At night I simply place my phone on the 7.5 w Anker power wave, and when the phone gets to 80% then remove it from the charger and go to sleep. It's still 80% when I wake up in the morning. Also to add, currently on my Pro max, started out at 4116 mah full charge capacity out of the box at 0 cycle charge and been doing the 40-80% and currently Coconut battery still reads 4116 mah full charge capacity and my cycle charge is currently at 13.
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Other Do you try and top off your iPhone the moment it hits 100%?
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I put in on the charger at night, use it during the day. With the way the iPhone 11 Pro has been, I just literally don't need to care. Sometimes, when I am driving, my car will also charge it as I use it for CarPlay. But on days I use public transit, It doesn't see a charge until I get home, which I leave the house at 7AM, and don't get home until 1 or 2am sometimes. All in all, just use the phone! Don't worry about it. Get AppleCare+ if you are so worried, I have that because I only use a pouch not a case.
Put it on the charger when I want to, take it off the charger when I want to: not when the phone tells me to. Never had the battery % turned on, the little symbol is a good enough guide. A lot of people are way too obsessed with that number, some even to the extent where they keep notes of time and battery percentage.
I did that a long time ago with my iPhone 5. I used to always keep it plugged in. Battery was always at 100%. It eventually destroyed the battery. It started swelling & pushing the screen off the chassis. - you've been lucky so far (or I was unlucky).
After that experience, I never charge the phone to 100% except maybe a few times a year when I forget to unplug it. So far, this battery (on a different 4 year old iPhone) is still in great shape. 1255 load cycles at 95% health
As someone who used to do this, it is a very freeing feeling to just charge and forget. I bought a new 8+ 13 months ago and have not followed any of the battery "rules" from sites like battery University. My phone dropped from 100% health to 99% health after 11 months. If you feel better about it then by all means, but for me it got old. Having to remember to go remove your phone from the charger is a minor inconvenience, plus it's not like the battery can not be replaced. A new one is under $80. You can use the hell out of your phone for 18-24 months. By then you can either get a new battery (if necessary) or more than likely move on to a new phone.
My wife ran her X into the red on a daily basis. I got her a battery case which she also used very regularly (extra heat). When I traded in her phone after just over 2 years, she was at 93% health. It's hard to imagine someone using their phone more than her.
I'm not judging anyone who tries to maintain their battery, since I used to be anal about it. All I am saying is that giving up those habits feels very freeing, and the worst thing that could happen is needing to spend $80 within 18-24 months. My time is worth $80, but I assume a lot of us with battery anxiety also have OCD too.
This is not wise. Why do you think Apple came up with the optimized battery charging? Leaving it 100% for prolonged periods can be harmful to your battery. Maybe you don't do it enough to notice within a year, but that doesn't mean it's ideal.
Phone stays on the charger all night. Been doing this for YEARS without any ill effect. Who the hell has time to worry about taking it off when it hits 100% LOL.
Hell, with CarPlay, the things always on a charger anyway!
Hell, with CarPlay, the things always on a charger anyway!
Actually, "topping off" is a thing in iOS, and macOS for that matter (I would assume watchOS as well). Apple battery percentage is not linear in the traditional sense. That is why iOS reports 100% longer than it actually is. This has been discussed about at length and can easily be proven by Coconut Battery.
When iOS reports 100%, its actually anywhere from 95->100%. Therefore, the moment your device says 100%, its actually roughly 95%. Only after another 20 minutes of charging does it reach true 100% status. iOS/macOS Battery percentage is as followed:
100% Reported = 95-100% Actual
90% Report = 85.5% Actual
50% Reported = 47.5% Actual
10% Reported = 9.5% Actual
As the battery drains, the difference between reported and actual closes. But because the first 5% is skewed, it causes the rest of it to skew as well. Only after 95% does it become "linear".
OK then.
This isn't something I've ever done. I've never been curious enough to dive into battery minutia simply because I plug my phone in at night and take it with me in the morning. It lasts all day and still has plenty of charge left before I put it back on charger. If I do need to charge it during the day, I've got cables connected to a USB hub that's connected to my work Mac.
I'm not sure why it's so important to 'top off'. But then I don't use my device for battery intensive tasks such as gaming and video streaming like so many people here seem to use them for.
It just seems to me that it's something to obsess over.
Honestly for me, the reason for topping off is because of this inconsistent way that Apple charges their devices. If 100 was 100, this topic wouldn't exist (I am the OP) since there would be no need to get a "true" 100% max charge.
That's kind of my point though. Why is that important?
Is there something so valuable that I'm missing by NOT topping off to that illusory 100%?
Not really, just in the same way that I top off my tank of gas (even though I can just put in $15). Or when a recipe says I need to throw something in the oven at 400 degrees (even though technically I can throw it in at 380 and walk away). I was just curious what other people did when they wanted to fully charge to 100 (even though they can clearly charge to 95 and unplug).
I think you've just had bad luck with that phone where the battery swelled. I've been leaving phones plugged for a day or two since the very first iPhone and have never had a battery fail on me. I'm not just an iPhone user but an Android user and have had every Note phone since the 4 except the 7 and every samsung S series phone since the S7 edge. All of these I've left plugged in for days as well. I was still using my two year old Note 8 on it's original battery until I gave it away to a co-worked last weekend.
That's not luck with that many phones.
Pretty mind boggling that people still don’t charge their phones over night.
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It’s just like how I like to top off my gas tank until it spills over. Nothing says “full” like some processed fossil fuel on your hands.
I generally charge to 80-90%. I don't watch the battery percentage, just take it off after 45 minutes or so. My Xs Max usually doesn't go below 30% prior to retiring for the night and I usually charge it with an ipad brick whilst getting ready for bed.
Different strokes. I charge my battery to near 90% before I go to bed. For my pro max. That usually gets me into the second evening where I repeat the process
I put the phone on charging while I sleep and take it off in the morning. Through the day, I put it on charging as and when needed and don't bother much.
The only thing I take care of is to not abuse the battery - not going down way too low just for fun. Rarely, I go down into the 20s and even 10s intentionally, but even then that happens when I am very low anyway so at that point I think okay let it go down just a little bit more and then we will charge it off.
Don't abuse the battery; forget about everything else. We all do try to take care of our devices to the best of our abilities, but let's not make that a priority in life - then we are doing it wrong - and the purpose of owning the device has been defeated.
The only thing I take care of is to not abuse the battery - not going down way too low just for fun. Rarely, I go down into the 20s and even 10s intentionally, but even then that happens when I am very low anyway so at that point I think okay let it go down just a little bit more and then we will charge it off.
Don't abuse the battery; forget about everything else. We all do try to take care of our devices to the best of our abilities, but let's not make that a priority in life - then we are doing it wrong - and the purpose of owning the device has been defeated.
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I never even spent time thinking about this lol. I charge and unplug when i want to.
I plug it in at night, and when i'm in the car, or when i need a charge.
I do not unplug until i need it.
I do not unplug until i need it.
I do the same thing, it is not necessary to pay attention on battery. Enjoy your phone instead of slaved by it.
I feel people are worrying too much about future battery health and the longevity of their devices to the extent that it affects the enjoyment of using the device in the present.
I use my device as normal, and plug it into charge during the day while Im at my desk - usually the mornings. At midday I remove it from the charger until the following day. On the weekends I'll leave it to charge overnight. Job done.
I've never used any battery health apps, nor have I ever checked the remaining mAh of my battery. After a year or two I will sell the device whenever I feel its time to upgrade, and battery health has never affected any monetary value when it came to the sale of my previous iPhones.
I use my device as normal, and plug it into charge during the day while Im at my desk - usually the mornings. At midday I remove it from the charger until the following day. On the weekends I'll leave it to charge overnight. Job done.
I've never used any battery health apps, nor have I ever checked the remaining mAh of my battery. After a year or two I will sell the device whenever I feel its time to upgrade, and battery health has never affected any monetary value when it came to the sale of my previous iPhones.
Agreed. you have to enjoy your device and even further enjoy your life. Don’t let the little things bog you down. If you trade it in to Apple they won’t care about battery health. And I’m sure lots of potential buyers won’t either. There are some buyers like you who will be ocd when you put it for sale but more than likely they’ll be buying retail regardless so they can have it perfect. Lastly, if you’re too particular then maybe you overspent and your expectations are Too high.