- Android’s long-awaited Battery Health menu has arrived in Android 16 Beta 3, but only for the Pixel 9 series and the Pixel 8a.
- Google has confirmed that older Pixels, including the not-so-old Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, will not receive this feature.
- The decision is due to unspecified “product limitations,” leaving aging device users without means for native battery diagnostics.
Determining a phone’s battery health is an important diagnostic step that helps users understand why their phone’s battery is running out so quickly. iPhones have long featured a dedicated Battery Health menu in the iOS Settings app, making it easy to check how much the battery has degraded. Google has also been spotted working on a Battery Health section for Pixel smartphones for a while now. If you were crossing your fingers to receive this feature on your older Pixel, there’s bad news: The Battery Health menu will not be coming to older Pixel devices.
Google has been working on a Battery Health menu since as far back as Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2, which was released in December 2023. More than two years later, the feature finally became available to beta users with the launch of Android 16 Beta 3.