Pixel 3 batteries are swelling up — and that could spell trouble for Google

Pixel 3 batteries are swelling up — and that could spell trouble for Google

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Oh, no, is Google about to have its Galaxy Note 7 moment? A swathe of Pixel 3 and 3XL owners have reported damage to their handsets due to swollen batteries. According to numerous threads on the Google Support forum and Reddit, bulging batteries are causing the back panels of some Pixel devices to pop off. The threads, which date back to May, were first spotted by AndroidPolice. Curiously, AndroidPolice founder Artem Russakovskii’s Pixel 3 suffered from the same issue. Oh wow… just found out why the wireless charging stopped working on the Pixel 3… check out the battery bloat that…

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