Battery mot charging past 54%
11-19-2021, 06:00 AM
(09-18-2021, 09:16 PM)megous Wrote: Modem and wifi is powered directly from the battery, so once the charger stops, the battery will start draining immediately even if the phone is connected to the power adapter and powered from it. Only part of the phone can be powered from the adapter. That's how it's designed.
So what do you think about using the PinePhone with the USB-C dock bar (from PINE64) for a longer time (1-2-3h ...) ?
It seems that the phone will get warm to hot because of the charging (circuit, battery) if WIFI or modem is on.
I was hoping the charging could be controlled in a similar manner like for (Thinkpad) laptops: dont charge unless below a certain battery level. So that the device remains cool while connected to a docking bar. Maybe having a software switch for charge on/off when plugged in.
But as i understood, this is not possible with the PinePhone, by design. Therefore the reasonable usage of the USB-C convergence kit is limited to short periods of time.
