A recent software update meant to stabilize battery performance on the Pixel 4a has had an unexpected side effect: Some Pixel 4a owners are reporting that their phones can now barely hold a charge.

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 removed ...

The year just started, and Google is already tangled up in a bit of a controversy. Just a couple of days ago, the company sent out an update that killed the Pixel 4a’s experience, leaving users ...

What exactly is wrong with the batteries in some of Google’s Pixel 4a phones still out there? Google has not really said. Now that many Pixel 4a owners are experiencing drastically reduced battery ...

It is an immutable law of nature that when you receive a corporate email with a subject line like “Changes coming to your Pixel 4a,” the changes won’t be the sort you like. Indeed, a more honest ...

Google’s recent surprise Pixel 4a update has caused significant battery life issues for many users. Affected users are eligible for a free battery replacement. However, free battery replacement quotes ...

Google has reached out to Pixel 4a owners today about an upcoming software update that will “improve the stability of their battery’s performance.” This is part of a “Pixel 4a Battery Performance ...

This week, Google is gearing up to release new software update for old Pixel 4a models. The Android 13-based update will bring new battery management features to the Pixel 4a handset. However, not all ...

Google is surprising Pixel 4a owners with a new software update, though some owners won’t appreciate it. The new update will reduce the battery life of some devices. The search giant published a ...

Google’s been dealing with the fallout of bad batteries on the Pixel 4a and Pixel 6a. So far, that’s involved updates that limit charging capacity after a certain number of cycles. While there was a ...