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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 hours 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-up3·20 hours agoMeaning you charge till 80% full, or at 80% max charging speed? just curious.
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 hours ago80% full. It drastically helps extend battery life
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 hours agoYep. It’s the capacity. Anyone can cap the charging speed by using a garbage $2 700mA charger from 2008.
minus-squarestellargmite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoIs this done manually , or there’s a system thing for it ?
minus-squareadavis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 hours agoMany phones support it. My old mid range Samsung galaxy phone from 2020 had it, as does my Pixel 9a.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 hours agoIn GrapheneOS, Settings -> Battery -> Charging Optimization.
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.
In GrapheneOS, Settings -> Battery -> Charging Optimization.