Here is the first look at Google Pixel's Battery Health Assistant feature

<p>With Google Pixel 9a, Google is bringing a feature called Battery Health Assistant which automatically helps manage the long term health and performance of its battery as it ages. Battery health assistance will also tune the phone’s charging speed based on adjusted capacity. You may notice a slight change in battery charging performance. Battery health assistance settings on Pixel 9a aren’t customizable by the user. (<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-9a-battery-health-assistance-3540234/" target="_blank">Check here for more info</a>)</p><p>This feature is also supposed to come to other Pixel devices (not all) but it could be optional. With a recent Settings Services app update Google has added the necessary things for the feature and I was able to activate the setting on my Pixel 9. Here are some screenshots - </p><p> </p> <table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZe4WmzrCGUongVSsDd7rvLYKtcbVSWYbwSj23jRcjwbstceRft99SG7JqMQGQQTjuZZa04BMw_93ZC_j62LRYiTRwYbUVA51Ha_7MeYhAjOPRUI4hfDs-NQDBLOTqBIGeoj96NQwblsto_9bST2U0nTh0uRd5A8FOULWqMKAlzU5UZwvCecT_nvbEahz/s2209/IMG_20250608_074754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="1381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZe4WmzrCGUongVSsDd7rvLYKtcbVSWYbwSj23jRcjwbstceRft99SG7JqMQGQQTjuZZa04BMw_93ZC_j62LRYiTRwYbUVA51Ha_7MeYhAjOPRUI4hfDs-NQDBLOTqBIGeoj96NQwblsto_9bST2U0nTh0uRd5A8FOULWqMKAlzU5UZwvCecT_nvbEahz/s16000/IMG_20250608_074754.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32wDSyKbSfcbcPxx4n4Cf33rguXMhjdXnNl0Se76N3Km4fLz_ojaRNwiVJ6G3ku7NjyDob2i8PrvyfWpLMnQc0BMt96Y7eLXq-4bz1OT1c4qaDI9nsdogiHli6YUYpMHdfdnE0SZe_di4XHTJrk-8_yuIHQnp8bRcFm1kKvsc9bxFziQ_VqhpXNXVO3AQ/s2209/IMG_20250608_074855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="1381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32wDSyKbSfcbcPxx4n4Cf33rguXMhjdXnNl0Se76N3Km4fLz_ojaRNwiVJ6G3ku7NjyDob2i8PrvyfWpLMnQc0BMt96Y7eLXq-4bz1OT1c4qaDI9nsdogiHli6YUYpMHdfdnE0SZe_di4XHTJrk-8_yuIHQnp8bRcFm1kKvsc9bxFziQ_VqhpXNXVO3AQ/s16000/IMG_20250608_074855.jpg" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>You will find the Battery Health Assistant feature under the Battery health settings. Since the feature will be optional on Pixels (except 9a, but I am not sure), you can turn it off easily. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA2KvSor-QHZYMkosnA9igKOcMV7eTQLWe0mVxMS3UxU5lqUBrgKVL0HJAUraiLgeMynRXVmp-sy2ECFjQ0J9C0u11Rg6hpbP_H7QDp1mBAVBfgXbZDfzKBgb-ebSaSNtMwP9WdbZ1Riuz-XBgm42bdX9Dhv98LAaprPE7TsvTw3GYlHGntIVafVp4KkC/s2209/IMG_20250608_080524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="1381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA2KvSor-QHZYMkosnA9igKOcMV7eTQLWe0mVxMS3UxU5lqUBrgKVL0HJAUraiLgeMynRXVmp-sy2ECFjQ0J9C0u11Rg6hpbP_H7QDp1mBAVBfgXbZDfzKBgb-ebSaSNtMwP9WdbZ1Riuz-XBgm42bdX9Dhv98LAaprPE7TsvTw3GYlHGntIVafVp4KkC/s16000/IMG_20250608_080524.jpg" /></a> <br /></div><br /> The feature is not rolling out yet and may come to pixel devices with the stable release of Android 16. <p></p><p> Follow me on <a href="https://x.com/assembledebug">X</a> and <a href="https://t.me/gappsleaks">Telegram</a> for more such news. <br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>

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Google is adding more ways to trigger Circle to Search on your Samsung Galaxy, Pixel and other Android devices

<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jh43cZiGplk/Z4-2YS0EaGI/AAAAAAAAtlc/c-DGFhfQZDgujueuHHnRX7L-FaMSZbGfACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737471573499.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1220" height="216" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jh43cZiGplk/Z4-2YS0EaGI/AAAAAAAAtlc/c-DGFhfQZDgujueuHHnRX7L-FaMSZbGfACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737471573499.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>Circle to Search has gained a lot of popularity since it was launched and has been available on millions of Android devices from different smartphone brands. Google has been adding a lot of features lately and doing various UI changes on the Circle to Search interface. Users can currently trigger Circle to Search by long pressing the gesture nav handle or if you use the three button nav, you can long press the home button. <div><br /></div><div>Now it looks like Google is adding more ways to open Circle to Search. With the latest update of Google beta app (version 16.2.39.sa.arm64 beta) I found some code that hints that Google is adding more ways to access your favorite feature (in case you hate it, just deal with it). Just take a look at the screenshot below -</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObcvFZlNwpI/Z4-2ZA2xOEI/AAAAAAAAtlg/1Lwn-DPBHr4i9Yt6tGvHZrfRWOyFQT-LACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737470629345.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1003" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObcvFZlNwpI/Z4-2ZA2xOEI/AAAAAAAAtlg/1Lwn-DPBHr4i9Yt6tGvHZrfRWOyFQT-LACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737470629345.jpeg" width="609" /></a></div><br /><br />In case you don't know, <b>OMNIENT </b>is codename for Circle To Search feature. The code above hints about more entry points for Circle to Search. </div><div><br /></div><div>We already know about NAV_HANDLE, HOME and FILES_APP (yes, you can trigger Circle to Search in Files by Google app when you open an image in it). The rest of the entry points seems new. I am not sure about what KIKI_APP and META is. Let's talk about the rest though.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_LONG_PRESS_OVERVIEW - </b>Overview screen is basically the recents screen which shows all your apps you have opened. So it's possible Google could adding a button in the overview screen which can trigger Circle to Search for the app which is in focus in the recents screen.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_LONG_PRESS_POWER -</b> Google can add a new option to trigger CTS by long pressing the power button. I think this will be part of a system update (Android 16 probably). On pixels, currently you can only set power button to trigger assistant on long press or open power menu.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_EDGE_PANEL - </b>The Edge panel on a Samsung Galaxy device is a shortcut tab that provides quick access to your favorite apps. So you will be able soon add a shortcut here to trigger Circle to Search.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_ACCESSIBILITY_SYSTEM_ACTION -</b> I am not sure if this new of Google already does this. This is for users who use Android accessibility services. It's possible that Google might add a shortcut somewhere in the accessibility menu to trigger Circle to Search.</div><div><br /></div><div>All these changes are a welcome addition and provide more flexibility to customize how they access Circle to Search on their device. I am not sure when all these will changes will be available but we will see soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can follow me on <a href="https://x.com/AssembleDebug" target="_blank">X</a>/<a href="https://www.threads.net/@assembledebug" target="_blank">Threads</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/assembledebug.bsky.social" target="_blank">BlueSky</a> and follow my <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks">Telegram channel</a> for more updates.</div>

Google is adding more ways to trigger Circle to Search on your Samsung Galaxy, Pixel and other Android devices

Circle to Search has gained a lot of popularity since it was launched and has been available on millions of Android devices from different s...

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