After 4a and 6a, now is the time for 7a to shine!
Though, is it still in early beta and apparently very few models seem to be affected and there isn’t any word of system update to nuke the battery life on this model. But it goes to show that Google is treating the A series really badly.
My regular Pixel 7 (not 7a) has a swelled battery and I can see the screen starting to separate from the rest of the case.
The phone would be otherwise still fine despite being 2 years old. I’m sure even if it was covered, Google would find some way to not repair it under the program because it is a carrier unlocked model running GrapheneOS.
I would opt for third party repair but the place I used for this exact problem before (replacing swollen battery on a Samsung phone) was a little sketchy and when I got it back, there was evidence they tried to rifle through my device.
Aside from taking this to Rossman himself, I’m wondering if there are any other reputable 3rd party repair options.
I’m on my third Pixel 7 from Google.
The other two both had severe screen separation occurring from the top-left of the display.
We never confirmed it was the battery swelling, but I can’t think of any other reason. I charge my Pixel 7 wirelessly every night.
Google replaced my phone for free both times (although I had to fight for it with multiple demanding emails).
Honestly feels like the Pixel brand is on the verge of a huge controversy if these “battery programmes” keep continuing. Let’s hope Google stopped using cheap battery suppliers these days.
I had a different, also known hardware issue with my pixel 8 screen. I also use grapheneos. I used the pixel replacement policy that google had (the phone was still under warranty) and I didn’t even bother to put the OS back to default, just erased everything on it. They didn’t even bother to check for the default software, just that they got a pixel 8 back from me.
I have a 3yrs old samsung, heck even a 2019 redmi smartphone which work and did not get a swollen battery. 2yrs is a very short timeframe for battery being toast. Goes to show the way google cheaps out on battery components.