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What are your charging methods?
- Thread starter heyyitssusan
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No method here like most have said, however, I typically won't charge until its at 20% or less but when I do, I have crazy OCD that kicks in and I won't take it off the charger until it gets a full charge. I've stayed about 20 minutes longer than necessary at work because me phone hadn't finished charging! 
I have had 10 iPhone and each and everyone gets plugged in when I go to bed and unplugged when I leave in the am. That is all and it has worked perfectly for me. Even if Apple says to drain it down, I have never and just use the phone and door worry about it. If my 5S died, I would just go and get another.
It is a phone, a tool that I use for my business.
It is a phone, a tool that I use for my business.
Takes you a few hours to get ready in the morning
? I feel like a barbarian takes me 30 minutes from bed to car lol
Takes you a few hours to get ready in the morning
LOL. Yeah, because I do last minute things first.
Pretty much the same: whenever it's convenient and/or actually necessary to charge it. Often ends up simply being overnight, but also topping off a bit during the day occasionally.
I don't like to leave mine on the charger over night so I charge in the AM then use it as needed during the day and plug in on my way home. This is during the work week.
On weekends I still only charge in the AM but I typically just use it until it gets low like 20%.
On weekends I still only charge in the AM but I typically just use it until it gets low like 20%.
well, when i am near a charger i plug it in. if my phone is dying and i need it.. i plug it in. not habits, common sense.
I charge it when I go to sleep, or if I've been using it a lot and it's close to dying. I top off if I'm leaving for awhile.
You should ignore what everyone else does and do what Apple recommends.
It's OK that you do that but it isn't necessary.
Yes, because those sneaky folks at Apple removed it and replaced it with their current recommendation (at the link above). They now simply recommend at least one full charge cycle a month (100% use of battery and then 100% charge). I still have a hard time not intentionally letting the battery run down once a month.
I have had 10 iPhone and each and everyone gets plugged in when I go to bed and unplugged when I leave in the am. That is all and it has worked perfectly for me. Even if Apple says to drain it down, I have never and just use the phone and door worry about it. If my 5S died, I would just go and get another.
It is a phone, a tool that I use for my business.
^^^^^this.
A complete charge cycle does not mean use 100% then Charge to 100%
A complete cycle can be done over several charges and discharges.
Also states this only need to be done if you don't use the battery regularly. Basically just use the iPhone and charge it when it needs it.
Correct. I was lazy. I've put this same information into so many battery threads I should just put it in my sig or something.
I plug mine in once I get home from work, no matter the percentage (usually, by the time I get home, the battery is around 10% or lower). When I'm off, I charge it whenever it gets to 20%. I stopped caring about what percentage I would plug the phone in anymore because the battery on it sucks anyway, so I charge it almost everyday at 5-10% battery life. I have no way of charging it at work, so the battery lasts me (sometimes) the whole work day and will have to wait until I get home for me to charge it. It does drain a whole lot faster than usual, but even so, still lasts me enough for the whole day.
Nono, don't. They say to go through a cycle, which ist absolutely no problem on an iPhone since nobody uses it plugged in all the time anyways.