I wonder if there is something subpar about whoever Google is getting the batteries from for the A series phones.
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16340779
for those of you affected in the us, you can get a free battery repair, $100 cash or $150 in store credit (lmao)
subpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
Except that they’re admitting fault and offering free battery replacement… The update of course sucks ass but it’s a safety measure.
It’s not that bad and got 83 euros back and payed 300 euros 2. 5 years ago.
yep - I was still happy with my 4a until they killed its battery. I bought a used 8 Pro. That was about 3 months ago, and it still feels too big.
My next phone will be a Fairphone 6, even though they’re not officially sold here in Brazil.
And when that one breaks… Maybe no phone at all.
When that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
400 cycles? So, a year? One year.
Had mine since late '22. I’m at 1k cycles, so yeah. about a year. Maybe a little less, because I dont charge my phone overnight, and I only charge it to 80%.
My math was assuming that most users do charge every night, and again during the day 2-3 times a month. 365 + (12x3) = 401. So it seems like we have both ends of standard usage. They’ve basically just said that this battery will only last one year of standard usage before they intentionally hobble it.
If that’s for safety reasons, they need to stop putting unsafe hardware into their handsets.
How do you know how many cycles it has? Is there a way to see that, or are you just counting days?
I have a Pixel 6, don’t charge it overnight. Batteries fine, yet.
System Settings > About Phone > Device Details Category > Battery Information
I’m using Calyx but I assume that its also the same on Graphene, lineage, AOSP, /e/ so on and so fourth.
edit: I dont know why I got downvoted, I’m sorry you dont have this menu also ???
I have the menu in GrapheneOS’s settings on a Pixel 7 Pro.
My cycle count is 590, but I’d like to know if that number includes the previous owner’s usage on the stock OS from before I installed GrapheneOS right after I bought it second-hand. Got a clue?
From my experience its a per-battery value. When I had a battery replaced on a family members device it went from 400 something down to 5. So I believe its including previous owner.
Releasing a Pixel without QA issues. Level: IMPOSSIBLE
sent from Pixel 9
I’d be emailing and calling and bitching then. Super shitty
- It’s a budget variant,
- The Pixel series are midrange, not high-end or flagship
This doesn’t seem like that big a deal, especially as it’s a software update. Easily fixable with a firmware update like GrapheneOS
Pixels of this generation can get up to $1500 USD. If that’s not flagship territory, I don’t know what is.
Ah the classic “I read the headline but not the article post”
Tldr because you’re lazy: oh a certain brand of battery, 400 recharge cycles because after that risk of fire increases so they nerf it. Only on the 4a and 6a series.
