Google openly states that it will not honor Pixel 6a Battery Program if you are running Graphene OS
This program is offered for Pixel 6a owners who suffer from the battery defect. Long story short, we have exchanged dozens of emails with Google support. They played all imaginable games. I have provided them the proof of ownership, requested technical information etc.
Finally they have made the official statement - Google discriminates Pixel 6a customers based on their choice of the OS, violating the T&C of their own program, which only requires the proof of device ownership and the battery workaround update to be installed - which is included in GrapheneOS for about 10 months already.
T&C actually says (https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16340779?hl=en#terms):
- "All Pixel 6a devices will receive a mandatory automatic software update to Android 16, with roll out starting July 8 2025" - GOS includes that workaround
- "The options above are available exclusively for individual end-user consumers of Impacted Devices only"
No specific requirements related to the OS flavor can be seen anywhere in the T&C.
Google is clearly evil.
