Why 1% Battery Lasts So Long on Your Phone

now one reason why your one percent battery might last a long time is that your phone's playing it safe it has one percent battery left for you to use wi-fi bluetooth stream a movie all while downloading a system update but if you're just scrolling your feed one percent is going to last a while there's also a bit of psychology in it when you see that your phone's about to turn off it kind of encourages you to plug it in asap by the way modern batteries can't be fully charged or fully drained if you live somewhere cold and your iphone keeps turning off whenever it's below zero outside go to settings battery and check the battery health if it's less than 85 you might want to think about changing the battery otherwise it'll turn off every time you leave the house even if you just upgraded your old phone to a brand new one don't forget to charge your old buddy regularly lack of charge may impact battery life as long as you want to keep your old phone just in case make sure you charge it at least a few times a year same goes for old game consoles and laptops embrace the dark mode if you want your phone to keep its charge as long as possible the brighter your background is the more energy it eats up if you have dark mode installed it'll use less power if your laptop is a mac and it has a backlit keyboard change your settings to save some battery whenever you're not using your keyboard the backlight should power off go to keyboard settings and choose how long you want the keyboard to stay on for i have mine on for five seconds to boost your android just turn off your data when you don't need it if you disable the always-on mobile data you'll have a longer battery cycle other things you can do are reduce brightness opt for wired headphones instead of bluetooth ones and switch to airplane mode when you don't need active data the last 20 of a battery takes longer to charge than the rest that's because lithium ion batteries are kind of complex when the battery is low the charger supplies a fixed current it's all kind of complicated but just keep it in mind your smartphone has a protection circuit in it to save its battery when it shuts down and says you have zero percent battery there's actually a tiny bit of juice left in there but your device is designed not to use it if a modern battery somehow magically got to actual zero you wouldn't be able to charge it again and you'd have to get yourself a new phone now don't drain the thing down to zero then recharge it back to 100 specialists say that the best range is between 20 to 90 percent if you want your battery to last longer if you let the battery go down to zero all the time and then juice it back up you can damage the inside materials and it can even cause battery corrosion now it's not true that all chargers are created equal the best thing you can do for your phone is to use its original charger yeah some generic able cable or adapter may look just as good as the original one but why risk it it might actually be a good charger but it may be the wrong voltage you don't know which country it came from different voltages can potentially damage your gadget plus generic chargers usually don't include any mechanism to protect your phone from energy surges if the phone just won't charge here's a few reasons why a faulty cable low current power source or even a broken usb port the most common problem is a damaged cable those things have to endure a lot we constantly wrap them fold them twist them drag them i feel kind of bad now try a few different cables to see if that was the problem if the cable just won't work try cleaning the cable jack sometimes some random lint is hiding out in there blocking the charge from going through you can usually just blow on it that won't work if the jack's rusty though speaking of phone charging it's also important to learn how to do it right if you don't lock your phone when you're not using it it may eat up too much of your battery phones usually have a default screen lock set for about two minutes and that can eat into your battery life another tip is to avoid using mobile data especially if the connection is poor your gadget gadget's going to waste its charge just trying to find a connection temperature is important too don't expose your phone to direct sunlight overheating can drain your battery now if there's no obvious reason why your phone's losing its charge so fast you should probably pay attention to your cyber security settings it could be a sign that someone spying on you through an app or something else you downloaded leaving the phone cover on while it's charging isn't really a big deal but it's not recommended either the cover can trap the heat in making the whole charging process way less effective you shouldn't leave your phone under your pillow either for the exact same reason if you get super unlucky it might even catch on fire if you just can't fall asleep without your phone set a timer on it and leave it propped up on your bedside table if you want to stop it from overheating turn on airplane mode and leave your screen's brightness on minimum while charging it if for some reason you want to stop using your phone for a while charge it to 50 and turn it off this percentage is said to be the healthiest for a lithium-ion battery you can store it for a month like that with the least possible damage to your gadget don't forget to turn it on once every few months and top up the battery charging your phone overnight is something almost everyone's guilty of now it may seem okay especially if you have a smart charger that stops charging as soon as your phone gets to 100 but as soon as it drops below that the charger will automatically top it up this endless cycle goes on all night until you wake up and unplug it just like normal batteries lithium ion batteries don't like to be either fully charged or at zero if you charge your phone and use it at the same time you can confuse the battery a little bit hmm here's what happens your phone gets charged then whatever you're doing sucks out that energy then the charger tops the battery up again these small cycles tire out the battery and shorten its lifespan you're probably not going to want to turn your gadget off while it's charging in case you miss a text or something but try not to use it too much one more bad idea is to charge your phone in your car they usually have less electricity than any phone actually needs to charge your car's usb ports are most likely low power so your gadget might swallow up the power much faster than the port can dish it out you might end up ruining your cable and battery and your phone will barely get any charge a rental car is even worse you never know who used that port before you jumped in same goes for train stations and even trains data can be easily extracted from your phone and public usb ports are notorious for juice jacking now one thing you should probably never leave home without is a power bank they're much safer than any public hub just make sure you get one that's meant for your phone check if it's not getting too hot while charging the hotter the battery is the less effective the charge you might have downloaded a charge saving app to help you stay away from the plug as long as possible unfortunately these apps don't save you that much and they can sometimes shut down apps you want to use anyway most apps don't eat up battery when they're on in the background just make sure any apps that track your location are closed they're the ones that drain your battery the most you can restrict background apps yourself in the settings

Channel: BRIGHT SIDE

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Length: 8min 3sec (483 seconds)

Published: Tue May 04 2021