Battery Health
The latest Battery Health coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Apple's Next iPhone May Have Two Batteries — Here's What the iOS 27 Code Reveals
Apple’s fourth iOS 27 developer beta, released on July 21, contains newly discovered code strings that explicitly address an iPhone with multiple internal batteries. The pluralized messages in the...
Google’s ChromeOS 141 Now Shows Battery Health and Can Cap Charging — a Feature Windows Still Lacks
Google has begun rolling out ChromeOS 141, and with it comes a pair of long-awaited features: a built-in battery health check and an option to limit charging to 80%. For Chromebook owners, this means...
One UI 7’s New Battery Icon: What the Shield Means and How to Control It
Samsung has quietly rolled out a small but telling change in its latest One UI 7 update: a shield-shaped icon that occasionally appears inside the battery indicator at the top of your phone’s...
OnePlus Bypass Charging & Battery Limits: What Windows Laptops Can Learn
OnePlus's latest firmware update represents a significant shift in smartphone charging philosophy, moving from the industry's relentless pursuit of faster charging speeds to a more nuanced approach...
Windows 11 Battery Health: How to Use PowerCfg for One-Minute Diagnostics
Microsoft's built-in battery report in Windows 11 is one of those small, quietly powerful features you'll wish you'd used sooner—a one-minute, no-install HTML diagnostic that turns "my battery...
Unlock Windows’ Hidden Battery Tool: Powercfg Report Explained
Windows includes a powerful built-in diagnostic tool that most laptop users never discover—the powercfg battery report command. This simple command generates a comprehensive HTML report detailing...
Generate Windows laptop battery health report with powercfg command
Windows includes a powerful built-in diagnostic tool that can reveal exactly how your laptop battery is performing and whether it's approaching the end of its usable life. The powercfg battery report...
How to Check Laptop Battery Health with Windows Powercfg Battery Report
Windows includes a powerful built-in diagnostic tool that can provide detailed insights into your laptop battery's health and performance with just a simple command. The powercfg battery report...
Don't Trust 'Up To' Battery Claims: Real-World Tests of MacBook Air M3, LG Gram 17, Dell XPS 15, and ThinkPad X1 Carbon
A laptop that dies before the end of a workday isn't just an inconvenience—it's a productivity killer. Yet the “up to” battery figures splashed across product pages rarely reflect the reality...
Microsoft's Hibernation Command and 14 Other Settings to Maximize Windows 11 Battery Life
{ "title": "Microsoft's Hibernation Command and 14 Other Settings to Maximize Windows 11 Battery Life", "content": "Microsoft recommends keeping laptop batteries between 20% and 80% to prolong...
Surface Pro 11 and Laptop 7 Snapdragons Now Get 80% Battery Limit Right in the Surface App
Microsoft quietly dropped a firmware update on August 7, 2025, that gives Snapdragon-powered Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 owners something they’ve been missing: a one-click 80% charge limit...
Comprehensive Guide to Monitoring and Optimizing Laptop Battery Health on Windows 11
Laptop battery health is a recurring concern for Windows 11 users, regardless of how new or advanced their devices may seem. With every passing month, new stories surface on forums and news sites...