Google introduced an prolonged restore program for the Pixel 7A that guarantees free repairs for gadgets that undergo from “surprising battery swelling” points, 9to5Google experiences. This system covers signs that instantly point out an increasing battery, together with bulging of the machine or separation of the telephone cowl. Google additionally signifies that fast battery draining could possibly be one other symptom of swelling that this system covers.
Google says the battery alternative might be accomplished “at no cost for particular person end-user house owners,” however that isn’t the case if there are different issues like liquid harm, cracks, or different issues not brought on by swollen batteries. You have to to undergo an eligibility course of on this system website and, if accepted, you’ll must mail it in for restore or go to a certified restore store to get it fastened.
In some international locations (not the US or India) that don’t have restore choices, Google will supply cash in lieu of fixing the machine. You possibly can get $200 (transformed to native foreign money) for out-of-warranty Pixel 7A gadgets, or $300 in the direction of a brand new Pixel. In-warranty gadgets can get a $456 cost.
It’s not the primary time Google provided an prolonged restore program. Final yr, the corporate opened one for the Pixel 8 because of bizarre pink vertical traces or flickering on the screens. And the Pixel 4 XL obtained an additional yr of protection for power-related points.
