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

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

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Product Safety arm issued a recall for the Pixel 4a late last ...

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 ...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) confirmed the update's true purpose was to mitigate overheating hazards.

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 recently released a Battery Performance Program update for the Pixel 4a with some vague explanation of why the update was needed. The firmware drastically cut the battery life, which ...

In January 2025, Google Pixel 4a devices received an unexpected update impacting battery health. Australia has responded to the phone's degraded battery performance by issuing a recall notice.