One of Google’s Product Manager has detailed the changes the company has rolled out in the latest Device Health Services update for the Pixels to make the battery life estimates more accurate. The post details that the battery life estimates on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are now evaluated depending on your usage pattern.

Previously, the remaining battery life would be estimated based on simple assumptions. So, for example, if your device had consumed 10 percent battery every hour for the last few hours, the battery manager would assume the same rate of use for the next few hours and show the remaining battery life estimate based on that.

Now though, the Pixels feature an on-device machine learning model that calculates the remaining battery life of your device depending on your usage. It will consider your battery use on similar days over days and times and take them into account while estimating the remaining battery life of your device.

To check the remaining battery life estimate on your Pixel 2, head over to Settings -> Battery where you will find the remaining battery estimate.

The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were already champions in the battery life department and their more accurate battery life estimates will now act as a cherry on top of a cake for heavy users.