I limit my laptop battery charge to 80% with a third party software tool. Laptops can generally bypass the battery and directly power themselves from the wall.

Does this new 80% battery limit setting imply that the new iPhones are able to do the same? Implication would be less battery wear while docked on a desk/in a car or due to long “AAA” gaming sessions, since it will draw power direct from the wall rather than using the battery as a middleman.

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    1 year ago

    Apple has the same feature on their laptops, but it’s “AI” driven so it can decide for you if you want 85% or 100%. Except it’s a fucking joke and almost always charges it to 100% and they don’t give you a way to say fuck the AI let me decide.

    The worse it is, the more money they make on battery replacements.

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      For me it’s even worse: it will charge to 80% during the times I’m working. So, when I unplug the MacBook to work somewhere off a power source, I’m left with 80%. Then, when I finish my work day, it immediately charges to 100% and stays that way until the next morning. It’s the complete opposite of what makes sense.

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      1 year ago

      That sounds like the same “Optimized BatteryCharging” option already available on older iPhone models.

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        1 year ago

        I believe this would slow down charging until you need it.

        I unplug my phone like 8am every weekday so when I charge at night it says it will charge slowly past 80% until 7am instead staying at 100% from 12am to 8am.