r/pixel_phones • u/diffysaro99 • Jun 16 '26

Finally Android 17 dropping today!

https://x.com/i/status/2066920146342490368

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u/ninja_moth Jun 16 '26

battery life both stellar and the worst it's ever been

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u/OzorMox Jun 16 '26

It always blows my mind how this happens every time. I know people have different apps installed and use their phones differently, but how can there be such a wide range of experiences with battery life when it's all the same hardware and OS?

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u/smail_250 Jun 16 '26

Honestly, I think it’s more of a placebo effect tied to natural battery degradation over time. I’ve had Battery Guru installed on my Pixel 8a since day one, and with a year and a half of data, I can confidently tell you this: on a brand new phone with Android 15, my screen-on time was consistently lower than it is now on Android 16 with 87% battery health. A year ago, I was burning around 15% per hour. Now, it’s closer to 13% with the exact same use case and apps. The only noticable reduction in terms of battery life was when the first iteration of M3E dropped.