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TL;DR
- Pixel telephones are lastly getting the extremely anticipated battery charging restrict function.
- The function has arrived with the November safety replace for Pixel telephones.
- It permits customers to manually restrict charging as soon as their telephone reaches 80% capability.
Google has reportedly began rolling out Android 15‘s much-awaited battery charging restrict function. It permits customers to restrict charging as soon as their telephone reaches 80% capability. The function was beforehand anticipated to reach in December within the Android 15 QPR 1 launch.
A Telegram named @SlimRock consumer (by way of Assemble Debug) shared pictures of the brand new battery charging restrict function in motion on the secure Android 15 November replace with construct quantity AP3A.241105.007 for Pixel telephones. You possibly can see the screenshots under. Nevertheless, we up to date our Pixel 8 Professional to the most recent November construct and are nonetheless unable to see the charging optimization choice. It’s attainable this can be a server-side replace to the Settings providers app, however we’ll hold a detailed eye and report again ought to the function arrive on our Pixel models.
We first reported in regards to the battery charging restrict function again in July. When enabled, Pixel telephones will solely cost till their batteries attain 80% of their most capability. This is able to assist enhance the lifespan of the telephone battery and profit customers who plug of their telephones for lengthy hours.
Charging a smartphone battery to 100% recurrently could cause extra stress on the battery and cut back its lifespan by accelerating its degradation. That is very true if the battery stays at full cost for lengthy intervals. The upper the cost stage, the extra stress the battery experiences. Therefore the brand new function ought to assist protect the long-term well being of the telephone’s battery.
