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PSA: Pixel 80% charge limit doesn't work while your device is powered off (9to5google.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The ability to limit the charge that your Pixel has an issue; the 80% limit does not stay activated if your phone is powered off.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Has there been any proof that charging your phone to only 80% does anything beneficial?

[–] duckythescientist 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes! Fully charging and fully discharging lithium batteries stresses them. By only charging to 80%, it'll keep its capacity for longer and not need to be replaced as soon. https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/623375

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

At least on iPhone, charging to 80% has shown not to make much of a difference in the long run.

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/24/iphone-80-percent-charging-test/

This article explains that you are losing 20% of your battery daily by not charging it fully, only to maybe save 5% in long term battery life. (Scroll down to “should you” section.)

https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-limit-charging-on-your-iphone-15-and-why-you-shouldnt/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[You] lose 5-10% of the reported battery capacity each year.

Right in the article. I like how you chose the low end of the estimate and then added "maybe" and then ignored that it's each year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If it was saving you 10% battery life per year, it might be worth it. The other link indicated real world testing was less than 5%.

“I have four percent more battery at 28 more cycles, and I'm not sure suffering through an 80 percent battery limit for 12 months was ultimately worth it.”

Will be interesting to see if they follow up with additional years of testing. Might be different on Android than it is on iPhone.

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