AndroidHabit
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Fell asleep last night before I could put my phone on the charger and I'm still at 60% todayit's wayyy better. I love the phone more now.
You should always do the first 3 charges with the phone completely off. Don't use it while its charging for those 3 charges.
The only benefit to charging with the phone off is that it charges a little bit faster. The battery tells the phone's charging circuit when it's full, not the other way around. On or off, the phone is going to charge to the same level.
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Yea, a battery can only be charged so much but the time it takes to charge will be decreased.
Also you will not have battery sucking programs slowing the process and heating the battery up even more.
Trust me on this its better with the phone off, your battery will thank you.
If your phone is operating properly, any extra heating will be insignificant, as will the effect of "battery sucking programs."
Now then if you're charging while running a really cpu and graphics intensive game, or navigating with GPS, then yes, the phone will get hotter. But just leaving the phone turned on while charging will not harm your phone in the slightest, nor significantly change charging time.
You're picking nits. My G3 drains at about .4 to .5% per hour when idling with the screen off. (Yes, I can prove it.) Charging with the phone off, or drawing at .5%, is going to make no real difference to the temperature of the battery. Technically you're correct, but you're talking about a reduction in life of probably .001%.
Worrying about such trivial effects is a waste of effort, especially considering that you lose all connectivity when you turn the phone off. Is it really worth missing phone calls and important notifications to gain an barely measurable increase in battery life? If you think so, knock yourself out. For most of us, it's a poor tradeoff.
You'll get a bigger improvement by charging from a computer's USB port (at 500mA) instead of the provided charger. The lower the charging current the smaller the temperature rise. LG should be ashamed of itself for providing a charger that reduces battery life, eh?
I would have to agree with Meyerweb on this one.
That is perfectly fine and everyone is entitled to their opinion.
That is why I sometimes prefer to get a clean charge with the phone completely off and plugged in overnight.
You would be surprised on how long my battery stays at 100% that is how I can get 144+hours of standby time.
Pfft. The placebo effect is real. Have you done a real comparison, same usage, after charging off vs on? 144 hours of standby isn't that special. The G3 is incredibly efficient in standby mode. And most users report staying on 100% for a long time, especially if the phone is barely used. But enjoy being out of touch if it makes you happy.
the way I control and charge my battery is better.
I'm not saying I turn it off all the time but I do have my phone set up better than most.
Better for you, perhaps. I use my phone all day, always get through the day on one charge, and charge it every night when I go to sleep.
To me, that's better because I have wasted exactly zero minutes of my life tinkering, testing, and researching how I can get my battery to last longer.