by dbadmin | Mar 13, 2025 | Android 16, Battery, Battery Life, Google, News
Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a new battery health screen. Here the operating system attempts to estimate how current battery capacity compares to when the phone was new. Users can access resources to educate them about improving battery endurance. A long time ago, if...
by dbadmin | Jan 23, 2025 | Battery Life, News, Samsung Galaxy S25
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Samsung introduced new battery health information with the launch of the Galaxy S25. Users can now see information like Battery health (percentage), Battery cycle count, Manufacture date, and First used date. It appears this...
by dbadmin | Jan 17, 2025 | Battery Life, News, smartphones, Survey Results
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority While there are many things we don’t know about what the 12 months ahead will bring, there are certain phone trends that show signs of continuing into 2025. We outlined these in an article a little while ago and also asked you...
by dbadmin | Jan 7, 2025 | Battery, Battery Life, News, Phone Case, smartphones
Credit: Swippitt Swippitt has revealed a toaster lookalike that can swap compatible phone battery packs in two seconds. The $450 hub can accommodate up to five battery packs simultaneously, while the $120 phone case fits one. iPhone 14, 15, and 16 users should start...
by dbadmin | Jan 6, 2025 | Battery Life, Google, Google Pixel 4a, Google Pixel 4a 5G, News
Over a year after software support ended, Google has a new update coming for the Pixel 4a. While the update is intended to improve battery performance, on some hardware Google expects it to have the opposite affect. Impacted devices are eligible for either battery...
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2024 | Battery Life, Chargers, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Samsung has some new battery options for charging in the One UI 7 beta. Previously, the “maximum” mode limited charging to 80%. With One UI 7 you can move that limit as high as 95%. If there’s one smartphone component that everybody’s got a bit of a love/hate...
