Batteries have a declining life. As you keep charging and discharging, the time Surface runs on battery declines. Many of us keep our Surface plugged in to ensure the battery lasts longer unless we ...

Managing your Android device’s battery charging habits is a practical and effective way to extend its lifespan and maintain optimal performance. Most modern smartphones are equipped with lithium-ion ...

In the latest patent filed by Microsoft, a useful new feature called battery protection mode has been highlighted. Published on January 3, it contains detailed descriptions about this feature. On ...

With the iPhone 15 models that came out last year, Apple added an opt-in battery setting that limits maximum charge to 80 percent. The idea is that never charging the iPhone above 80 percent will ...

Samsung has some new battery options for charging in the One UI 7 beta. Previously, the “maximum” mode limited charging to 80%. With One UI 7 you can move that limit as high as 95%. If there’s one ...

Smartphones have become essential to everyday life, but one common frustration remains: battery life. Despite improvements in hardware and software, many users still find themselves needing to ...

One of the biggest problems with older smartphones is keeping the battery charged. Conventional wisdom says that the lithium-ion batteries in iPhones will maintain 80% capacity up to 500 charges, or ...

Charge Limit is a feature that lets you specify a maximum charge level for your device. At first, this was limited to 80%, but with iOS 18 it was expanded to include options between 80% and 100%. Now, ...

Google Pixel smartphones running on Android 15 have a special 80% battery limit feature which is said to increase battery durability. Now, the same functionality will arrive for Chromebooks as part of ...

Google is working on a “charging optimization” page in Android 15 that’ll let Pixel users set a manual charging limit of 80%. When enabled, Pixel phones will only charge until their batteries reach 80 ...