• Pulptastic@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    If it shouldn’t be charged above 80%, then make 80% the new 100%. “But this one goes to 11”

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      5 months ago

      They already did. The percentage range on your phone’s battery display is basically a usable range rather than an absolute range. The article talks about phone manufacturers making changes to their charging systems to optimize battery function, but the headline bit about not charging past a certain point has been taken into account by Android and iOS for ages.