The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Product Safety arm issued a recall for the Pixel 4a late last week. The reason, the commission said, is that Google's firmware update and battery changes served to "mitigate the risk of overheating" because "an overheating battery could pose a risk of fire and/or burns to a user."

Google rolled out an update for the Pixel 4a that ended up killing the 2020 device's battery. Well, two months later, the Pixel 4a is now being recalled in Australia, and we're finally getting the full scoop on what went wrong.

The Pixel 4a is being recalled in Australia due to battery overheating risks, finally shedding more light on what's wrong with the phone.

The Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program and update in January was to “mitigate the risk of overheating," according to a recall