Android Authority spotted code strings that reference Adaptive Charging in the latest version of the Pixel Watch Management Service system app, though the feature isn’t yet available to use. It’s also unclear which Pixel Watch models might be supported, or when it will officially launch.

Google could be preparing to bring a handy battery-preserving feature over from the Pixel smartphone range to its Pixel Watch smartwatches. Android Authority has been delving through the code of the latest version of Google’s Pixel Watch Management Service system app,

Thanks to a leak from Google’s chips division, we’ve been able to view and analyze documents that describe Google’s plans for a future wearable Tensor chip. However, the documents suggest this chip will be released in 2026 alongside the Pixel Watch 5 and not the Pixel Watch 4. This begs the question, what can we expect inside the Pixel Watch 4?