How to limit charging to 80% on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Battery › Battery health › Charging optimisation

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Battery health

   Open Settings and tap Battery. Tap Battery health. There is no charging row on the Battery page itself.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Charging optimisation

   Below Battery capacity and Battery health tips, tap Charging optimisation. Ours said Adaptive Charging.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Limit to 80 %

   Check that Use charging optimisation is on, then tap Limit to 80 %. Your phone will only charge to 80 %.

   Done

4. 

   Or choose Adaptive Charging

   Adaptive Charging finishes charging to 100 % right before you normally unplug. The note at the bottom says it pauses at 80 % and finishes an hour before you usually unplug. Ours is set to this.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No charging setting on the Battery page? It is one level down, inside Battery health (step 1). Source: Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery
• Adaptive Charging not working yet? Google says it needs about 14 days to learn your charging habits, and may not turn on when your routine changes, for example when you travel. Source: Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery

If this does not work

• Charged to 100 % with the limit on? Google says a Pixel charges fully every 10th cycle to keep its capacity readings right, even with Limit to 80 % on. Source: Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery
• Need a full charge today? Turn off Use charging optimisation, charge, and turn it back on afterwards. Source: Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery

About this guide

Keeping a battery at 100 % for hours wears it faster. A Pixel can stop at 80 %, or learn your routine and finish charging just in time.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode.

In short: Settings, Battery, Battery health, Charging optimisation, Limit to 80 % or Adaptive Charging.