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Written by Attie Grande on 2025-01-07 at 21:43

My dad got the email shown below, and it feels so weird and icky... like phishing but it seems to be legit... apparently he'll get a new battery for free(?!)

Presumably he'll also need to fully backup his phone or risk losing everything?

Has anyone else got this email, and can you comment? #pixel4a

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Written by TheMollusk on 2025-01-12 at 07:36

@attie If he is eligible he can get a free battery replacement or 50 bucks or $100 off of Pixel. But yes it's completely shady especially the lack of details, the short notice. Fact that the update is absolutely destroying the experience for many people.

Obviously it's a small niche amount of people still using this phone actively but this is ridiculous on its face. Weirdly the tech media is sometimes covering it like it's a positive. "Oh boy a surprise update that makes my phone worse."

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