Sorry, I had to laugh at this one. Apple has given us the universal explanation for everything it removes when it did so with the iPhone headphone jack: they’re “courageous.” Did you expect more details? See the humor?
I wish an App like AlDente existed for IOS devices. Even my Samsung S10+ has a built-in setting to limit battery charge to 80%.That's reasonable in some ways — it just doesn't seem like a wise choice to leave the battery plugged in / staying nearly fully charged the whole time.
By the same token, it's not uncommon to find MacBook users leaving their Macs always plugged in to have the batteries swollen. Part of the reason for some people is to minimise the charge cycle for a higher resell value, but in fact they do so at the expense of the battery health (the chemicals have to move from time to time), or even fire safety:
source: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/is-this-a-swollen-battery.2231637/
As long as there isn't an option for the user to manually stop the built-in battery from charging / at say 50%, there's no reason for a device to be deemed as a desktop / fixed device acting as a home hub.
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As a side note, Mac users may find apps like Charge Limiter, AlDente, BatteryStatusShow useful for controlling how much the battery is charged for leaving it plugged in for a longer period of time.
I usually leave my MacBook plugged in, primarily because I work from my desk and have no reason to unplug it to move around.That's reasonable in some ways — it just doesn't seem like a wise choice to leave the battery plugged in / staying nearly fully charged the whole time.
By the same token, it's not uncommon to find MacBook users leaving their Macs always plugged in to have the batteries swollen. Part of the reason for some people is to minimise the charge cycle for a higher resell value, but in fact they do so at the expense of the battery health (the chemicals have to move from time to time), or even fire safety:
source: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/is-this-a-swollen-battery.2231637/
As long as there isn't an option for the user to manually stop the built-in battery from charging / at say 50%, there's no reason for a device to be deemed as a desktop / fixed device acting as a home hub.
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As a side note, Mac users may find apps like Charge Limiter, AlDente, BatteryStatusShow useful for controlling how much the battery is charged for leaving it plugged in for a longer period of time.
Not really. IOS learns the typical usage pattern and based on that charges the device to 80% first, and then just before the usual end of charge cycle, charges the device to 100%. This is fine for a typical overnight phone charge before the day begins, but not ideal for a device that stays on charge most of the time.
A relative of mine works all day while his MacBook is connected to an external display. The single connection of the display also charges the MacBook. As a result, his 2019 MacBook had its batteries swollen and had to be replaced. He noticed that his replacement MacBook also getting hot while being connected to the display and charged at the same time.
My display doesn't appear to also charge, so I've unplugged the power cable for a while. Fortunately swollen batteries have never been an issue but now I know, I'll avoid the risk
It's a hit and miss. My wife's 2012 MacBook Pro 15" stays on the charger 7/24 and the battery is still in perfect shape. Yet my 2016 MacBook's batteries went down to 60% capacity in 5 years and finally when the case started to swell a little, I had to have the batteries replaced. AlDente is free and solves all the overcharge issues.
There was a webpage on batteries on Apple's website. It was quite informative, but it's no longer there — though you can view it here:
Thanks. Is that saying to deplete the desktop battery, or the infrequently-used notebook?
Any evidence to suggest this actually matters in real world use of home hubs? The fact that there is no way to either disable it or set priority order tells me Apple has found no measurable reason to prioritize one home hub over another, because its not the kind of service that requires the best in bandwidth or latency. Its is not demanding at all. As long its connected at all, it will respond to requests. HomeKits performance issues have nothing to do with wireless Home hubs, trust me. They have a lot of issues that are not solved by a wired home hub.
I agree with everything you said, but it has nothing to do with wireless Home hubs, unfortunately.
Sorry, but no. This is a placebo effect. Home kit has issues not related to wireless home hubs.
So what you're saying is the actual stop-watch I timed the automation is having a placebo effect? When I hit my switch that automates all lights go off, the difference was around 2 seconds from my apple tv to my homepod. I'm not imagining things I actually tested it to get the most efficient automation in my house.
Yes, evidence is that I can duplicate this myself repeatedly forcing switch between HomePod mini and AppleTV as a hub.... go search and you will find many others with this issue for years and no resolution. I am talking video streaming specifically... other HK functions work via HomePod mini like turning on/off my lights etc.
Sorry, but no. Not a placebo.
