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Re:Starlink Direct to Cell by londons_explore on Thursday October 12, 2023 @03:47AM (#37854521)
I have never seen a phone BMS that prevents charging due to undertemperature
Re:Starlink Direct to Cell by michaelt on Thursday October 12, 2023 @08:24AM (#37856211)
Isn't that a stock feature on pretty much every chip? I mean, if you've got a temperature sensor for overtemperature protection, including undertemperature protection is trivial.

Even the cheapest chips from TI and ST seem to include it. And modern cell phones often advertise extra-fast 20W+ charging, so I doubt they're using the cheapest chips.

Re:Starlink Direct to Cell by s1artibartfast on Thursday October 12, 2023 @12:29PM (#37859415)
I can already imagine freezing to death while my phone refuses to charge because it wants to protect its precious battery
Re:Starlink Direct to Cell by 20after4 on Friday October 13, 2023 @04:13AM (#37868116)
My iPhone refuses to charge when too hot or too cold.