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iPhone 15 Models Feature New Setting to Strictly Prevent Charging Beyond 80%
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If you don't want to read, think of it this way: When parking your car do you pull in at 100mph or 10mph and how close to the other cars or fence do you get? And Why? Basically the same principles at work, the electrons/ions are the cars and the battery is where they park.
your llnk is interesting but says nothing of wireless charging.
Overclock? It’s a battery not a processor.
Your knowledge of basic physics is….concerning.
Wireless charging is the same as with a cable. You only lose some power. Just avoid letting the battery get hot.
So the payoff for years of increasing battery sizes is we now use only 80% of it? 
Question though. Is it more harmful to be going over 80% than to frequently drop below 5%, which becomes more likely if you were already using most of your capacity before?
Question though. Is it more harmful to be going over 80% than to frequently drop below 5%, which becomes more likely if you were already using most of your capacity before?
I don't think there's much difference between those two. It's mostly going above 80% AND going below 20% what's bad. But hey, if you phone's at 20% and you need it, just use it. Same with charging to 100%. If you think you'll be out all day without charging options just charge it to 100% It's still a device to use.
Do you complain the roads are limited to 60mph when your speedometer goes to 140mph?
Given the number of people populating this forum who have demonstrated severe mental illness around vanishingly small details concerning their Apple products in general over the years, this ridiculous reaction to a well known and user selectable method for preventing battery degradation- same as in any good electric car- was entirely predictable.
Don‘t like it? Don’t use it.
Don‘t like it? Don’t use it.
If you use the same amount of energy in your phone everyday. Is it then better to charge it multiple small time a day (e.g to 50%), or just charge it to max?
Battery chemistry is well understood. Calling it a conspiracy shows your lack of knowledge, unless you know something that none of the thousands of educated scientists who dedicate their lives to studying chemistry know. If that’s the case, care to share?
Why 80%? Because it’s the sweet spot between capacity and longevity. Degradation at higher cell voltages is exponential. Apple doesn’t like to give people options.
All of this information is readily available from free scientific resources. Perhaps you should do 15 seconds of research before posting silly comments on the internet.
Small charges are better than big ones. The important thing is to stay away from > 80% and < 20%. The most important is avoiding heat.
When at home I keep mine between 65% and 75%. With this new option I wouldn't bother anymore and just leave it on the charger at 80%.
Good question. But here it’s min 60% mostly about 70% when I charge my phone in the evening. So it would be 40% to 50% with this new feature. And when e.g. going for a multi day hike I would charge it to 100%.So the payoff for years of increasing battery sizes is we now use only 80% of it?
It's about damage. Why are vehicles with 140mph speedometer limited to 60mph? Less damage to the engine, less damage to the tires, less damage to the roads, less damage to other vehicles. Both are optional, you can drive and charge however you want, you just will suffer the consequences good or bad.
I always felt I did pretty well with the traditional “fully uncharge, fully charge”.
All, think about how long you’ll keep your phone and if it’s worth it. It takes at least a good couple of years to wear your battery down to 80% by charging all the time.
You could spend the whole of those 2 years with your battery capacity artificially limited to 80% with this setting. Assuming, generously, that your battery gets absolutely no wear with this setting on.
Or, turn it off and experience 100% capacity for the first 6 months, then, as the wear sets in, 95% capacity for the next 6 months, and so on until you end up with the capacity at 80% after 2 years. If you get a new phone at this point, you could back at the last 2 years and you would have got more battery life from your phone than if you had artificially limited it.
You could spend the whole of those 2 years with your battery capacity artificially limited to 80% with this setting. Assuming, generously, that your battery gets absolutely no wear with this setting on.
Or, turn it off and experience 100% capacity for the first 6 months, then, as the wear sets in, 95% capacity for the next 6 months, and so on until you end up with the capacity at 80% after 2 years. If you get a new phone at this point, you could back at the last 2 years and you would have got more battery life from your phone than if you had artificially limited it.
“I’m worried about degrading my battery - imagine trying to get through the day with only 80% of my original battery capacity! To avoid this, I’m going to only use 80% of my battery capacity”