Keeping Lithium-ion batteries at 100% charge will reduce their lifespan. They want to live in the 40-80% range. I use an app that notifies me when my phone has charged to 80%, so that I can unplug it. It may be overkill, but I plan to use this phone for 9 more years or so.
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Both iphone and androids have an OS option to stop charging at 85 though - I keep it on all the time unless I'm going to need that extra bit of juice
9 more years?? I've gotten almost 6 years out of my Oneplus 5T and I've been ecstatic about it. It's literally lasted 3 times longer than any phone I've had before it
Me too. Samsung has a feature to "protect battery life", so it only charges until 85%. You can keep it on power, but it won't surpass 85%.
I used to never charge my phone at night, because of my battery health pedantry. I the found the AccA app which enables me to limit the maximum charging, so now I sometimes leave it changing during the night.
If you're still convinced you need to run your battery down to zero you're operating on outdated knowledge of NiCad batteries and ruining your lithium ion batteries.
My Android phone has a built in functionality to charge so that it hits 100% when your alarm is rigged to go off. Idk about iphone though.
I was not talking about running the battery down to 0, that's no good for li-ion batteries either. I was talking about the exact, opposite, reaching 100% and staying there for hours on end (which happens during the night). With AccA I can set an upper limit.
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I use Samsung built in feature to limit to 85% and I'm so glad they implemented it because I was about to either try to look for an app again or stop charging at night...
Requires root? I'd rather degrade my battery than run an out-of-date, more vulnerable operating system..
I use a chargie. It's a physical Bluetooth connected device that connects between the phone and charger and lets you set your own charge limit. Works great with my wireless charger at night. I also have one for my tablet.
I charge it during the day at work.
Boss makes a dollar I make a dime...
... that's why I charge on company time
I charge my phone at work ...
Because I try to charge my phone when I am in the office, as much as possible. There are no small savings in my book :D
Not necessarily. Many phones will charge more slowly during the night if you set a morning alarm. You could be wearing down you battery when you charge at work.
I'm worried there'll be an electrical fault and it'll start a fire.
I don't want an exploding phone in my bedroom. I charge it at my desk while working
One of my phone's puffed up while being on the charger at night. Woke up next to a spicy pillow.
I work from home on a desk job. I charge my phone once a day so now I do it at 4pm everyday and follow that cycle.
Eh. I only use the thing once or twice a month. Itβs dead most of the time, really. Unless I plan to use it I usually donβt charge it at all.
I wfh and charge during work
I have a wireless charger on my desk, pretty much almost every day I already have 100% when going to bed
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Because it's already 100% when I go to sleep
I just turn it off, and it generally need to recharge in the next day afternoon.
Sometimes I fall sleep while scrolling or watching something in bed, so no overnight charge
Because I can charge it in my car, at my desk in the office or with my battery pack when I am out.
It doesn't matter when you got a fast-charge phone.
Fast charging decreases the lifetime of your battery compared to traditional charging. It's not a huge difference anymore (maybe 3% or something), but traditional charging isn't that inconvenient considering you're not using your phone while you sleep, anyway.
I read to fall asleep, so my phone usually stays with me in bed. Pro-Tip, if she has an iPhone, set the Sleep focus to turn on at a specific time and enable low power mode.
For many years I always did this for my own android phone in Tasker, and more recently Samsung Modes&Routines, but thank you for this as I just realized I never did the same for my wife's iPhone
I have a wireless charging stand at work, so my phone is nearly 70% charged when I go to bed. No real point to me in having extra clutter on my nightstand.
On the weekends, Iβll charge my phone on the kitchen counter while making breakfast for the kids.
Fire hazard.
I charge it at work while I'm (mostly) conscious. xD
We are the same, I put my phone and charge (set to stop charging at 85%) overnight, my wife does not, and then her phone dies at odd times like when she is out shopping. I suppose it is about having a scheduled routine or not. I have alarms set for 10:30 every evening to check if a charge is needed for my watch that day. Some people just don't like the routine and prefer to live a bit more on the edge.
Because i charge it before i go to sleep?
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