TL;DR
- Google has confirmed the existence of the Pixel 8a.
- The cellphone will carry new battery info stats that have been beforehand noticed on current 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 info part, displaying 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. Nevertheless, the knowledge was randomly faraway from Pixels after the current March replace.
Addressing the issue in its problem tracker, Google says that this conduct is intentional and that the now lacking battery stats have been by no means supposed to indicate up on current gadgets.
In saying so, the corporate additionally confirmed that the brand new battery stats info is meant to be displayed on all gadgets Pixel 8a and above.
“We solely allow this web page on Pixel 8a and past, so that is WAI(Working as Meant),” Google wrote on its problem tracker web page.
This makes it clear that the cycle depend and battery manufacturing information might be coming to the Pixel 8a and all future Pixel telephones. It’s nonetheless unclear if the characteristic can even 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 is perhaps unveiled at Google I/O in Might.