Charging my new AirPods...

[clg82]

Hey everyone just picked up some new AirPods, and I'm curious what everyone else is doing about charging them. I primarily wear mine for working out at the gym or sitting around the house on my MacBook Pro...so the lowest the AirPods battery has gotten hasn't been below 50%. Once i'm done I put them back into the charging case as to not lose them, but aren't we supposed to let the battery wear down to at least 20% before recharging. Seems like it would be bad for the battery if I put them in the charging case after using them only 1-2 hours a day....any suggestions?

 

[44267547]

Hey everyone just picked up some new AirPods, and I'm curious what everyone else is doing about charging them. I primarily wear mine for working out at the gym or sitting around the house on my MacBook Pro...so the lowest the AirPods battery has gotten hasn't been below 50%. Once i'm done I put them back into the charging case as to not lose them, but aren't we supposed to let the battery wear down to at least 20% before recharging. Seems like it would be bad for the battery if I put them in the charging case after using them only 1-2 hours a day....any suggestions?

Direct from Apples site:

https://www.apple.com/batteries/why-lithium-ion/


"Charge your Apple lithium-ion battery whenever you want. There’s no need to let it discharge 100% before recharging. Apple lithium-ion batteries work in charge cycles. You complete one charge cycle when you’ve used (discharged) an amount that equals 100% of your battery’s capacity — but not necessarily all from one charge. For instance, you might use 75% of your battery’s capacity one day, then recharge it fully overnight. If you use 25% the next day, you will have discharged a total of 100%, and the two days will add up to one charge cycle. It could take several days to complete a cycle. The capacity of any type of battery will diminish after a certain amount of recharging. With lithium-ion batteries, the capacity diminishes slightly with each complete charge cycle. Apple lithium-ion batteries are designed to hold at least 80% of their original capacity for a high number of charge cycles, which varies depending on the product."

 

[clg82]

Hmm interesting I never knew that, I appreciate that relentless "power" no pun intended lol

 

[Volusia]

I wear mine for anywhere between 2-5 hours per day, depending on what I have going on. I always put them in the case when not in use to prevent loss, plus to maintain a good charge. I charge the case typically every second night.