How to check your phone’s battery health
Android
Sadly, there’s no specific battery health menu onAndroidthat indicates how much your battery has depleted.
You can go toSettings > Battery > Batteryto check battery/phone temperature to ensure everything is normal. The ideal range is 0-35 degrees celsius.
This could be under a different menu on different devices, or not be present at all. In that case, use one of the apps we’ll talk about.
To check battery health, you’ll have to rely on apps likeAmpereandCPU-Z. But both of them have generic labels such as “Good” and “Bad.”
Alternatively, you can downloadAccuBattery, which will measure your battery health over multiple charge sessions. You have to keep in mind that this is an estimated figure, and may change over time.
iOS
On iPhones, it’s a bit simpler to check battery health, because Apple provides a handy numerical indicator to make sense of things. Here’s how you can check it:
If your phone’s battery health is less than 80%, you might face performance issues, and lower usage time out of a single charge.
You might have to spend fewer hours onCandy Crushand YouTube videos to make it through the day. Based on the battery health and your daily experience, you might need to get the battery replaced, or change your device altogether.
Story byIvan Mehta
Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.“Ivan covers Big Tech, India, policy, AI, security, platforms, and apps for TNW. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.”
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