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Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit News (www.ifixit.com)
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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Damn, some of you must have pretty chill lives if paying attention to what level your battery charge is at DAILY is something you want to add to your plates. I mean sure, if there was a setting that allowed you to have the phone automatically cut charging at 80% this might be worth thinking about. But when I charge my phone its during times when I dont have to think about it (Aka 90% of the time, when I'm asleep)

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Samsung has this option, called Battery Protect I think. There's also the Accubattery app which will set an alarm to go off once it reaches 80 pct. I'm with you though, unless the phone itself shuts off charging, it's too much to manage even with an alarm.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I've stopped charging my phone overnight which I typically advise people against but also keep a charger at my desk. My phone actually has a battery saver setting that cuts charging at 85%.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Overnight is literally the easiest and most natural slot to do so. Whether or not its most optimal is not whats important, I'll just seek out brands that aknowledge this reality and build their hardware and software around this

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What kind of phone do you have. Samsing, Apple and Pixel all have solutions.

    The used prixel I got recently automatically only charges to 80% if an alarm is set, then charges the rest of the way to hit 100% when the alarm goes off.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    My pixel (5a) only does adaptive charging if your alarm is set for the A.M. If you're second or third shift, it doesn't even try. There's no way to turn it on even in developer options. It was a pretty big wtf when I figured that one out.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Its more I'm lazy. I'm on a ROG Phone 3, and as a gaming phone it probably has that feature. I'm moreso just arguing that if this is still an issue batteries face, tech should address it and fin solutions for how to get around the most common form of charging which is plugging it in and doing something else, which inherently means you ARENT watching what charge its at and have little control over when it stops charging

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    True, of course the simplest and easiest solution is the one that takes the least amount of thinking and effort.

    My only issue is there are brands that try to build around this but it's incredibly difficult. I understand iPhones have some kind of smart charging that's supposed to charge slowly but stop until it learns when it thinks you'll need it and finish charging just before then. However, that relies on consistent data and consistent routine and I would think that could potentially be quite inaccurate if you have a more inconsistent routine. I don't think I've seen a better implementation yet unfortunately.

    It's just become second nature to me to watch for and charge my phone so certain times. I feel like that's just a part of owning a mobile device.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My phone has exactly this (oneplus 9 pro) but it works only when there is a full moon and the next Friday is the thirteen's day of the month, plus some other unknown requirements

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