Courtney Rosenthal1d ago

Aw crap. My phone is a Pixel 6A.

https://9to5google.com/2025/06/11/android-16-pixel-battery-health-2/

h/t @pabloniusmonk

Android 16 adds Battery health percentage & ‘assistance’ on newer Pixel phones

The Android 16 update introduces “Battery health,” though specific functionality depends on what Pixel phone you have.

9to5Google
Show threadDave Alvarado1d ago

@courtney @pabloniusmonk man that is the most opaque bunch of nonsense.

Like, it really is a good idea to not leave a lithium ion battery fully charged or fully discharged. Apple is implementing this feature in a really simple way: you turn it on, it caps your charge at 80% instead of 100%. Simple, transparent, does the job of extending the life of the battery.

Show threadPablonius Monk 🇺🇦1d ago

@dave @courtney That's on older iPhone models, is it?

Yeah, Google is devastatingly bad at this customer relations stuff. Hard to build any brand loyalty like this.

Show threadDave Alvarado1d ago
@pabloniusmonk @courtney No, mine is a current version, latest iOS.
Show threadPablonius Monk 🇺🇦1d ago
@dave @courtney Apple is capping your charging your newish iPhone to 80%?!
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦22h ago
Show threadDave Alvarado

@pabloniusmonk @courtney that's a feature I can (and did) turn on. It's not on by default.

All Li-Ion batteries should be treated that way--keep them between 20% and 80% charge whenever possible. It *drastically* increases the life of the battery.

Jun 12 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadDave Alvarado1d ago
@pabloniusmonk @courtney this is a good infodump: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/08/03/lithium-ion-battery-care-guide-summary-of-battery-best-practices/
Lithium-Ion Battery Care Guide: Summary Of Battery Best Practices - CleanTechnica

Make your lithium ion batteries last longer by understanding their facets and optimizing how you use them.

CleanTechnica
Show threadCourtney Rosenthal1d ago
@dave @pabloniusmonk Hmmm .. I had assumed the "adaptive charging" setting that already was enabled was doing this -- but it wasn't. I just went in now and was able to change it to 80% limit.