“Depending on the scenario, we saw up to 63 percent improvement in battery lifespan,” Stammeshaus said. “We generally say ‘up to 50 percent’ because it’s easier to communicate, but the data is clear.”

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      That was my first thought - but maybe this does a better job? Plus it can apparently be used for any device, so it might prolong the life of, say, noise-canceling headphones, book lights, and portable speakers.

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      My phone doesn’t have it because Motorola is dead and lenovo is puppeting its corpse like a drunken monkey…

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      At least my Pixel does this “adaptive charging” when an alarm is set where it slowly charges overnight to be full when the alarm goes off.