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Q: Confused on charging new iPhone

It seems that online there's so many variations on how to charge an iPhone the first times, one doesn't know what to believe.

 

Historically, I charge my iPhone for about a day the first time I get it or after I receive a refurb from Apple. My battery life has always been fantastic, Apply Genius reps have even said say.

 

This time, I couldn't wait to charge the device as I normally would. I connected my iPhone to my PC, did a restore from backup and waiting for the iPhone to be fully charged (about 30 minutes).

 

Since I had a lot of things going on, I didn't have the opportunity to "condition" the battery, such as charging overnight or like some write-ups say that I should charge it only via the supplied OEM charger (not PC). Some say let your battery die completely and then keep the phone off for two hours after before recharging.

 

All this "new" info is blatantly confusing. And I have yet to see Apple suggesting following much of these "tips".

 

Any thoughts on charging?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10, null

Posted on Sep 25, 2016 3:13 PM

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  • by stedman1,Helpful

    stedman1 stedman1 Sep 25, 2016 4:45 PM in response to Romplestiliskin
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    Sep 25, 2016 4:45 PM in response to Romplestiliskin

    There is no requirement to "micro-manage" charging.

    Charge at any time, for any amount of time.

    You can use the phone while charging.

    Do not deplete the battery to low levels.

     

    Other than those steps, no more steps need be taken.

  • by Michael Black,Helpful

    Michael Black Michael Black Sep 25, 2016 4:45 PM in response to Romplestiliskin
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    Sep 25, 2016 4:45 PM in response to Romplestiliskin

    Romplestiliskin wrote:

     

    Some say let your battery die completely and then keep the phone off for two hours after before recharging.

     

     

    Do NOT do this. One thing you can do that will indeed hasten the rate of decay of any Lithium battery is consistently and frequently drain it to low or very low levels. This sort of procedure has not been necessary for over two decades, since the hey-day of NiMH batteries.  People who recommend that are quoting practices that simple do not apply to lithium cell technology, and never did.

     

    Charge any SMART lithium powered device whenever it is convenient to do so, for however long is convenient (i.e. unplug it when you need to). Shallow discharge cycles and more frequent charges or partial charges will not hurt it, nor can it be over charged as charging stops when the battery reaches full capacity.

     

    But regular or frequent deep discharges will indeed increase the rate of internal decay and decline in capacity far beyond what would other-wise be the normal rate of decay of a battery.

  • by OriginalName022,

    OriginalName022 OriginalName022 Sep 25, 2016 4:53 PM in response to Romplestiliskin
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    Sep 25, 2016 4:53 PM in response to Romplestiliskin

    I almost never fully charge new iPhone batteries immediately, since it's usually not convenient. I did one time unintentionally because I had issues restoring from iTunes, so my phone was plugged in the whole time. On a different iPhone where I did not fully charge immediately, the battery failed after a little over a year. I also did not fully charge the replacement battery immediately. The health of the replaced battery after the same time period was much better than the one that failed, so there is no way the first time I charged the battery had anything to do with its long term health.

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen Sep 25, 2016 7:07 PM in response to Romplestiliskin
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    Sep 25, 2016 7:07 PM in response to Romplestiliskin

    All this "new" info is blatantly confusing. And I have yet to see Apple suggesting following much of these "tips".

     

    Here is what Apple suggests. No confusion really. They designed and built the batteries. Their advice should be best.

     

    http://www.apple.com/batteries/why-lithium-ion/

    http://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/

     

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