- Android 16 beta from Google includes new battery health tools
- He apparently said that they will be exclusive to Pixel 8 and more recent devices
- We could find out more about Google E / S on May 20, 2025
One of the most useful features to come on devices with Android 16 will be new battery health tools found in the Settings application of your Pixel phone – and we now know which devices will get them when they are launched for everyone.
Android 16 will probably be detailed on Google E / S, but before then, some software beta integrate us in some of its features.
This includes new battery health skills.
The main tool is a statistic at the top of the battery health page, which represents the current capacity of the maximum battery of your phone in percentage of the capacity of a new standard battery. For example, if he reads 93%, it’s Google saying that the 100%load of your phone is equivalent to a new battery (which is also identical) being billed at 93%.
He also underlines whether the health of the batteries of your phone is normal or not – all the batteries deteriorate over time, but you will know if it degrades faster than it should be – as well as links to items that could improve the health of your battery.
Best battery, better life
It does not necessarily add new protective measures – such as the health assistance of the battery of Google Pixel 9a – but it should nevertheless be a practical tool to contextualize why the battery health measures are useful and offer you useful advice if you have trouble taking care of the battery of your phone.
It is therefore a shame to discover that, according to Google in an Android 16 beta bug report (via, the functionality which is currently “supported in the beta 3 on the Pixel 8A and Pixel 9 products including 9 Pro Fold” will not have come to older pixel devices due to “product limitations”.
Google’s phrasing strongly suggests that Pixel 8 and more recent phones will obtain the latest battery health tools – it leaves the door to the door to come on older devices when Android 16 launches in whole, although we do not retain our breath.
Battery health is one of the least flashy but most useful software updates.
Whether you replace your phone every two years or every five, knowing that your device will be as reliable as possible as long as possible is something we all appreciate. After all, nobody likes these moments of terror while the battery of your phone is at the worst time possible.
In addition to the battery, Android 16 will include major visual updating, a new and improved desktop mode and USB hating protections.
