Google has reportedly started rolling out the new battery charging limit feature to Pixel phones with the latest November update.
  • ahto@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    273·
    2 months ago

    Is there any evidence that this really matters on top of the protections and limits that are already built in and obscured from the user? There’s such a cult around this feature, but I’m not convinced.

    • Madis@lemm.eeEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      What I don’t understand is do any of the OEMs giving this feature also combine it with passthrough power? So besides not charging the phone at 80%, it would keep it working using the wire instead of the battery.

    • fossphi@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      Fair question. I’d assume that the buffer which the BMS/low level firmware reserves is relatively marginal. Having too high a margin at that (low) level would take away a lot of capacity and might make people mad

  • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    I thought they had it, like a lot of phones, Samsung has a limiting to 80% or even disabling fast charging

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      This is only the ability to turn it on manually. My old Pixel 4 lives on a charger and does it automatically.

      • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Is this the Adaptive Charging feature? That’s the only thing I see in my Pixel 5a.

        • Markaos@lemmy.oneEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          If you keep your Pixel plugged in for a few days, it will give you an option to limit charging to 80% (or maybe just turns it on on its own, not sure about that). There’s no other way to activate it currently, but that should change soon (the Adaptive Charging option will have three options instead of just on/off).

    • node815@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Honestly, if I have the option to keep it toggled on/off I’m fine with it, but I also don’t see it in my latest update which came in last night. But not too concerned yet (Pixel 8a) so it’s still pretty new I guess. :)

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Is this different than Charging Control? I’m on 7 Pro CalyxOS and have been using that since I was on 4 XL [a couple years ago]. I figured it was AOSP…

    Edit: added a cleared timeline.