I imagine this will be disabled in the EU, but it’s a concern nonetheless.
The fix is called Graphene OS.
From what I’ve read, Graphene pushed the battery updates though
Probably makes sense. They don’t want to be responsible for your phone exploding.
Can this be installed even of your OEM Unlocking is greyed out?
No, you need to unlock your bootloader during installation (and then relock it after).
Sure, in the same way that the fix for a smoke alarm going off is taking out the battery.
I just hate that 100-0% is a cycle regardless of the actual usage. 100-0% is more damaging to the battery than 80-30% twice.
I’ve turned it off on my P9ProXL just for that reason, i’m treating my battery well and will just swap it out if it’s shagged.
I didn’t understand why we didn’t set the expectation years ago of phones ignoring the top and bottom 20%. Change it so 80 is the new 100, 20 is the new 0, and then play up the longevity factor and some marketing bs around “we squeeze every last drop out of the last 5%” (ie letting the phone go to 18% or something).
We did. Your phone’s battery controller already does that, and the percentage displayed to you is normalized to the available range.
Then why are we still having to manage 80-20?
You aren’t. If you choose to limit it even further, you’re actually limiting it to 80-20% of that first 80-20%, or to 68-32% of the battery’s true capacity, if I did that math right. (I probably didn’t, but you get the idea.)
That doesn’t ring true when I read the voltage of my phone and compare it to the cell specs.
Whatever the case I know that I’m very concerned about getting a pixel until they demonstrate several models that don’t swell or spontaneously combust into flames. I mean, if they had to kill the 4A, the 6A, which bursts into flames, and the 7A, that makes me highly concerned.
If it’s any consolation, my 4XL, 6 Pro and 8 Pro have all been fine.
I wonder if they’re using worse quality batteries in the “A” series since it’s a cheaper device. I haven’t heard reports of the main devices exploding or bursting into flames. Just the “A” series.
I’m pretty sure the cost cutting is responsible.
Yeah my old 6a by the end of it had to be charged 2x a day. And it was less that 3 years old. My theory is they cheaped out on some component or the batteries themselves. The software just made it even worse for those of us who actually use the phone. But beats it exploding I guess.
Still haven’t received my money.
i got a used 7a in 2023 that i threw graphene on. i love this phone and am set til 2028-2030, at least.
As long as it doesn’t spontaneously burst into flames
meh. i’d argue that’s wild hysteria because if these things seriously had that problem there’d be thousands of lawsuits, class actions, recalls, etc. strict product liability is strict for a reason and all that.
also the battery health feature isn’t bad per se. it helps prolong battery life and most phones should use it in some form. i think it’s wild on pixel9+ you’re forced to use it though, although i also don’t see dev tools / patches won’t allow more knowledgeable users to turn it off
we are an American company so we will lie and steal and cheat. Get used to it
I can get rid of this fucking phone and get one not made by Google.
Can custom Roms not prevent this behavior?
