Blaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 11 months agoThere is even more to the Google Pixel 4a's horrific battery update than we thoughtwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThere is even more to the Google Pixel 4a's horrific battery update than we thoughtwww.androidauthority.comBlaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squaresorghum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoBecause batteries aren’t easily replaceable by the user.
minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoAs much as I’d like to be able to swap batteries, that’s irrelevant to this issue. Even when the battery is replaced the issue persists because it’s a software issue.
minus-squaresorghum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoMy point is that it empowers phone manufacturers to put us on this 2 year cycle and then further cripple phones beyond that scope
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoThey’ve not even said what’s wrong with the batteries though (have they?)
Because batteries aren’t easily replaceable by the user.
As much as I’d like to be able to swap batteries, that’s irrelevant to this issue. Even when the battery is replaced the issue persists because it’s a software issue.
My point is that it empowers phone manufacturers to put us on this 2 year cycle and then further cripple phones beyond that scope
They’ve not even said what’s wrong with the batteries though (have they?)