News JVTech I’m shocked: Google’s new method to preserve the autonomy of smartphones is incredible
Published on 12/27/2024 at 8:20 p.m.
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With the transition to Android 15, Google smartphones offer a new option to preserve battery life and it turns out to be particularly well thought out!
Limit charging to 80% to preserve Google Pixel battery
As we have known for a while, not fully charging your smartphone helps preserve your battery. It is therefore recommended to recharge it up to 80% and not leave it plugged in all night. Several charges are better than one longer one.
And if monitoring the charging status can be somewhat tedious, many smartphones now offer to block it at 80%.. This is particularly the case for Google Pixels. You can therefore opt for an adaptive load to reach 100% or limit it to 80%.
Once 80% is reached, the smartphone stops charging, although the charger is still detected. And for good reason, bypass charging then directs the energy directly to the phone’s componentsthus avoiding strain on the battery once it reaches 80%. Tests carried out by Android Authority showed that when the 80% limit is reached, the phone stops charging the battery and switches to a direct power consumption mode, which is confirmed by a rapid and erratic change in power consumption, typical of a direct power supply to the components.
This feature offers several advantages, in particular the ability to use the phone while it is plugged in without recharging the battery, which not only preserves it but also prevents overheating.
This is an ideal solution for playing for long hours on your Google Pixel without making it overheat and then always have 80% battery.
Why do smartphones sometimes need to be charged to 100%?
To set the charge to 80%, simply install the latest update available on Google Pixels (from Pixel 6), go to settings, then “Battery” and select “Optimization of battery”. recharging”. You will then have to check limit to 80%.
However, despite the limitation to 80%, Google Pixels can sometimes be recharged to 100%, in order to “recalibrate the battery”. This allows you to obtain more accurate readings on the state of the battery, including the recharge rate. This also enhances battery level accuracy.
In addition, to ensure good life for your smartphone’s battery, it is advisable to completely discharge it once in a while, every quarter for example.
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