Android Phones May Soon Have Access to Google’s Battery Health Monitor Similar to iPhones

Several years ago, Apple introduced software features that enabled iPhone users to monitor their battery health. Android users may soon have a comparable option available to them. Google recently revealed some of the features that will be included in Android 14, which is expected to be released soon.

Mishaal Rehman, a well-known tipster and attentive observer, has uncovered indications of a battery health tool in Android 14, which may be included in the public release later this year. The feature was initially detected by Mishaal through the new BatteryManager API that Google appears to have integrated into Android 14.

He claimed that the charging cycle and charging status information was public, while other device information is part of the system’s APIs. Meshal says he recently bought a Pixel 7 Pro and came across this app that has the Battery Health API built in if you’re using an Android 14 phone.

That being said, it warns that the app only provides results gathered by the API, so it’s possible that your phone’s battery health is better or worse than what the app shows. The app is open source and downloadable from GitLab, which means regular users can’t download it from the App Store. But it’s great to see that battery health as an option may soon be available on Android, and it’s about time Google made this feature default on Android so that other Android phone manufacturers can offer it on their various custom Android platforms.

iPhone users have been using the Battery Health Meter to monitor the phone’s charging cycle and total usage life. Even Apple has seen the dangers of offering this detail, as many iPhone 6 and 6s users complained that their batteries were draining faster than usual. Hopefully, Android can provide all of this information and help consumers determine the health of their devices.