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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Keeping batteries charged no more than 80%
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:18:19 +0100
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On 2024-03-14 13:03, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Carlos E.R., 2024-03-12 22:23:
> 
>> On 2024-03-12 01:23, micky wrote:
>>> If it's considered proper to charge a cellphone only to 80%, what about
>>> other devices that use batteries.  Today I got a rechargeable bluetooth
>>> speaker to use with my cellpphone, and the instructions say to charge
>>> it, until the red light turns blue.  Isn't that 100%, not 80%.  Am i
>>> damaging the speaker battery by charging it until the liught turns blue?
>>
>> On most devices, you have no control.
>>
>>> For that matter, what about people who leave their phone plugged into
>>> the charger or sitting on the wireless charger all night?   Doesn't it
>>> go to 100% and sit there, still charging even after it's reached 100%.
>>
>> Most devices will limit the charge, probably stopping it.
>>
>> My Motorola G52 detects that it is an overnight charge, and calculates
>> an strategy to have it fully charged by the time the alarm goes off.
> 
> I believe most newer Android devices have similar strategies implemented
> and reduce the charging current to a lower level for overnight charging
> but use the maximum power during daytime. I experience a similar
> behaviour with my Google Pixel 6a - in daytime it charges faster than
> during the night.


Which means that there could be an app to limit the charge to 80%. The 
hardware to do this is already in place.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.