Battey Health Charging
- Creating this post just to bring awareness to Gnome users, regarding Gnome extension to set Charging threshold / limit various laptops make/models.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5724/battery-health-charging/
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Using Battery Health Charging extension, some laptop models are supported out of the box, while others model that are not supported by native linux kernel need to install dependencies, either 3rd party kernel module or packages.
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The below link for readme of extension Github pages, contains a list of laptop make/model and dependencies, if required. It also contains command-line to change threshold which can be helpful for other desktop environments such as KDE,XCFE. Please check it out for more information
https://maniacx.github.io/Battery-Health-Charging/device-compatibility
Quick Settings and Extension Preference
I have seem lots of users in different forums asking for a GUI way to change battery charging limit/threshold and in most case the post gets locked in 3-4 days without the correct solution and I am unable to answer them, so I am creating this post. Most of user are even unaware that enthusiast have devoleoped kernel modules and packages to change charging threshold.
Hope whoever needs this, finds this post.
List of supported laptop.
- Asus
- LG
- Samsung
- Sony
- Huawei
- Toshiba
- System76
- Lenovo (Ideapad, Legion)
- Thinkpad
- Panasonic
- Acer (dependencies: kernel module)
- MSI (dependencies: kernel module)
- Tuxedo (dependencies: kernel module)
- Slimbook (dependencies: kernel module)
- Tuxedo IntelQC71 (dependencies: kernel module)
- XMG IntelQC71 (dependencies: kernel module)
- Eluktronics IntelQC71 (dependencies: kernel module)
- Gigabyte Aero/Aorus (dependencies: kernel module)
- Dell (dependencies: custom package libsmbios)
- Dell (dependencies: custom package Dell Command Center)
- Apple Macbook Intel-series chip (dependencies: kernel module)
- Apple Macbook M-series chip (dependencies: custom kernel)
- Razer (dependencies: custom package razer-cli)
- Framework (dependencies: kernel module)
Additionally seeking assistance with translation contributions.
Thank you.
It is quite unique