Google has been preparing a “Battery health” settings page for Pixel since October of 2022, and work continues with Android 16 Beta 2.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect. We’ll try to enable those that are closer to being finished, however, to show you how they’ll look in case that they do ship. With that in mind, read on.
Version 1.1.0.717462792 (versus 1.1.0.697513890 on Android 15 and 16 Beta 1) of Settings Services has the latest strings about Battery Health page.
As we previously enabled in Android 13 QPR1 (as shown above), with work continuing in future versions, this new page in Settings > Battery > Battery health will let you “View battery health status and tips to extend your battery.” The latter just takes the form of support articles, like: Turn on Adaptive Charging, Avoid extreme temperatures, Turn off features that you don’t need, and Update to the latest software. There’s also a shortcut to Charging optimization.
You can see the latest Android 16 Beta 2 version of Battery health that we enabled today below:
One of the more interesting aspects is Battery capacity, or the “estimated percentage of charge the battery can currently hold compared to a new standard battery.”
The battery capacity shown above is before recalibration. It may change after recalibration is complete.
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Google will offer the ability to “Improve battery measurements” through a recalibration process that takes a few weeks:
- <string name=”bh_banner_recalibration_message_summary”>Your battery is recalibrating. This process may take a few weeks. When it\u2019s finished, the battery capacity will be updated.</string>
- <string name=”bh_status_indicator_status_recalibration”>Recalibration in progress</string>
When “Battery capacity is reduced,” “You may notice your battery lasts less time between charges.”
It remains to be seen whether Google will actually launch it with Android 16. The Pixel’s most recent battery addition was device temperature in December.
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