I used Pixel’s new battery summaries for a week — and Google has work to do

I rolled my eyes when I heard Google was bringing AI battery summaries to Pixel phones. I’ve enjoyed some of the latest Gemini Intelligence improvements on my Pixel 11 Pro XL, but some implementations seem excessive. Still, battery life is a huge concern for many Pixel owners, so any new (and hopefully helpful) ways to analyze battery usage could have potential upsides.

I tracked my battery usage for a week using Google’s new summary tool. In many ways, I wasn’t surprised, and it would be easy to throw battery summaries on the extensive pile of Google tools and features that shouldn’t exist. Still, there are some silver linings, and with a few tweaks, battery summaries can change how you manage your battery.