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The article discusses the issues with Google’s Pixel 4a battery update. The update has caused drastically reduced battery life for many users, with some experiencing only two hours of charge. Google has offered three options for affected users: a battery replacement, $50, or $100 in Google Store credit. However, the update has been criticized for its lack of transparency and the inconvenience it has caused. Additionally, the update was built on a personal machine, not the proper build system, and has led to confusion and frustration among users.
Are you sure about that? There are builds for it on their site: https://grapheneos.org/releases#sunfish
Sorry I think I’m a generation ahead? Whenever Google stops updates graphene discontinues support.
Not quite. Graphene provides ‘legacy extended support’ which means they’ll patch any vulnerabilities they become aware of for the OS, but because they don’t have baseband source they won’t be able to address any vulnerabilities in the baseband unless Google releases an update.
The most recent release of grapheneos for 4a is less than a week old.
