How to check battery charge cycles on Android (2026)

Pixel: the cycle count is in About phone

On a Pixel 8a or newer, open Settings, tap About phone, then tap Battery information. Google says this page shows your charge cycle count, the date the battery was manufactured and the date the phone was first turned on.

Older Pixels do not show it. Google’s instructions for checking the cycle count cover the Pixel 8a and later, and Google also says the Pixel 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, 8 and 8 Pro do not show a battery health status. So if you own a Pixel 8 Pro, the answer is that your phone cannot tell you.

Google’s own definition of a cycle is worth remembering, because it is not the same as “times I plugged it in”. A cycle is one full discharge and recharge, and partial use counts. Google gives the example directly: using a phone from 100% to 50% and then recharging to 100% counts as half a cycle.

Samsung: the battery information page and Phone diagnostics

On the Galaxy S25 series running One UI 7, Samsung added a battery information page that shows battery health as a percentage, the cycle count, the manufacturing date and the first-used date. SamMobile reported in January 2025 that the feature was not showing on every S25 handset, and that it was not clear whether older Galaxy models would get it.

Every Galaxy can still give you a verdict, even without the number. Open Samsung Members, tap the Support tab, tap Get Started under Phone diagnostics, and once the test finishes tap the Battery status icon. Samsung grades the result as Normal, which means no performance issues, Weak, which means efficiency has dropped through long use or the environment, or Bad, which means the battery life has significantly degraded and Samsung suggests visiting a service centre. Samsung’s own note on that page says menu names, paths and screen layouts may vary depending on the device model, software or app version. Samsung’s public pages do not give a charge-cycle rating, so the number on the battery information page has nothing to compare against.

What the other brands show

The rest of Android splits three ways. Some brands show a real number, some show a health percentage with no cycle count, and some show nothing and rely on the manufacturer’s own diagnostic app.

Brand	Where to look	What you get
Google Pixel	Settings, About phone, Battery information	Cycle count, manufacture date, first-used date. Pixel 8a and later only
Samsung Galaxy	Settings, Battery, Battery information on One UI 7 models	Health percentage, cycle count, manufacture date. Older models show only a Normal, Weak or Bad verdict in Samsung Members
Xiaomi and POCO	Settings, Battery, Battery protection	Battery health and manufacturing date on models with the page
OnePlus and Oppo	Settings, Battery, Battery health	Maximum capacity as a percentage. The page does not show a cycle count
Vivo and iQOO	Settings, Battery, Battery health and charging	Maximum battery capacity as a percentage
Infinix	Settings, Battery and Power saving, Battery health and charging	Maximum battery capacity as a percentage
Motorola	Device Help, Learn about my device, Hardware test, Battery	Current power, battery condition, temperature and charging status. Cycle count needs a third-party app
Nothing	No built-in battery page as of Android 16	Cycle count only via a third-party app such as CPU-X

Those paths come from a February 2026 walkthrough of battery health across Android brands, which also notes that some models released in late 2025, including the OnePlus 13s and the Oppo Reno 14 series, do not show the battery health page at all.

What the cycle count actually means

A cycle count is the closest thing Android has to a mileage reading. It tells you how much work the cell has done, and the manufacturers turn that into a promise about when the battery will be considered worn out.

Google’s ratings are specific. Pixels from the Pixel 3 through Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Fold should hold at least 80% of their original capacity for about 800 charge cycles, after which Google says a battery replacement is recommended. The Pixel 8a and later are rated for about 1,000 cycles. Google also says that if your runtime drops or your battery reaches the rated cycle count, it is time to replace the battery.

OnePlus quotes a bigger number for its Battery Health Engine. The OnePlus Nord 3 5G page says the engine doubles charging cycles from 800 to 1,600, and the footnote states the battery capacity will be at least 80% after 1,600 charging cycles, which it puts at four years of daily charging. That figure is OnePlus’s own laboratory standard for that phone, not a promise across its range.

Source: OnePlus Nord 3 5G, OnePlus; Understand your Pixel battery, Google Pixel Help, checked October 21, 2026. Note: Google’s Pixel ratings, and OnePlus’s own figure for the Nord 3 5G.

One wrinkle catches people out on Pixels. Google says your phone needs to fully charge at every 10th cycle to keep its battery capacity readings accurate, and that this applies even if the “Limit to 80%” option is turned on. Leave it plugged in for at least 30 minutes after the screen shows 100%. You will find that option under Settings, Battery, Battery health, Charging optimization, and it is available on Pixel 6a and later devices.

What to do next

Check your brand’s first-party page: About phone, Battery information on a Pixel 8a or later, Settings, Battery, Battery information on a One UI 7 Galaxy, or the equivalent page on Xiaomi and POCO phones.
If there is no counter, run the manufacturer’s diagnostic instead. Samsung Members, Phone diagnostics, Battery status gives you a Normal, Weak or Bad verdict, and Motorola’s Device Help, Hardware test, Battery gives you a condition reading.
Compare the count against your brand’s rating. About 800 cycles for older Pixels and about 1,000 for Pixel 8a and later is where Google starts recommending a replacement.
If you keep the phone for years, turn on the charging limit in your settings and check the count again in six months. Our guide to Samsung’s battery protection explains the levels, and our iPhone battery article covers the same decision from the Apple side.

How to check battery charge cycles on an Android phone