Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s long-awaited Battery Health menu has arrived in Android 16 Beta 3, but only for the Pixel 9 series and the Pixel 8a. Google has confirmed that older Pixels, including the not-so-old Pixel 8 ...
Android OEMs have gotten significantly better at pushing regular software updates, even to devices we wouldn’t normally expect to see updated frequently. But a software update can affect your phone in more ways than just adding features or visual changes, ...
Pixel phones haven’t always had the best reputation for battery life. Still, the Pixel 9a earned one of the best phone battery ratings, with up to 30 hours of use on a charge. Since Google introduced Battery Health Assistance, it ...
Battery drain in smartphones is inevitable. The moment you power on your device, you drain its battery. The battery charge on your phone’s screen isn’t absolute. A few safety factors are also baked into the software and hardware that prevent ...
Picture this: you realize your phone is about to die as you leave your house and wish you had plugged it in earlier. Even if you own one of the best phones offering amazing battery life, that single-digit battery percentage ...
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Ryan Haines / Android Authority It used to be the case that fast charging a flagship Android phone would have a notable effect on long-term battery health. I could personally attest to this with my old HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, ...
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a new battery health screen. Here the operating system attempts to estimate how current battery capacity compares to when the phone was new. Users can access resources to educate ...
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung introduced new battery health information with the launch of the Galaxy S25. Users can now see information like Battery health (percentage), Battery cycle count, Manufacture date, and First used date. It appears ...
Ryan Haines / Android Authority While there are many things we don’t know about what the 12 months ahead will bring, there are certain phone trends that show signs of continuing into 2025. We outlined these in an article a ...
