Information and myths regarding mobile charging has always been a debatable topic. Despite so, being on safer side, for yourself and your mobile, here are 6 things you might want to consider while your phone is on its food!

The Li-lon( Lithium Ion) battery used in most of the smart phones can usually hold up charge well for 300 to 500 charge/discharge cycles, which serves for 1-2 years worth of charging. And then? With time and years passing by the battery life of the mobile starts degrading. You research and at times save money to buy a mobile of your choice, changing a few habits to increase its battery life sounds worth a try.

1. Avoid charging your phone overnight -

Modern smart phones come with fast charging feature and are also capable of monitoring your sleep times according to your alarms and usage in order to prevent overcharging, but it's a gadget after all, technologies aren't always perfect in every model or every piece. However, with modern technologies overcharging isn’t as big an issue as it used to be in older devices. An Apple webpage (https://www.apple.com/batteries/why-lithium-ion/) about batteries states that the mobile's capacity diminishes after a certain amount of recharging, and that the capacity on li-on batteries diminishes slightly with each charging cycle.

“If you think about it, charging your phone while you’re sleeping results in the phone being on the charger for 3-4 months a year,” says Hatem Zeine, founder of Ossia, a developer of wireless charging technology. “So even though the manufacturers try their best to cover this scenario, this process inevitably lowers the capacity of your phone’s battery.”

Information credit - https://time.com/4949569/mobile-phone-charge-overnight/

2. Charging the mobile insufficiently, incompletely and infrequently

You must have seen your grandma or grandpa making a call to their sibling and putting up the mobile on charging right away. Even if the mobile battery is now lasting just a day, multiple charging harms the mobile's battery life. It's always recommended to put it on charge when it has dropped to 10% and remove it by 80%. Some smart phones have an inbuilt feature also to take care of this. Time to get them one this Grandparents day?!

3. Its best to use its own charger

Carrying your mobile and plugging in to your dad's charger isn't a real good idea. Usually smart phones use a universal charging interface ­ the microUSB port. However, if the charger used doesn't match it's own and this be done repeatedly), it will affect battery performance, capacity to store charge and overall life. make sure you use the phone’s official or certified chargers.

4. Let it be when on it's food

Heavy mobile usage when on charging like playing games or using heavy apps is a big NO. Android App development company Mohali strongly recommends to sparsely using your mobile when it's on charging. This not only speeds up the charging process, it also keeps your mobile safe, else the heat generated by the processor while that usage adds on to the heat that’s already being generated by the battery charging process which can degrade the battery’s health leading to shorter battery life.

5. Remove the protective case while charging

The above said heat needs to be dissipated to keep the mobile safe and heavy cases can slow down the dissipation. It's advisable to remove the case or keep the phone upside down on a piece of cloth to protect the display screen.

6. Don't place the mobile under your pillow while charging

For above said heating reasons, make sure your teenager doesn't doze off to sleep while using the mobile on charging by his pillow side and specially under her pillow for easy reach. This can be dangerous! There have been cases where due to the heat generated and unable to get dissipated into the open, the pillow catches fire and this rapidly spreads to the mattress. Case - https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/14-year-old-dies-after-phone-explodes-on-pillow/story
Also avoid keeping mobiles too close to yourself when charging as the radiations are harmful for your brain and heart if the exposure is on daily basis out of habit.

You can buy a new mobile if the battery ditches you but that money can't buy yourself back! Stay informed, Stay Safe!