Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program: Difference between revisions

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== Restoring battery functionality ==

==Restoring battery functionality==

'''Warning:''' please consider the [[Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program#Safety considerations|battery safety concerns]] before reverting or ignoring updates. Users must evaluate battery health at own risk.

Following the criticism, the community was quick to find workarounds to restore ~~full functionality prior to~~ the ~~update. Users~~ are able to block DNS requests to prevent update's<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i0zih0/the_only_working_solution_to_stop_the_forced/</ref>, ~~or revert to~~ the previous firmware ~~if they have already upgraded~~<ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/undo-the-january-2025-update-without-losing-data-unlocked-devices-only.4713980</ref>.

Following the criticism, the community was quick to find workarounds to retain or restore previous battery capacity. If the phone is not yet updated, users are able to block DNS via NextDNS, RethinkDNS, AdAway to block requests and prevent update's<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i0zih0/the_only_working_solution_to_stop_the_forced/</ref>. If the phone already has the update, users can manually flash the previous firmware to restore functionality<ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/undo-the-january-2025-update-without-losing-data-unlocked-devices-only.4713980</ref>. Flashing to the previous firmware requires unlocking the bootloader, and a copy of the previous firmware from November 2023 (sunfish-tq3a.230805.001.s1-factory-82902ea9) <ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/changes-coming-to-your-pixel-4a.4712085/</ref>.

==References==

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-== Restoring battery functionality ==
+==Restoring battery functionality==
 '''Warning:''' please consider the [[Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program#Safety considerations|battery safety concerns]] before reverting or ignoring updates. Users must evaluate battery health at own risk.
-Following the criticism, the community was quick to find workarounds to restore full functionality prior to the update. Users are able to block DNS requests to prevent update's<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i0zih0/the_only_working_solution_to_stop_the_forced/</ref>, or revert to the previous firmware if they have already upgraded<ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/undo-the-january-2025-update-without-losing-data-unlocked-devices-only.4713980</ref>.
+Following the criticism, the community was quick to find workarounds to retain or restore previous battery capacity. If the phone is not yet updated, users are able to block DNS via NextDNS, RethinkDNS, AdAway to block requests and prevent update's<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Pixel4a/comments/1i0zih0/the_only_working_solution_to_stop_the_forced/</ref>. If the phone already has the update, users can manually flash the previous firmware to restore functionality<ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/undo-the-january-2025-update-without-losing-data-unlocked-devices-only.4713980</ref>. Flashing to the previous firmware requires unlocking the bootloader, and a copy of the previous firmware from November 2023 (sunfish-tq3a.230805.001.s1-factory-82902ea9) <ref>https://xdaforums.com/t/changes-coming-to-your-pixel-4a.4712085/</ref>.
 ==References==