Google Pixel 4a’s ruinous “Battery Performance” update is a bewildering mess

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Okay, I was thinking about my next phone being a pixel, ain't going to happen now.

One thing is fucking over your customers with an update like that, but then not fixing it and instead offering 50 bucks is just giving your customers a finger straightin the face

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Uh we are currently on Google Pixel 9.

Google Pixel 4 is kind of old. I am unfortunately a victim of the 4a battery.

My solution after 3 years was upgrade to pixel 5a, which was a free upgrade because I had that Google Fi bonus. Google 7 was out, but I didn't care.

I mean I'm glad they're still head accountable. But this is like finally giving people who hated Windows 7 a coupon?

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I didn't say it could, just that it's easy to do (assuming your hardware is supported of course).

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You just saved me some trouble, lol

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Why do that when they can finally force people off their halfway-decent hardware in favor of their latest crap? I had a 4a and liked it, worked fine for my purposes. When it crapped out i just got another 4a. Eventually the newer one started boot-looping intermittently and i decided it was time to upgrade to something more "modern". After spending way too much time researching the current options and cornering myself into options paralysis, i decided maybe the best choice was to "double" my pixel and jump from a 4 to an 8. I figured that many generations difference should provide for a notably better/faster experience. It didn't. I liked the 4a just as much as my 8--only difference being some very small changes in options and menus. Performance-wise it's not opening pages with blazing speed, the 5G doesn't really seem to be any faster than the 4G i had been using on the Pixel 4a. Camera performance is a little better but nothing ground-breaking. I think it's possible i get worse telephone performance, i occasionally get dropped/static-y calls and sometimes can't call at all. Overall i was really disappointed to see my upgrade act more as a lateral move. I probably should have just gotten another 4a when my last one died. Of course, it would probably need a battery now, lol. Or have the boot-loop problem.

Welcome to the future, where the tech is cutting edge but built with the cheapest components possible

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I had a couple 4a and now have an 8. Don't bother -- I'm convinced there are better phones for the $. Not to mention better companies to buy from, after this shit show

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I’m in a slightly similar boat. I was considering one of this foldable phones next…but what’s the point in leaving one big tech for another?

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It’s all about companies making profit, not you and I getting a decent and useable product.

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Hardware-wise there may be better phones, but from a software standpoint... hmm... I haven't been able to find any other phone with a stock-like experience, and no bloat.

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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.

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Are you sure about that? There are builds for it on their site: https://grapheneos.org/releases#sunfish

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I think reading this comment just made me even stupider.

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Well I can't say that. I got an 8a and honestly it's been a solid upgrade in all regards. It is a little bit too big for me (4a was sized perfectly) but other than that, I enjoy 8a more.

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Calls people shills.

Immediately begins to shill.

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What improvements do you like? Maybe there's something I'm overlooking. I also agree on size, i really didn't want anything larger than the 4a and the 8 was the closest i could find.

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Sorry I think I'm a generation ahead? Whenever Google stops updates graphene does.

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I might be won't actually, double check.

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My pixel 4a was affected by that update. I ended up buying a new phone. I don't even want to install something like Graphene os. So many privacy-based limitations I don't really need. And I have no desire to try Lineage OS. All I wanted is to have a functional phone. I can't trust google long-term hardware reliability. They don't even gave an explanation. I don't think that I will consider any Google hardware in nearest future.

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Yeah, I was disappointment when I bought a very expensive Galaxy S22 to replace my old Moto G whose charging port wore out,. The S22 had worse battery life, camera, and no noticeable performance improvements. Recently, my S22 stopped charging, and I just bought a "Mint"-grade used Pixel 6 and installed GrapheneOS on it. Happy so far, and it's nice to be able to block network access to all apps, including Google's.

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The metal frame makes the phone feel much more solid. The 120 Hz screen is an incredible improvement, 60 Hz screens feel laggy now. The camera is noticeably better, I've always considered 4a's camera to be way above its price range in terms of quality but 8a beats it. And also I like that 8a comes in mint, that's always been my favorite color.

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