TL;DR
- Google has confirmed the existence of the Pixel 8a.
- The telephone will carry new battery info stats that have been beforehand noticed on present Pixel telephones however later eliminated after the March function drop.
Google has unintentionally confirmed the existence of the Pixel 8a whereas addressing a Pixel function that mysteriously disappeared after the March Pixel function drop.
With the Android 14 QPR 1 replace, Google launched new battery stats within the battery info 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. Nevertheless, the data was randomly faraway from Pixels after the latest March replace.
Addressing the issue in its challenge 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 present 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 challenge tracker web page.
This makes it clear that the cycle rely and battery manufacturing data will likely be coming to the Pixel 8a and all future Pixel telephones. It’s nonetheless unclear if the function may 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 Could.
