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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: "Downloading en-US"
Date: 6 Dec 2024 19:09:19 GMT
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AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
> On 12/6/24 11:34 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> >Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> >> Stan Brown wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Yup, there's an update to Android 15
> >> > pending. I tapped "Download and Install".
> >> 
> >> You should have the option to limit battery charge to 80% now.
> >
> >  Hmm, you mean that Pixels did not have that before? Samsungs got that
> >(in Samsung's case 85%) with Android 12 in April 2022.
> >
> >  But indeed, my archive for this group has a post mine of June 14 2022,
> >refering a post from John McGaw (<iyNpK.140772$vAW9.139164@fx10.iad>)
> >saying:
> >  
> >> No such thing on my "pure Android" Pixel 6 Pro which leads me to believe
> >> that the option is something that Samsung added for their devices."
> 
> The capability may be overrated. I've always charged my Samsung Galaxy S10+
>  to 100% and it just passed 5 years with no 'noticeable' battery degradation
>  for 'my' use. A survey of one of course and as always YMMV...

  After having ruined, or seen ruined, my share of batteries (mostly
laptop and several small 'gadgets'), I'd rather be safe than sorry. Our
Samsung Galaxy A51 phones are a bit over 4 years old and we hope to have
some more years life in them. But, as you say, a survey of one and a
sample of only a few, so YMMV/YMWV.