I didn’t even know there was something like caring for a phone’s battery until I started buying my phones myself. For a long time, my brothers were the ones in charge of the kind of phones I was using and all I needed to do was to tell them when something went wrong. And I’m tempted to deny this but let me just say if you’re thinking I wasn’t taking good care of my phones, you’re right. After all, it wasn’t my money.
But now? Eye clear because I’m using my money.(pauses to sob) I’ve come to realize that to make your phone’s battery health last longer, you need to avoid plug and play. For those who do not know what plug and play is, it’s simply when you plug your charger and use your phone at the same time. That’s the easiest and fastest way to destroy your battery. And I’m sure my iPhone users even understand this better.
The phone I was using before my current one had its battery health drop from 90 something to 70 something in just three months. At first I was going to blame the person my brother bought the phone from but my battery analytics showed that I had been charging my phone and using at the same time which weakened the battery.
And that is something that I love about iPhones. I’m not sure if android shows your phone battery’s analytics though.
Anyway, was it true that I was mostly plugging and playing during those months? Yes. Those months were the busiest months I’ve ever encountered and I was always on my phone for so many meetings. I know I could have used my laptop but if you know me, you’d know my laptop and I are not even friends.
The other thing that has immerse effects on battery but we barely pay attention is the devices charger. Let me even just stick to phones because that’s what I started with. Most times, we buy phone for 100s of dollars and then refuse to spend good amount of money on great chargers. I know not all expensive chargers are good but imagine buying a phone for about $400 and then going to buy a charger of about $2. To me, it’s like you’re ready to cook your battery because how can you tell me this story?
I remember spoiling one of my phones years back with the charger I was using. The charger was charging my phone backwards and by the time I paid attention to it, the phone had already stopped working.
So, it’s very important to get the right charger for your phone. It’s fine if you get a phone and it comes with a charger( iPhone users can’t relate) but if not, make sure you spend good money to get a good charger as well.
I was about to share another hack but I just remembered that’s going to be the inspiration behind the tech company I’m building. So I’m sorry guys, you guys should come for my company launch in future to know what that hack is.
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