Gregory's ServerGNOME 48 will include a new feature that allows users to limit battery charging. This will help preserve battery capacity on laptops and smartphones!
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@TheEvilSkeleton That is soo cool! Finally I can stop messing around with bios's to set this. @TheEvilSkeleton I'm curious how this works. Does it charge up to an upper limit (say 100%) and then let it drain until it's below a lower limit (say 75%) and then repeat? EDIT: It looks like it. Neat!  @TheEvilSkeleton I though this kind of feature was impossible on laptops at the exception of Thinkpads, because there is no OS access to the battery and charging controler access. The only laptop maker which allows this and provides a Linux firmware is Lenovo with Thinkpads.  I presume this requires support in the hardware? Or is this some clever workaround that requirement?  |
@TheEvilSkeleton oh nice. I've never had a laptop battery last very long... it's too much trouble to unplug it to avoid overcharging.