Subj : Google Pixel Watches may be about to get a battery-extending char
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Feb 04 2025 12:30:08

Google Pixel Watches may be about to get a battery-extending charging feature 
- and it's one Pixel owners already love

Date:
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:20:53 +0000

Description:
Google Pixel Watches could get Adaptive Charging, according to a secret chunk 
of code.

FULL STORY
======================================================================A new 
Pixel Watch feature has been found in an APK teardown Adaptive Charging will 
use AI to charge your watch more efficiently, extending its lifespan The 
feature is already used on Pixel phones 

Google Pixel Watches are consistently among our list of the best Android 
smartwatches and score highly in reviews, but were always a little let down 
by the battery life. Compared to watches that last a couple of days, even the 
Google Pixel Watch 3 s 24 hours with always-on display enabled seems a little 
lackluster. 

A new feature could be added to the Pixel Watch 3 which will improve the 
batterys health and overall lifespan, although it probably wont change how 
long your watch will last between charges directly. During an APK teardown, a 
process in which an app's code is examined to predict new features that could 
arrive in the future, Android Authority discovered a hidden chunk of code 
referring to an Adaptive Charging feature. 

Adaptive Charging is a machine learning-powered feature used on Pixel phones 
, which learns your charging habits and charges the phone at different rates 
depending on your usage. If you plug it in overnight, the phone will 
eventually charge slowly at these times, while if you tend to top it up at 
regular intervals, the battery will charge quickly. 

This is done to extend the devices overall lifespan, reducing both energy 
consumption and e-waste. It also stops the battery from deteriorating as 
quickly. 

Its not confirmed that the feature will arrive on Pixel Watches, but it would 
be a welcome addition. We would like the feature to come hand-in-hand with 
Adaptive Battery, another Pixel feature that uses similar machine learning to 
put little-used apps to sleep to avoid battery drainage. This would extend 
the watchs life between charges, possibly aiding Google to reach the Apple 
Watch Ultra 2 s 36-hour figure. Tackling e-waste in wearables (Image credit: 
Future | Alex Walker-Todd) 

Adaptive Charging will prevent battery degradation and reduce e-waste  both 
very important issues plaguing the wearables world at the moment. We live in 
a time in which smartwatches do not have replaceable batteries, new products 
are brought out each year, and old ones deteriorate quickly. 

Similar problems occur with the best earbuds and best smart rings : if 
smartwatch manufacturers are unwilling to create their watches with easily 
replaceable batteries, extending their lifespan is going to be key. And who 
doesnt want their gadgets to last longer, meaning theyre better value for 
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weather upgrade



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/google-pixel-watches-may
-be-about-to-get-a-battery-extending-charging-feature-and-its-one-pixel-owners
-already-love


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