Google Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program: Difference between revisions
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==Aftermath of software update== | ==Aftermath of software update== | ||
Placeholder | After the update, users experience a battery cap of 80%, a message in the settings app's batttery section, Placeholder | ||
===Battery-performance issues=== | ===Battery-performance issues=== | ||
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*The device was released in July 2022; many units are approaching 3 years of use | *The device was released in July 2022; many units are approaching 3 years of use | ||
*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 | |||
===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. | ||