The Pixel 4a’s battery program made some batteries worse, and now Google has scrapped older updates. You either get a new device or replace your battery.

Google has removed all previous Pixel 4a updates. At the start of 2025, Google announced a Pixel 4a Battery Performance ...

A recent Pixel 4a software update meant to stabilize battery performance has left some people with depleted batteries. Google ...

Factors like ambient temperature where the phone is being charged, and usage patterns unique to the user impact the battery's capacity. Google wants you to focus on your Pixel phone's battery as ...

Google 's recently released Battery Performance Program for the Google Pixel 4a has started to cause some issues for users of ...

Google says the Pixel 8a and later should retain up to 80 percent battery capacity for about 1000 charge cycles. You can check how many charge cycles your phone has been through in the Settings ...