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What do you mean by partial battery charging? I noticed the battery readout isnt exactly accurate so far but I'm not sure if that's what you mean.
You can limit your battery charging, so it doesn’t charge to 100% by default. It’s better for your battery life, because Li+ batteries lose more capacity when they’re fully charged and discharged. So keeping them somewhere between the 30-85% range will dramatically extend the life of the battery.
Ah OK that makes more sense.
sorry maybe i phrased it wrong
instead of charging to 100% you can limit it to max 80% and only charge it from below 60% for example, it supposedly helps with the battery life
Nah I'm just dumb lol. Idk why my brain didn't clock that. Thank you for explaining