- Android 16 Google Beta includes new battery health tools
- Apparently he has conferred that they will be exclusive to Pixel 8 and newer devices.
- We could learn more on Google I/or May 20, 2025
One of the most useful features that reach Android 16 devices will be new battery health tools that are in the configuration application of your Pixel phone, and now we know what devices they will get them when they are launched for everyone.
Android 16 will probably be detailed in Google I/O, but before then some software are accumulating some of their characteristics.
This includes new battery health capabilities.
The main tool is a statistic at the top of the battery health page, which represents the current maximum battery capacity of your phone as a percentage of what would be the capacity of a new standard battery. For example, if you read 93%, that is Google by saying that the 100%charge of your phone is equivalent to a new battery (otherwise it is identical) 93%is charged.
It also highlights whether the health of your phone’s battery is normal or not, all batteries degrade over time, but you will know if it is degrading faster than it should be, as well as links to items that could improve the health of your battery.
Best battery, best life
It does not necessarily add new protection measures, such as Google Pixel 9A battery health, but, nevertheless, it must be a useful tool to contextualize why battery health measures are useful and offer useful advice if you are struggling to take care of your phone’s battery.
Therefore, it is a shame to discover that, according to Google in a report of Android 16 Beta errors (through the function that is currently “compatible with beta 3 in pixel 8a and pixel 9 products, including 9 Pro fold”, it will not reach older pixel devices due to the “product limitations”.
Google’s writing strongly suggests Pixel 8 phones and the new ones will obtain the latest battery health tools: leave the door open to reach older devices when Android 16 is launched in its entirety, although we are not containing our breathing.
Battery Health is one of the less striking but more useful tool software updates.
Whether replacing your phone every two years or every five, knowing that your device will be as reliable as possible during as long as possible is something we all appreciate. After all, no one likes those moments of terror as the battery of his phone works in the worst possible time.
Together with the changes in the battery, Android 16 will include an important visual update, a new and improved desktop mode and USB hack protections.
