Latest Google Pixel update includes surprise launch of Android 15's best battery feature

2 weeks ago

The latest Android updates are rolling retired to Google Pixel devices, and while nan leaked specifications Verizon had shared talked astir nan bug fixes and information improvements nan patches would supply 1 point nan leak missed, nan inclusion of a overmuch anticipated artillery feature: charging limits.

Rather than needing to wholly capable your phone’s artillery each clip you plug it in, this Android 15 instrumentality would let your instrumentality to limit charging erstwhile it reaches 80%. The advantage present is that overcharging your telephone tin beryllium detrimental to its artillery wellness – causing it to tally barren faster arsenic clip goes on. Over time, stopping charging early intends your telephone astatine 80% mightiness past a batch longer than an identical instrumentality that is near charging to 100% overnight each night.

The characteristic was spotted by a Pixel personification and shared by Android Authority pinch an image that shows nan caller characteristic successful nan user’s phone’s Settings – it’s successful nan Battery settings menu, successful nan Charging Optimization sub-section if you want to look for it connected your device.

We’ve updated a Google Pixel 7 to nan now unrecorded package AP3A.241105.007 type (it’ll beryllium version AP3A.241105.008 for Google Pixel 9 phones) and don’t spot it unfortunately, truthful it could beryllium this instrumentality is still being gradually released – aliases was accidentally shared pinch immoderate users early. It’s 1 to look retired for though erstwhile you’ve updated your Pixel instrumentality arsenic this artillery optimization instrumentality could thief you greatly successful keeping your smartphone’s artillery patient for a agelong time.

Other AI updates connected nan way?

While we’re waiting to perceive much astir what features are coming successful early Android 15 updates, 1 upgrade we mightiness spot from Google soon is its Jarvis AI assistant. Google accidentally leaked its AI that browses nan web for you connected nan Chrome hold shop earlier quickly removing it.

While not overmuch is known astir Jarvis, it’s expected to beryllium a much automated type of Gemini that tin execute tasks successful Chrome pinch little predominant personification input – for illustration researching formation and recreation options for your adjacent travel aliases looking up vacation gift options while you’re doing thing else.

Chrome extensions are reserved for Chromebooks and PCs but we wouldn’t beryllium amazed if a mobile type of Jarvis came to Android and iOS reasonably quickly – pinch nan app researching and performing tasks successful Chrome successful nan inheritance while you play different information of Marvel Snap aliases binge YouTube videos.

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Even if Jarvis doesn’t travel to mobile correct distant we expect Android 15’s adjacent update will battalion astatine slightest a fewer AI updates. As soon arsenic we cognize much we’ll beryllium judge to stock nan specifications pinch you.