Agreed. Being able to switch to 85% or 90% on demand will be nice when anticipating needing a touch more than 80%.
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iOS 18 Introduces More Charging Limit Options on iPhone 15 Models: 85%, 90%, and 95%
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Cool, I wanted this. 90% seems like a sweet spot, although I would prefer this for my Mac.
Surely such a computationally expensive operation (comparing charge levels) can only be done on the latest CPU and nothing else.
I really don't understand why Apple doesn't provide it for MacOS. The built-in limiter has never worked for me and trust me I even reformatted / re-setup the entire machine hoping it'd start working. Such a hard limit would be very easy to implement.
Well, I didn't close the app or shut anything down, I just closed the lid and connected the charger. It charged to 69 and stopped there, as if 69 was my set limit, it's not that I disconnected it when it reached 69 as it stopped charging well before then. I figure this was a bug.
Given that it is usually off by a few points for me, I tought that this is because AlDente has a different reading of the battery charge, kind of like how Coconut shows you a slightly different percentage than Apple.
It doesn't really matter, that doesn't take away from its use.
It’s likely that your laptop went to sleep during a charge cycle, there are some limitations regarding that.
If you can JB, then, it's possible; see the thread above - the code is there; it's just that it isn't enablled for anything pre-15. (This also means it was a marketing decision - as usual.)
I just wish Apple enabled this on all devices, such as older iPhones and, especially, MacBooks!
There is a lot of complaining about the latest software releases but wow Apple are putting a lot of work into this and have put out some solid updates year over year. Its not perfect but there’s so many little things that are in this release.
The issue is that people see a software update adding or doing something and think it’s only software. Software updates can include firmware. They also have to run on something. It’s just possible that there are hardware limitations.
The real question is could Apple magically make M2 or M1 Macs display on two external monitors (and the internal one) with a software update? If the M3 can do it, that doesn’t mean older Macs can.
I typically only fast-charge mine during the day and then top up again in the evening before bed. I expected fast charging to wear it down faster but with my 90% management I guess it helped prolong it.
I used to just slow charge to 100% on my nightstand while I slept with my older iPhones and the batteries degraded a lot faster.
90 would be great, I tried 80 and it gets a bit low too soon when I'm using it for work in the field.
I request in beta 2 or beta 3 of IOS 18 it’s will be available for iPhone 14 Pro Max level charging for battery like 80 percent 85 percent 90 percent 95 percent
All four iPhone 15 models feature a setting that prevents the devices from charging beyond 80% while toggled on, which can potentially improve an iPhone battery's lifespan by reducing the time that the battery is fully charged. And with iOS 18, Apple has taken this feature a step further by adding new 85%, 90%, and 95% charging limit options.
The feature can be found in the Settings app under Battery → Charging.
The charging limit feature remains exclusive to the iPhone 15 lineup on the first iOS 18 beta, with the option not found on the iPhone 14 Pro or older.
The first iOS 18 beta is now available for Apple Developer Program members, and a public beta will follow in July. Following beta testing, the update should be widely released to all users with an iPhone XS or newer in September.
Article Link: iOS 18 Introduces More Charging Limit Options on iPhone 15 Models: 85%, 90%, and 95%
Excellent idea. Don't worry, Apple will use this to get you to buy a new one.
The iPhone 13’s have particularly good batteries compared to previous generations, I think. Mine (non-Pro) still reports 95% (!) capacity after 18 months, which is far better than any of my previous iPhones did over a similar timeframe.
I have made some attempt to limit charging to 80%-ish, but there have been many times where I haven’t been able to unplug it and it’s gone all the way to 100%.
Just go on, but don't hold your breath - Apple will NOT implement this. That is, they won't remove the plain device model check in front of the otherwise finely executing (see the JB remark above) code.
