Google made the battery update it released for the Pixel 4a models in January mandatory for all. Here are the details.

The good news is that some regions have options beyond just sticking with a Pixel 4a with bad battery life, with Google ...

There used to be a trick to avoid Google's mandatory Pixel 4a battery-limiting update. Emphasis on the "used to." ...

The story of the Pixel 4a’s battery reduction update is a rocky one. Early this year, Google rolled out an unexpected Pixel 4a update and announced that it would offer free battery replacements and ...

The last update for the phone—based on Android 13—arrived in 2023, and we thought that was it, but no. Surprisingly, Google started 2025 by sending out a battery-focused update for the Pixel 4a.

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 ...

Google didn't explain exactly why it shipped a mandatory software update to the Pixel 4a, an Android phone from 2020, earlier this year.The nature of that update, which gave some models all but ...

Google's "Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program," announced in early January, told owners that an automatic update would, for some "Impacted Devices," reduce their battery's runtime and charging ...

Google has a lot of information available for Pixel 4a owners, all of which you can view by following the via link below. If you own a Pixel 4a still and want to manually get that software ...