https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443761
Bug ID: 443761
Summary: Feature request: Smart charging and battery health (a
la macOS)
Product: Powerdevil
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: k...@jess.coll.is
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
As of macOS Big Sur, Apple has introduced a feature that helps prolong battery
life on its MacBook laptops and its mobile devices. Basically, it adds some
smarts to hold the battery charge at 80% while plugged in, and will then at
some statistically determined time charge the battery to 100% so your battery
will be fully charged by the time you to regularly take it off the charger. If
you need to fully charge it sooner, you can do that, and it will incorporate
that into its statistics.
I thought it would be super neat for KDE to have such a feature.
I have uploaded a bunch of screenshots of the interface on macOS - link to
album: https://imgur.com/a/lBbaHDL (I used Imgur, because unfortunately I can't
seem to upload multiple attachments to this bug report?) :
1) Screenshot #1 (1-holding at 80 percent.png; from the system tray) shows the
battery being held at 80% charge. Note the "Will be charged by 6:00 PM" info,
and the option to "Charge to Full Now".
2) Screenshot #2 (2-charging.png; from the system tray) shows the regular,
currently charging interface.
3) Screenshot #3 (3-fully charged.png; from the system tray) shows the
interface when the battery has been fully charged.
4) Screenshot #4 (4-battery settings.png; from system preferences) shows the
Battery Settings. Note the "Optimised battery charging" setting.
5) Screenshot #5 (5-battery health settings.png; from system preferences /
battery settings) shows the Battery Health settings (from the Battery Health
button in Screenshot #4 above).
LINKS
* https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT211832 (linked to from "Learn More..."
button from Screenshot #5)
* https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT212049 (info about the smart charging)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note, I am a current macOS user and former (+ current on occasion) KDE user.
But I think it's a good thing to highlight positives from other OSes for
potential incorporation into KDE :)
Unfortunately I don't have the technical ability to do this :(
Thank you so much!
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