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While the Pixel 6 ushered in three years of major Android OS version updates and an additional two for security patches, that’s still nowhere near the longevity of the iPhone. Google hopes to change that on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with noticeably more OS updates.

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[–] Sabin10@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (10 children)

My pixel 3a is 4 years old and reports 83 percent battery health still. I'll have no problem getting another year out of it. I've made a point of never charging above 80 percent with this phone and it's made a world of difference in how long the battery lasts. Previous phones I owned I would charge to 100 percent overnight every night and needed to swap in a new battery after 12-18 months.

[–] Izzy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Is there a convenient way of doing this? There is no way I can always babysit my device and wait for it to reach 80% and then remove it from the charger.

[–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use home assistant to manage this for me. I have a zwave plug for my phone charger, and when home assistant notices that my phone is at 75% or greater it turns off the plug. It will turn it back on when my phone drops below 65%.

I do the same at 78% on the slowest charger I can find to charge overnight.

I go months without ever charging above 80%. I have to remember to let it drop below 15% and fully charge every once in a while to recalibrate.

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