solrize@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAnother Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing updatearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down10
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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI’ve been runnnng GrapheneOS with charge capped at 80%. Phone has not emulated thermite. I haven’t found any discussion about the battery issues at GrapheneOS yet.
minus-squaretamal3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoMeaning you charge till 80% full, or at 80% max charging speed? just curious.
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months ago80% full. It drastically helps extend battery life
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoYep. It’s the capacity. Anyone can cap the charging speed by using a garbage $2 700mA charger from 2008.
minus-squarestellargmite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIs this done manually , or there’s a system thing for it ?
minus-squareadavis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoMany phones support it. My old mid range Samsung galaxy phone from 2020 had it, as does my Pixel 9a.
I’ve been runnnng GrapheneOS with charge capped at 80%. Phone has not emulated thermite.
I haven’t found any discussion about the battery issues at GrapheneOS yet.
Meaning you charge till 80% full, or at 80% max charging speed? just curious.
80% full. It drastically helps extend battery life
Yep. It’s the capacity.
Anyone can cap the charging speed by using a garbage $2 700mA charger from 2008.
Is this done manually , or there’s a system thing for it ?
Many phones support it. My old mid range Samsung galaxy phone from 2020 had it, as does my Pixel 9a.