More than anything, battery is the first function your smartphone need in order to start the whole device. Having a good phone with good specs that run loads of apps smoothly makes no sense if your battery can stand no longer than couple of hours. That explains why many smartphone users care a lot about their battery life and how to extend it as much as possible.

However, we found that, these are the most common misconception that smartphone user have about the battery. Check it out if you have any 🙂

 

1. Charging your phone overnight will damage your battery

Many people tend to think this way, to be honest. However, most smartphones nowadays are smart enough to know when their battery is full and will automatically stop “receiving” power.

False. Most smartphones are now “smart” enough to know when a battery is at capacity and will stop charging. However, there is one thing you can do to extend the life of your battery. Instead of charging your phone all night, every night, try keeping it charged between 40% and 80% most of the time. This will ensure the longest possible life from that battery. If you can leave it unplugged overnight (every so often), do so.

2. Don’t use your phone while it charges

Same with misconception number 1, we have heard many suggestions saying that using a phone while it is charging will spoil the battery life. Actually, your battery will charge as expected whether or not you use the device. Because the way smartphones work is that, it is only free from using data when you turn it off. So even if you are not actively using it, the phone is using itself.

3. Turning off your phone regularly can damage your battery

When you turn your smartphone off for a long period of time, the battery will run out. And this make users assume turning off the device damage your battery. This is not true because the battery can be easily restore with a simple reboot. Also, it is advised to give your phone battery a break once in a while to keep it alive even longer.

4. It is best to charge your phone to full before first using it

Many people think that the first thing they should do with a new smartphone is plug it in and charge it to 100%. Please keep in mind that, smartphone batteries work best when it is in between of 40% to 80% capacity. Most new smartphone you buy come with half of the battery capacity, and this is perfect to just start exploring your babe.

Quick tip on this: If you receive the device first time with below 40% battery, you can ask for a change because that is the sign the battery could be very old at that moment.

5. Putting smartphone batteries in the freezer to extend its life

If you have ever thought of it, it is a WRONG conception. There is no way staying in the freeze will help your smartphone battery live longer. In contrast, Li-Ion batteries can even be harmed by both heat and cold rather than room temperature.  The best condition for it to be cooled down after a long period of using is to be stored in somewhere that have some airflow.

6. Turning off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS keep your battery longer

It sounds so true and seems so true. But trust us, it is not like that. These services only eat out your smartphone battery when they are in use. So even if you are having your Bluetooth turn on but are not using it, it makes no difference. The same with Wi-fi and GPS.

 

7. Running internet apps will eat out the smartphone battery faster

No no no no no 🙂 The only thing that can run down your battery faster than average is gaming. Because smartphone games have massive graphics and can drain you power very quickly.

Tips: turning down the display’s brightness can have prolong your battery.

 

8. Task managers help prolong your battery life

We have to say this is such a good trick that app developers use to attract more people download their app. Actually, beside helping to separate whitelist/blacklist tasks, those task manager apps can’t help save no more than the battery use for built-in system, which is very little.