The battery is one of the first things that degrade in a smartphone, so if you want to keep your device for a long time, it is important to maintain the health of its battery, and Google could be preparing a new feature to help with that.
Android Authority has found a new “charge optimization” page, hidden in the latest Android 15 beta. We say hidden because it is actually not active and cannot be accessed without modifying the code.
But the site did just that, and discovered within the page a new option to limit your phone’s charging to 80%, as you can see in the images below. An 80% limit can be useful, as only charging to 80% tends to be better for a battery than going all the way to 100%.
It is not clear exactly which phones this feature could come to, but it is expected to be deployed on the Pixel 8 line and other recent Pixel models. It may not reach other Android brands, but some, like Samsung, already offer this feature, as does Apple for its iPhones, so it makes sense for Google to catch up and do the same.
That being said, based on what Android Authority has found, it doesn’t seem like the charging limit will be customizable, while with iOS 18 users can choose a limit of 80%, 85%, 90% or 95%.
An alternative to adaptability
However, this would be a step in the right direction, and a good alternative to the adaptive charging feature that is already available on Pixel phones. It learns your charging patterns and only charges from 80% to 100% right before it expects you to unplug the phone.
However, it seems that adaptive charging will still be available, so you will likely be able to choose between adaptive charging or an 80% limit.
Android 15 could arrive in August, so we will soon find out if this charging limit is part of it or not.
Author: Chema Carvajal Sarabia
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