Plug That In in a Menu Bar utility that keeps an eye on your MacBook's battery level and blasts low battery alerts in an ...

You’re out running errands and reach for your phone to text a friend. What exactly did they want you to pick up? Only one problem: You didn’t notice the low battery icon. And just like that, your ...

Google's upcoming Android refresh features a color-coded battery icon. Android's new battery indicator will switch between green, yellow, and red, along with various icons for battery saver or low ...

Microsoft is finally testing a way for you to quickly see how much battery your laptop has left — and with color-coded visual indicators, to boot. It’s an extremely welcome addition, which had been ...

Microsoft is preparing changes to its laptop battery charge indicators, which should be coming to future versions of Windows 11 in the coming months. Many pundits note that the icons now resemble the ...

The sixth beta of iOS 16 that was provided to developers and public beta testers today focuses mainly on bug fixes and other under-the-hood improvements, but it does make one small change to the ...

Google is testing new icons for various status bar elements like WiFi, mobile data, airplane mode, and battery level. We previously spotted the new designs for the WiFi, mobile data, and airplane mode ...

This feature is surprisingly useful—even when your iPhone isn't about to die. Here's when and how to use Low Power Mode, according to experts. Low Power Mode is a feature that reduces the amount of ...

Low Power Mode is often misunderstood as a battery-saving cure. This piece looks at what it really changes inside your phone, ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...