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Why You Should Never Charge Your Phone More Than 80%

Here's why

By Mussie MesfinPublished 3 years ago 6 min read
Why You Should Never Charge Your Phone More Than 80%
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You can find your way without getting lost if you have a navigation system or enough battery life to get you through the show. These are just a few of the numerous scenarios in which your phone must function effectively, even though they might not always be successful. However, sometimes it can be challenging to persuade your batteries to comply.

What can you do to ensure that they carry out their duties at all times?

The first thing you'll likely do is stop all of the background apps that are currently active. While this may seem like the sensible course of action, forcing an app to close and clear RAM only serves to exacerbate the problem. When you force an app to close, your phone uses precious battery power, and when you decide to open it again later, it uses more resources to bring it back to life.

Without spending any more battery life or data, we may resume our work immediately after the first one is saved in RAM and ready to open in precisely the same condition. Each phone has its unique memory management systems.

It will shut off any programs you haven't used in a while or are utilizing excessive amounts of battery, those greedy Little Pigs. By not attempting to complete the task for the phone and allowing it to choose which app to remain running in the background, you may make the system perform more quickly and smoothly.

Have you set a bright photo from your most recent vacation as your phone's wallpaper? It may not be obvious, but this phone could be the reason you're using up your battery faster than ever. Many modern phones have OLED displays, and when you set a dark wallpaper, the screen uses less power because there is no need to light up the black pixels.

You can choose to activate dark mode at sunrise or sunset every day, which will significantly increase the battery life of your phone or tablet.

By the way, you should avoid turning on dark a la mode because you'll end up with chocolate ice cream on your phone.

The automatic brightness mode, which is provided to you by a light sensor that consumes even more power gathering and analyzing data about the surroundings to pick the right light level, can be deactivated to save some juice. Instead, you can manually dim your screen's brightness to a comfortable level and waste energy on something you don't really need.

You may also reduce the auto-lock duration to a minimum. For most phones, the default timeout is 30 seconds, but you can reduce it to 15. The sooner your screen turns off while you're not using the phone, the less energy it's heating up. Going twice as fast can help you conserve energy.

Do you like to charge your phone from 0% to 100% or even let it use some additional energy after it reaches the 100% mark? However, experts advise that the best range for a lithium-ion battery is between 25 and 85 percent if you want it to last longer and live a healthier life. If you constantly let the lithium-ion battery drain to zero before charging it again, this can cause it to wear out more quickly than usual.

A portable charger is another option for your depleted battery; they are available in a variety of sizes, colors, and shapes; you just need to choose how much power you require. You will need to charge your portable battery before it can power your phone, but be careful not to overdo it. There are models that can help your phone last until the end of the day.

Only charge it when you're about to use it, as the smaller, more affordable models typically last 200 to 300 cycles. If you don't use it that much, charge it at least once every three months to keep the battery active. And yes, it's completely safe to use your phone while it's charging from your new external battery.

Have you already tried purchasing a phone case that charges? Gadget is a great option for you if you spend a lot of time away from an outlet, but aren't we all like that? Additionally, unlike an external battery, it doesn't take up extra space in your bag. However, it does make the phone itself bulkier. If you want a more powerful case, you can get one, but it will be larger and heavier than the other models. Also, when choosing the best case, avoid choosing a lower price because a poor quality knockoff can seriously cause damage.

Although it appears that charging a battery in any method is not as easy as it might seem, I've heard that those fancy wireless chargers can also destroy your battery. It ages slightly whether it is wireless or not, however being wireless can hasten the aging process and shorten battery life.

There's a good chance that when you place your phone on a wireless charger it won't be perfectly in place. Even if you do align all the coils in the charger and the smartphone, only about 80% of the energy will end up in your phone's battery and that's the best case scenario. The remaining 20% will turn into heat and it's definitely not your battery's best friend. On the plus side, the best wireless chargers have a cooling fan to reduce the heat and they're affordable

You probably already know that the simplest method to conserve your phone's valuable battery is to put it in airplane mode, but have you ever tried doing the same with your laptop? It's like turning off the light in the space you aren't using right now.

You don't really need YouTube, Facebook, or your preferred chat room open at the same time if you need to finish an important text or presentation and have all the information you need in the document, do you?

You may easily turn on airplane mode under the Home tab on Windows if you find that the updates merely serve to distract you and drain the battery. Max doesn't have that feature, but you can disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and location services; it works rather similarly.

If turning on airplane mode is so good, then turning the phone off completely should be even better, right? Actually, it won't work, especially if you plan to use the phone again in an hour or so. The whole turning on and off thing uses up too much battery power, and eventually your phone's screen won't light up at all because you completely drained the battery while trying to conserve energy.

Currently, is your operating system up-to-date ?

It's not merely a ploy for marketing,

The latest OS update will always have patches and fixes for all kinds of problems, including battery health, and newer operating systems work better with newer technologies. The majority of updates should download automatically, but if you notice anything new when you check them manually, just grab it; your phone will love it.

Check to see if you have agreed to receive push notifications or alerts from various apps. Only keep the ones you truly need, like your work email; you can simply disable the unnecessary ones in your settings. When installing a new app, you frequently just agree to everything because you can't wait to try it out.

You may find other tips on power-saving in the battery area of your phone's settings.

Find out which apps consume the most energy, then look through their settings to see if you can disable background updates for any of them. Some apps, particularly social media and news apps, may refresh data without your knowledge or permission, but at least you know that they do.

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