Pixel 7 Battery Eruption: 2.75 years old phone lifespan
Morgan Murrah
It started gradually. The battery level seemed to be changing sometimes I checked the phone. I sensed something seemed weird.
Then it started switching off randomly… I knew its life might be short…
I started to react immediately. I plugged it in and ensured android backups were being updated and taken with my google account I connected it to my computer and made extra backups of photos and downloads and data that I could with Android File Transfer.
/!\ Note: If I knew what the issue was, a defective battery, I would not have attempted this and left it off /!\
Then suddenly, death. on my desk the phone swelled and popped out of its casing, battery inflated, like an omen of imminent doom.
February 18, 2026, RIP the battery at least of my 2 year and 9 month old phone.
I am apparently not alone with people suffering issues with the Pixel 7 battery.
I am waiting until my new phone arrives to raise a claim with Google of some kind. So far, I have enjoyed living without a phone, or at least made the best of my situation.
My Pixel 7 was supposed to receive 5 years of updates. By my estimation I should have got 2.25+ more years out of it.
Hoping they can help resolve and repair or replace it.