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minus-squaredudesss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI got an extra 30% battery life after switching to GrapheneOS. I’m guessing whatever is saving my battery, would also bring down the load on the system. I did notice my phone heats up much less after switching to GrapheneOS.
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’ve been runnnng GrapheneOS with charge capped at 80%. Phone has not emulated thermite. I haven’t found any discussion about the battery issues at GrapheneOS yet.
minus-squaretamal3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMeaning you charge till 80% full, or at 80% max charging speed? just curious.
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago80% full. It drastically helps extend battery life
minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoYep. It’s the capacity. Anyone can cap the charging speed by using a garbage $2 700mA charger from 2008.
minus-squarestellargmite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIs this done manually , or there’s a system thing for it ?
minus-squareadavis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMany phones support it. My old mid range Samsung galaxy phone from 2020 had it, as does my Pixel 9a.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIn GrapheneOS, Settings -> Battery -> Charging Optimization.
minus-squaremazzilius_marsti@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoplan to buy a pixel just to put Graphene on. Which one do you have and any problems?
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’ve got a 7 and works great
minus-squaremastod0n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoJust here to confirm this comment from personal experience.
I got an extra 30% battery life after switching to GrapheneOS. I’m guessing whatever is saving my battery, would also bring down the load on the system.
I did notice my phone heats up much less after switching to GrapheneOS.
I’ve been runnnng GrapheneOS with charge capped at 80%. Phone has not emulated thermite.
I haven’t found any discussion about the battery issues at GrapheneOS yet.
Meaning you charge till 80% full, or at 80% max charging speed? just curious.
80% full. It drastically helps extend battery life
Yep. It’s the capacity.
Anyone can cap the charging speed by using a garbage $2 700mA charger from 2008.
Is this done manually , or there’s a system thing for it ?
Many phones support it. My old mid range Samsung galaxy phone from 2020 had it, as does my Pixel 9a.
In GrapheneOS, Settings -> Battery -> Charging Optimization.
plan to buy a pixel just to put Graphene on. Which one do you have and any problems?
I’ve got a 7 and works great
Just here to confirm this comment from personal experience.