Otter@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWhy Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit Newswww.ifixit.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1527arrow-down166
arrow-up1461arrow-down1external-linkWhy Charging Your Gadgets Over 80% Is Such a Bad Idea | iFixit Newswww.ifixit.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square258fedilink
minus-squarenoodlejetski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agothat doesn’t answer the question of whether there’s a way to tell that their battery is limited to 80% on hardware level, though.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoUnless 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.
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.
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.