The year-end of 2020 brought us many amazing updates in the software industry; one of the most well-deserved updates was delivered by Google. For its final updates of the which Google drops every December, the company released a trio of smart features to optimize Pixel usage better.
The updates released are Adaptive sound, Adaptive Charging, and Adaptive Adaptive Connectivity. Among these, the most significant is Adaptive charging. It allows the Pixel to slowly overnight to preserve battery health, which is the most significant, but there are key requirements to get it to work.
“Adaptive Charging helps preserve battery health over time by dynamically controlling how quickly Pixel device charges. Just plug in your phone in the evening, set an alarm, and the Adaptive Charging will work its magic.”
The new feature will charge the device for over several hours rather than working as quickly as possible to get to 100%. But there is still an issue of users being concerned about why it is taking their device so long to charge as we already know that we all have adapted quite well to the fast charging technology. But the feature is meant to make the battery life more prolonged and will also increase power efficiency.
It can be manually enabled/disabled from Settings > Battery > Adaptive Battery > Adaptive charging, while Google will note when it’s active at the bottom of the Ambient/Always-on Display. From Google’s description, all users need to (1) charge at night, and (2) have an alarm.
The feature is available on Pixel 4/XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5.
