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I think all systems that allow for fast charging should, after plugging in, ask: "Do a slow charge instead?" and perhaps: "Only charge to 80%?". These could be

I think all systems that allow for fast charging should, after plugging in, ask: "Do a slow charge instead?" and perhaps: "Only charge to 80%?". These could be two check boxes that are unchecked by default. Maybe you could change the default in the settings. Anyway, the way this is currently solved e.g. in Android is clearly suboptimal. You can only configure charging in the settings, but obviously it depends on your current situation whether you want to use your device immediately and need a full charge.

freehorse 2y ago
I actually have a couple of chargers that just do _exactly_ 5V/1A for this reason.
- cubefox 2y ago
  Yeah, but a software solution would be better and actually easy to implement.
  - freehorse 2y ago
    True, that is what _should_ have been done in the first place. But I have given up on companies caring about battery life of products, when their business model is exactly getting their products obsolete as fast as possible for people to get the new product, and hindering self-repair as much as possible.
    - cubefox 2y ago
      I think it is more likely the developers of operating systems are just not aware of some obvious things. E.g. it took them years to introduce a dark mode and to adapt the color temperature of the screen to something warmer during the night.
callalex 2y ago
Every Apple device (even headphones!) does this by inferring your schedule and charging to 100% just in time or just never if for example you charge your watch every night but only use half the battery. I just wish it was slightly less automatic because it definitely gets tripped up by my occasional insomnia.
- cubefox 2y ago
  That's something else because it assumes a stable schedule, while I proposed dynamic options that can be activated once the charger is plugged in. Just let people optionally choose how far and how fast they want to charge this time. The default can be as "smart" as it already is.
- coin 2y ago
  The algorithm is very finicky. Often it doesn’t detect the pattern and charges to 100%.

freehorse 2y ago

I actually have a couple of chargers that just do _exactly_ 5V/1A for this reason.

cubefox 2y ago
Yeah, but a software solution would be better and actually easy to implement.
- freehorse 2y ago
  True, that is what _should_ have been done in the first place. But I have given up on companies caring about battery life of products, when their business model is exactly getting their products obsolete as fast as possible for people to get the new product, and hindering self-repair as much as possible.
  - cubefox 2y ago
    I think it is more likely the developers of operating systems are just not aware of some obvious things. E.g. it took them years to introduce a dark mode and to adapt the color temperature of the screen to something warmer during the night.

callalex 2y ago

Every Apple device (even headphones!) does this by inferring your schedule and charging to 100% just in time or just never if for example you charge your watch every night but only use half the battery. I just wish it was slightly less automatic because it definitely gets tripped up by my occasional insomnia.

cubefox 2y ago
That's something else because it assumes a stable schedule, while I proposed dynamic options that can be activated once the charger is plugged in. Just let people optionally choose how far and how fast they want to charge this time. The default can be as "smart" as it already is.
coin 2y ago
The algorithm is very finicky. Often it doesn’t detect the pattern and charges to 100%.