Google finally introduced its latest Pixel 9 series smartphones at its Made by Google event on August 13. The new Pixel phones offer the best of Google AI features, apart from the updated innards. In addition, the company has also made some changes in the other aspects of the software on these devices. One of these is the Pixel 9’s updated “Battery Information” section which now also shows the charging cycle count.
Notably, Google released a new section with detailed battery information for the Pixel 8 series earlier this year. However, it was pulled back due to unspecified reasons. But now, Google has added this functionality to the Pixel 9 series.
Pixel 9 phones now allow users to easily view the battery charging cycle count
The Pixel 9 series users can find the new battery information section by going to Settings > About Phone > Battery information. On the page, the Pixel 9 owners will find the manufacturing date of the battery, the date of first use, and the total count of charging cycles. The page also mentions that “due to quality inspections before shipping, the cycle count may not be zero on first use”.
The Pixel 9’s detailed info on the charging cycle count will help you determine whether your phone’s power cell is significantly degraded. With the new information, you can figure out if a replacement battery is required or if your device is having other issues.
Apple has offered the charging cycle information in the iPhones for a few years now
It’s worth mentioning that Apple has offered the charging cycle count information in the iPhones for a few years now. The iPhone 15 series reportedly loses 20% of its rated battery capacity after around 1,000 charging cycles. It’s not clear how many charging cycles will reduce the overall battery capacity of the Pixel 9 series to 80%.
You probably won’t need a battery replacement even after the battery is degraded to 80%. However, the battery life may drop to 1.5 days on a phone that used to offer two days of juice. That said, Google is expected to offer a new detailed battery information section for more devices in the upcoming Android 15 update.
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