Now that it’s a new year, it’s also a good time to set goals that are related to taking better care of your tech devices, including your iPhone.
While that might sound strange, there are certain things you do with your iPhone every day that can end up making a difference in how it functions. One of these things includes how you charge your device, as there are both good and bad ways to do it. We’ve spoken to tech experts about the one charging habit that you should drop this year because it could be destroying your battery health. Read more about it below.
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The Importance Of Practicing Good Charging Habits
If you're an iPhone user, you know how irritating it can be when it notifies you that you have a low battery. Your phone might start slowing down as a result, you feel pressured to use it less, and there's that underlying panic that if you're out, you may not make it home in time to charge it.
To prevent that from happening frequently, you likely need to step up your game with your charging habits and drop the ones that can end up damaging your battery health. Good charging habits include using high-quality phone chargers, deleting any draining or unnecessary apps, and ensuring you don't leave your phone plugged in overnight.
On the other hand, there's one surprisingly impactful and common charging mistake you should truly avoid, as it can easily damage your battery and subsequently your device over time.
The Common Charging Habit You Should Avoid
When you're using your phone, you might go throughout your day without plugging it in until you get home or you get in your car to drive home after work. This is understandable, especially for those who are moving around a lot during the day and can't stay in one place for too long to charge.
Plus, one would think the point of having a long-lasting battery is that you can let it go down for as long as possible, then plug it in when it's around 1% or dead. But, as it turns out, letting your battery get that low without a charge can easily damage it.
"Draining an iPhone battery all the way to 0% on a regular basis puts excessive stress on the battery," says tech pro and owner of The Big Phone store, Steven Athwal. "Lithium-ion batteries generally like shallow cycles better than full drains. Therefore, it is way more beneficial to maintain the charge between 20% and 80% if you want to protect the battery's health in the long run, rather than using up every last percent of the battery."
