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This Reddit user's Pixel 6a reportedly caught fire, after Google's update - what you need to know

The user hadn't taken advantage of Google's battery replacement offer, but did have an update on their phone that was supposed to prevent this specific occurrence.

Google/ZDNETA little more than a month after Google released an update to prevent the Pixel 6a from overheating and possibly catching fire, a Reddit user reports that it's happened again. Over the weekend, a Reddit user posted a somewhat harrowing account of how they were woken up that morning by a horrible smell and loud noise. Affected users can get a free battery replacement plus $100 cash or a $150 credit to the Google Store towards the purchase of a new device.

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