Charging a lithium battery to 80% only?

Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by Reason077 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:56AM (#38361596)

It's not possible to set a hard limit in macOS without third party utility like AlDente [1].

I was referring to the built-in "Optimised battery charging" feature. When this is active and has decided it will cap charging at 80% [2], you get a "charge to full now" option in the battery menu.

[1] https://apphousekitchen.com

[2] I do agree that this feature sucks and rarely actually works, unless you have a very predictable charging schedule.

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by mwarkentin on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @09:22AM (#38379547)

I leave my laptop plugged in 95% of the time so in practice this caps it at 80% (helpful).

I suspect quite a few people do that so it probably is net-good overall, but agree it doesn’t work well if you’re moving around a lot.

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