7 Common Mistakes That Make Your Smartphone Battery Go Dead

July 04 2019
Hey everyone gather around for a story once upon a time in a town far far away there lived a boy with his family. His parents gave him a shining new smartphone on his birthday. He loved it so much that he spent all his time with then a day came although he hadn't run his phone battery down completely the boy decided to charge it anyways and accidentally left it plugged overnight.

 The smartphone exploded and there was a massive power outage that took years for the whole town to recover from it sounds like terrifyingly possible isn't it? If so you must be one of the many people who still believe the most common gadget charging myths but we are gonna change all of that and make you super tech savvy in no time.

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1. Charging your phone overnight will kill it 

Our First popular misconception goes like this if you leave your gadget plugged in overnight it will go beyond 100 %charge points which in turn will reduce your phone's battery life this myth like all other myths out there is slightly based on reality .way back in the day when phones had black and white screens and weighed about as much as brick I had one of those their lithium-ion batteries were prone to overheating that happened when the phone was on the charging for too long and could indeed damage the battery or even make the phone explode thankfully gadgets have evolved over the time I mean to say they are now called smart for a reason. 

Now they are smart enough and they know their limits and won't take any more than they need from the electric supply. Modern Lithium-ion batteries have built-in controllers to prevent any possible damage. They stop charging when the battery is 100% full so you really have no reason to fear fire or phone damage. If your phone does get too warm while charging it could be a cause for concern you would be totally justified taking it back to the seller because that's not normal. Better do some research online and study reviews from other users to see which models tend to overheat an unsuitable phone case can also contribute to overheating so take the cover off if you plan on letting your smartphone charge overnight 

2. Charge Your Smartphone Only When Its Battery Is Low 

You can only charge your phone when you have a low battery you have to drop it down to zero to charge it to a hundred later. Well, that's another common myth that's based on truth but ancient story, old nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride batteries needed a full discharge to be able to reach their maximum capacity and not to forget what they are capable of. Modern Lithium-ion batteries are not like that, in fact, they have a limited number of recharge cycles. For instance, an iPhone has about five hundred one cycle is one full charge when the battery goes from zero to 100%. If you charge your gadget say from 90 to 100% then you have used the only 1/10th of a cycle so you basically extend the number of cycles available to you by 10 times without losing battery life. Not to waste one full charging cycle give your smartphone electrical juice several times throughout the day if possible. The experts at battery University yep it exists online that promises your battery will serve you longer, better and more effectively if you keep it at 40 to 80%. They used to recommend sucking your gadget dry now and then but not anymore. But you see most smartphones today have smart batteries that can adjust themselves, Thanks to inbuilt calibration tool and what's so great about calibration well it is about readjusting your battery back to its stop condition and it's usually needed when your device starts acting weird like when it is losing charge faster or shutting off altogether once it hits about 70 percent battery life. In those cases, you might still need to calibrate it manually 

3. You Shouldn't Always Keep Your Charger Plugged In Constantly

According to safety rules, chargers must be removed from outlets immediately after each use otherwise if your charger is plugged in and a power surge happens on your grid it might catch on fire at least what they say. Pretty scary situation right? but really these types of situations are extremely rare especially in the city more and more people are just treating this warning in the same way they do the good old safe removal of a flash drive. We know about it but we don't actually do it however there are four major exceptions here and if at least one of them is true for you then you should never ever leave your charger in the outlet.

(a) Your house has no lightning protection system 
(b) There are frequent voltage fluctuations or power outages
(c) You have pets that roam freely around the house it's obviously better if the charger isn't plugged in. We don't really want to see the kitty join the electrical light parade.
(d) You live in an apartment building and your upstairs neighbors often flood your apartment 

 Your charger gets hot or noisy even when it's not plugged into your gadget in that case just go to the market and grab a new quality charger so that you won't have to buy a new house. If none of these points applies to you then it's totally your choice whether or not you will leave your charger plugged into the wall, it won't damage the charger itself or run your electric bill up sky-high.

4. It's Dangerous To Use Phone While It's Charging

Don't Even touch your smartphone while it's charging. This is somewhat of an urban legend started by the concerned parents of the first cellphone using kids who spread it on to their children once they grew up. As for those who ignored this warning they faced the threat of fire explosion and even electrocution. There actually have been cases of such incidents but it wasn't the phone to blame. It was knockoff chargers but we will get more into that in a second just remember as long as you are using a legit device and charger or an official replacement from the manufacturer there is no risk of using plugged in phone.

5. All Chargers are Same (Except Their Input And Output)  

Reality is that all chargers are not created equal when your real charger that came with your phone gets damaged or lost you will obviously try to find a new one since you probably spend enough money on the phone itself, you most likely will look for more affordable options. But id you decide to get a fake or uncertified charger, don't be surprised if it doesn't work as fast as original one or makes your battery lasts an hour. The worst case scenario that it could even melt into the wall if you can't afford the official replacements from the manufacturer. At least go for credible ones from more or less famous brands.

6. Turning Off Your Phone Makes No Difference To Battery 

I am pretty sure that a lot of you should or at the thought of going off the grid why shut your phone completely off when you can just charge it well take it from an actual apple genius from the Genius Bar giving your phone a break and turning it off once a week will help to conserve its battery over time. Ideally, you have to do it more frequently than that the same goes for the android devices as well. Rebooting can work its magic too when it comes to making your phone more durable.

7. Keeping Your Device Constantly Plugged In Will Damage It

There is a common myth that exists for both the laptop and smartphones, people say that keeping them constantly on the charger is really bad for the battery however the fact is that modern power circuits in laptops block battery charging when it's full so it's not in your best interest to waste its full recharging cycles. As a preventive measures experts recommend draining the battery entirely about once a month. Your Laptop is much more likely to break down due to overheating or using it in inappropriate conditions and not because of a permanently connected charger

So rest is assured that modern technologies have reached that stage where you don't have to worry about charger being left in the outlet besides our TV's, Lamps and power guzzling Kitchen Appliances stay plugged in all day yet nobody's paranoid about the fridge blowing up