Android has a API that F-droid uses for updates and Android 15

that’s a cool thing it always should have worked this way.

at the same time many people don’t have phones that have such a new OS available. people shouldn’t buy a new phone just for this.

and Android 15 introduces charging control

on what level? my rom too has a built-in setting to stop charging at 90%, but thats it, it’s a static thing. with root I can set a more suitable upper limit, the level at which charging should start again, charging speed limit, and idle mode that does not charge the battery but switches the power source from battery to charger. and all of this can be set by a schedule, so that it’s fine to have it slowly charge at night from any starting level, but at the day it just idle charges.

can you do any of this on 15?

the funniest part is that this has been a feature of phones for a decade or more, they just didn’t let the user configure it.

In all fairness you have more control with root but it also introduces a major security risk

that’s true, if you are being used to impulse accepting any permission prompt

With root an app can completely bypass all security controls

apps that you have approved

If malware gets root you are basically hosed

that’s just how normal computers work. There’s a tradeoff, sure, just like you can fall and die if you leave the house.