Battery Preservation Mode: Helping Enterprise Devices Last Longer

For enterprises deploying mobile devices at scale, battery health can have a bigger impact on operations than you might think.

Devices that spend extended periods connected to power, from healthcare workstations and retail terminals to kiosks and warehouse charging cradles, can experience battery wear over time. That can contribute to poor runtime, unexpected shutdowns, additional support incidents, and ultimately more frequent battery or device replacement. 

Rhino Mobility's Battery Preservation Mode is designed to help address that challenge by protecting long-term battery health and extending the useful life of enterprise devices.

What Is Battery Preservation Mode?

Battery Preservation Mode helps reduce battery wear by limiting charging after a device has been plugged in for an extended period.

For organizations managing large device fleets, that can translate into:

• Fewer battery replacements

• Longer device lifecycles

• Lower total cost of ownership

• Better return on mobility investments 

The feature can be enabled through the Rhino Config app using OEMConfig on Rhino Mobility devices and managed through Google-certified MDM platforms, including Mambo EMM. 

Built for Devices That Stay Connected

Battery Preservation Mode delivers its greatest value in always-on and continuously docked deployments. 

Think about the devices organizations depend on day after day:

• Healthcare workstations
• Retail POS terminals
• Dispatch desks
• Kiosks
• Vehicle-mounted systems
• Warehouse charging cradles 

In environments like these, devices may spend significant amounts of time connected to a power source. Battery Preservation Mode helps reduce premature battery degradation while supporting the long-term reliability of the deployment.

Battery Health Matters for Mobile Workforces, Too

The value isn't limited to docked devices.

For delivery drivers, field technicians, utility workers, retail associates, and home healthcare staff, protecting battery health over the life of a deployment can help maintain dependable device performance for longer. 

By addressing battery health proactively, organizations can extend useful device service life while getting more value from their mobility investment.

Reduce Downtime and Keep Operations Moving

Battery degradation isn't simply a hardware issue. It can become an operational issue.

Poor runtime and unexpected shutdowns can contribute to downtime and additional support incidents. Maintaining battery performance over the long term helps improve device reliability, operational continuity, and workforce productivity. 

For IT teams managing devices across an organization, Battery Preservation Mode can also be managed through Mambo using OEMConfig, allowing battery protection policies to be controlled across large deployments from a central platform.

The result is a more consistent approach to battery health, simplified fleet administration, and better long-term asset management. 

Get More From Your Enterprise Devices

Enterprise mobility investments shouldn't be limited by avoidable battery degradation.

Whether devices remain docked around the clock or support employees in the field, Battery Preservation Mode gives organizations another way to protect their device investment, reduce ongoing maintenance requirements, and keep devices productive for longer.

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