OnePlus 13 Reportedly Gets Customisable Battery Charging Limit Feature With Android 16 Beta 2 Update

OnePlus rolled out the Android 16 Beta 2 replace for the OnePlus 13 to builders and beta testers final week. As per claims on-line, the replace features a characteristic that the corporate didn’t promote however is making its method to the flagship handset. OnePlus 13 customers are mentioned to learn from a customisable battery charging restrict characteristic which allows them to set the restrict until which the cellphone may be charged, doubtlessly prolonging its battery life.

Customisable Battery Charging Limit on OnePlus 13

The characteristic was noticed by an unofficial OnePlus System Apps channel on Telegram following the Android 16 Beta 2 replace for the OnePlus 13. It is alleged to permit customers to set a restrict for the battery charging between 80 to 100%. While the China-based OEM initially launched the ‘Charging restrict’ characteristic with the Android 15-based OxygenOS 15 final 12 months, it solely offered customers with an choice to set the restrict to a set 80 %.

Customisable Battery Charging Limit on OnePlus 13
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However, the noticed characteristic allows OnePlus 13 customers to customize this restrict additional. As per the claims, they will select between 5 battery proportion choices — 80 %, 85 %, 90 %, 95 %, and 100%; increments of 5 %.

Charging restrict may be present in Settings below the Battery well being tab. Once enabled, the battery stage will all the time be stored at 80 % (or the personalised restrict) when charging. OnePlus says it helps prolong the battery life and minimise degradation. So far, it has solely been noticed on the OnePlus 13 within the Android 16 Beta 2 replace. The firm is but to launch the identical replace for different smartphones in its portfolio.

While all customers can replace their machine to the beta software program, OnePlus advises warning since it’s geared toward builders and “advanced users”. It poses a threat of machine bricking, which may doubtlessly depart the smartphone unusable.

Other recognized points within the Android 16 Beta 2 replace embody blurry digicam viewfinder in some circumstances, cellphone reboot bug when attending calls through Bluetooth headsets, display screen freezing, crashing when Ultra-Steady mode is enabled, and lag in locking the cellphone.