also recommending battery replacement for aged batteries inside the device they glue the damn battery down too making it stupidly difficult to replace.
My tinfoil hat theory is that this is planned obsolescence through and through.
GrapheneOS dosent have this
Also, even if you batt becomes a spicy pillow, you might just replace it via ifixit for like 50€
What a crock
I had Pixel 4a, then 6a and now 8a. I got the $50 cash rebate for 4a and apparently they're offering $100 for 6a. Basically free money as I'm not affected by the issue as I don't use the old devices anymore. But it probably won't take long until some battery issue in 8a is announced too..
My wife had an affected phone. Her battery life was fucked.
Took the store voucher off 150usd and got a 9a. It's a decent phone... But not as much better to justify the upgrade
When this happened to my 4a I considered a used 6a as an upgrade - glad I didn't!
Laughs in LineageOS
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