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Google Pixel 4a’s ruinous “Battery Performance” update is a bewildering mess (arstechnica.com)

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The article discusses the issues with Google's Pixel 4a battery update. The update has caused drastically reduced battery life for many users, with some experiencing only two hours of charge. Google has offered three options for affected users: a battery replacement, $50, or $100 in Google Store credit. However, the update has been criticized for its lack of transparency and the inconvenience it has caused. Additionally, the update was built on a personal machine, not the proper build system, and has led to confusion and frustration among users.

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[+] bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works -8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

So. Many. Shills.

Graphene Pixel > Stock Pixel > Dumbphone > bloated phones like Galaxy.

I've had all. Nothing beats stock Pixel OS experience. Version 8 and above have 8 years of security updates guaranteed. Show me another company that has delivered this. Google is notorious for killing services/products buy Pixels ain't one of them.

And there is GrapheneOS, unarguably the most secure OS with Pixel 8 and above (lookup internal Cellebrite datableaks concerning breach ability of recent phones)

Sorry if you are on Pixel 4, but even a Pixel 6 w/ GrapheneOS would be a cheap upgrade even though support is ending. If you can get a 7a for a reasonable price you are set for the upcoming years, I can't imagine any other phone offering more.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 16 points 6 hours ago

Calls people shills.

Immediately begins to shill.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

I think reading this comment just made me even stupider.