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Two features I would really still like to have in stock Android: * shortcut from off to recording video, immediately (no clicking around the camera app) * sto

Two features I would really still like to have in stock Android: * shortcut from off to recording video, immediately (no clicking around the camera app) * stop charging battery at 80% setting (no heuristics, AI, predictive BS).

smitty1e 3y ago
What is the motive for > stop charging battery at 80% ...if you don't mind?
- elkos 3y ago
  Battery health in most cases
- gabrielhidasy 3y ago
  Lithium batteries degrade faster when very full or very empty. Samsung lets you limit to 85%.
- clumsysmurf 3y ago
  To extend the life of the battery. If you limit charging to ~ 80% it will get more charge cycles.
- SobaniBanana 3y ago
  charging the phone all the way up to 100% is less efficient than just charging it to say 80&, it's not linear. That reduction in efficiency creates heat, while your phone is also already working really hard navigating, playing music, blasting the screen at high brightness (assuming you're driving at daytime). All the heat can cause your phone to start performance throttling and could cause it to overheat and shut-down, but it will also hurt your batteries longevity
- Izkata 3y ago
  Rather than something generic, here's a scenario with made-up numbers to better explain the goal: Charging from 80% to 100% puts more strain on the battery than charging from 60% to 80%, even though it's an addition of 20% each time. So let's say you use about 40% of your battery daily, and charge from 60% to 100% every day, and that drops your total capacity by 10% each year. You'll have 6 years before your battery won't last a whole day. If instead that +40% charge was going between 40% and 80%, the reduced strain might mean you only lose 5% of the total capacity each year. That would get you 8 years before your battery won't last a whole day. Getting your battery to last longer like this also means that a year or two in, if there's a day you expect to need the full capacity, you can just turn off the limit for that day and your battery will last longer than it would have if you never limited it.
sorenjan 3y ago
> * shortcut from off to recording video, immediately Most Android phones will let you open the camera app with a double tap of the power button when locked, then you have to start recording manually, so it's a two step process. Sony has a dedicated camera button that opens the camera and can be configured to either take a photo or start recording immediately: https://sony-xperia-l.xphonehelp.com/en-us/camera/using-the-video-camera/ https://sony-xperia-l.xphonehelp.com/en-us/camera/using-the-... (under Quick launch) > * stop charging battery at 80% setting (no heuristics, AI, predictive BS). Sony has that under their Battery care, you can set a custom stop percentage.
throwawaymqsh 3y ago
Samsung has it set to 85%
xarope 3y ago
The samsung s22+ kind-of has these features, I'm not sure if its purely a customization for them? On the lock screen, the camera app is by default there, you can just swipe up, and if the last mode was video, then it's video again And under More Battery Settings, there's an option for "Protect battery", which limits maximum charge to 85%

smitty1e 3y ago

What is the motive for > stop charging battery at 80% ...if you don't mind?

elkos 3y ago
Battery health in most cases
gabrielhidasy 3y ago
Lithium batteries degrade faster when very full or very empty. Samsung lets you limit to 85%.
clumsysmurf 3y ago
To extend the life of the battery. If you limit charging to ~ 80% it will get more charge cycles.
SobaniBanana 3y ago
charging the phone all the way up to 100% is less efficient than just charging it to say 80&, it's not linear. That reduction in efficiency creates heat, while your phone is also already working really hard navigating, playing music, blasting the screen at high brightness (assuming you're driving at daytime). All the heat can cause your phone to start performance throttling and could cause it to overheat and shut-down, but it will also hurt your batteries longevity
Izkata 3y ago
Rather than something generic, here's a scenario with made-up numbers to better explain the goal: Charging from 80% to 100% puts more strain on the battery than charging from 60% to 80%, even though it's an addition of 20% each time. So let's say you use about 40% of your battery daily, and charge from 60% to 100% every day, and that drops your total capacity by 10% each year. You'll have 6 years before your battery won't last a whole day. If instead that +40% charge was going between 40% and 80%, the reduced strain might mean you only lose 5% of the total capacity each year. That would get you 8 years before your battery won't last a whole day. Getting your battery to last longer like this also means that a year or two in, if there's a day you expect to need the full capacity, you can just turn off the limit for that day and your battery will last longer than it would have if you never limited it.

sorenjan 3y ago

> * shortcut from off to recording video, immediately Most Android phones will let you open the camera app with a double tap of the power button when locked, then you have to start recording manually, so it's a two step process. Sony has a dedicated camera button that opens the camera and can be configured to either take a photo or start recording immediately: https://sony-xperia-l.xphonehelp.com/en-us/camera/using-the-video-camera/ https://sony-xperia-l.xphonehelp.com/en-us/camera/using-the-... (under Quick launch) > * stop charging battery at 80% setting (no heuristics, AI, predictive BS). Sony has that under their Battery care, you can set a custom stop percentage.

throwawaymqsh 3y ago

Samsung has it set to 85%

xarope 3y ago

The samsung s22+ kind-of has these features, I'm not sure if its purely a customization for them? On the lock screen, the camera app is by default there, you can just swipe up, and if the last mode was video, then it's video again And under More Battery Settings, there's an option for "Protect battery", which limits maximum charge to 85%