How to increase your cell phone battery life - By WirelessGround.Com

[zmwmiles]

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[originaladonyx]

Nearly everything stated from 8 minutes-on is entirely false. I will list the corrections in order. Please consider re-making this video after you have read my corrections because it is all horribly inaccurate and at times dangerously so.

1. @8:05 : There's no such thing as nickel ion

batteries. Theres nickel cadmium (NiCd) and nickel metal hydride (NiMH), or in rare cases nickel

zinc (NiZn).

[originaladonyx]

2. @8:12 : WOAH. STOP IT! 16 hours? Where do you get

this figure? You can't just arbitrarily pick a number like that. Charge time depends on the capacity of the battery and the output of the

charger.

3. @8:14 : There's no need to initiate refresh cycles on NiMH batteries unless they've been in storage for years. NiCD's should be refreshed initially or if stored inactive for 12+ months.

4. @8:25 : It's been decades since that was true. Modern Ni-XX batteries can be charged at ANY state.

[originaladonyx]

5. @8:38 No. Wrong.

6. @8:50 Wrong again. This is a tip that applies to battery builders only, since all consumer lithium ion & lithium polymer batteries have built-in protection modules which prevent them from being discharged to unhealthy levels.

7. @9:06 Myth. Let it fully drain as often as you like. The PCB inside the battery will not allow it to drain to a damaging or dangerous level. Cell phone batteries are designed with preset limits for healthy charge/discharge cycles.

[originaladonyx]

8. @9:22 5-6 hours?? Again, depends on the capacity of the battery and the output of the charger. Let it charge until the phone registers it as full. The process is automatic.

9. @ 9:33 Where the heck are you getting your info?! Charge completion and termination for l-ion/poly batteries is determined by voltage level. At 4.2v the phone will report a full charge and the PCB on the battery will disconnect the charge circuit. Leaving it on longer will do NOTHING except power the phone directly.

[originaladonyx]

10. @9:45 & 9:50 Wrong. Just all completely wrong.

11. @11:05 The heat from the bathroom while showering will only damage your battery if you are showering with water at or near boiling such that the ambient temp in the bathroom is sufficient to heat your phone beyond 140 degrees F. The "steam" from a shower will have no effect on your battery itself, even if it wasn't protected by the phone's casing.

[originaladonyx]

12. @13:45: Please don't advise people to clean their cellphone battery contacts with acetone or nail polish remover. This could not only damage the battery housing but also eat through the internal ribbon cable risking a short. In the EXTREMELY unlikely event that any manufacturers are still using contacts from phone to battery made of metals that are sufficiently dissimilar to cause corosion then club soda, sparkling water, or any carbonated beverage can be used to instantly dissolve it.

[kornrockshard]

why do you have to charge the cell phone so long when you have a new battery?

and cant you just charge it for three 3 hours?

[wirelessground]

@kornrockshard The idea behind this, is that you are conditioning the chemistry found within the battery. If you condition the battery properly you will not have to replace it as soon and you will get the most out of its life.

[kornrockshard]

@wirelessground I just put my NEW battery in my phone and the battery indicate says the NEW battery is charged to 70%. what should i do?

how long should i charge it?

do i wait until it discharges to 20% and charge it for 8 hours or how many hours??

[wirelessground]

@kornrockshard If the battery is a lithium ion battery (which it most likely is) Do not let it drain, this procedure was for nickel ion batteries, lithium works differently and should not be drained..ever. In order to ensure longevity you will want to charge the battery (phone powered down) for 8 to 12 hours straight or longer if possible

[kornrockshard]

@wirelessground Charge the new extended battery for 8 to 12 hours even if it is already 60% charged? this is according to my batttery indicater.

[wirelessground]

@kornrockshard Yes assuming its lithium ion. It being extended, the longer you charge it the better. Its kind of hard to explain the exacts, however your battery indicator is not 100% accurate as it is not on really anything that measures lithium ion batteries. Charging it this long is essentially conditioning the chemicals found within the battery. If you condition your battery like this regularly (bimonthly) (most importantly when its new) you can expect the consistent performance over time.

[kornrockshard]

@wirelessground The new battery is 3.7V Lithium ION polymer battery.is this the type of battery you are talking about in your last repley to me?

[wirelessground]

@kornrockshard Yes, lithium ION are the most common...charge it as long as possible. Its recommend to go 8 to 12 hours.

[kornrockshard]

@wirelessground The new battery is 3.7V Lithium ION polymer battery.is this the type of battery you are talking about in your last repley to me? charge 8 hours for extend batterys too?

[gooner0517]

appreciate the info, thanx

[tDiGamerz]

i kind of noticed if u charge your phone while your not using it, turn it to the charging only phase, or just turn it off and let it turn on by itself. my phone lasts almost a day longer if i let it charge without using anything else or texting. i normally dont do this but it honestly helps

[kedrick87]

thx a lot...

[T0N3N]

thanks used 3 tips and my battery lasts about 2 hrs longer :)