vissha Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Is It A Good Idea To Charge Your Smartphone Overnight? Will Charging Your Smartphone Overnight Damage It? Here’s What You Should Know There are chances that many of us plug in our smartphone for charging while going to bed at night, so that you do not have a fully drained device or low battery while rushing to work or travelling, etc. If you think that charging your device overnight is a good idea, you may want to think again. If you plan to upgrade your smartphone every two years, leaving your device to charge overnight will not do much damage to your battery. Experts say majority of the time those people are not going to notice much damage to their smartphone batteries before they start wishing for a new device. However, frequent charging does damage the lithium-ion batteries in our smartphones. And it’s not because they can be overcharged, said Edo Campos, a spokesman for Anker, which produces smartphone chargers. “Smartphones are, in fact, smart,” Mr. Campos said. “They know when to stop charging.” In other words, smartphones are designed to understand when the battery is at capacity, and should at that point stop absorbing additional electrical current. According to a report by The New York Times, Android smartphones and Apple iPhones are equipped with chips that protect them from absorbing excess electrical current once they are fully charged. Theoretically, any damage from charging your smartphone overnight with an official charger, or a trustworthy off-brand charger, should be negligible. The report stated that most smartphones use technology that allows their batteries to charge faster, but this process leads to lithium-ion and lithium-polymer batteries rusting faster. If a user wants to preserve the life of their lithium-ion battery beyond the typical lifetime of a smartphone – usually two years – they can try using a charger made for a less-powerful device, stated the report. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cre8ive Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I used to charge mine almost everynight and now the battery drains fast. Even purchased a newer battery and still drains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 There are lots of useless and crappy apps out there that empty batteries fast, you should check one of those being installed on your phone and change or uninstall them. The way i'm charging is waiting as long as possible (until the phone goes off) with charging and charging as long as possible (until the phone itself automatically stops). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 13, 2016 Administrator Share Posted September 13, 2016 10 hours ago, n0_risk! said: The way i'm charging is waiting as long as possible (until the phone goes off) with charging and charging as long as possible (until the phone itself automatically stops). Which is not exactly right either. Last time I heard, the current batteries are better kept atleast 30-40% and above. Well, there is nothing wrong if you charge even after 5%, but never let it go 0%, as the cycles in batteries are limited, letting it go 0% again and again limits the life of battery and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Yeah, i know it's not exactly right. It's a old habit from old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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