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.

Smartwatch battery life is rarely impressive, and considering the small size of the battery, any serious degradation could make it even worse. To top it all off, a lot of wearable

Google could be preparing to bring a handy battery-preserving feature over from the Pixel smartphone range to its Pixel Watch smartwatches. Android Authority has been delving through the code of the latest version of Google’s Pixel Watch Management Service system app,

Thanks to a leak from Google’s chips division, we’ve been able to view and analyze documents that describe Google’s plans for a future wearable Tensor chip. However, the documents suggest this chip will be released in 2026 alongside the Pixel Watch 5 and not the Pixel Watch 4. This begs the question, what can we expect inside the Pixel Watch 4?

Android Authority spotted code strings that reference Adaptive Charging in the latest version of the Pixel Watch Management Service system app, though the feature isn’t yet available to use. It’s also unclear which Pixel Watch models might be supported, or when it will officially launch.

The Pixel Watch 3 is the latest wearable launched by Google. The 41mm version of the wearable has a 307mAh battery, while the 45mm variant has a 420mAh battery. It is claimed to deliver up to 24 hours of battery life with the always-on display mode enabled.