Last Update: June 02, 2023, 4:35 PM IST
iPhone users have this feature
Upon its release, Android users can track the health of their phone’s battery using this feature.
iPhone users have been able to track the health of their batteries thanks to software features Apple added a few years ago. And soon Android users may also get a similar option that lets you know the battery health of their device. Android 14 is just around the corner and Google shared details about some of its features at I/O 2023 last month.
Now, a keen observer and renowned tipster Mishaal Rahman has discovered elements of this battery health tool in Android 14 that could be part of the feature list when the version is publicly rolled out later this year. mishal did before noticed The feature marks the addition of the new BatteryManager API by Google to Android 14.
He claimed that the charging cycle and charging status details were public while other device information is part of the system API. Mishaal says that he had recently bought Pixel 7 Pro and if you are using Android 14 phone then he came to know about this app which has Battery Health feature API built in.
Having said that, he warns that the app is only returning the results that the API gathers, so it’s possible that your phone’s battery health could be better or worse than the app. The app is open source and available for download from GitLab, which means regular users cannot download it from the App Store. But it is good to see that battery health as an option may soon be available on Android and it is high time that Google makes it a default Android feature so that other phone makers using Android can add it to their various custom Android platforms. can be presented through
iPhone users have used the Battery Health metric to keep track of their phone’s charging cycles and overall life. Apple has also seen the dangers of offering these details as many iPhone 6 and 6s users complained that their batteries were draining faster than normal. We’re looking forward to Android offering all of these details and helping consumers determine the health of their device.
