The Pixel 4a is being recalled in Australia due to battery overheating risks, finally shedding more light on what's wrong with the phone.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Product Safety arm issued a recall for the Pixel 4a late last week. The reason, the commission said, is that Google's firmware update and ...

When Google said that the new Pixel 4a update would "reduce your battery’s runtime and charging performance," it was not ...

Google's Pixel 4a was a great phone back when it came out, and it got significantly more praise than its bigger siblings, the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL. The phone was updated to Android 13 back ...

Google launched the Pixel 4a in 2020 as the most affordable model in the Pixel 4 series. The device stood out for its great price-to-performance ratio, long-term support, and good camera quality.

Android Authority reports that the update reduced the maximum voltage of Pixel 4A batteries from 4.45 volts down to 3.95 volts, effectively reducing the phone’s charging capacit ...

In announcing the Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program in January, Google was vague about why it was releasing the update, but an Australian “Project Safety Recall” has now confirmed it’s to ...

At the end of last month, The Google Pixel 4a got a software update that rendered the device nearly unusable for some people, for seemingly unknown reasons. The update included "battery management ...

Google Pixel 4a users were warned to stop using the smart phones after they received an update out just months ago. The ACCC said the automatic Android 13 firmware update was released for Pixel 4a ...

The ACCC has urged impacted consumers to stop using the Google Pixel 4a smartphone. The consumer watchdog said an automatic Android 13 update was rolled out for Pixel 4a devices in Australia on 8 ...