Overview
- Google introduced a new “Charge” screen saver on the Pixel 11 that shows current battery percentage, the type of charging such as fast charging, and estimated times to reach 80 percent and 100 percent.
- The Pixel screen saver now combines digital and analog clock faces into a single menu and adds multiple new clock styles and fonts for greater bedside customization.
- Users can set the screen saver to work in portrait or landscape, restrict it to landscape only, or configure it to activate only when the phone is wirelessly charging.
- The changes are shipping with Pixel 11 units now on sale and are tied to launch promotions from Google and Amazon, and some users may need the out-of-box firmware update or an updated Dreams app to see the new options.
- The 80 percent indicator links to common battery-health and charging-optimization practices that limit top-end charging to slow battery wear, and the update brings Pixel behavior closer to phone bedside-clock features seen on competing devices.