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When do you charge your iPhone?

When do you charge your iPhone?

  • 90% and more, I charge it frequently

    Votes: 8 9.0%

  • 70%-90%

    Votes: 4 4.5%

  • 50%-70%

    Votes: 10 11.2%

  • 30%-50%

    Votes: 16 18.0%

  • 30% and below, I charge it less

    Votes: 44 49.4%

  • I wait till my phone dies

    Votes: 7 7.9%
  • Total voters
    89
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takeshi74

macrumors 601
Feb 9, 2011
4,974
68
Appl3FTW said:
When do you charge your iPhone?
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Every night.

Appl3FTW said:
i heard my brother in law told my sister, don't charge it yet, or else ull kill the battery life faster. meaning to say, if she charges her phone all the time, it will decrease battery life. is there validity to this?
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Always consider the source. Where did your brother-in-law get this info?

As always with threads on this topic:
http://www.apple.com/batteries
 
designs216

designs216

macrumors 65816
Oct 26, 2009
1,046
21
Down the rabbit hole
Every night when I get home. The possibility of shortening battery life is far outweighed by the more immediate concern of having my phone die out in the middle of nowhere.
 
jenni122701

jenni122701

macrumors regular
Jan 13, 2013
205
88
(Western) North Carolina, USA
Dino F said:
I've always charged my iPhone (& iPad for that matter) when it gets below 20% and you get that warning message flash up on the screen. I follow the principle of : charge it to max, use it til battery is almost dead then recharge it again.

I think it's unnecessary to charge it every night (unless its on a nightstand or something).
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I do the same as this. For both my iPhone and iPad as well.
 
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senator151

macrumors newbie
Mar 28, 2011
7
0
Plug my iPhone 5 in to charge every night regardless of percent of charged to start day at 100%. Always lasts all day for what I need it for.
 
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cynics

macrumors G4
Jan 8, 2012
11,959
2,154
It's best to charge a lithium based battery above 50% to prolong the batteries life as much as possible.

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Source

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
 
Givmeabrek

Givmeabrek

macrumors 68040
Apr 20, 2009
3,464
1,161
NY
Never bother to look at percentage. I charge it every night. If I forget one night I just charge it the next night. It lasts two days, no problem. :cool:
 
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