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

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

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).

Pixel 4a's surprise battery update is causing severe battery drain. Now, Google has removed older firmware, so you can't downgrade.

Google’s Pixel 4a battery update is a disaster, causing crazy battery drain for many users. The update also wiped older firmware, leaving no way to roll back to the previous version. Google has ...

Earlier this month, Google published a detailed document explaining the Pixel 4a software update to Android 13. The company says that some people are experiencing a degradation in the battery's ...

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 ...

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, ...

The Pixel 4a’s battery program made some batteries worse, and now Google has scrapped older updates. You either get a new device or replace your battery. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain ...

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 ...

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

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 ...