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

The mysterious battery performance update that Google rolled out for the Pixel 4A in January was released to “mitigate the risk of overheating,” according to the Australian Competition and ...

Back in January 2025, the search engine giant’s began rolling out the Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program update to the device. This software update was set to ring a new battery management ...

Google will throttle the charging speed and battery capacity of Pixel phones over time. But why is it mandatory for the Pixel ...

With the Pixel 9a, Google introduces the “Battery life optimization” function to increase battery life. A similar function is ...

The big picture: Google unexpectedly released a firmware update for the Pixel 4a smartphone earlier this year. Many users reported that the update made their devices unreliable or even unusable ...