TL;DR
- Google has confirmed the existence of the Pixel 8a.
- The cellphone will carry new battery data stats that have been beforehand noticed on present Pixel telephones however later eliminated after the March characteristic drop.
Google has unintentionally confirmed the existence of the Pixel 8a whereas addressing a Pixel characteristic that mysteriously disappeared after the March Pixel characteristic drop.
With the Android 14 QPR 1 replace, Google launched new battery stats within the battery data part, exhibiting the charging cycle counts and manufacturing date of the battery. These particulars have been meant to assist customers estimate the battery well being of their telephones. Nonetheless, the knowledge was randomly faraway from Pixels after the latest March replace.
Addressing the issue in its concern tracker, Google says that this conduct is intentional and that the now lacking battery stats have been by no means supposed to point out up on present units.
In saying so, the corporate additionally confirmed that the brand new battery stats data is meant to be displayed on all units Pixel 8a and above.
“We solely allow this web page on Pixel 8a and past, so that is WAI(Working as Supposed),” Google wrote on its concern tracker web page.
This makes it clear that the cycle depend and battery manufacturing data might be coming to the Pixel 8a and all future Pixel telephones. It’s nonetheless unclear if the characteristic may also make it to newer Google telephones just like the Pixel 8 and Pixel 7 collection.
Google is predicted to launch the Pixel 8a within the coming months. It could be unveiled at Google I/O in Might.
