Charging overnight?

[anon(7901790)]

I would rather pay for a battery replacement when/if time comes than going totally anal on charging habits for the sake of a few %
batteries are a consumable whether they are built in or not

And this.

 

[Mooncatt]

I honestly fail to see why convenient charging practices should be singled out as a recommended thing to sacrifice for battery conservation, rather than any of the other battery-draining (hence battery-cycling) attractions we could choose to sacrifice for the same cause (such as high-res video streaming, games, etc).

If the OP asked about changing screen refresh rates, resolutions, mobile data vs Wi-Fi, or reduced battery consumption in general, I would've responded in kind. The reason overnight charging practices was singled out by me (and everyone else in this thread) is because that's specifically what was asked. I'm sorry you seem to take offence that I stayed on topic, even though it was with an unpopular opinion.

 

[amyf27]

I leave it on the wireless charger next to my bed until the alarm goes off in the morning.

Same here. Use my wireless charge stand - also charges my watch. Leave them on overnight

 

[Gary02468]

I'm sorry you seem to take offence that I stayed on topic, even though it was with an unpopular opinion.

No offense taken. I appreciate your opinion, and I'm merely expressing my own as well.

 

[Mooncatt]

I would rather pay for a battery replacement when/if time comes than going totally anal on charging habits for the sake of a few %
batteries are a consumable whether they are built in or not

I'd rather save the $100 or whatever the going rate is these days, and turning my phone over to a random person to replace my battery. Or to give it up entirely for a week or two for those needing to ship it to a service center. Charging options are so common place that it's rare I'm without access to power, so plugging in a little more often isn't an issue.

 

[belodion]

I have a Note 10 plus and I am wondering if I leave it plugged in overnight could do any harm. Because of the fast charging the note is maximum charing for a hour.

If I wake up in the middle of the night I unplug the Note, but I don't always wake up in the middle of the night.

How do you charge the Note?

Thanks for the replies.

I don't charge overnight because of the slight fire risk, though I realise that that's not really your question.

 

[Lecrae116]

I don't charge overnight because of the slight fire risk, though I realise that that's not really your question.

"Slight" fire risk. Are you sure your not confused with the older note that samsung disabled?

 

[Mike Dee]

"Slight" fire risk. Are you sure your not confused with the older note that samsung disabled?

All devices present a fire risk when charging....small but still a risk

 

[bhatech]

I never care or worry about it. I put it on wireless charger during the day or before sleeping for the night. Don't worry about battery health etc since modern phones are built to take care of that automatically in battery management. I'm not going to sweat too much about when to charge or not charge.

 

[Deputy1]

I have a car charger, and various chargers around the house. I charge it wirelessly at night on my nightstand. I throw it on whatever charger I need. No issues with battery degradation over the years with my phones.

 

[jlangner]

If you are only keeping 1-2 years just charge away however you want. If keeping longer maybe watch. Just hooking to android auto charges it so I probably charge 4 - 5 times a day and over night.

 

[methodman89]

I leave it on a non fast wireless charger overnight as I have for years. I haven't needed to replace any batteries since my S7 which was user doable. With the way people say they replace their phones often on this site is most likely the reason for the anecdotal answers of it doesn't matter. It's whoever has that phone in the 3rd or 4th year that gets the bill and the hassle. This is not a subjective subject, the studys are for all to see in graph form if necessary. Even Elons cars will chastise for charging above 90 every day. Android could easily insert code to reduce input current to trickle mode at 90, similar to what I hear Apple is now doing after their last throttling debacle blamed on battery shortcomings with time.

 

[Mike Dee]

I never care or worry about it. I put it on wireless charger during the day or before sleeping for the night. Don't worry about battery health etc since modern phones are built to take care of that automatically in battery management. I'm not going to sweat too much about when to charge or not charge.

The only rule I try to follow is not to let it get too low. If I can charge it when it hits 40..fine,
but if I can't I just try make sure it doesnt go below 20 or hit zero.

 

[eshropshire]

I want to start the day with a full charge. It goes on an Anker USB charging station before I go to bed. There I can charge it slowly though it finishes well before sunrise. I don't think this does anything bad to battery health....my last phone, the Max, had 96% battery health after almost a year using this same process.

I did the same with my Note 8 and I never noticed a change in battery life in two years.

 

[kj11]

I charged my note 8 overnight most of the time, but as others have said, this thing charges FAST. With the note 8 by the time I was going to bed the phone was on the teens, do it needed to charge. I've gotten into the habit of putting on the charger right before my morning workout. It's usually been 40-50% at that point, so it's well past done charging before I grab it to get ready for the day

 

[NIZMOZ44]

I have a Note 10 plus and I am wondering if I leave it plugged in overnight could do any harm. Because of the fast charging the note is maximum charing for a hour.

If I wake up in the middle of the night I unplug the Note, but I don't always wake up in the middle of the night.

How do you charge the Note?

Thanks for the replies.

It will not harm it. Samsung has programming built in to stop charging it when it hits max charge. It'll drain and trickle charge it the rest of the night till you take it off the charger.

 

[NIZMOZ44]

Prolonged dwelling at a high charge state (I.e. Above ~75%) can impact overall battery health, so I don't recommend it.

https://batteryuniversity.com/index.php/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

Now if we still had removable batteries, this would be almost a non-issue. When you're looking at extended down time and a big cost to replace a sealed battery, you should at least know how to care for them the best way you can. How you choose to use that info is up to you.

This is a myth. Batteries of today do not have this issue.

Charge overnight and you will be fine.

 

[Mike Dee]

This is a myth. Batteries of today do not have this issue.

Charge overnight and you will be fine.

Now you did it....lol

 

[mustang7757]

 

[Mooncatt]

This is a myth. Batteries of today do not have this issue.

Charge overnight and you will be fine.

If you have other sources to cite this being a myth, I'm interested in reading it. The article I listed did actual testing on real batteries and is still updated when needed.

It will not harm it. Samsung has programming built in to stop charging it when it hits max charge. It'll drain and trickle charge it the rest of the night till you take it off the charger.

That's nothing special to Samsung. That's basic Li-ion charging. When full, the charging shuts off until the voltage drops below a predetermined threshold and then it charges again. Though, to be more technical, Li-ion batteries do not get trickle charged. This is also separate from the problem of dwelling at a high charge level. Fully charge a battery, then disconnect it and leave it on a shelf, and you'll still see increased degradation compared to one kept at a happy medium (all else being equal).