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- Google will soon warn the Pixel 6A owners about the heat problem, more than a potential battery, after a number of fire grip reports.
- In the latest Android beta we have been told in a wire that the phone’s battery capacity and charging speed will be limited after 400 charge cycle as a safety move.
- Given the serious threat of fire, users who see alerts are strictly advised to change the battery or upgrade their phone immediately.
Update, June 11, 2025 (4:51 pm et): Google’s spokesperson shared with the following statement Android Authority:
To reduce the risk of heat from a potential battery, the pixel 6 A phones subset will require a mandatory software update. The update will enable the battery management features that will reduce the capacity and charging efficiency after reaching 400 charge cycles. We will contact the affected users next month, with all the information they need to solve the problem.
This statement confirms that Google will soon release the mandatory software update to “Pixel 6A Phone Subset” to reduce the risk of heat more than a potential battery. This update will enable “Battery Management Features” that will reduce the capacity and charge of the company after reaching 400 charging cycles. “
The original article, June 11, 2025 (2:05 pm et): Google’s Pixel A Series offers some excellent price for money in Android phones. In July 2022, the line really targeted its success with Pixel 6A, which brought Google’s flagship tensor processor to the price of the middle border-a trend that continues today. Although many people still hold their Pixel 6A, which will get software support by July 2027, it may be time to consider an upgrade, as Google is now warning more heat than battery with this device.
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We occasionally hear smartphones about the fire or exploding. Although these are often isolated events, sometimes they point to a more wider, basic error in the device themselves. It was a matter of Pixel 4A, which was also suffering from more heat than the battery, forcing Google to issue a refreshment that reduced the device’s performance to reduce the risk.
The problem with Pixel 4A was so tough that Google offered free battery change or cash compensation to the affected users. Australian authorities have even issued a memorandum for the device, in which the country’s competitiveness and the Consumer Commission warn that “a hot battery could be at risk of fire and/or burning to a user.”
Now, it seems that the same problem can affect Pixel 6A. Over the past month, we have seen two separate examples of the device catching device – one in May and the other last week. A reddit user and a Android Authority The reader both shared the horrific images of their molten Pixel 6 A phones, and painted a clear picture of what could happen when the battery was critically hot.
At first, we were not sure whether these were just isolated events. However, we were worried about Google’s recent history with battery problems at Pixel 4A and Pixel 7A. Unfortunately, our fears have been confirmed by the new text found in the latest Android 16 son.
Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 settings are a warning about “heat problem than potential battery” for Pixel 6A users hidden inside the app. The warning, which appears after the battery reaches 375 charge cycles, said that as a precaution, the device’s “battery capacity and charging efficiency will be reduced” Once it collides with 400 bicycles.
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The copy tax is reached 375 charge cycles. Due to the high heat problem than the potential battery, when your battery reaches 400 charge cycle, the battery capacity and charging efficiency will be reduced and the battery change will be recommended. Support options are available, for more information GCO/Pixel/6abattery See Due to the high heat problem than the potential battery, the battery capacity and charging efficiency are reduced, and the battery change is recommended. Support options are available, for more information GCO/Pixel/6abattery See
Once the performance is reduced, Google recommends to replace the battery for available support options and visit G.Co/pixel/6abattery. This support page is not yet alive, so we have reached Google for more details how the Pixel 6A plans to handle battery changes.
If you have Pixel 6A, we request you to check under this warning Settings> Battery> Battery Health. If you see a warning, we strongly recommend to replace the battery or upgrade your device immediately. Battery fire is no fun and there is a serious risk to you and your home.
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