Put down the old charging rules
Charge your phone whenever it suits you, without wondering whether you are harming it.
Run it all the way down before charging, never top it up mid-day: those rules belonged to a battery phones stopped using long ago.
A modern phone stops drawing power once full. Short top-ups suit it better than deep drains.
Key points
- A phone stops drawing power once it is full, so overnight is fine
- Short top-ups suit a modern battery better than running it all the way down
What to remember
- Charge when it suits you. The phone manages the rest.
- Top up whenever. Running it all the way down is the habit to drop.
Try this
Plug your phone in tonight without waiting for it to get low, and leave it until morning.
Practice: Put down the old charging rules. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.