If Google Can Break My Pixel, They Can Break Yours

I don’t upgrade phones for better cameras, brighter screens, or to get access to the newest cell networks. I like using my phones until they physically stop working. And my Pixel 4a, bought in December 2020, was functioning fine until Google broke it. The first week of this year, I got an email about the Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program . Buried in the corporate speak was the real message:…