So do I need to do anything special? I know that I've always been told you should run down the battery and fully charge it for the first few times, is that still true?
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Best way to condition the battery when new?
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I used mine off and on yesterday, and charged it to full last night. I'll run it down all the way throughout the day today.
Wrong, there is absolutely zero benefit to doing that:
http://kipre.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/4-myth-and-facts-about-lithium-ion-polymer-batteries/
Nothing to do when new, but let it run down to zero at least once a month for long term battery health.
The newer batteries like to be frequently juiced and used. They don't need long discharge cycles. Plug your phone in as often as you can and use it. a lot!
Putting words in my mouth?
I never said anything that OP should do that, I run my phone down everyday because I use it so much.
As just about everyone else has posted, just use it and charge it when you can. No special needs with respect to the battery.
Well - back say 10 years, when NiCad batteries were the big thing, there were a lot of important things you needed to do as far as conditioning went. If you weren't careful, you could run into something called "memory" which would take your (say) 1 hour battery and make it into a 15 minute battery.
People that had electronic stuff back then did have to pay attention to battery charge/discharge cycles. That's where a lot of these stories come from.
Again, none of this applies to any half-way modern consumer electronics.
Well - back say 10 years, when NiCad batteries were the big thing, there were a lot of important things you needed to do as far as conditioning went. If you weren't careful, you could run into something called "memory" which would take your (say) 1 hour battery and make it into a 15 minute battery.
People that had electronic stuff back then did have to pay attention to battery charge/discharge cycles. That's where a lot of these stories come from.
Again, none of this applies to any half-way modern consumer electronics.
You can't really condition a li-ion battery but you can improve the fuel gauge, or the digital circuitry (separate from the battery) that predicts how much juice is remaining.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_improve_the_battery_fuel_gauge
Basically run it down to zero. Then charge to full. Repeat every few months.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_improve_the_battery_fuel_gauge
Basically run it down to zero. Then charge to full. Repeat every few months.
Right but iPhone doesn't use NiCad. I know where the story's came from and why I think a lot of is a myth in regards to Li-Ion.
Just pointing out for the younger set here that there are historical reasons for people having interest in how to keep their batteries working well.
To recap for all:
* Li-Ion - modern, no need to baby. This is the type of battery in consumer electronics today, including all of the iPhones/iPads etc.
* NiCad - old, outdated battery tech. Used only rarely these days. Does have memory effect and requires conditioning and smart usage by people.
It's just hard to break old habits
. I just remember it was a must thing when getting a new device that you conditioned it the first few times.I'm slowly pulling myself into modern battery attitudes
(I'm a bit OCD on battery stuff so it's hard to convince myself I don't have to do that with a new battery but I'm slowly going, well I can't find anything that actually tells you to do that. If it was so important, you'd find some battery guide suggesting you do).Hey, at least I got over the mentality that you shouldn't charge your battery until you've mostly used it
(I think another relic from Ni-Cad).I know I do the same thing sometimes.
It's just hard to break old habits
I'm slowly pulling myself into modern battery attitudes
Hey, at least I got over the mentality that you shouldn't charge your battery until you've mostly used it