Charging a lithium battery to 80% only?

Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by wouldbecouldbe on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:58AM (#38363071)

Maybe.

But you might overestimate technical understanding of people.

"Letting people know" comes with it's own challenges.

There are a lot of choices an OS makes without letting it's users know.

It would be quite overwhelming to communicate all. And in making choice what to communicate mistakes might be made.

Screaming disgrace is a bit exaggerated.

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by batch12 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:11AM (#38363170)

When this came out, most people were distrustful because it was a secret. It was seen as a way to force device upgrades, not save devices. If they had been transparent, even in documentation, (and allowed opt out) it would have curbed some of this backlash.

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by thfuran on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:24AM (#38363289)

It may well have, but that doesn't mean the backlash was reasonable.

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by Angostura on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:44AM (#38363488)

I was an iPhone 6 user at the time and an Apple fan. I think the secrecy surrounding the move means that the backlash was reasonable.

Consider: a pop up saying "Your battery need replacing, it is operating in slow mode to avoid crashes" v people thinking "Damn, my phone is slow - I better buy a new phone"

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by batch12 on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @08:31AM (#38363357)

I believe it was perfectly reasonable based on the information at hand. Apple gave no reason to believe otherwise and behaved in a way that appeared deceptive.

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