sure-i-want-another-pixel?hl=en |archive-date=2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Google Pixel Community}}</ref>{{Placeholder box|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.
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 [[Category:Google Pixel Smartphones]]