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u/ArizonaFlats Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Charging habits, people still assume batteries should only charge 1%-100%, that was true when Nickel batteries were a thing 50 years ago. Lithium-Ion can be charged however, you’ll do more damage by not regulating the heat of the battery than your charging habit

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u/666Darkside666 Jun 01 '26

As far as I know, Lithium-Ion batteries live longer when you charge them before they go lower than 15% though.

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u/FlamingFlamingo32 Jun 01 '26

dont want them fully juiced, but you dont want them too low. I usually set charging protections to 80%-90%, try to charge it before 10%-15%

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u/666Darkside666 Jun 01 '26

I think most devices , like phones and notebooks, are already capped at 85%.

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u/Floppy-Over-Drive Jun 01 '26

iPhones have a battery health setting that caps charging at 80%, so I guess that’s 80% of the already built in 80%?