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I’ve had my Steam Deck since last June, and noticed the battery would drop from “full” when plugged in to 95% as soon as I unplugged it. I tied the calibration method Valve recommends, but also realized when I check the Battery Health in desktop mode/settings, it’s at 88%…which does seem odd after just one year? Curious to hear how others’ devices are holding up.

EDIT; thanks for all the feedback! I think there may be a couple different things going on between the battery health as displayed in the dekstop mode/settings and the battery remaining display when I'm in "game" mode. After doing the battery calibration, the battery health still shows as being 88%, which I think is low after only having it for a year, but the calibration did seem to help with the battery remaining being all over the place?

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[–] user4839@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[–] httpjames@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Steam Deck stops charging below 100% to preserve battery health. It's normal

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

95% as soon as I unplugged it

This is normal for the Deck and is done to help extend battery life. Keeping a battery at 100% charge for extended periods accelerates its degredation. The Deck will charge to 100%, and you should see this if you immediately take it off the charger as soon as it finishes charging, but then lets it drain down to about 95% and maintain there if you just leave it plugged in.

[–] user4839@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago