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The Pixel 10 battery 'issue' isn't really an issue

Five minutes of explaining beforehand is better than torches and pitchforks later.

Amazingly, a commentor on our article named Giin did what Google didn't: gave some insight as to why this might have been done, and did it in relatively few, simple words. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)I'm guessing the idea behind capping the amount of charge a battery can accept is to slow down that extra degradation, and it's something that a lot of companies allow to happen. What I do know is that a quick and easy-to-understand explanation of this "innovative" new feature — telling what the testing showed and why the company thinks it will help — would have prevented this whole thing.

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