Thread: Google tells us how Pixel’s bypass charging feature works
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Default Google tells us how Pixel’s bypass charging feature works
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority


  • Google has confirmed that Pixel phones with the new 80% charge limit support bypass charging.
  • When 80% charge is detected, the battery stops charging, but current is still used to power the handset.
  • There isn’t a dedicated bypass charging toggle, so the phone will always charge to 80% before bypassing.

As part of a recent Pixel Feature Drop, Pixel phones introduced a “Limit to 80%” charging option to help preserve long-term battery health. After some investigation, we discovered that this new option’s side effect is that Pixels support bypass charging once the phone hits this 80%. We reached out to Google with our findings, and the company has confirmed that this is exactly the intended behavior.

Here’s what Google told us about how the Limit to 80% feature works:




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