Android 16’s latest beta adds a Battery Health dashboard that shows them the chemical aging status of their phone’s battery and offers relevant tips, too.

Google took its time introducing the option to limit your Pixel’s battery charge to 80%, finally rolling it out in November 2024 after months of testing. The company may follow a similar approach with the Battery health menu, meaning it might not debut with Android 16’s stable release in Q2 2025, even though it appears nearly complete.

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.

Android 16 Beta 3 is now rolling out to all Pixel 6 and above devices and fixes a few issues with the previous builds.

The latest Android 16 Beta 3 may lack any major features you would want to play with immediately, but there is a new section in the Battery settings area that might tell you how well your battery is holding up.

The coming ChromeOS 134 update is set to get a feature that will limit device charging on Chromebooks to promote battery health. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox