In this guide

Check Battery usage
Keep Adaptive Battery on
Open Battery information
Check the dates and cycle count
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Short answer

Go to Settings, Battery, Battery usage to see screen time and which apps used the battery. Keep Adaptive Battery on. Settings, About phone, Battery information shows the battery's manufacture date and cycle count.

Device: Android
Shown on: Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)
App: Settings
Path: Settings › Battery › Battery usage
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
What we did: Looked at each screen; changed nothing
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Check Battery usage
Go to Settings, Battery, Battery usage. Ours showed 34 mins of screen time since the last full charge. View by apps lists what used the battery.
Done
Keep Adaptive Battery on
Search Settings for Adaptive Battery. It learns how you use apps and was on on ours. It may delay notifications to save battery.
Done
Open Battery information
Go to Settings, About phone and tap Battery information.
Done
Check the dates and cycle count
Ours: Manufacture date 14 March 2026, Date of first use 14 March 2026, Cycle count 0. The page says factory checks may mean the count isn't zero on a new phone.
Done

If you do not see this option

No usage figures? The page says battery usage and screen time are not measured while the phone is charging.
No Adaptive Battery in Battery? On ours we found it with Settings search.

If this does not work

One app uses a lot? Tap it in Battery usage to limit it, or close it. Source: Get the most life from your Android battery
Battery ages fast? Limit charging to 80%: how to limit charging to 80% on a Pixel.
Drains even when idle? Google suggests checking for updates and turning on Battery Saver. Source: Get the most life from your Android battery

About this guide

Our Pixel 10a was 7 months old with 0 charge cycles, so it is a good baseline for what a healthy battery shows.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode. We only looked at these screens and changed nothing.