Steam Deck - Steam Deck Beta Client Update: May 8th - Steam News
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We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. GeneralAdded Battery Charge Limit control to Settings->PowerThis option allows you to set a maximum charge limit for your Steam Deck.Limiting the charge limit to 80% can be beneficial for long term battery health. This can be useful if your Steam Deck is constantly being charged (i.e.
    • Obelix@feddit.orgEnglish
      111·
      28 days ago

      Batteries really do not like to be at 100% charge. So if you use your SteamDeck mostly docked, it will be always at 100% charge and this prevents this. It’s a nice, useful feature.

        • Obelix@feddit.orgEnglish
          71·
          28 days ago

          Because you can now just set the charging level to 80%, plugin your Deck into your dock and it will stop charging at 80% and then just use passthrough power.

                • Obelix@feddit.orgEnglish
                  5·
                  28 days ago

                  I think it is because it is also harmful to be at 100%, not only to charge there. So a docked deck will be longer in a harmful state than a mobile one. In the case of a mobile deck there is a clear use case for charging to 100%: Longer battery life.

                  But you are also correct: If you’re not using the full battery charge during everyday operations, you should also enable that and also buy one of those 4-5m USB-C charging cables

    • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      51·
      28 days ago

      Li-ion just really does not like being at 90-100% charge regardless if it’s being actively charged or pass through is used.