The user hadn't taken advantage of Google's battery replacement offer, but did have an update on their phone that was supposed to prevent this specific occurrence.

Someone's Google Pixel 6a has caught fire after they installed an update that was meant to reduce the risk of battery heating.

The Pixel 6a was a widely beloved phone when it launched in 2022, offering almost all the capabilities of the more expensive Pixel 6 phones at a much lower price. Just a few years into their Pixel love affair,