So around the time it was revealed that the 6a batteries were defective the battery in my phone started swelling and now won't hold a charge. I've waited to see if Ifixit would get any more stock but I just emailed them earlier this morning and they told me that they won't have any stock in the foreseeable future.
Does anyone know of a way to get any batteries? Preferably official ones but a reliable third party one will work too.
UPDATE: I think I might just buy a refurbished Pixel 7 and return the replacement parts I already bought to Ifixit, that depends on if Google actually gives me the $100 that I requested.
UPDATE 2: I was awoken with an email notification this morning that said that Ifixit had been restocked with 15 6a batteries, I have bought one.
8 Comments
squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 1y
You might be eligible for the 6a battery program
riscwarez@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I've already submitted for this 10 days ago, I asked for the $100 at the time because I expected the batteries to be restocked eventually, haven't heard any responses from google since.
trolske@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Check your spam folder. I applied for the store credit and got an answer within 48h, but it went straight to my spam
riscwarez@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I've been checking my spam folder constantly since the request, the only things that have appeared in there are aliexpress emails sadly.
trolske@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Hm, I'm in the EU, in a country where a battery swap is not offered.
Maybe that makes a difference.
AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I imagine we're not in the same country so this is of relatively little use, but I had a gander and it does look like they're in pretty low stock across the board. Some of the places that are out of stock have the price in the range of £20-£50. The only ones that are in stock are like £90, which speaks to how short in supply they are.
I can't offer any advice unfortunately. In the past, I've found hard-to-source parts on sites like AliExpress, but I would personally feel nervous about doing this for a battery. I'm likely over cautious, but it's hard to tell what is sufficiently legit, and batteries are scary.
solrize@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?kw=google+pixel+6a+battery
finds plenty. I get most of my batteries that way. Usually the same batteries that ifixit sells for 4x the amount.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
If you go to their website they have a tool to find the nearest repair shop to you that can do the repair.