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I have had my phone for 4.5 years. I charge it every night to 80% - I have Accubattery installed, so it pings to tell me to unplug it, and it also does a fairly
by mnw21cam 2y ago
I have had my phone for 4.5 years. I charge it every night to 80% - I have Accubattery installed, so it pings to tell me to unplug it, and it also does a fairly decent job of measuring the capacity. I charge on a fast charger (10W) instead of the super-fast charger (18W) because that keeps the temperature from rising too much. I use the phone a fair amount, so I'm usually charging from around 50%. Therefore, the battery has had ~1600 cycles of around 30%, or 480 full cycles equivalent. The design capacity of the battery is 4000mAh, and Accubattery tells me it currently stores 3460mAh, which is 87% of the design capacity.
I therefore approve and recommend the above strategy for treating the battery to make it last longer. I also recommend Accubattery - it seems to do the job fairly well.
- tooltalk 2y agoAccubattery pings, but doesn't actually stop charging. Some Android, Samsung Galaxy for instance, now has "battery protection" mode that stops charging at 80%.
- pkulak 2y agoI just use the hell out of my phone battery and pay 50 bucks every 3 years to replace it.
- clearleaf 2y agoMe too except my first phone is the only one where I had to replace the battery. My 5 year old phone still lasts the whole day without going through any of this rigmarole. It's mostly superstition and the parts that aren't are such a wash that they aren't worth worrying about. Just look at these people trying to reach an agreement on whether you should stop charging at 80% or not. Your gadgets should work for you not the other way around.
- chasil 2y agoOn Android, I use the "Advanced Charging Controller" module for Magisk. If you have some way of rooting your phone and installing Magisk: https://magiskmanager.com/ https://magiskmanager.com/ Then you can download the ACC module and set it to halt charging at 80%: https://github.com/VR-25/acc https://github.com/VR-25/acc This functionality should be native to Android and iOS. Yesterday.
- theteo 2y agoIt is with the latest iOS
- tadfisher 2y agoIf you charge overnight, newer Androids (12+?) will charge to 80% then trickle-charge to 100% over a few hours before your next alarm. This purportedly gets most of the benefit of lower charge thresholds, presumably because charging that last 20% quickly accelerates wear.
- attentive 2y agoI have a smart plug configured to power plugged into it charger for 40min or so during the night. It takes it to ~80-85% and it's automatic.
- implements 2y ago> I have Accubattery installed, so it pings to tell me to unplug it, … Just as a PSA, you can create an Automation in the built-in Shortcuts App to do something similar. (Show Notification / Speak Text on Battery Level below 20% / above 80% - enable Automation, and turn off Ask Before Running and Notify When Run)
- edward28 2y agoAccubattery is an android app, so that wouldnt help much.