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User profile for user: dwong
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Will keeping the iPhone plugged in most of the time be bad for the battery?

Since the iPhone's battery is rated for a limited number of full charges, I was thinking that I'd just leave it plugged in most of the time so that the phone runs off of external power rather than draining the battery. This should reduce the number of times that the battery needs to be charged up, thus extending the overall life of the battery. Does this reasoning make sense or would keeping the phone plugged in actually cause more harm to the battery?

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Posted on Aug 28, 2008 10:41 PM

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User profile for user: Jim VanLeeuwen
Jim VanLeeuwen
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Posted on Aug 28, 2008 10:49 PM

It hasn't hurt mine. The lithium-ion battery does not suffer from the memory effect of earlier batteries. However, Apple does recommend that you discharge it once a month. Here is everything you need to know about iPhone batteries" http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
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Will keeping the iPhone plugged in most of the time be bad for the battery?

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