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Htsi

macrumors 65816
Oct 14, 2020
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Honestly, managing the battery like a job is just far too much work and far too inconvenient for me. I use my devices and charge them whenever I feel like charging them. Sometimes that means I'm at 5% and sometimes that's at 80%.

I've only replaced 1 battery on my device and that was on the ill-fated 6S with its battery problems that Apple recalled the batteries on.

I mean if you did wear the battery out it is $79 to replace it. Not worth the hassle to inconvenience myself trying to "manage it".

But "you do you" :)
Same. Depends on my mood.
 

ZeChild

macrumors 6502
May 14, 2012
398
324
Glasgow, UK
With lithium-ion batteries, it improves the life of the battery to not fully drain them before recharging them. How low do you let your battery get before recharging it? And, do you charge them to 100% even if you aren’t going to use them for a while (which also supposedly isn’t best for them)?
I pretty much run them down then charge overnight or here and there when not using (rare), only had them run out once so far after a month so that's pretty good? as to the whole put them in the case or don't discussion, I refuse to use that insult of an accessory, if you look at it logically loosing 6-8% overnight ain't a thing, based on their specs you should get 1,200 minutes out a full charge, if you look at the median 7% then that's 84 mins, I'm not gonna worry about that!
 
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