Google’s fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week

A mandatory update for Google’s mid-range Pixel 6A phones is coming adjacent week that is meant to trim the hazard of the artillery overheating connected immoderate devices. According to a support leafage post, Google is issuing the mandatory Android 16 update starting July 8 to each Pixel 6A devices. However, lone users with “Impacted Devices” volition spot immoderate effect connected their battery.

Announced earlier this month, the update volition trim the artillery capableness connected affected phones aft they scope 400 charging cycles, Google’s Alex Moriconi told The Verge. The determination comes aft astatine slightest 2 radical reported their Pixel 6As catching fire. 

Google says affected users volition get a notification erstwhile the telephone has completed 375 cycles, giving them a heads-up that the caller artillery absorption features volition beryllium activated soon. Once these absorption tools are successful effect, the artillery won’t past arsenic agelong betwixt charges. 

According to Google, users whitethorn spot different changes, “like reduced charging show oregon short-term changes to however the battery-level indicator connected your telephone shows your artillery capableness arsenic your telephone learns its revised artillery capacity.” It’s not wide wherefore immoderate Pixel 6A phones are affected and others aren’t, but if yours is, Google is offering escaped artillery replacement — you tin check here to spot if you’re eligible. 

The institution has already dealt with a akin contented connected the Pixel 4A, offering owners a escaped artillery replacement oregon a $100 recognition towards a caller phone. It presently has an extended repair program for artillery swelling issues connected the Pixel 7A.