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

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

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

The update itself was more of a maintenance critical update because Google determined that "certain Pixel 4a phones require a software update to improve the stability of their battery’s ...

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 ...

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.

On January 6, Google added a “Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program” entry on its product support page. “Google has determined that certain Pixel 4a phones require a software update to ...

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 ...