Google users with Pixel 8a and onwards can now monitor their phone’s battery capacity via the Settings app and then selecting Battery Information. Here, users can see how many times the battery has already been fully charged, when it was manufactured, and its date of first use.

Google says the Pixel 8a and later should retain up to 80 percent battery capacity for about 1000 charge cycles. You can check how many charge cycles your phone has been through in the Settings app on the Pixel 8a and later.

In a new support document, Google has highlight how long your Pixel phone's battery may last before requiring replacement.

The January update's build number is AP4A.250105.002 for most devices, with slight variations for specific regions like Telstra and EMEA, as reported by 9to5Google. It includes the Android security patch level dated Jan. 7, 2025.

Last year's OnePlus 12R matched the Pixel 8a's price, at least in the U.S. where OnePlus offered a 128GB version of the phone. In other parts of the world, only a 256GB model was available, with a starting price of $599/£649.

In a support article about “Understanding how your Pixel battery works,” Google shares how many charge cycles to expect from your

Google’s budget-friendly Pixel 4a smartphone just received a software update on January 8. This one actually lowers the battery life.