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  • ilreppans@alien.topBtoAppleiPhone charging
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    1 year ago

    I’m a battery/efficiency hobbyist - if you do it right with an automated custom charge optimization (smartplug + shortcut, or chargie usb dongle), there’s no effort/cost/hassle after initial set-up, and batts should last longer than Apple will support the OS. The built-in ‘optimizations’ are ok, but too dumbed-down to capture the best lowing hanging fruit (eg, idling/resting overnight at low SoC). However, the 80% limiter combined with a dumb light timer, or a morning charge routine, recaptures most of that.

    My XR seems to be doing fine after 4yrs and I still use my 11/12yo iPhone5/iPad2 (w/ 5-6 SOT on original batts).



  • ilreppans@alien.topBtoAppleiPhone 11 life span, aging bad?
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    1 year ago

    Without specific battery care, ~4yrs is beyond the batts useful life - just replace it.

    My XR is ~1/2yr older with very similar usage pattern (8-9hrs Covid, 5-6now) and is 87% BH and ~50% cycling gets me through the day. But I’m a batt/efficiency hobbyist, and wait til ~v.3 on new iOS rollouts.