Common charging mistake is killing your battery life – I’ve kept same Samsung phone for five years using genius trick
A SAMSUNG user has shared their most effective battery-saving tips on social media.
In a new post on Reddit, user @AsketRS22 shares “battery life tips for someone who has had the same cell phone for 5 years.”
“These tips can help extend battery life without much effort,” the user shared on their post.
“But most importantly use your phone as you need it without worrying so much, the tips as the word says, are “tips”. Try to follow them but they are not rules,” they added.
BATTERY-SAVING TIPS
“To increase battery life, charge only up to 80% at night,” the user shared with fellow Redditors.
They also noted to “avoid fast charging when you can,” as well as to not use the phone while it’s charging.
On top of this, users should avoid plugging and unplugging their devices in short amounts of time.
And while they are at it, avoid keeping the battery level below 20-15%.
“All this is based on many different opinions that I have read in forums, videos, pages, and of course Reddit, along with my experience using the same phone for a long time,” the user shared.
They explained further that the ideal and most optimal way to conserve battery life on your device is to not charge it during the night.
Instead, charge it one hour before going to sleep “but if it is not possible in your use case, activate the charge capacity to 80%,” the user explained.
This is a feature smartphone manufacturers rolled out to help devices from overheating while plugged in at night.
“Try not to always use fast charging…the lower the temperature the better,” the Reddit user advised.
Other tips include not using your device while it’s charging and avoiding fake chargers.
“And I can say that you shouldn’t stress too much about ‘battery life’,” the user concluded their post.
“The vast majority change phones every 2 or 3 years and won’t notice a real noticeable loss.”
Why do batteries get worse over time?
Here's what you need to know...
- Most gadgets run on lithium-ion batteries
- Over time, the amount of charge this type of battery can hold gets smaller
- That means you need to charge your device more often because they hold less charge
- Batteries have two electrode points – the cathode and the anode
- To charge a battery, the ions inside the battery are forced from the cathode to the anode
- And when you use a battery, it moves in the reverse direction
- This process wears away at the structure of the anode, reducing its ability to function correctly
- But the process also builds up a kind of salt on the cathode when charging
- As this build-up grows, the battery will accept less charge over time
- It’s estimated that between 500 and 1,000 full charge-cycles will reduce a battery’s maximum capacity by roughly 20%
USER REACTIONS
Since going live on Reddit, the tips have been praised by other social media users.
“Good advice, remember readers a lot of people don’t have a lot of money to spend on tech, so longevity is very important to them,” one person commented.
“Really useful tips. Thanks OP. I would try them out,” a second person remarked.
“It’s easier to just change the battery around the 2.5-year mark,” a third person advised.
“That being said, I always have fast charging off at night,” they added.