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! -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.