My phone (stock Android) has this built in.
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090612?hl=en#z...
Chargie. A USB device to control charging of phones
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, they do. For a couple years now: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210512
Ah, interesting that it's only available as "smart" feature and not as something you can intentionally configure. Neat feature otherwise.
The latest shortcuts app is able to monitor the charge level and one can configure it as a trigger.
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#13Looks like a pretty decent solution for the average person, I like it.
My OnePlus 7 Pro has a feature that's supposed to limit charging based on your usage habits, but in reality it never works and always charges to 100%, and you can't configure it manually for some reason.
I ended up using a wifi plug with home assistant to turn off the charger when my phone hits 80%.
The biggest downside is android is not smart enough to realize this is a full charge, and the battery stats never reset until I do a charge to 100%.
Re: Chargie. A USB device to control charging of phones
#14I've adopted a different solution - use an old charger. I have a seemingly endless supply of them sitting around. They were never powerful enough to begin with, so they charge many times slower than modern chargers.
This is ideal for over night charging for me. From a nearly empty battery, it charger my phone to about 95% during a normal night. If I need to top off, I throw it on the quick charger while I get ready for the day.
Re: Chargie. A USB device to control charging of phones
#15this type of thing is built into a newer Lenovo tablet I have.
Re: Chargie. A USB device to control charging of phones
#16I've adopted a different solution - use an old charger. I have a seemingly endless supply of them sitting around. They were never powerful enough to begin with, so they charge many times slower than modern chargers. This is ideal for over night charging for me. From a nearly empty battery, it charger my phone to about 95% during a normal night. If I need to top off, I throw it on the quick charger while I get ready f…
That was what I was doing too. From one of the articles referenced on chargie.io [0] I learned battery lifetime is mostly about
- heat, which indeed potentially is lower with the small chargers, see Table 2
- keep between 35-75% charge level, see Figure 3.
With the astonishing battery life of the iPhone 13 under most daily use, even the _mini_, I will never go outside 35-75%. IOW I'm planning to buy a few Chargies, also leaving 1 or 2 in the car. That way I can use the iPhone 13 for another 6 years, like I did with the iPhone 6.
[0] https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-...