Android Authority reports that the update reduced the maximum voltage of Pixel 4A batteries from 4.45 volts down to 3.95 volts, effectively reducing the phone’s charging capacit

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Product Safety arm issued a recall for the Pixel 4a late last week. The reason, the commission said, is that Google's firmware update and battery changes served to "mitigate the risk of overheating" because "an overheating battery could pose a risk of fire and/or burns to a user."

Google rolled out a rather confusing update for the Pixel 4a. It said it was launching a Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program aimed at improving "the stability of