that doesn’t answer the question of whether there’s a way to tell that their battery is limited to 80% on hardware level, though.
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Zak@lemmy.world 8 months agoFor Android, there are a multitude of apps, such as Wattz that will tell you the actual voltage of the battery. Full may be 4.2V or 4.35V depending on the chemistry used. ACCA (root required) will let you limit charge rates and stop charging at a certain percentage.
Staying under 4 volts (around 60% for most phone batteries) will vastly extend battery service life. 80% is a bit less extension, but still far better than charging to 100%.
noodlejetski@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Zak@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Unless it’s lying about the voltage itself, you can be pretty sure it’s not limited if it charges to 4.35V. 4.2 is a little more tricky if you don’t know for sure whether 4.2 is the full voltage for the cell.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
i was looking for something like acca since forever
foss discoverability needs some mad work
helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 months ago
I just use Home Assistant + smart switch
umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
how do you do it?
helenslunch@feddit.nl 8 months ago
Just set up an automatic to turn the switch off when the battery reaches 80%. Then back on when <75%.