Android phones are getting more powerful day by day.

How does it work and how can you tell if it’s enabled on your smartphone?

What Does Adaptive Battery Do?

battery page on an Android phone

Introduced with Android 9, Adaptive Battery is a battery-saving feature that uses Google’s DeepMind AI technology.

So how does Adaptive Battery work?

Usually, hundreds of processes run in the background on your Android phone.

Battery states with Adaptive battery turned on

To achieve this, Android sorts all your apps into buckets based on how often you use them.

The left image is with the feature turned on, while the right is when turned off.

This means they consume more battery by running in the background.

Battery states with Adaptive battery turned off

Our guide onbest Android Developer optionsmight be helpful in case you want to learn more about Standby Apps.

If that happens, you might manually change the battery optimization parameters for individual apps.

Should You Use Adaptive Battery on Your Android Phone?

Adaptive Preference option in the battery menu

Overall, the Adaptive Battery is a useful battery-saving feature.

It aims to improve battery life and tries to fulfill it by optimizing the software for apps and features.

However, we’ve also seen users getting better battery life after disabling it.

Enabling Adaptive Battery

So it looks like the results of the Adaptive Battery vary based on how you use your phone.

All apps option in the app menu

Battery usage option in the app’s info section