- Google updated the Pixel 4a for battery management concerns earlier this year.
- We recently spotted Google planning a similar approach to battery failures on the Pixel 6a.
- Google now shares its full Pixel 6a strategy, with an update heading out July 8.
Google’s got a battery problem with Pixel phones. Early this year, we learned of Google’s plan to issue a new update for the aging Pixel 4a, but rather than giving the phone a fresh version of Android, this update was all about trying to mitigate problems caused by the phone’s battery overheating during charging, impacting battery life or even leading to fires. Then just a few weeks back we spotted evidence in Android 16 that suggested Google was planning a similar update for the Pixel 6a. Google ended up confirming that strategy, and today we start getting the full details on how this “fix” is rolling out.
Just like with the Pixel 4a before it, today Google has posted a Battery Performance Program support page for the Pixel 6a. There, the company reveals that it intends to issue “a mandatory automatic software update to Android 16.” This release will start going out to Pixel 6a phones beginning on July 8.
