▲ 462 ▼ Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit News (www.ifixit.com) submitted 2 years ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 252 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Adanisi@lemmy.zip -41 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Aermis@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (3 children) He's directing it to a forum of people under a topic regarding phones not being optimized to charge past 80%. Quite a fair frustration I'd say, since most people charge their phones while sleeping. The technology should stop charging automatically permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Except many like mine don't have that option. The best they have is "optimized" charging that tries to only hit full when you go to unplug it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I charge mine at night with an alarm on it for getting up in the morning, my dad however charges his multiple times a day as he puts it on when it only drops down to 95-80%. permalink fedilink source parent [–] beeb@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago I doubt this is directed at ifixit. I agree with their general comment, but at the same time device manufacturers have no incentive to make their devices last longer unless they are forced to. permalink fedilink source parent [+] EatATaco@lemm.ee -11 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sir, this is a lemmy. It's all about figuring out how to be the most outraged rather than the most rational. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago Let's not bring that energy. Let's try to be better. Just kidding! Or am I? permalink fedilink source parent [–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, that's Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago It's funny how people think that the users here are substantially different than reddit users. It's the same shit, just fewer of us and the political alignment is further left. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (3 children) He's directing it to a forum of people under a topic regarding phones not being optimized to charge past 80%. Quite a fair frustration I'd say, since most people charge their phones while sleeping. The technology should stop charging automatically permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Except many like mine don't have that option. The best they have is "optimized" charging that tries to only hit full when you go to unplug it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I charge mine at night with an alarm on it for getting up in the morning, my dad however charges his multiple times a day as he puts it on when it only drops down to 95-80%. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Except many like mine don't have that option. The best they have is "optimized" charging that tries to only hit full when you go to unplug it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Except many like mine don't have that option. The best they have is "optimized" charging that tries to only hit full when you go to unplug it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I charge mine at night with an alarm on it for getting up in the morning, my dad however charges his multiple times a day as he puts it on when it only drops down to 95-80%. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beeb@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago I doubt this is directed at ifixit. I agree with their general comment, but at the same time device manufacturers have no incentive to make their devices last longer unless they are forced to. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] EatATaco@lemm.ee -11 points 2 years ago (3 children) Sir, this is a lemmy. It's all about figuring out how to be the most outraged rather than the most rational. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago Let's not bring that energy. Let's try to be better. Just kidding! Or am I? permalink fedilink source parent [–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, that's Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago It's funny how people think that the users here are substantially different than reddit users. It's the same shit, just fewer of us and the political alignment is further left. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago Let's not bring that energy. Let's try to be better. Just kidding! Or am I? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, that's Reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago It's funny how people think that the users here are substantially different than reddit users. It's the same shit, just fewer of us and the political alignment is further left. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago It's funny how people think that the users here are substantially different than reddit users. It's the same shit, just fewer of us and the political alignment is further left. permalink fedilink source parent