Not only are Google Pixel owners getting new battery health tools, Samsung is also planning to add newGalaxy phone batteryprotection methods to the upcoming Galaxy S24 and current Galaxy phones.
Spotted by Tipster Tarun Vats on Twitter/X, the updated Phone Battery Saver feature will add three new options to extend the life of your phone’s power pack. The options boil down to “Basic Protection,” which stops charging at 100% and doesn’ t resume until it drops to 95%, rather than constantly charging to stay at 100%.
The other is adaptive charging mode, which slows charging down to 100% until you wake up. It learns your routine for doing this and provides “moderate protection” according to instructions in the functions menu.
The last option, “Maximum Protection,” stops charging completely when the battery reaches 80% and won’t resume until the phone’s battery drops below that value. Currently, some Samsung phones offer a single Samsung phones battery protection feature that stops charging when the battery reaches 85%. These three new tools will give Samsung users the option to limit battery degradation.
Samsung insider confirms three surprising Galaxy S24 Ultra decisionsSamsung offers surprise free offer to every Galaxy S24 ownerSamsung Galaxy S24 details leaked prematurely, possibly by accidentIf these tools sound familiar, Apple has also updated iOS iPhone 15 BatterySaver tools for iPhone 15 along with additional battery health information. Samsung’s battery protection levels are graded because the phone’s battery degrades faster when it’s charged and drained from zero to 100% (called a cycle) than when it’s fully charged.
Forbes Daily: Get our best coverage, exclusive reporting and essential analysis on the day’s news in your inbox every Sunday. A leak earlier this month stated that Samsung’s new feature is exclusive to One UI 6.1, which is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy S24 next month. But according to Tarun Vats, it can now be activated in One UI 6 by downloading an app called Activity Launcher and enabling it by searching for “batterypro”. However, Tarun said that the feature is not working properly yet, so the setting may be reserved for the next One UI update.
new wave of energy savingDue to the lack of easily removable smartphone batteries (a short-lived Android trend in 2016), companies are working to extend the life of device power packs. Google has a new set of battery health features that show the number of cycles, manufacturing date , and how much charge the battery can currently hold. Apple offers similar functionality for its iPhones, as well as somesmartphone battery protection tools. Google is making it easier to diagnose and repair its Pixel 8, promising to supply parts (including batteries) for seven years. Considering Apple, Google, and Samsung launched a similar slate of new battery health and protection features in the same year, I wonder if we’ll see Samsung offer expanded software and replacement parts support for the upcoming Galaxy S24.
Samsung doesn’t want to be the company that offers the least support. So will it match seven years of Android and security patches provided by Google? Or something closer to Apple’s (roughly) six-year promise? We’ll know more when S24 launches in a few weeks.
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