When I contacted Google a year ago about my swelling 7a, they simply reimbursed me the full purchase price. I then replaced the battery myself. Great customer service and I now have a perfectly working 7a that only cost me 50 euros. So this program already existed for some time, specifically for the 7a.
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Guess I'll just wait for my 8a to spontaneously combust in a couple of years
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Right, so which phone should I buy second hand that has a great camera and doesn't cost the earth?
I had a 4A, currently I have a 6A, and I was going to get a 7A but apparently that's a bad idea too. Fuck's sake.
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My regular Pixel 7 (not 7a) has a swelled battery and I can see the screen starting to separate from the rest of the case.
The phone would be otherwise still fine despite being 2 years old. I'm sure even if it was covered, Google would find some way to not repair it under the program because it is a carrier unlocked model running GrapheneOS.
I would opt for third party repair but the place I used for this exact problem before (replacing swollen battery on a Samsung phone) was a little sketchy and when I got it back, there was evidence they tried to rifle through my device.
Aside from taking this to Rossman himself, I'm wondering if there are any other reputable 3rd party repair options.
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