I believe the mophie wireless charger is automatically 7.5W and not technically fast charging.
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iPhone X What’s your Battery Health (11.3)
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My "6S" eventually got so bad the battery would say 70% and ten minutes later 30%, so I did that recycle where you completely discharge till it turns off, leave sit for 5 hours, then charge it but charge it after turning it back off again when you plug it in..It helped the 6 but I did this once with my X then found out you NEVER do that with these and that might be why mine is 97% now.
My "6S" did this I thought because I was constantly plugging it in and charging it everyday many times a day. Reading elsewhere saying that should NOT matter but is the battery in the 6S the same as the X?
BTW I would not care so much about the battery issue if it were not that where I live there is no APple store and the authorized place we do have warns us that if they change the battery there is a good chance some part will break that often breaks when batteries are changed and that would mean 5 days without phone as they would have to send to Apple.
So even if battery changing was FREE, this makes me hesitate.
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92% health and I charge maybe twice a day. Got it 2 weeks after release. It was just at 95% about 1-1.5 months ago.
your post is really difficult to interpret.
Occasionally you need to condition your battery with a full discharge and recharge. If you're seeing wild swings in %, obviously it would be a good time to drain it completely to 1% and recharge it.
My understanding is that the chemistry inside the lithium ion batteries is such that it is happiest when it is around 50% charge at a moderate temperature. The fast chargers which heat the battery up are probably also causing unecessary cell degradation because they are inciting chemical reactions in the cell. So its best long term to get a slow charge (wireless) while the phone is cool, and to keep it at 30-70%. when you charge to 100% you're just advancing the chemical degradation of the cell and packing on unnecessary cycles to its life. But you also have to understand that the batteries that apple uses are designed to see alot of 100% charge states because that's how people use their phones. So ultimately unless you're a weirdo like me, just charging it once a day isnt going to change much in the end.
For me, this means I basically never actually charge the phone overnight. Right when i get up, I will plug it in while im getting ready so that it never goes above 70%
But I like my iphoneX and plan on keeping it for 3 years minimum. So I'd like to preserve my battery as long as possible over that 3 years, and occaisionally this will involve me lugging around a cord to make sure i can keep my battery as in good condition as possible over those 3 years so be it...
No, actually what I read on Apple is NEVER discharge the new batteries completely and in fact if you do and do not charge it soon enough the battery will be killed.
The calibration I spoke of was on my 6S, and if that was the same kind of battery as the X then I guess I should not have done it then either.
I am asking now on Apple about the battery in the X and completely draining it.
And I wouldn't mind paying for a new battery once in a while but where I live that means having a non Apple store do it for me and while they are authorized they make you sign a waiver saying you understand replacing the battery OFTEN results in a broken part and you could be without your phone for a week.
ANSWER HERE
You should NEVER completely drain any Lithium chemistry battery. iOS won't let you do it; it will shut off with some life left. There is no reason to try to outthink iOS; charge when you want to, for as long as you want to. And if it does go to zero and shut off, charge it right away. But don't let that happen routinely.
It is no longer necessary to calibrate the battery gauge.
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My launch day iPhone X is at 88%. I’m running iOS 12 beta 2 and my average daily screen time is about 4-5 hours, while my average daily battery usage is about 120-160%.
So I bought another wireless charge, Belkin. Last night battery was around 40% , put it on belkin and charged to 100% or a total of less than 3 hours (usually plug into the wall and leave overnight) and today I am getting FAR less use per the percentage used.
So tonight I will charge overnight on belkin wireless and see if it improves tomorrow, if not I return the belkin and once AGAIN go back to only wire charging.
So tonight I will charge overnight on belkin wireless and see if it improves tomorrow, if not I return the belkin and once AGAIN go back to only wire charging.
Anyone else experience this?
Sounds like going back to wired charging won't do much good if wireless has already impacted your battery ie. damage is already done.
What's your battery health?
How can it go back to normal?
If your battery health goes down to 97 due to wear & tear, how can it 'replenish' itself back to 100?
No I meant using wireless charger my battery life is about 60% of what it is when I charge it the old fashioned way. i.e. if I charge all night wireless I will get at most 5 hours use until it goes to zero percent, if I do it by the wall method, wired, I think it is closer to 7 or 8 hours.
There is something wrong with the wireless charging of these phones, this is the 2nd wireless charger I have used, the other was the Mophie, both times I experience this.
I've had my iPhone X since late November and has 97% capacity per coconutBattery. I don't own a wireless charger but I plug it into an Anker PowerIQ wall wart every night. Stock 5w charger is for noobs.
My trusted old Air 2 has 73% of its capacity lol.
My trusted old Air 2 has 73% of its capacity lol.
Ok, so you're saying the wireless charger gives a false reading of 100% compared to the wired charger.
Without meaning to worry you, but it sounds like the wireless charging may have had a detrimental effect on the life of your battery, perhaps permanently?
Hopefully not....I'm interested to see if things return to normal.
Not bad, seeing as you’re over 400 cycles. Apple says their batteries will retain over 80% after 500 cycles. You’re an extremely heavy user. Most people go thru ~365 cycles a year (once a day).
Super frustrated as I bought 2nd wireless charger, messed everything up. Use is half of when I wire charge it, the usage and standby counters supposed to reset at 100% only now reset at 90%, etc.
So frustrated.
Returning the Belkin, had the same issue with a Mophie a while back. Hoping when I go back to wired charging it will all reset and work properly but if not will have to get new battery
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OH, and after wireless charge, if I plug into wall at 90% the standby and usage counters will reset to zero which is only supposed to happen at 100%.
So frustrated.
Returning the Belkin, had the same issue with a Mophie a while back. Hoping when I go back to wired charging it will all reset and work properly but if not will have to get new battery
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Powered it off, plugged it into the wall and will leave for 12 hours, if not back to normal I get a new battery. This is ridiculous and might be why Apple hasnt come out with their own yet, this problem CANT be limited to me.
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Which exact version of that Anker? So quick charging does not hurt it?
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So you are saying the battery could say 100 when it is less, which is why the percentage meter goes down much faster because I dont really have that much battery....Sigh...it better go back to normal. I dont have an Apple store here, I have an Apple authorized but they warn me that there is a part that often breaks when a battery is replaced which means they have to send it to Apple if it does and I wont get it back for 5 days.
OH, and after wireless charge, if I plug into wall at 90% the standby and usage counters will reset to zero which is only supposed to happen at 100%.
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Not so sure, but it always has reset for me once it reaches 90%. Whether it's charged via inductive or wired.
If you charge it at night while you're presumably asleep, you'd never notice the difference between a stock 5w charger and your fast charger. Noob.
My 2 month old 6s was at 100% until I upgraded to 11.4 and it suddenly and inexplicably dropped to 97% where it's remained for the last 4 weeks.
I think it's the OS. My 7 Plus did this when I had the 7 Plus back then on iOS 10. My 8 Plus does it and so does my iPhone X. I don't use wireless charging, so this also happens even if wired too at 90% so it's normal for your stats to reset at 90%. I also use this gauge this to see if I have an issue with usage and standby going up at the same time. If it doesn't then I'll plug it back in and charge it to full (never had issues and my battery capacity is still over 100% on Coconut battery). Oppose to fully charging it only to find out that my usage and standby are the same.