I bought an iPad Air at September 16 this year.My battery cycle count is 6 now.I open 80% limit charging but the cycle count is still increasing.Is it bad?And What should I do?
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iPad Air, iPadOS 17
It is not possible to stop the accumulation of battery cycles. Battery cycles accumulate no matter when you start or stop the charge process. If you repeatedly charge from 30% to 80% it would accumulate 1 charge cycles after only two that repeated pattern.
A battery charging cycle is any combination of battery charging that together sums to 100%.
For example, per stedman1’s example, charging from 30% to 80% represents a 50% charge - or half of one full charge cycle.
Similarly, 20 + 30 + 40 + 10 = 100% = 1 full cycle.
Restricting an overall battery charge to 80% merely limits the maximum charge to 80% of the total battery capacity. While this charging strategy reduces the effect of chemical aging, it does not prevent the accumulation of charging cycles.
Is a Battery Cycle count of 6 bad for my iPad Air?
