What we can and must not do while charging our smartphone battery, as well as how to make our battery last longer.
Every electrical device will one day go whistling to crabs. The electronic components themselves wear out during use, and even our processor in the phone will not be as fast in two years as it was fresh out of the box. But by far the most degradation is the battery. These are much more durable than years ago, but users still like to "tweak" it and do things that do not benefit the batteries the most.
Over the years, we've heard a lot of advice from everywhere on how to take care of smartphone batteries. We still use some things like paying attention to "memory” batteries, which is no longer relevant nowadays. Users also have some habits that drain the battery they really hurt, such as charging overnight.
We have collected everything for you useful information on how to slow down the degradation of our smartphone lithium-ion battery. Some solutions are self-explanatory, while some may even surprise you.
What we need to watch out for:
Charging overnight
In some places, they reject this claim, saying that charging overnight does not harm the phone. The path to our lithium-ion storage is indeed intertwined with various chips that regulate the flow of electrons and ensure that the smartphone does not turn into a hand grenade. Even though batteries are well adapted to human factors, this popular practice harms them. Namely, the 100% charged battery deteriorates faster.
Both experts and battery manufacturers generally agree that the best way to fill phone batteries is with honey 30% and 80%. So that it is never too full or too empty. Nowadays, all phones support fast charging, so we suggest charging it quickly in the morning during breakfast. And of course not up to 100%, even though that number is so nice to see.
Exposure to extreme temperatures
Worst enemy of lithium-ion batteries fever. We must avoid them at all costs. Even when we are out in nature, keep our phone somewhere away from direct sunlight. Leaking your phone in a hot car is not particularly good. If the iPhone gets too hot, it notifies the user and temporarily stops working. Apple suggests the most optimal battery operating temperature room temperature (ideally between 16°C and 35°C). Regular exposure to temperatures above 40°C would on an annual basis drastically reduced battery capacity.
Fast charging
Yes, a little earlier we suggested that you prefer to use a fast charger to charge your phone in the morning. Shorter charging intervals they do not harm the phone as much as if you charged the phone from 0% to 100% via fast charging. Long-lasting fast charging, namely the phone it gets very hot, which again is not good for the battery.
It is also recommended to remove excess during charging thick covers, which could prevent continuous cooling of the device.
Playing games while charging
Every mobile gamer has already received a low battery notification, and that's right while playing a game. The phone then immediately connected to the charger and continued playing the game. Which of course it is very wrong. The new shipment of electrons heats up the battery anyway, and the simultaneous draining of the battery due to gaming increases the temperature increases even more.
Yes, we can't pause multiplayer games, but it's better for our phone if the game while charging turn off and let's wait, so that it is filled again (to some extent 80% of course). Of course, that matters shutting down any application, which is more technically demanding and therefore more energy-hungry.
Long-term phone storage
The average user changes their phone every 2-3 years. The old device is then gladly handed over to someone else in the family or used save for backup. If you are going to do the latter, it is recommended that the device be charged to no more than 50% and turn off completely. She should be fed with room temperature and on every 6 months charge again to 50%. Only in this way will the battery stay much longer than usual.
However, we only store the device if we know we will use it again someday. It is much more responsible for the environment if the old and worn-out device is returned to recycling.
What else can users do to prevent battery drain:
Turn off features we don't use
Phones are full of features that can we never use or them we use it very rarely. Lots of users unknowingly leaves on Bluetooth, NFC, and GPS. If we don't need to check for every new e-mail or Facebook notification, we can also temporarily turn it off mobile data. The difference can be known only in the % pair, but even that is something.
Screen brightness
The sensor for automatically adjusting the brightness of the screen solves the problem of excessive exposure well, but even this is not always perfect. It's also smart reduce screen lock time, when it is not in use. Here we can add another choice The dark way display of the user interface. If you have an OLED screen, there will be a difference in battery consumption obvious. And your eyes will be even more grateful.
