Forgot my S7E on the charger...

[venom0706]

I have a Samsung wireless charger at home and today, I forgot my S7 Edge on it. After 4 hours, I realized it was there and immediately removed it. I have disabled fast wireless charging and the phone was charging on normal speed only and it wasn't hot, nor even warm. Do you think it was damaged?

Thank you and appreciated.

 

[justin1578]

It stops charging when it reaches 100%

 

[edubb256]

It was not damaged. Many people (including me) leave their phone on charger overnight since it automatically stops charging at 100% as justin points out.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I charge my phones overnight every night, and I've been doing that since I've been using smartphones. I've never had any issues.

 

[MikeRotch76]

IT'S GONNA BLOW!

No, really, the phone is smart enough to stop charging the battery once it reaches 100%, even if you have wireless fast charging enabled.

That's why they call it a smart phone. :-!

(No that's not really why they call it smart phone)

 

[pappcam]

I have a Samsung wireless charger at home and today, I forgot my S7 Edge on it. After 4 hours, I realized it was there and immediately removed it. I have disabled fast wireless charging and the phone was charging on normal speed only and it wasn't hot, nor even warm. Do you think it was damaged?

Thank you and appreciated.

Lol. Better throw it out.

Seriously , is this your first piece of electronics ever? Is this a troll post?

 

[ToddK]

It's nothing to worry about.

It can stay in the charger for days...

It stops charging at 100%, then uses the AC power to power the device, which will sleep peacefully.

 

[recDNA]

Actually I specialize in testing phones subjected to dangerous wireless overcharging. Please send it to me immediately for your own safety! I will test it thoroughly for a few months then send it back... honest. LOL

J/K It's fine. But you can send it to me just in case!

 

[vivek grover]

Lol epic

 

[venom0706]

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Appreciated.

And no, it wasn't a troll post, I just care about my tech.

 

[jejb]

I think we all care about our tech. But this is one not to worry about. Leave it on the charger, it won't hurt it.

 

[anon(41073)]

Lol. Better throw it out.

Seriously , is this your first piece of electronics ever? Is this a troll post?

What was that one Forest Gump quote?

 

[patcal]

I have the Samsung fast wireless charger. Sometimes when I remove the phone, the green charged LED on the charger stays lit. Other times it goes off. I am assuming it is supposed to be off. Is this a problem? Also when I leave the phone on the charger after charging, the battery temp stays at about 30C. This seems high,

Pat

 

[mountainman]

The reason the OP was worried about leaving his phone in the charger is because of false information being spread on this forum.

I try to catch it and refute it when I see it, but there are still people in this community that insist, insist I tell you! ... that leaving the phone on the charger at 100% is bad. That is simply not true.

What will degrade your battery is discharging down to zero or close to, and constantly charging and discharging in the same manner.

In fact, when I am at a computer I just keep it on the charger at 100% all the time. My battery life and longevity is excellent when off the charger. Always has been with every device I've owned.

In conclusion, this was not a troll post, as I looked at his past posts and he does have the thought mentality I outlined above. I just think it's important to let people know the truth - leaving the phone on the charger is not a bad thing (with any modern smartphone, of course).

 

[ToddK]

The reason the OP was worried about leaving his phone in the charger is because of false information being spread on this forum.

I try to catch it and refute it when I see it, but there are still people in this community that insist, insist I tell you! ... that leaving the phone on the charger at 100% is bad. That is simply not true.

What will degrade your battery is discharging down to zero or close to, and constantly charging and discharging in the same manner.

In fact, when I am at a computer I just keep it on the charger at 100% all the time. My battery life and longevity is excellent when off the charger. Always has been with every device I've owned.

In conclusion, this was not a troll post, as I looked at his past posts and he does have the thought mentality I outlined above. I just think it's important to let people know the truth - leaving the phone on the charger is not a bad thing (with any modern smartphone, of course).

Boy, they could use you over here....

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=764386

 

[Almeuit]

Guys -- Let's all take a step back. There isn't anything wrong with someone asking a simple question (or as some like to refer to it as... "troll") -- The OP had a legit question / concern and wanted to know. No reason to belittle them for it.

Remember to be helpful -- not rude. No real reason for it -- If you want rude just turn the news on. I am sure something will pop up somewhere within a few minutes .

 

[Morty2264]

Don't worry, OP! Everything will be fine! The phone's battery is designed to stop charging once its 100% capacity is reached.

 

[LeoRex]

The reason the OP was worried about leaving his phone in the charger is because of false information being spread on this forum.

I try to catch it and refute it when I see it, but there are still people in this community that insist, insist I tell you! ... that leaving the phone on the charger at 100% is bad. That is simply not true.

That's me... And you can't refute what is fact. Making a habit of holding lithium ion batteries at their saturation voltage reduces their lifespan. Anyone telling you otherwise are the ones giving bad information.

Now, some devices limit their peak charge point, which, in turn, mitigates the degradation. But most current phones crank up the peak voltage up closer to the cells maximum safe charging limit in order to maximize the amount of stored charge... They figure you'll get rid of the thing before it degrades to the point of annoyance.

Oh, since everything has safety circuitry, leaving a fully charged phone in the charger won't cause a fault.. I.e. booms. But safety and longevity are two different things.

In fact, there are several laptop manufacturers that now include charging features that will allow the laptop to drain down to a much more gentle zone, only allowing the laptop to charge up 100% based on a schedule (such as if you expect to take it off the charger or dock every day at 9am).

 

[sparksd]

That's me... And you can't refute what is fact. Making a habit of holding lithium ion batteries at their saturation voltage reduces their lifespan. Anyone telling you otherwise are the ones giving bad information.

Now, some devices limit their peak charge point, which, in turn, mitigates the degradation. But most current phones crank up the peak voltage up closer to the cells maximum safe charging limit in order to maximize the amount of stored charge... They figure you'll get rid of the thing before it degrades to the point of annoyance.

Oh, since everything has safety circuitry, leaving a fully charged phone in the charger won't cause a fault.. I.e. booms. But safety and longevity are two different things.

In fact, there are several laptop manufacturers that now include charging features that will allow the laptop to drain down to a much more gentle zone, only allowing the laptop to charge up 100% based on a schedule (such as if you expect to take it off the charger or dock every day at 9am).

Exactly. Go over to laptop forums and see this exact same discussion and the argument for limiting charging in BIOS settings, e.g.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5jt6ih/best_practices_for_a_healthy_battery/

 

[LeoRex]

Another way to look at it... What's one thing that's pretty well known about storing batteries? Don't store them long them fully charged. Even if the battery was completely disconnected from the power when it hits 100% (it doesn't), if you leave it on overnight, 6 or 8 hours, over the course of a year, that means the battery was held at full charge for 3 to 4 months total.

Now, this might not bother you... Under normal usage patterns, charge to full once a day, etc, a battery will generally lose 10% - 15% of its capacity over the course of a year. If you limit that to 80% or even 90%, you'll lose less of that capacity. But then, even sealed batteries can be replaced.... So preserving that capacity might not be worth the trouble of dealing with losing some of the full charge. I certainly don't bother limiting a full charge (but I don't let it sit).

But whether or not I follow best practices doesn't mean they aren't best practices.