Google's Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 battery performance program reduces capacity to address overheating risks. Affected users ...

A developer has investigated the update of death that led to the drastic battery downgrade of the Pixel 4a. Here's what he ...

Hector Martin, a developer at Asahi Linux, discovered that the aforementioned update lowered the maximum charge voltage of the battery (the findings were published in a post that was since deleted).

Google's support page only states that the update will "improve the stability of their battery's performance." This is true in the sense that, if you stop using a severely capped Pixel 4a entirely, ...

An incoming update might stop your Fitbit from overheating, but it could have as negative impact on battery life.

The standard Pixel 9 series carried lizard-themed codenames. The Pixel 9 is Tokay, after a species of gecko; the Pixel 9 Pro ...

At the start of 2025, Google announced a Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program with a new Android 13 OTA update, free battery replacement, and/or appeasement option. As part of this, Google has ...

Earlier this month, Google surprised Pixel 4a owners with an update that reduced the phone’s battery life. Now, the company has pulled older versions of the Pixel 4a software, preventing people from ...

Last month, Google released an unexpected Pixel 4a update which was related to undisclosed battery concerns, and as it turns out, the update apparently cuts usable charge by over 40%, along with ...

Just a couple of days ago, the company sent out an update that killed the Pixel 4a’s experience, leaving users furious. Well, if you received the terrible Pixel 4a update, you’re stuck with it.

The Google Pixel 4a is a mid-range smartphone that was released in 2020 at a time when Google was only promising to deliver software and security updates for three years. But earlier this month ...