The big question we’ve all been asking is: When is the best and worst time to charge a smartphone?
Most people do it: Plug the phone in or put it on the charger before going to bed. Even though phones are advanced, this can still be bad for your device.
As smartphones have grown, so has the battery. Here are a few things you need to know about how smartphone batteries work
● They do not develop memory like old batteries.
● Cold and heat affect battery life more than anything else.
● Batteries degrade over time. After a few years, water leaks appear.
Apple claims its batteries will degrade by 20% in two years.
Most smartphones use lithium-ion batteries, which are much better than the batteries of five years ago. And overnight charging is quick and easy. Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up They can be affected very quickly.
Here’s why: The lifespan of most batteries is measured by charge. Apple says its iPhone batteries last about 500 charge cycles. Those cycles are measured by how long the battery goes from 0-100%, not how many times you charge it. This is a bit confusing for some.
If you let the battery die completely, which damages the battery, and charge it to 100%, that’s one full charge. If you charge it to 100% every time it drops to 50%, that’s half a charge cycle.
A couple of these equals one full charging cycle. If you allow batteries to drop to different percentages, the math becomes harder to calculate.
Today’s smartphones have technology that prevents them from “overcharging” and stops the charging process when the phone reaches 100%. In theory, once it reaches 100% and stops charging, the percentage will eventually drop to 99% and start the charging process.
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As that battery drains, over time, it will reduce the charging cycle time limit. iPhones now have a feature that keeps the phone from charging to 100% overnight.
iOS 13 and later learns your routine and automatically optimizes your battery. If you usually go to bed in the middle of the night and charge the battery. An iPhone charges about 80% in the first few hours.
The phone eventually has a good idea of when you normally wake up and starts charging about two hours before you wake up so it will be at 100%.
When your day starts. You can see it in the battery settings.
I looked at my phone and saw that it charged 80% in an hour or so after I charged it at bedtime. Apple understands that I typically wake up at 6am and will complete the charging cycle to 100% between 4am and 5am.
The idea is that this will extend battery life by limiting full charges when I’m not using the phone.
Android phones don’t have this feature, but you can turn on “Battery Booster”, which closes programs you don’t use and reduces battery-draining apps even when you’re not using them. iPads don’t have the feature either.
So, best practice? Charge your phone 100% before going to bed and don’t leave it charging. If you have an iPhone, check your battery settings and turn on “Battery Optimization”.
You’ll find many different theories about extending battery life, and it’s hard if not impossible to come to a definitive answer, but this is widely accepted theory and belief.
Of course, if you’re buying a new smartphone every couple of years, you can charge the phone any way you want. Before you upgrade to your next phone, you won’t notice a huge difference in battery life.
