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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 16 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

I'm at 943 cycles on my Pixel 6 Pro and it's still going strong. I slow charge it every night and try to avoid fully draining the battery to slow down the deterioration, which seems to have worked pretty well. Thankfully a battery replacement is only $50 so it won't cost much when I do have to replace it.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 7 points 13 hours ago

Yeah I've got a P7 Pro and the battery is still fine. Adaptive charging enabled to help batter life.

Handed my P6 down to my daughter and it's still fine for her too

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Where can you see charge cycles?

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Settings -> About phone -> Battery information

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I'm on pixel 6a. There is no battery info there

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I don't see that menu option. I do see Settings -> Battery but it does not count cycles.

Pixel 4a Android 14

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't show charge cycles for me, sadly. Samsung A52

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 4 points 13 hours ago

Hmm, might be a Pixel / GrapheneOS thing.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I had the same phone, and the only reason I replaced it was because the USB C port was finicky. It must have been damaged at some point and when plugged in, the cable had to be just right. Wireless charging works great, but I wanted the stability of being able to plug in and know it would discharge over night when I didn't have a wireless charger. Otherwise, I had no issues with the battery, and I got the phone when it was pretty new to the market. I swapped it out just a few months back, and it's going to be my test phone for grapheneOS and may end up being a communal remote.

[–] GreenCrunch@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

(Not saying this was your case, but generally good to check) - a finicky/wobbly USB type c connector has been a symptom of a dirty charging port several times in the past. Awful lint/dirt would get packed down into it, preventing the charger from fully inserting.

I ended up carefully and gently picking it out, though there are some delicate small contacts in there!

Anyway, good luck trying GrapheneOS! It's been my daily driver for months and past the learning experience it's great!