USB tethering

[max2]

Does iPhone do this ?

If so does it save degrading your battery if you tether by usb instead ? I do not plan on tethering a lot just trying to not degrade my battery a lot by tethering. I know it is impossible not to degrade your battery because just using your iPhone can do that of course. I just read tethering does it a lot faster.

 

[MacCheetah3]

Does iPhone do this ?

Yes.

Use an iPhone or iPad to connect your Mac to the internet

Connect your Mac to the internet using the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad.

support.apple.com

If so does it save degrading your battery if you tether by usb instead ? I do not plan on tethering a lot just trying to not degrade my battery a lot by tethering. I know it is impossible not to degrade your battery because just using your iPhone can do that of course. I just read tethering does it a lot faster.

It should reduce the amount of charge cycles gone through. So, put simply, yes.

 

[rui no onna]

It should reduce the amount of charge cycles gone through. So, put simply, yes.

Not in my experience. I’ve had an iPhone SE2 and now the SE3 that are often USB tethered for days on end so they’re constantly at 100% charge (~2.5-5W). The battery health on those degraded faster compared to my other SE2/SE3s.

 

[MacCheetah3]

Not in my experience. I’ve had an iPhone SE2 and now the SE3 that are often USB tethered for days on end so they’re constantly at 100% charge (~2.5-5W). The battery health on those degraded faster compared to my other SE2/SE3s.

Sure. Although that’s not a USB tethering problem per se. Tethering/hotspot is typically a sporadic, on-demand usage, maybe up to a few hours at a time, not “for days on end.” Your situation is more of the on-charger more than not, which can cause higher battery stress, such as people who use laptops as primarily desktop replacements. The solution is to set a charge limit and/or have the device go through a charge cycle (even if it’s 100>50>100%) regularly, automated or manually managed.

 

[maerz001]

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

 

[max2]

Not in my experience. I’ve had an iPhone SE2 and now the SE3 that are often USB tethered for days on end so they’re constantly at 100% charge (~2.5-5W). The battery health on those degraded faster compared to my other SE2/SE3s.

Exactly.