Battery best practice...is there such a thing?

[GSPice]

Yep completely anecdotal! In fact doubly anecdotal. Hmm... Will it swell again? Who knows.

But I gotta say I'll do whatever if I can even have a chance to avoid another replacement ordeal.

More anecdotes: 2 other people I know

Couple of other co-workers who never had problems...

I understand your perspective, but unfortunately for your argument, your anecdotes are not statistically significant evidence.

 

[ParagJain]

use simple smart plug,
few extra $$; enable schedule on those plugs and keep it connected to power-supply as long as you want it too..

I've done the same; Poweroff every week day at 8:30 Pm, and powerback on next-day at 8:30 Am.

And in between if you want to turn it on - Siri is there to turn on and off. it has been working for me now for more than 2 weeks..no complaints so far. (touchwood)

 

[Speed38]

Every Tom, Dick, and Harry has his own opinion on how to best preserve battery life and they probably all contain some element of truth.
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