Google Pixel 4A Recall in Australia after Battery Update Causes Overheating Risks Users Report Phone Dying in Minutes

Google’s Pixel 4A smartphone was known for its excellent performance and budget-friendly pricing. In January this year, Google released a new update under “Pixel 4A Battery Performance Program”, causing many users to start complaints of heavy fall in battery capacity on social media. This update was then removed. Now, this smartphone model is being recalled in Australia. The reason behind this is said to be the danger of the battery being heated. Google has once again released a new update, which is being described as temporary fix of this problem.

Google has recalled its Pixel 4A handset in Australia. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACC) has an official about Pixel 4A recall Notice Also released, which also reported that Google recently released an update, reduces the risk of overheating of battery in impacted devices. However, while releasing this update, Google did not mention overheating or any problem.

After this update, users came to know that their phone is being discharged in a few minutes. Google This update After the old software version was also removed from its website, which was an unusual step for the company. According to users, the firmware reduced the battery life to a great extent, making it almost difficult to use the phone. In many cases, the phone was allegedly running a few minutes after allegedly removed from charging.

Even though Google did not directly mention in its update kenots that the update has been released due to overheating or battery related news and also that it is limiting the battery life and charging output of Pixel 4A, but the ACCC recall notice shows the relationship between the two incidents.

The notice of ACC states that if a user has installed this update, he should contact Google’s support team. Australia affected users can apply for compensation from Google. Google has clarified that not all Pixel 4A devices are affected.