Blaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agoThere is even more to the Google Pixel 4a's horrific battery update than we thoughtwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12
arrow-up175arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squaresorghum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoBecause batteries aren’t easily replaceable by the user.
minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoMy point is that it empowers phone manufacturers to put us on this 2 year cycle and then further cripple phones beyond that scope
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Because batteries aren’t easily replaceable by the user.
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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