{"id":2643,"date":"2025-05-08T01:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T01:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2025-05-08T01:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T01:55:59","slug":"google-confirms-android-16s-useful-new-battery-health-tools-will-skip-older-pixel-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/archives\/2643","title":{"rendered":"Google confirms Android 16&#8217;s useful new battery health tools will skip older Pixel phones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nOnly Pixel 8 and newer devices will get the update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FENzCbPhrNjVht4MqpCkdL.jpg\" alt=\"Google Pixel 8 review Pixel 8 Pro cameras tops\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Google&#8217;s Android 16 beta includes new battery health tools<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>It has seemingly confimed they&#8217;ll be exclusive to Pixel 8 and newer devices<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>We might learn more at Google I\/O on May 20, 2025<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most useful features coming to devices withAndroid 16will be new battery health tools found in your Pixel phone\u2019s settings app \u2013 and we now know which devices will get them when they launch for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Android 16 will likely get detailed atGoogle I\/O, but before then some software betas are cluing us into some of its features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This includes new battery health capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main tool is a stat at the top of the battery health page, which represents your phone\u2019s current max battery capacity as a percentage of what a new standard battery\u2019s capacity would be. For example, if it reads 93% that\u2019sGooglesaying that your phone\u2019s 100% charge is equivalent to a new battery (that is otherwise identical) being 93% charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also highlights if your phone\u2019s battery health is normal or not \u2013 all batteries degrade over time, but you\u2019ll know if it\u2019s degrading faster than it should be \u2013 as well as links to articles which could improve your battery health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/google-battery-GWRL2-p1787116.htm\">Replacement battery for Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"better-battery-better-life-3\">Better battery, better life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hALb4UBVq6r5aYkqm8w2wR.jpg\" alt=\"Android 16 logo on a phone\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Android 16 should be detailed soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn\u2019t necessarily add new protective measures \u2013 like theGoogle Pixel 9a\u2019s Battery Health assistance\u2013 but it should nevertheless be a handy tool for contextualising why battery health measures are useful, and offer you useful tips if you are struggling to look after your phone\u2019s battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it\u2019s a shame to discover that,according to Googlein an Android 16 beta bug report (via, the feature which is currently \u201csupported in Beta 3 onPixel 8aandPixel 9products including 9 Pro Fold\u201d won\u2019t be coming to older Pixel devices due to \u201cproduct limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google\u2019s phrasing strongly suggests only Pixel 8 phones and newer will get the latest battery health tools \u2013 it does leave open the door for it to come to older devices when Android 16 launches in full, though we aren\u2019t holding our breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/google-battery-GPDX1-p1786673.htm\">Replacement battery for Google Pixel Fold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/EAkuiK82nCd9gCnLwrqKdD.jpg\" alt=\"Google Pixel 9\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Battery health is one of the least flashy but most useful tools software updates can provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you replace your phone every two years or every five, knowing your device will be as reliable as possible for as long as possible is something we all appreciate. Afterall, no one likes those moments of terror as your phone\u2019s battery ticks down at the worst possible time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside battery changes Android 16 will includea major visual refresh, anew and improved desktop mode, andUSB hack protections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only Pixel 8 and newer devices will get the update Google&#8217;s Android 16 beta includes new battery health tools It has seemingly confimed they&#8217;ll be exclusive to Pixel 8 and newer devices We might learn more at Google I\/O on May 20, 2025 One of the most useful features coming to devices withAndroid 16will be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/archives\/2643\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google confirms Android 16&#8217;s useful new battery health tools will skip older Pixel phones&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2644,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643\/revisions\/2644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oriccabattery.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}