People want smartphones with good battery backup and battery life. But these two things depend on the way we treat our smartphones. If we use our smartphones properly, battery backup and battery life both will remain good for a long time. Now a day smartphone comes with Lithium-ion batteries in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge, and back when charging.
These are a few tips that you can follow to keep your battery healthy
Avoid completely discharge: Always take care of your smartphone battery and avoid completely discharge. Keep the battery of your phone in between 20 to 85% to preserve battery cycles.
Avoid Heat: Heat is the enemy of your smartphone’s battery. So always try to avoid it from heat as it may cause many bad effects. I know you can do this easily. Don’t leave your phone in a hot car or sitting in the sun. You should also avoid using your phone or playing games on the phone when it is plugged in for charging.
Avoid cheap chargers: Most of the time we use cheap charging cables or adapters when our original charger is not available or stolen. But these chargers produce too much heat while charging. It leaves bad effects on batteries. There have been several incidents where faulty chargers led to smartphone battery blasts. So, always purchase original chargers or chargers from a good brand.
Unplug the phone after finished charging: If your phone is plugged in for charging, unplug it just after it finished charging. Overcharging produces heat and affects battery life. Although modern phones come with overcharge protection and disconnect charging as soon as the battery is fully charged, it is still a good practice to unplug the phone after it finished charging. So, stop putting the phone at charging overnight.
Avoid draining your phone battery completely or charging it all the way to 100%: Smartphones come with a Li-ion battery that has a limited lifespan defined by the charging cycle. When the battery drains completely or charges completely, it stresses the battery. The phone’s battery remains healthy if it remains between 20% to 80%. So, don’t let the battery drain below 20% and unplug the charger as soon as the battery is charged to 80%.
Manage your wireless connection: Wireless connections are the main reason for the rapid drain in the battery. Leaving them on when unneeded reduces battery life dramatically. When you are not using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, turn it off. Only turn on these connections when needed. It increases battery backup and you will consume less battery charge cycle.
Reduce Updates: Most smartphones have auto-updates and push notification features. So many apps use this notification. For this, they keep on running in the background. Turn off those apps that are not of use. Uninstall apps that you don’t use. So, your battery won’t drain quickly. Try to get updates manually.
You may be the best at caring for your phone battery and always use it properly. But it will still die as time passes. Most smartphones use lithium-ion batteries that lose their capacity to hold a charge with time. It usually depends on the charge cycle. The more charge cycle a battery completes, the more it degrades. This usually happens after about 2-3 years. If you need to purchase a replacement, you may want to make sure the battery hasn’t been sitting on a shelf for the past 3 years. Always see the manufacturing date when going for a new battery.
