First charge
When buying a new Iphone, how should the first charge of the phone be done?
Is it good to leave the phone to charge to 100% at night or to charge to 80% before going to bed and not to charge all night
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It doesn’t matter. Lithium ion batteries are not picky about the first charge. You should try to leave it plugged in while first setting it up, because the setup process can use a lot of energy, but there is no need to charge it before setup if it is over 50%.
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presilaa wrote:
Well, and after all that, which is better - to leave your phone at night for optimal charging with pause and charge of 100% or to put it on during the day when it falls below 20% and remove it when it becomes 80% and never let it charge to 100%?
I'd say just do whatever works well for you. But if you leave it connected to power, it will eventually charge to 100% (at least on the display) by morning at the latest unless there are active steps taken to disconnect before it gets there. I don't see any reason not to allow it to charge up to 100%. It's just one of those things where it gets really tedious to follow some "rule" that may result in somewhat better longevity at a cost of utility. Apple's "optimized charging" is attempt to marginally improve battery longevity in a way that won't affect how most people use their devices. It's supposed to learn how it's used. If someone wakes up every morning at 7 AM and removes an iPhone from power, it's supposed to learn the pattern and then charge up to 100% starting maybe 30 minutes before. But if the pattern is broken like (something I've personally done) waking up at 3 AM for an early morning flight then it's not going to know that and will be at that 80%.
That being said, I put my phone in my pocket, use it when I need it, and charge it when it's convenient. I have optimized charging enabled, but I don't try to follow a pattern to force it to do its thing. There's a point where it's just taking steps too far given that it's relatively inexpensive to get the battery replaced.
First charge