Hello, techies. Just over two years ago, I bought a brand-new Motorola Moto g22 smartphone, and it has been (and still is) very satisfactory for my simple needs. (It was not an up-to-date model, but at least, it was new.) Today, however, it did not charge up as I expected. It was necessary for me to push the cable in again and switch the charger on again. This worried me, and I started thinking of how long I might reasonably expect the battery to last. The phone is switched on all day (only daytime) and in the afternoons, I use the phone as a router, tethering my desktop Mac to it. The access to Internet is just about passable, but I don't use the Web much, so I am reasonably satisfied with it.
However, I am given to understand that to use my phone in this way (as a router) is very demanding on the battery, and I fear being caught out, one day, by a failed battery. Can anyone tell me how long a battery can be expected to provide reliable power for internet use?
With thanks in anticipation of an informed reply,
S.