Yet another Pixel 6A caught fire

Another idiosyncratic has reported their Pixel 6A catching occurrence — but this time, it appears to person occurred aft applying Google’s caller artillery show update that was intended to forestall overheating issues, as spotted by Android Authority. In a station connected Reddit, a Pixel 6A idiosyncratic says they awoke to a “horrible odor and a large noise,” which is erstwhile they discovered their instrumentality connected occurrence portion charging atop the nightstand adjacent to them.

The Redditor says the instrumentality was plugged into a 45W charger for the Steam Deck erstwhile it caught fire, melting the phone’s surface and case. “The telephone was sitting little than 40 cms distant from my caput connected my nightstand,” u/footymanageraddict says successful the post. “Sheets caught connected fire. My ac (a level unit) had damages connected its aboveground from the fire. My pharynx wounded the full time from the fumes one inhaled.”

Google didn’t instantly respond to a petition for comment.

After several reports of Pixel 6A fires emerged earlier this year, Google released a mandatory bundle update designed to trim artillery capableness and charging show aft 400 complaint cycles. Google besides began offering a escaped artillery replacement for eligible devices. This Reddit idiosyncratic says they applied the mandatory update, but they didn’t regenerate their artillery due to the fact that they had nary walk-in replacement options disposable successful their state and could lone message successful their device.

As noted by Android Authority, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warned customers past week that Pixel 6A devices whitethorn person an “overheating artillery could airs a hazard of occurrence and/or burns to a user,” adding that “incidents person occurred resulting successful superior pain injuries.”