Google wants the Pixel 4a dead. And Google doesn't want you to be able to continue using your device if it's one of the "affected devices" by the "battery stability and performance" issue that the early January update was supposed to fix.
After the forced installation of this "patch fix", some users had the presence of mind to do a "roll back", understand, a return to the past. By reinstalling the latest functional (and battery-free) version of Android, from the dedicated platform Android Flash Tool and disabling the automatic download and installation of updates, some users managed to get a Pixel 4a back to fully functional. Unfortunately, the possibility of going back will have been short-lived.
Google will have the skin of your Pixel 4a
Google clearly does not entirely agree that you have the audacity to try to uninstall its battery-killing update. The Mountain View firm has also done what is necessary to prevent you from doing so. While it was still possible, a few days ago, to reinstall old versions of Android 13 which allowed you to regain a battery life worthy of the name and a functional Pixel 4a, this is no longer the case. Google has indeed deleted from its servers all the installation images of Android 13 preceding its battery patch.
A rather surprising deletion since, as our colleagues at 9to5Google point out, Google generally only deletes these factory installation images of Android when they pose a problem.
A deletion that speaks volumes and clearly shows that Google does not want you to be able to go back to continue using your Pixel 4a as you did before the update was applied. In any case, this decision is unlikely to appease the anger of the users concerned. And rightly so. Because while some users can benefit from a free battery change on their Pixel 4a, not all countries are eligible for this offer.
An online petition against Google
In France, for example, Google is offering very little financial compensation: $50 in compensation, or a $100 voucher to use in its store to buy a new Pixel. A solution that is struggling to convince and which has pushed some to set up a petition, to make a report to the DGCCRF, or to denounce the practice to consumer associations.
Source: 9to5Google
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