Most smartphone users who have been using their devices for several years are familiar with the problem. The battery in a new phone seems to last forever, but after a while the capacity decreases more and more. Until you have to charge the device several times a day.
However, this is exactly the point where many people make a serious mistake: they continue to charge their battery to 100 percent so that it lasts a long time. But in the long run, this has the exact opposite effect: your battery becomes weaker and weaker.
With Android 15, Google finally declares war on this problem. Users can already test the new thing in a beta version Charging optimization function, which makes your smartphone’s battery last much longer.
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Android 15 charges your battery perfectly every time
How it works: Google has built a simple but smart feature into the latest Android 15 beta: Charging optimization. Once turned on, it ensures that the smartphone battery is only charged to 80% during the charging process. The charging process is then ended.
This is especially important because fully charging the battery reduces its capacity in the long term. Many people are probably already aware of this, but few pay attention to it when charging their devices. This is mainly because many smartphones do not provide a direct indication when a certain charge level has been reached.
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Chris Martin / Foundry
Chris Martin / Foundry
Optimized charging is already built into newer iPhones. Google has offered this feature since Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1. Beta 2 introduces an additional option that allows you to activate or deactivate the feature as desired. So if you want to charge to 100% before a ride or something like that, you can set this immediately.
Android 15 also brings adaptive charging, which is already used on Google Pixel devices. This means that the battery is first brought to 80% and then charged to 100% before you need the smartphone. The set alarm time is used as a reference value.
Who can get the position?
The new optimized charging option is currently available to beta users in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2, which has been available since September 12 and is specifically designed for Pixel smartphones (Pixel 6 and above).
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This article originally appeared in our sister publication PC WELT and was translated and adapted from German.