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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by vladvasiliu on Saturday December 28, 2024 @07:28PM (#42536216)
I don’t know about iPads, but my iPhone shows a message when the delayed charge thing is active. I think it’s even one of those always on notifications you can’t swipe away.
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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by xethos on Saturday December 28, 2024 @10:30PM (#42537260)
Delayed charge (waiting to charge fully or charging the last ~20% slowly to just-in-time for your alarm) is a different setting, though I don't recall the name for the "Only charge to 80%" one
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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by NikkiA on Sunday December 29, 2024 @03:35AM (#42538565)
"battery saver"
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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by vladvasiliu on Sunday December 29, 2024 @03:40AM (#42538587)
Can you tell an iPhone to only charge to 80%? I only have the “optimized charging” option, which is the delayed one.
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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by reshlo on Sunday December 29, 2024 @05:56AM (#42539188)
Yes.

> To change your charging option with iPhone 15 models and later, go to Settings > Battery > Charging and choose an option. You can choose a charge limit between 80 percent and 100 percent in 5 percent increments.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108055

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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by vladvasiliu on Sunday December 29, 2024 @06:31AM (#42539311)
OK, that explains it, mine is an older model. Wonder why this setting doesn't apply to them...
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Re:EU law mandating universal chargers for devices comes int... by reshlo on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @07:48PM (#42570607)
Probably a combination of the devices being old enough and the battery not being large enough that a lot of people would not find 80% of the already-degraded capacity of their device reasonable, and not wanting to have to explain to customers why their friend’s phone allows it and theirs doesn’t if they both have the same model.
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