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==Possible technical rationale==

===Prolonging battery life===

Charging the battery at a lower percentage slows down battery degradation,<ref name=":4">Xu, Bolun & Oudalov, Alexandre & Ulbig, Andreas & Andersson, Göran. (2016). Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation for Cell Life Assessment. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 99. 1-1. 10.1109/TSG.2016.2578950.</ref> However, there are some key differences between "Charging Optimization" and the future "Battery Health Assistance":

Charging the battery at a lower percentage slows down battery degradation,<ref name=":4">Xu, Bolun & Oudalov, Alexandre & Ulbig, Andreas & Andersson, Göran. (2016). [https://sci-hub.st/10.1109/TSG.2016.2578950 Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation for Cell Life Assessment]. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 99. 1-1. 10.1109/TSG.2016.2578950. [https://sci-hub.st/storage/zero/6755/4c35d017b1b4e67fee8566488c879767/xu2018.pdf Archived].</ref> However, there are some key differences between "Charging Optimization" and the future "Battery Health Assistance":

'''Charging Optimization''' has two options, "Adaptive Charging" and "Limit to 80%".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery |url=https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090612 |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=Pixel Phone Help |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260212115330/https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090612 |archive-date=12 Feb 2026}}</ref> Adaptive Charging can prolong the life of the battery by fully charging it just before the user unplugs, reducing the time spent at high charge levels. The user can select Limit to 80% option to help extend the lifespan of the battery with a drawback of a reduced runtime. The smart phone can always resume maximum available capacity should the user disable the limit and charge it to 100%.

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 ==Possible technical rationale==
 ===Prolonging battery life===
-Charging the battery at a lower percentage slows down battery degradation,<ref name=":4">Xu, Bolun & Oudalov, Alexandre & Ulbig, Andreas & Andersson, Göran. (2016). Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation for Cell Life Assessment. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 99. 1-1. 10.1109/TSG.2016.2578950.</ref> However, there are some key differences between "Charging Optimization" and the future "Battery Health Assistance":
+Charging the battery at a lower percentage slows down battery degradation,<ref name=":4">Xu, Bolun & Oudalov, Alexandre & Ulbig, Andreas & Andersson, Göran. (2016). [https://sci-hub.st/10.1109/TSG.2016.2578950 Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation for Cell Life Assessment]. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 99. 1-1. 10.1109/TSG.2016.2578950. [https://sci-hub.st/storage/zero/6755/4c35d017b1b4e67fee8566488c879767/xu2018.pdf Archived].</ref> However, there are some key differences between "Charging Optimization" and the future "Battery Health Assistance":
 '''Charging Optimization''' has two options, "Adaptive Charging" and "Limit to 80%".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get the most life from your Pixel phone battery |url=https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090612 |url-status=live |access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=Pixel Phone Help |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260212115330/https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6090612 |archive-date=12 Feb 2026}}</ref> Adaptive Charging can prolong the life of the battery by fully charging it just before the user unplugs, reducing the time spent at high charge levels. The user can select Limit to 80% option to help extend the lifespan of the battery with a drawback of a reduced runtime. The smart phone can always resume maximum available capacity should the user disable the limit and charge it to 100%.