Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program: Difference between revisions
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# This update is an automatic update '''users can not opt''' out of. | # This update is an automatic update '''users can not opt''' out of. | ||
# Google's '''communication''' on what the problem with "Impacted Devices" is and how the update seeks to remedy | # Google's '''communication''' on what the problem with "Impacted Devices" is and how the update seeks to remedy it '''has been vague'''.<ref>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/good-news-bad-news-pixel-4a-is-getting-an-update-but-it-reduces-battery-life/</ref> | ||
#* While there is widespread speculation about a battery manufacturing fault, Google has yet to comment on the issue.<ref name=":1">https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338566/google-pixel-4a-battery-stability-replacement-reduced-capacity</ref> As of January 29, 2025, the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), which has banned hazardous devices such as the [[Samsung]] Galaxy Note 7 in the past, allows the Pixel 4a to be taken onto an airplane like any other cell phone.<ref>https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all-list</ref> This indicates that on an official level, the Pixel 4a's battery is considered safe. | #* While there is widespread speculation about a battery manufacturing fault, Google has yet to comment on the issue.<ref name=":1">https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338566/google-pixel-4a-battery-stability-replacement-reduced-capacity</ref> As of January 29, 2025, the TSA (Transportation Security Administration), which has banned hazardous devices such as the [[Samsung]] Galaxy Note 7 in the past, allows the Pixel 4a to be taken onto an airplane like any other cell phone.<ref>https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all-list</ref> This indicates that on an official level, the Pixel 4a's battery is considered safe. | ||
# The $50 USD compensation is to be paid out through Payoneer, which may charge the user an '''account fee of 29.95 USD''' if 12 months pass without the user receiving an equivalent of 2,000.00 USD in payments.<ref>https://payoneer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/43738/~/annual-account-fee</ref> | # The $50 USD compensation is to be paid out through Payoneer, which may charge the user an '''account fee of 29.95 USD''' if 12 months pass without the user receiving an equivalent of 2,000.00 USD in payments.<ref>https://payoneer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/43738/~/annual-account-fee</ref> | ||