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After 2 years and 3 months my pixel 6 got too hot one too many times while charging and using and the battery expanded. Now I replaced it and got a pixel 8.

Now I don't want that to happen again. I know this chip gets hot when charging. And I don't mind slow charging at all, I'm used to overnight charging.

With my current setup I got a 20w cable charger and a 10w wireless one, and I want to know how to get even slower, less heating charging rates. What adapter brand is reputable, and is the slowest, battery friendliest that's still reasonable for use... If this phone also just lasts me 2 years instead of the 5 that I'm gonna get os updates I'm gonna be mad... I'm okay with a battery replacement in general after a while but that isn't really doable if the entire case is bent like it is on my P6...

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Slow charging only makes a tiny difference IMO, modern devices don't get very hot while charging and Li-ion is fine up to about 45C during charging.

The best option is stop charging at 80% which will substantially improve battery life, my Samsung has this built in. But for phones that don't you can use a wifi power plug and a Home Assistant automation to turn it off when your phone hits 80%.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Oh my gosh, that solution is incredibly smart. I've been wanting to keep my phone below 80% since I got it, but ultimately was trying to manually check it and gave up, and two years later my Pixel 4a battery is pretty poor.

I'm setting this up, thank you so much. I think I do even have a WiFi adapter somewhere I hadn't found a use for.

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