Other Just Another Battery 🪫 Health Question…

[Jxdawg]

This question is mostly just out of curiosity, versus due to an actually crisis.

Between my two devices which show battery health (iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone SE [could view it on iPad with iMazing but again this is just my personal curiosity]), I have noticed it seems to be about a 1% decrease in battery health a month.

Is this also your experience? Has your battery degraded more or less?

 

[jav6454]

Battery degrades based on average operating temperature (as crazy as it sounds), how many times your cycle it and charging habits. Too many variables to tell you if a 1% drop monthly is good or bad.

 

[jonnykanzen]

mine decreased 1% per month on average until feb 2022 (when it was at 81%) and has stayed at 81% since. Funny that isnt it given that battery replacement only kicks in at below 80% and I only have 3 months of apple care left

 

[eyoungren]

mine decreased 1% per month on average until feb 2022 (when it was at 81%) and has stayed at 81% since. Funny that isnt it given that battery replacement only kicks in at below 80% and I only have 3 months of apple care left

It took my launch weekend iPhone 6s+ until November 2021 for my battery to hit 79%. That's six years with the original battery, surviving normal use and three Phoenix summers inside a car without A/C and windows that couldn't be rolled down (heat affects battery negatively).

 

[sewerx]

I'm almost 12 years on original battery (precisely 11 years 9 months). Used every day as my main and only device. Battery is 78%. It's approx. 1% decrease per 6 months if I counted correctly.

 

[slplss]

I’ve set a simple Automation (speak text: battery dropped below 30%, battery is charged above 80%), day one iPhone 13 Pro is still at 100%.

 

[Jxdawg]

I’ve set a simple Automation (speak text: battery dropped below 30%, battery is charged above 80%), day one iPhone 13 Pro is still at 100%.

Do you mind sharing that automation?

 

[SteveManila1960]

2020SE purchased in June 2021. Battery degraded 1% each month for the first 10 months and has not degraded since then. Almost 4 months with no further degredation. Phone used daily. Not just measured with Apple software backed up by Coconut Battery also. Strange.

 

[Helmsley]

My iPhone 11 was two years old a few days ago. I'm a heavy user and the battery is on 90% which is not bad I think. No plans to get rid of the 11 any time soon, so when the battery goes bad, I'll get Apple to chuck a new one in.

Apple only charge £69 here in the UK.

 

[ssledoux]

I’ve set a simple Automation (speak text: battery dropped below 30%, battery is charged above 80%), day one iPhone 13 Pro is still at 100%.

How does one do this?

 

[Taz Mangus]

Do you mind sharing that automation?

How does one do this?

It sounds like the OP is using a Smart Plug and is controlling when it shuts off with a Shortcuts Automation script. I also use a Smart Plug. The automation script is pretty simple:

When battery level is 80%
Do
    Set Smart Plug Off

 

[slplss]

How does one do this?

It sounds like the OP is using a Smart Plug and is controlling when it shuts off with a Shortcuts Automation script. I also use a Smart Plug. The automation script is pretty simple:

When battery level is 80%
Do
    Set Smart Plug Off

I’m coming in late but no, I don’t use a smart plug. The Automation is very simple, works basically as a notification to unplug the phone:

I have the same Automation when battery drops below 30%, both for iPhone and iPad. My day 1 iPhone 13 Pro is somehow still on 100%

 

[cRuNcHiE]

I’m coming in late but no, I don’t use a smart plug. The Automation is very simple, works basically as a notification to unplug the phone:

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I have the same Automation when battery drops below 30%, both for iPhone and iPad. My day 1 iPhone 13 Pro is somehow still on 100%
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So when do you ever charge to 100%?
Just trying to gauge how to use this with a smart plug automation and not have it constantly switch off/on between 79-80%

 

[slplss]

So when do you ever charge to 100%?
Just trying to gauge how to use this with a smart plug automation and not have it constantly switch off/on between 79-80%

Dozens of times. When I forget to unplug it, when I need a full charge for day without power bank (but I rarely travel without one). 1% over the limit will barely make any difference, even 10%, don’t stress it. It’s just important to have this habit- not fully charge and discharge, it should pay off over time.
When I travelled past two months and I needed extra % of charge for filming/navigation I simply plugged it it/out for a minute- maybe a hundred of times. So I don’t think charging frequency is important.

Numbers:
iPhone 13 Pro
(100.7%) at 157 cycles

M1 iPad Pro
(90.8%) at 183 cycles
- Editing in Lumafusion takes its toll. Mostly running at 100%. Also, did you know you need a freaking $69 Apple USB-C to Digital AV adapter to (safely, without frying) run SSD AND charge it at the same time?
Also, you need a $39 Lighting to USB 3 Camera Adapter to export your iPhone 4K recordings to an SSD. Because ehwhy would I use a single USB-C adapter for everything? Apple? ...
- I reeally like adapters
- Imagine Apple making a single adapter, with mSD card reader, HDMI out, TWO USB-C ports for charging and accessories that would work both for iPhone and iPad… 🥲

 

[reppans]

So when do you ever charge to 100%?
Just trying to gauge how to use this with a smart plug automation and not have it constantly switch off/on between 79-80%

Just use the trigger ‘when battery level rises above xx%’, set smartplug off. For overnight charging, you should also use the smartplug daily timer to commence charging just an hour or two before you wake so batt sits overnight at a low state of charge.