I do lots of testing of apps in real phones, not emulators.

The thing is that the phones must be connected to the PC all day. Because of this, phones battery get swollen and I have to buy phones regularly.

Do you know any android phone which can be connected and on all day all week without getting swollen after a time?

Must be real phones, emulators are descarted.

  • @[email protected]
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    119 months ago

    I’m not sure but i think i heard there was a solution for some rooted phones to stop charging at a specific battery level (magisk Module maybe?). Similar to al dente on a mac. Maybe you could look into that

    • Atemu
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      109 months ago

      Android can do that by itself these days; at least LineageOS can.

      • @Bangs42
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        69 months ago

        Lineage and some vendor ROMs like OneUI can. Pixels can’t.

        • @atrielienz
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          19 months ago

          https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090612?hl=en

          “To protect your battery health and help extend its lifespan, your phone automatically limits charging to about 70%-80% under certain conditions, such as: Continuous charging for more than a few hours under high temperatures. Continuous charging for more than several days.”

          • @Bangs42
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            49 months ago

            That’s behavioral recommendations, not a setting in the phone.

            • @[email protected]
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              19 months ago

              It’s not a setting because it works automatically. You don’t need a switch to toggle this behaviour. It’s always on.

            • @atrielienz
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              -19 months ago

              He wouldn’t need the setting if he’s leaving the phone plugged in all the time.

              • @Bangs42
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                39 months ago

                But that’s why they need the setting, because they are leaving it plugged in all the time.

                • @atrielienz
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                  19 months ago

                  Per the way that feature is supposed to work, leaving it plugged in all the time would stop charging at a certain point in an effort to prevent battery degradation and thermal runaway.