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Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update | Google's Battery Performance Program update was supposed to stop this.
Google’s Battery Performance Program update was supposed to stop this.
The unlucky owner awoke to a burning smell and a face full of battery fumes but was able to fling the flaming phone onto the floor, where it thankfully expended its remaining energy without setting the house ablaze. Pixel 6a owners are supposed to take Google's word that the "Battery Performance Program" will make the phone safe to use, even if it only lasts a few hours on a charge. Google's half measures are forcing its customers to continue using hobbled devices that may still burst into flames, and that doesn't seem like a great way to manage the situation.
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