Here are all the phones that support bypass charging, and why you should us

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With even mid-range smartphones now packing enough processing power to last half a decade or longer, hardware longevity has become an important consideration for many of us. And while the industry has made strides in water resistance and screen durability, one aspect remains: battery health. Even with the precautions of modern fast charging standards like USB Power Delivery, repetitive charge and discharge cycles end up reducing the battery’s usable capacity to quite an obvious extent. Luckily, a feature known as bypass charging can help extend the lifespan of your smartphone with little to no effort.

Google has become the latest smartphone maker to support the feature, meaning bypass charging is now available on recent Pixel devices. So in this article, let’s take a closer look at how the feature works, which Android phones support it, and how to enable it.




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