WeirdSarah9@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoIs it true that letting your phone charge to 100% is bad?message-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareIs it true that letting your phone charge to 100% is bad?WeirdSarah9@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoAfter I replaced the battery, the tech told me that charging it over night is what’s bad. Don’t put it on charge and let it sit at 100% for hours.
minus-squaredfyxAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoThat’s why modern phone operating systems will charge your battery to 80-90% at the beginning of the night and then charge the last bit just in time to be done when you wake up, based either on when your alarm is set or on past usage statistics.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoMy phone is so old it has a rotary dial
minus-squaredfyxAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoThen you don’t need to worry. Battery degradation isn’t much of a problem for those.
After I replaced the battery, the tech told me that charging it over night is what’s bad.
Don’t put it on charge and let it sit at 100% for hours.
That’s why modern phone operating systems will charge your battery to 80-90% at the beginning of the night and then charge the last bit just in time to be done when you wake up, based either on when your alarm is set or on past usage statistics.
My phone is so old it has a rotary dial
Then you don’t need to worry. Battery degradation isn’t much of a problem for those.