Some common battery myths

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Here are some common battery myths everyone thinks about and explained
 
Myth: leaving your phone on the charger all night isbad for your battery
This myth has some pretty legitimate origins,so it’s no surprise that it’s stuck around. In the days of yore, lithium ion batteries would overheat if you left them charging for too long. This did infact cause damage to the battery and reduce performance.

Myth: You should completely discharge your battery before charging. It’s absolutely true that older nickel-centricbatteries would ‘forget’ what their full capacity was if you didn’t fully drainthem before charging again. But lithium-ion is a different ballgame. They havea much smarter way of counting their charges. If you use 60 percent of yourbattery’s life, then recharge it, it won’t count that as a complete charge cycle. Over the course of the next day’s use, once it hits 40 percent discharge, it will count that as one charge cycle.
 
Myth: Alwaysuse the official brand charger for your phone
But it’s not for the health of your phone, it’s for profit. Any reputable 3rd party charger should be just fine. There are some exceptions, especially in the case of USB-C cables, andsome unofficial chargers might not allow for as fast of charging, but in most cases a quality 3rd party charger should be just fine with your device.


Myth: Never use your phone while it’s charging
Some people say that using your phone while it’s charging can make your device explode, catch fire, or electrocute you.There’s no real danger in playing around on your device while it’s charging.Have at it.
 


Myth: Save battery power by killing apps or using an app killer
There was a stretch of a few months back in,like, 2009 when app killers actually made Android run smoother. Then Android got a lot smarter about how it managed its resources, and all app killers do is suck up the resources they are claiming to protect. They became unnecessary before they even got popular.
 


Myth: Disabling services like Bluetooth and Location Services drastically improves battery life
It’s true that disabling all these or going into airplane mode will save some battery life. However, we’re talking a verytiny sliver – like half an hour over the span of an entire day, so the gain sare arguably not worth the trouble. Leave the services that you use on the regular running all you want. Your device is designed to handle it.


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