Battery Life Explained: Are you killing your battery with bad charging habits?

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[@elephant1851]

For optimal use/preserve health ratio charge from 30 to 85%. Never leave phones/tablets/laptops in direct sunlight or in a hot car. Look through your settings, you might find a "limit battery charge" option. Some laptops have a battery utility program that allows you to stop charging once the battery reaches a certain percentage. This is especially useful for people who almost never disconnect their laptop from the charger. Set it to 50-65%, if you're one of those people, since this is the best charge state for stored lithium ion batteries. Only fast charge when you're in a hurry. Follow this advice strictly and enjoy >95% capacity after 2 years.

[@jenislyjensen]

What abort wireless charging? Is that okey?

[@HueghMungus]

@@jenislyjensen From what I know wireless charging is just charging through magnetic connections, wireless charging is much slower than normal but still the same. From what others say just limit it to 65%

[@MorsOktober]

Charge between 30% and 85%: Keeping your devices within this range can help prolong the overall lifespan of the battery. Avoid consistently letting the battery level drop too low or charging it to 100% regularly. Avoid direct sunlight and hot cars: Heat can have a detrimental effect on battery health, so it's essential to keep your devices away from direct sunlight or extremely hot environments like cars, as this can cause damage to the battery. Check for "limit battery charge" option: Some devices have settings that allow you to limit the battery charging level. This feature can be handy if you often keep your laptop connected to the charger. Setting it to a lower level, like 50-65%, can help optimize battery health for long-term storage. Utilize battery utility programs: Certain laptops may come with battery utility programs that offer additional customization options. These programs can include features such as stopping the charging process once the battery reaches a specific percentage. This feature is particularly useful for individuals who rarely disconnect their laptops from the charger. Fast charge sparingly: While fast charging can be convenient when you're in a hurry, it generally generates more heat and can contribute to faster battery degradation. To optimize battery health, it's advisable to reserve fast charging for when you genuinely need it and opt for regular charging most of the time.

[@polska905]

And then they relase a update that makes the phone run hot all the time and in a instant that healthy battery means nothing, that's exactly what happened to my phone...

[@polska905]

@@MorsOktober also age will kill it too, especially if you are running more demanding apps like games, once the battery ages it can show you 96% health but you will never get the same mah out of it that you put in at a high load, Resistance goes up as it ages...

[@Haik0]

The information is all over the place. You should probably try to organize your thought a little more coherent.

[@kindofanmol]

*exactly.* I literally had to focus hard to grasp everything he said.

[@thrdeye]

This coming from a guy who has three grammatical errors in two sentences.

[@Aronsson007]

@@thrdeye Did you ever misunderstand him tho? Did you ever end up with more questions than answers after reading his comment? Probably not... unlike this video

[@davecirlclux]

@@Aronsson007 what questions do you have?

[@kapilbusawah7169]

@@Aronsson007 I thought the video was quite simple.

[@411sponge72]

Unfortunately, I found your video a little too late. I used to keep my phone plugged in during the day not even thinking I was damaging the battery. Long story short, my battery swelled and busted the back off of my phone. So, I just replaced the battery and the back glass. Thank you for this information! Now I know what to do to maximize the lifespan of my new battery!

[@gaeborg]

I always charge upto 80% when home, upto 90% before going out.

[@pawelpow]

Well my iPhone is intelligent enough to do that by itself so always when I pick up my phone from the charger I have 80-90 percent

[@brian_jake]

@@pawelpow grow up!

[@francissantiago6602]

Safe number is 86% :) don't go to 90%

[@joamettorresortiz9271]

@Motivational Ph wrong you charge your battery between 50 or 20% to 80% not 30

[@stephensnell5707]

​@@joamettorresortiz9271modern Smartphones will handle a full 100% charge and that is what modern Smartphones are designed for I myself I charge my Smartphone to 100% each night and then automatically cuts the current once it is full I also I only give my Smartphone 1 charge per night and this is because I am quite a heavy KZbin user and any Smartphone I use I ONLY ever change it once every 6 years,any Smartphone I use lasts me for up to 6 years

[@polska905]

It doesn't really matter, yes the battery will be healthier if you don't charge to 100%, my s20fe is still at 94% battery health and was working perfectly untill I updated the phone... Manufacturing are killing phones with updates.

[@syarifairlangga4608]

True. When our phone past 2 years. The update look like degrade our phone

[@Simon_Electric]

I just ordered the S22 Ultra and I'm upgrading from my Galaxy S10. I went through the battery health and phone health application on my S10 and it clearly told me that the battery is weak and it needs to be replaced. So this sparked my interest and made me wonder was there anything that I did over the years that caused the battery to be in such poor condition. For a majority of my phone's lifespan It was fast charged. About a year to 2 years ago I stopped fast charging my phone and started using a regular wattage charger. Hopefully that gave my battery a little bit more life but it's time to trade up. Thank you for posting this video This really help me.

[@abbe9641]

Fast charging degrading your battery is a myth, you either slow charge for longer which means lower heat for longer or fast charge which means more heat for much smaller time, pick your poison.

[@Techno-Universal]

Also having the ability in laptops and tablets to prevent them from charging above 50%-80% could be extremely useful for preserving the longevity of the batteries when you are using the devices plugged into external power sources for long periods of time! :)

[@onioncutterninja1535]

Fellow laptop user here, mine has a way too low voltage battery to work properly but i think that if it did have a normal battery i'd really want to use this feature, hope it gets added someday.

[@Techno-Universal]

@@onioncutterninja1535 I also recently got a new Dell laptop which actually has that feature in the MyDell system manager application so I was able to configure it to only allow the battery to charge to 80% as I’m mostly using the laptop while it’s plugged into power so it should significantly extend the life of the battery! :)

[@christiandecena27]

I have an Asus Tuf laptop and it has an option to charge up to 60% only.

[@Techno-Universal]

@@christiandecena27 Yup that would definitely be really handy! :)

[@spideygamer1329]

@@Techno-Universal how did you do that ? I can't find any tutorial regarding that(specifically asking for Dell)

[@thetechexplain3r]

One hack that has kept my phone battery life longer than usual is using a battery limiter device called Chargie. It manages my battery’s charge levels by capping it at a healthier level by maintaining the battery within that sweet spot. So, it can significantly extend the battery life and I get better long-term performance out of my phone.

[@Johnnyiswhere]

I usually charge my phone from 30 to 90 percent daily.

[@DragoonDark97]

20 80 is better

[@marcmichael2254]

30 - 90 is better for me because when when you charge up to 80% the phone battery system doesn't reset for example when you charge 80% daily for a week you'll get 30 hours screen on time (depends on the user) but when you charge up to 90 it automatically resets. I use android btw (OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk)

[@bigmaxcc]

0 to 100

[@heyitsmejm4792]

40-95

[@alimostofa967]

@@realitycheck908 how would you know if its on 80% battery health? 😄 samsung phone you cannot check the health

[@gonens6056]

I have a charging valet he handles charging for me I need to ask him

[@CedroCron]

Been under charging my battery to 75-80% and using a slow (low wattage) charger and I'm at 98% battery health after 221 charging cycles. By comparison my spouse charges to 100% all the time with the same model phone and his is at 93% after 231 cycles ... Doesn't sound like much but that is a 5% difference in almost a year.

[@HDHasTe]

I'm so glad google brought adaptive charging to my pixel 5. Still going to be sitting at 100% for a little.bit before I wake up but at least it's only there for a shorter period of time compared to many hours of sleep

[@rjsledz]

To bring you up to speed my S21 Ultra is able to be charged with a 45 watt charger in about 55 minutes and the phone is never hot it's just normal neutral and it's because the charger that I buy are the ones that control the heat and they have a type of air conditioning unit inside their charging system which cools it off some phones do too but the thing that I wanted to mention is that my phone never gets hot and if it gets a little warm it's about as much as it gets and I'm using a 45 watt charger.

[@joachimleong985]

Whats the brand of your chargers?

[@yrm1594]

For the love of god use punctuation

[@neometalx9]

I use the 67w charger that came with my phone and the hottest it gets is 37.6 Celsius... I'll try a 33w and 18w ones I got from older phones, we'll see how hot it gets... If it's better to charge faster but slightly hotter or will 33w and 18w charge the phone without getting more than 5 Celsius above the regular temperature? (around 30 Celsius).

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

@@yrm1594 nobody is forcing you or telling you to read his comment 😂

[@yrm1594]

@@jhinabloomingflower807 🤦

[@andrewcairnsmrkiplin]

Just use your phone how you want and pay for a replacement if its bad it doesn't cost much

[@the21stcenturymystic]

but why would you do that when you can preserve the phone you have and make the money you’ve already spent worth it

[@Chemy.]

I'm still using the honor 10 since London 2018, so, the battery is showing it age now, not carrying enough power for the whole day, but the phone is running very good

[@ama805]

I keep my charge between 20-85, charge once and occasionally twice a day if I'm doing any heavy tasks. Is that good?

[@gtsonev1988]

Yep

[@fahadabid5048]

@Milton Keenes and when you plugged them Means on what percentage you charge them.

[@lightyelectronics3452]

Do it with automatically with a Chargie device.

[@kedralive]

How is your battery now?

[@imj3200]

Up

[@DeadofWinter321]

Battery life is phenomenal on my Google Pixel 5! Love it!

[@g59lilcig]

Any updates on your pixel 5? I would love to hear since I'm using pixel 4a

[@DeadofWinter321]

@@g59lilcig Still the same. Just as good as ever.

[@David-cs9zo]

Why the hell you guys use wireless charging?I mean what's the point?If you can move the phone in a room and walk around with it and phone gets slowly charged I get it but when you can't even touch the phone and move why even bother?

[@Dynasty1818]

What made me move from wired charging to wireless is USB-C slots eventually just...stop working properly. After 3 or 4 years of use, my Oneplus 5T's USB-C socket, while clean, just started to refuse to charge or detect when plugged in. You had to push the cable in really hard to get the phone to detect it was connected, and then would charge, but wouldn't fast charge, and the cable would only work when plugged in one way up, if you flipped it over it wouldn't detect anything. Really annoying.

[@SevenMilliFrog]

nah wireless charging produces more heat

[@MegasXLR]

I always try to keep my Note9's charge between 30 and 80% and I don't even find myself needing the extra juice that's left as battery life is amazing on this phone.

[@heyykenn9099]

When do you charge? Do you really wait until it is 30%?

[@MegasXLR]

@@heyykenn9099 i try not to let it go below 20, most times i charge when it's 30 yes.

[@cosmo8420]

When i charge it, do i need to get it to 100%?

[@MegasXLR]

@@cosmo8420 no you can charge from 50 to 60, 30 to 70, etc. Actually it's better to charge like that than to let it go to 100 or 0%.

[@stephensnell5707]

​@@MegasXLRthat means 20% capacity is wasted,the entire capacity is there to be used as this Video clearly states I charge my Smartphone each night to 100% and it still lasts perfectly for 6 years

[@silverlinin4191]

Thank you for delivering content coming from a trusted source! There are KZbinrs, which I shouldn't name provides click-bait contents and contents that aren't exactly true!

[@stephensnell5707]

You prune,there is no such thing as click bait(it is not real and doesn't exist)

[@big-gloom]

​@@stephensnell5707 Can something exist and not be real? 🤔

[@stephensnell5707]

​@@big-gloom YES THAT IS POSSIBLE ALL KZbin VIDEOS ARE 100% REAL

[@lakshyagrover6379]

I charge upto to 100 from 20 and my M51 HAS GOT 7000MAH SO AFTEER 2 YEARS OF DEGRADATION IT WOULD STILL RUN FINE

[@GreenInsane]

7000 mah , Damn

[@kibareh2606]

@@GreenInsane 7000 mah, like bro..

[@user-cu5ff6gk2b]

Keeping the phone between 20-80% is actually counterintuitive because you are giving up 40% of battery capacity already which is worse than a 2 year old battery The less you use of the battery the more wasted capacity and shorter overall battery life you have There is no real solution you either fully enjoy the battery in first year and cope with degradation after that or you can use only 70% and face the reduced battery effect immediately Dont forget you can always replace your battery after 16 months or so

[@user-cu5ff6gk2b]

@Six Months Later Memes Also if you want to limit the heat from fast charging you can disable fast charging before you sleep(from settings) and let the phone charge slowly overnight while being cool And enable it when you wake up

[@user-cu5ff6gk2b]

@Six Months Later Memes I dont think Samsung has such feature

[@user-cu5ff6gk2b]

@Milton Keenes how long it last greatly depends on usage.. the same phone can last less than a day or 2 days. Also budget phones have a weaker and more efficient processor also their display doesn't consume as much battery because of lower resolution and refresh rate

[@vikrraal]

The point is if you wish to use your battery's full capacity when required after a year of purchase at that time you will feel that the battery has degraded. If you can manage your entire day with 30-80% battery life cycle then why charge it till 100% and degrade the longevity ? When I know I may not be able to charge my phone while being on a trip or vacation or when I know I will need more juice as I am attending a party and I will have to click more photos and videos, then I charge it 100% and use my battery's full potential like it's the day One of purchase even after 2 years.

[@vikrraal]

@Milton Keenes I agree with you. But most of the mobiles do not have 5000 mah battery. And 5000 mah battery also means 200gm + weight which is bulky and not very handy to use. That's why most of the manufacturers stay at around 4k-4500mah max and after 2 years of usage the SOT degrades to 3-4hrs.

[@MrVTeta]

Quick charging risk to battery wear is overrated. Let's say, a 65W 0-80 charge is likely to get the battery to around 42°C tops, a 30W one would go something like 37°C. To a 100 percent temperature will actually decrease in both situations due to how charging has to be done. And they stay at this elevated temperature for just a very short period during it's lifespan. But about charging it to 100 percent only when necessary, it's good advice.

[@bigmaxcc]

I charge from 0 to 100 Always been that way

[@Photo0021]

I usually go from 5-10% to 100% nightly, 30% to 90% during the day.

[@botakambung968]

you still have your battery now??

[@banderastube]

50 to 90 for 4 years, still works like new batt...

[@stephensnell5707]

Well you should use the full 100% as doing that you are wasting 10% of the battery capacity

[@EmilMToft]

Have you ever held the ZenFone 7 Pro? - it also has the battery cap you can set to 80 or 90 %>

[@George-lyn]

How will it differentiate if Ur phone has li-ion or li-po

[@GMTron]

What about chargin your phone with a 1.5-2A max charger. It seems like the best solution for battery aging, and also using overnight..

[@SGoswami41]

Not good as it will end up producing more heat eventually.

[@GMTron]

@@SGoswami41 Please elaborate more on this statement, my physics knowlege just went down the drain after reading this....

[@SGoswami41]

@@GMTronI've my OnePlus device with Dash charge support and dash often charges the phone with having around 37°c of temperature but whenever I use any charger having lower output just around 1.5 or max 2A that doesn't only charge slow (of course I can't expect fast afterall) but it ends up heating the phone and taking it up to 45°c

[@johnjcb4690]

@@SGoswami41 șome voltages differ greatly then as those charter are trash

[@ramis7933]

October 2023. Still using my samsung S7 Edge comfortably for the past 6 years and 8 months . I use it for many hours each day . No gaming . Probably my battery doesn't last as long and it used to . But the difference is not that noticeable. I tend to use my mobile while charging often. Also, I tend to sometimes keep the charger connected while the battery is full for extended times . Plus using it while full and connected! It occasionally lags. It's usually smooth .

[@Lucary1000]

How could you forget Sony Xperia? It's a pioneering technology and the most advanced battery care on the market most likely.

[@leongchaukwang6161]

agree

[@SGoswami41]

Can you explain this?

[@rianadiwirawan7618]

@@SGoswami41 batterycare is smart software from Sony which charge your phone based on habit charging

[@abdousjhs1448]

Agreed 🤝

[@geri8355]

True from a xperia 1iii user.

[@EastWindCommunity1973]

Just was at a phone repair shop, he cited the memory effect. That was counter to all the advice I ever heard. So, I checked my phone settings and it had a "max 85%" charge setting... came here to learn something. Thanks!

[@AA-xp4gb]

Bro how to check it? Can you teach me?

[@stephensnell5707]

That doesn't occur in modern smartphone batteries it on ever occurred in the old day Nickel Cadmium and Nickel Metal Hydride batteries which are no longer used anymore in smartphones

[@BichaelStevens]

@@stephensnell5707 Xperia phones got a battery limiter setting

[@KDG50]

Yes the video was extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@anthrax.7745]

20-90% charge good?

[@TLC1256]

80 is ideal...86-90 is tolerable

[@viraj24_]

Been using a OP 7 pro since 2019 the capacity has dropped to 54% in 3 years... Battery range was 15%-95% didn't know much about battery optimization but better late than never lol

[@tarunsharma5254]

and how know your battery capacity ? Accubattery ?

[@AndroidFerret]

I killed 2 phones already cause I didn't knew .with my new ones I've set a feature to only load up to 80% or downloaded a battery loading alarm to remind me to take out the charger .and it Actually helps .my newer phones loaded those two techniques have really good battery life still after 2 years while those oldersgone bad in that same time

[@cloudbrooks]

this is very helpful :) i remember seeing this advice for my nintendo DS in the manual and then forgetting about it because i was young. that's just an anecdote, though

[@Noproblem396]

2:15 don't modern phones automatically detect a full charge and stop charging? That way leaving it charging overnight dosen't do anything to the battery. That's what I have heard multiple times from online tech articles from sites like Forbes, Tech Insider and others...Now I'm seriously confused.

[@vikrraal]

That's not the topic which is being explained here.

[@Noproblem396]

@@vikrraal Yes it is.🤷🏻‍♂️ You don't even have to watch the video to realise that. It's right there in the title.🤦🏻‍♂️ Unless ofc you misread my comment or you're a troll.🤡

[@vikrraal]

@@Noproblem396 if you actually watched the video or don't lack comprehension ability you wouldn't have asked this unrelated question.

[@Noproblem396]

@@vikrraal I don't argue with regards man.😄 Good day✌🏻

[@vikrraal]

@@Noproblem396 Thanks for actually accepting that you did not understand the video by deflecting it. 🤣🤣 ciao

[@bowtoy]

Sponsored videos should never be less than 10 min. You're stealing from me.

[@kapilbusawah7169]

? It's free content. Don't be entitled.

[@lorireece1970]

I’ve had my iPhone 12 Pro Max for six months. The battery health has already gone down to 91%. Should I be concerned/worried?

[@GstarEdmsTrainProductions]

Yes

[@LemonCream9]

Yes it should be like that after 1 year or so

[@evelinecarolinelienhuaming1184]

I Love Giant Battery on my S7+, Super Very Satisfying for Multimedia Consumption!!! 😍😍😍

[@shushantshrestha8957]

Samsung S7?

[@isaac3360]

@@shushantshrestha8957 what about it

[@shushantshrestha8957]

@@isaac3360 I wasn't asking u Heh Mate🙄💩

[@samuelvarga3223]

I've been using my Honor v10 for almost 3 years now and I've been maintaining the charge between 40 and 80% from day one. The battery has degraded a bit, but I would guess it's still around 85% of it's original performance. So in my experience keeping the phone off the charger when you're in the aforementioned range does help a lot. It's also easier now in covid times, when we're around chargers all the time anyway.

[@dxdux]

40-85?...so you effectively have been using only 45% of your capacity?...it's like you are using a degraded battery!, i really don't see the point.

[@samuelvarga3223]

@@dxdux well it's battery is around 3800 mah. And I never leave the house. So I might as well plug it in every once in a while.

[@samuelvarga3223]

And ofc I don't mean that I never charge it to 100%. I did it a few times when I knew I was going to need the full capacity. But most often than not I'm at home or at the office.

[@dxdux]

@@samuelvarga3223 Ah OK, still maybe 40-85 is a little bit extreme but i get your point.

[@kommentarschreiber2]

I‘m using my Huawei P10 since exactly 3 years. I charged it with the Supercharger from near dead to full overnight all the time, the one thing i avoided was heat. Today I measured its capacity with Accubattery by doing a full cycle and I still have 87% left. Charging doesn‘t have that big of an impact anymore, the devices know what they are doing and 100% on your phone are never 100% on your battery and the same goes for 0%. The P10 has a battery that reaches full capacity at 4.4 volts and should be dead around 3.3-3.4 volts. If the phone shows 100% its charged to 4.3 volts and at 0% its at 3.6 volts. So it‘s kept somwhere between 20-90% on its own.

[@Saras_Photobox2015]

I have s21 should I let battery go down to 30% then charge up to 90%?

[@archangel323118]

20-80 would be better. But not much difference.

[@Saras_Photobox2015]

@@archangel323118 ok my S21+ overheated while on a video call what a joke annoying hey but phone ok so far

[@yrm1594]

All the info given here is true. Thank you for bringing this to people's attention

[@ShellySolis]

You mentioned the best kind of charging isn't fast or slow - it's smart. What do you think about using battery limiters? I found a device called Chargie and it allowed me to stop charging at 80%. I thing that's Smart Charging.

[@nikolavonfulton5195]

I use wireless on my s20 plus and turn off fast charge. Takes about 4 hours to charge that way. But it is cooler and I only really need to charge at night

[@alimostofa967]

It will still degrade the battery though slow or fast charge it does not make any difference. The battery will still degrade overtime.

[@davidbarker7091]

Does a bad battery affect how the OLED panel behave like with touching by itself and screen flickering?

[@NxshZ_XD]

I have to charge my phone 3-4 times a day because I do heavy gaming so is there anyway for the battery to drain less? Btw the video was soooo helpful

[@heyykenn9099]

Do less gaming. Your battery will definitely drain faster with gaming. Cause and effect.

[@justarandomperson868]

So, the reason to charge from 20%-80% is because the amount the battery charged is around 60% making it less than 1 charge cycle (based on AccuBattery: around 0.4 cycle). Can i apply it to 30%-90% and 40%-100%?

[@stephensnell5707]

Wasting 20% capacity means a heavy user would never get very far each day with just 80% charge For example on some days I use my Samsung Smartphone quite heavily thus I basically charge each night with 0 problems

[@alanwright6850]

This video went right over my head

[@jx5189]

Phones today are all smart they manage the charging and when it is at 100% it stops my phone does have that charge to only 80% but looking into this it might add few days of battery during its entire life, I don't think that it is worth 20% of your batteries charge. The best thing you can do is to try and never let your battery die that is really hard on them everything else just let the phone handle it.

[@cwxgamingchannel8661]

I always charged my phone at 30% and sometimes overnight and the phone can easily still be used and 1 portable charged per day if gaming usage. If no gaming it can last a day for 4 years phone

[@mattlm64]

I let a phone drop to 0% for a couple months. Reading some information makes it sound like it's a fire waiting to happen but I just charged it again and it seems fine.

[@arielelijah1282]

Some power banks has a battery chemistry of Lithium Iron Phosphate has more cycles reaching 80 percent of its capacity than the lithium ion and lithium polymer.

[@sanchitvarma1282]

Now that I have a phone with a giant enough battery (5000 mAh), I only charge my phone to 80 percent each night (with a 15W charger). And even then my battery depletes to about 30 percent by night-time. Hopefully this helps the battery health in long run.

[@abdousjhs1448]

Try to fully charge it sometimes. It will delete the battery States. bin which is good. Fully charging is good.

[@janther1379]

What phone do you have?

[@ilupillu4915]

Go to settings>click More>Advanced>Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep=select "Never". In same menu, you can turn off "Always allow scanning" and "Network notification". That should dramatically reduce the cell standby. .. try this options bro.. even i was getting a drain on battery sometimes on my new device.. i did this settings and turned off the options for wifi scanning and bluetooth scannning when the phone is locked.. i think it has helped me a lot i will update u if doing this has helped me or not . U also do the same and yeah one more thing .. download accu battery app that app is very informative for checking the battery drain percentages

[@odunoshea281]

“...Over 1 or 2 years use”. I always envy people who can use the same phone for two years.

[@kimbridge5592]

Had my s9 plus for 1 year then went to s10 plus. Nearly 2 years old still love it.

[@betalianzofhillsidienz3714]

Using my moto for more than 4 years

[@supercuber9805]

if i get a phone i use it for at least 4 years up to 5

[@odunoshea281]

@@supercuber9805 wow!

[@odunoshea281]

@@betalianzofhillsidienz3714 Don’t you get bored with it?

[@artiss92]

I always charge my Lg 51 phone to 90% before I take it off and I wait until I get to 50 or 60% to charge it back up and I don't charge it overnight

[@clarencegarside3294]

I always do 20% -100%. And after i know about 40-80% i think i will change my habbit from 20%-80/90%.

[@broodsincorner]

I don't understand what is correct on this topic. The method expressed in this video is what I started doing with my Galaxy S9 after 14 months of use, and that's actually when I started seeing the battery life degrade to what it is now (battery will start quickly plummeting down as early as at 65%). On the flip side, I was told by a battery store to instead always charge up to 100% when possible, and never dip below 50% (something to do with life cycles that they explained). Of course though, they're in the business of selling batteries, but it speaks to the conflicting accounts on this topic.

[@BensoftMedia]

I just charge fully overnight, I sometimes even top up over lunch. If you only ever charge to 80% then you’re basically pretending like your battery is years old and stunted anyway. My phone is over a year old now and the battery is at 96% health this way.

[@JackHackett1]

What phone you got?

[@BensoftMedia]

@@JackHackett1 iPhone 11 Pro

[@vikrraal]

You charge till 100% when you really need it or go outside like for a vacation or something. I am easily able to spend my day in office by charging from 20 to 80%. If this way I can elongate my phone's battery health and can actually use it's full potential when I need it during trips/vacations then why not. On Android devices you can even root it and install third party apps which stops charging when it reaches 80% or you can customize it.

[@ShawnFully]

@@vikrraal how

[@syedhazimzafir]

hello, just enquired is it bad if my battery is already 70+ and i charge it again while i’m not using it ?

[@Musa56433]

basically unplug when its at 100 and dont let it drain below 20

[@mehliamm]

So what's the appropriate percent to charge ur phone to secure a healthy battery life

[@som0098]

20 to 80%

[@JohnSmith-hv6ks]

Why dont manufacturer's just have 20% more capacity than advertised. Just slightly more cost.

[@danmar007]

I've never followed any kind of battery recharging regimen and my stuff still works after years of use (iPod touch gen 2 bought new, DeWalt drills bought in the 2000s and on and on ...)

[@jambee5603]

So what's the conclusion?

[@the_ed2135]

I'm replacing my P10 Lite bought in early 2018 because of the battery; he shutting down while loading apps or even when switching on (battery even at 30%). I usually charge it when below 10% and usually keep it on the juice at night...

[@corneliussmith5875]

I just got the one plus 7 pro new and I'm loving the fast charging. I always keep it above 70 percent.

[@yourmom-fx4sw]

Amazing way to kill your battery

[@corneliussmith5875]

@@yourmom-fx4sw I don't really always keep it above 70 tbh lol. I use it until I feel like charging it.

[@kedralive]

How is your battery now after a year?

[@corneliussmith5875]

@@kedralive I switched to the fold 2 but it was really a device I could keep and live with if I didn't upgrade

[@kedralive]

@@corneliussmith5875 so the battery was still nice after a year?

[@thatonebeone]

mag safe keeps iphones nice and warm so your battery life dont last.. good for the world apple says lol

[@idea360]

This the the boomer equivalent of stop buying a daily coffee to afford a multi-million dollar house.

[@TheCreator-ue6lt]

Listen … my battery drains by its self from 89% down normally … however the moment I charge it to 90% or higher it doesn’t move. I have to turn my phone off then back on but let’s say I charge it to 96% I can be on it for a hour it’ll stay at 96% but when I turn it off and right back on it may jump to 96% then it starts to go down normally. I think it’s so weird I don’t know why it’s doing that. Or let’s say if I charge my phone in the 90% and power it off and on it jumps to a higher percentage in the 90 range. It only does this when it’s in the 90% ‘s I use the fast charger been using it since I got my phone. Any answers to why. I have a iPhone 14 pro max

[@rkram3118]

"..because of the streain it puts on the internals of the cell' is rather vague! But why?

[@Kungdiang]

becuz sience

[@heklik]

I charge my phone when I go to sleep and unplug the charger after waking up

[@NotNath33]

I charge my phone at 30/40-90 I don't usually charge up to a 100 unless I fell asleep while it's charging but that barely happens tbh

[@disco.jellyfish]

Yeah, I usually charge until like 95-ish% - Like why have a big battery if youre barely using it on one hand - on the other hand why ruin it even more just to get these last couple of percents. I usually just keep an eye on temps. If I do a full fast charging cycle in one run 2-100% which takes around 20 Minutes (Xiaomi 12 Pro @120W with boost charging turned on) my battery reaches peak temperatures of upto 46°C but doesnt sit there long. Especially the first 50% go up super fast (takes just over 6 minutes) and thats where it reaches these temps. Since the battery is already filled up to some degree charging slows down more and more making the phone cool down - once at 65% the temps are at much cooler 40°C. And past 75% were back to 37°C - staying there. Should I be worried and rather only charge super fast if I'm in a hurry? I mean I paid for the super fast charging - I'm gonna use it anyway - I just wonder how much I should use it. I wanna stick with my phones usually 3-4 Years each. Oh yeah - usually I start charging when I'm in the 20-25% range - or when I go outside and I know I will need more battery than just 70% (this most of the time actually is enough).

[@lisetteem588]

And my mac has a wrecked battery from following advice like this in just 1 year. It could be an anomalous, messed up battery, but I will never follow this advice again.

[@bikersoncall]

What about just getting off the phone for an hour or so, should we wait 20 minutes or so for it to cool before charging?

[@kimdokjafan1]

How do you fix it my 20 percent is not changing

[@kamillugha893]

My cell phone I presumed already has factory setting to detect low battery power. Therefore if I did inadvertently reach at a "0%" juice left......again, then my cell phone would prompt me and indicate, " slow charge" or change to the correct charger cable. Some other warning similar to it. The battery is good, not the same though. Factory setting, not that much. Battery will charge on your phone, but not the same way. Stop and charge up on point, once you predict or see that you've reach below this mark. Zero < 30% battery power left. Stay above 30 > though to avoid the batteries reserve warning. I noticed that my phone charged at a higher rate just before I reach 30% hurdle or mark. If I paid attention. Sadly, charging below 30% reserve, forced me to charge it up (slow), I would then overlook the, " slow charging" or the "incorrect charger cable" prompts by powering off. The battery will charge quicker. Either way I had to eventually replace the battery. Less of a hussle that way.

[@ryanmccormick2150]

Why do people care so much about battery degradation? You can easily get you're battery replaced?

[@cobaltblue5523]

Is it ok to cool off the phone with a fan while charging? Also I sometimes put my phone on top of a ice pack while charging that way it doesn't heat up . I only do that for a few minutes.

[@GT-tj1qg]

Fan is definitely harmless and likely to be good for the battery. Ice could be risky.

[@JL-ix5io]

I'd say most ppl keep their phones for 2-4 years. Charging 0-100 over that time is not a big deal. This 20-80 mess is pointless unless you wanna keep your phone for 5+ years but even then, battery degradation would have already occurred and you should just replace the battery.

[@its_rns]

I use a much slower 10w charger whenever i have to charge my phone overnight

[@mr.anonymous5961]

Try getting apple's 5w brick . Slowest in the business

[@its_rns]

@@mr.anonymous5961 I tried, surprisingly difficult to find one from a reputed brand though. Apple has those lightening 5w chargers, but it's very scarce on the Android side i guess

[@mr.anonymous5961]

@@its_rns yeah but one from apple 🙄

[@its_rns]

@@mr.anonymous5961 will it work normally with Android devices? No compatibility issues of any sort?

[@mr.anonymous5961]

@@its_rns its a PD charger , works fine with any USB

[@PyroSpike007]

I'd rather change the battery when needed, than babysitting the battery & not being able to get the best SOT from my phone. Battery literally starts to degrade after 1.5-2 years. These stuff is for super duper babysitters. Phones & chargers nowadays are programmed to stop charging your phone when its fully charged. Also like every phone slows down charging at the end to reduce heating.

[@Suddenlyits1960]

There have been several articles where enigneers for Samsung and others have stated that the nonsense about it being bad to charge your battery to 100 percent is a myth! The manufactuers set the phones to reach 100 percent and quit charging when the actual capacity of the battery is not really at 100 per cent. Its the same as if your cars gas tank capacity is 20 gallons but the pump is designed to shut off at 15 gallons and your gauge reads full. I can tell you that I had my last iphone for 5 years and always charged it to 100 percent daily and used it a lot. After 5 years when i finally traded it in,the battery health was at 85 percent. I think some people worry far to much about stupid things like this,when it doesnt matter. Most people are going to trade their phone in a year or two anyway making this irrelevant and you can easily get 4 years out of one.

[@TechNomadUK1]

Hello. Does anyone know if using a third-party launcher uses that much battery life or even affect the performance?

[@ariamh823]

Do you have any tips to do it with xiaomi and Samsung devices

[@ferozahmed8320]

I have fast charge 44w with my mobile so I can use that fast charge to charge my mobile or not to charge with that 44w charger ?

[@RageEditsss]

Thankyou for the video! This helped me alot. I will tell everyone i know to try these out, and you ahose reading too.

[@stannisbarracuda5693]

What about playjng with your phone while charging ?

[@donsnow8039]

Anyone know what weather app that was at 0:18?

[@empegirl9696]

What correct to charge phone? This year.

[@mehdiriver]

I never let it go down 40%, and charge it to 90%

[@syedmansibmiftah8909]

Wait ! what phone was that with full screen aspect ratio and notification light right next to charging port?

[@GreenInsane]

You should’ve added time stamp

[@onlinevoice195]

Redmi 8 Pro is also possible to switch to full screen.

[@antresia.9723]

I have a stuck battery Percentage on my moto g pure. What do I do? 98 percent charging???

[@MRbear257]

My phone charging voltage dropped under 3.55 not charging when 4 voltage starts charging normal

[@elizabethCorkins83]

I have heard so many different conflicting things, usually I change my phone every year or two years anyway so hopefully it won't matter too much, I did just get a new phone so that's why I'm watching this and I just watched a few other that say different things so I guess I'll just charge what I want to idk... When I'm going to be going out I do like my phone to be 100% though or at least close enough to it.

[@lonelybob1902]

yeah it doesn't matter anymore because smartphone industry is simply get better every year, i always charge my phone at 20% and unplugged at 100% (no overnight of course) and my phone last 4 years with no battery issues

[@stephensnell5707]

​@@lonelybob1902you CAN charge a Modern Smartphone at night as there is no danger of doing it I charge my Smartphone each night as my Smartphone cuts the power automatically once the battery is 100% full I charge to 100% each night as I do use my phone quite a lot each day and a Smartphone I have will still last me as long as 6 years(The battery life also will get me as fsr as 6 years too) I only ever change my Smartphone once every 6 years

[@edgareat3291]

does it use my battery if im using my phone while it is plugged in？

[@cristophermartinez6707]

What type of phones have the ability to limit battery charging? I'm really interested in that.

[@cristophermartinez6707]

@무작위의 thank you , are they the only types or are there other type of devices that can help with that for instance conectong with your phone?

[@Myactivechannel]

Samsung...theres a setting to allow it to only charge up to 85%

[@cecogenow2543]

I rooted my phone with Magisk and use Input Power Control or Advanced Charging Controller modules. The first one simply limits the charging to a % of your choice, the other one does the same but has a few additional options like cooling down during charging or limiting voltage/current.

[@ShawnFully]

@@Myactivechannel where to find it

[@viniciusschadeck4992]

why devices not control it in they own? My xiaomi mi 9 explore edition with 3300 from factory down to 1804 in 3 years and some months... if it stop charging about 80% by default and has a extra juicy need to long days out of power suply will be a totally amazing deal... By default i put my smartphone in the wireless charging and work day long on my normal work, with the phone on the charging, i not know that it degradate soo quickly, i totally change my smartphone in some years, but with this one, and always on charger it got critical much faster, i prefer to keep the same phone at least 3-4 years, actually i just change by battery or some new feature that i really want as NFC payments, IRDA (not know why people not use it that much, for me is a need to have, this is why i keep with xiaomi that much) and charging techs... i bought xiaomi 12 pro now, this one i will try to keep lower values and keep battery in better state for longer time, i hope diamond nuclear batteries comes to smartphones when i need to change again, because i hate charge up things LOL this is why i keep it plug-in by default