Could overnight charging damage my iPhones' battery?

Battery charging overnight I phone 15


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iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 8:52 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2024 10:13 PM

Having an iPhone over 80% for long periods can shorten battery life. In Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging, you can enable "Optimized Battery Charging". This will limit overnight charging to 80% for most of the night, then allow charging to 100% for your normal wake time. If you don't need the full 100% you can set it to never go over 80% (if your iPhone is model 15 or newer). Also, using a low power (5 watt) charger will extend battery life. It will be slower but that doesn't matter for overnight charging.


I have an iPhone 14 that is nearly 2 years old. I use a 5 watt charger and rarely let it go much over 80%. (I have a shortcut that beeps when it is over 80%.) The battery health still shows 100%.

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Sep 18, 2024 10:13 PM in response to Lawchamber

Having an iPhone over 80% for long periods can shorten battery life. In Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging, you can enable "Optimized Battery Charging". This will limit overnight charging to 80% for most of the night, then allow charging to 100% for your normal wake time. If you don't need the full 100% you can set it to never go over 80% (if your iPhone is model 15 or newer). Also, using a low power (5 watt) charger will extend battery life. It will be slower but that doesn't matter for overnight charging.


I have an iPhone 14 that is nearly 2 years old. I use a 5 watt charger and rarely let it go much over 80%. (I have a shortcut that beeps when it is over 80%.) The battery health still shows 100%.

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