So the rep turned on the phone and activated my G2. I took it home, plugged it in, and finished the setup process. About an hour later it said 100%. I took it off the charger because it was cool to the touch and I figured...good enough.
Now I'm @ 22% and wondering if I should fully discharge it once or not...I know this topic has been done to death, but I figured every new phone release deserves one.
Thanks!
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These batteries do not have a memory or break-in period. Charge it and don't worry ?
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Hi all, I have a quick question. I have read in various forums that leaving my phone plugged in after its fully charged can ruin battery life. Does anyone know if this is true? I usually plug it in to charge when I go to bed and I know it finishes well before o wake up. Thanks
A question for mythbusters! In this day and age it won't harm the phone or battery...though some people disagree...I've always charged mine overnight...especially since the vibrant takes a little over 4 hours to charge!
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That's what I thought, but I figured I would ask. Thanks
No problem leaving it plugged in overnight, according to this tweet from Samsung Service,
When I got home from work, I put my phone on my USB charger since it was at around 14%. This was about 5:30. When I went to sleep I checked on my phone, and it was at about 40%, which I thought was unusually slow, but I kept it on the charger. When I woke up this morning (on my own, luckily, since it's my alarm clock too) I noticed my phone was dead. But it was still plugged in.
The light wasn't blinking or on or anything, so I figured maybe it just froze and pulled the battery and tried turning it in.
Well it still didn't turn on, so I plugged it back in. Now the orange light is blinking which I gather means the battery is completely dead. Good fun indeed. Hopefully it'll eventually charge.
Once in a while mine refuses to charge and I have to reboot it for it to recognize the charger.
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Yeah that's happened to me too
Ditto... I just shrugged it off as a fluke.
Happened to me once as well.
are you running an sbc kernel?
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are you running an sbc kernel?
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I wasn't at the time. Was running stock kernel w sense rom.
I have been running an SBC kernel. I heard all the rumblings about it being bad for the battery, and I guess that it might be true after all. I think my battery is well and truly shot. I got it to charge on the AC charger and it died within 4 hours again. I have an extended battery, that I am using now. I plan on jumping ship to the Nexus S when it is released (hopefully later this month), so I'm not too worried.
I'd been getting phenomenal battery life until then though (just before I had to charge it, it lasted 2 days and a few hours for example).
I thought it would die a slower death than basically immediately, I guess.
Hey guys, I just wanted to point something out that I found. I have two Motorola bh6x batteries for my atrix and today one of the batteries ran down to 15% or so. Since I was in a hurry I just swapped it out for my fully charged battery. Later on I plugged the first battery back in and it somehow had 55% charge. What I'm wondering is how the heck that's possible. Has anyone else seen this happen to their phones?
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My experience with android. Reboot phone to gain about 10% back.
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Its magic!! I had a feeling this was a glitch in the battery reading.
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It was Harry Potter who done it!
I swear guv!
In adition to rebooting and taking the battery out to sit idle, Ive found that soaking my battery overnight will double its charge! jk
I know your phone keeps a batterystats.bin file, and to "calibrate" you delete this file after fully charged. Not sure how this works with two batteries tho.?
I normally let my phone charge overnight. I dont really worry about the battery deteriorating, I can easily swap it out with a new one. Is it bad to leave my xoom on the charger overnight? Or does it do a decent job of protecting the battery?
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I normally let my phone charge overnight. I dont really worry about the battery deteriorating, I can easily swap it out with a new one. Is it bad to leave my xoom on the charger overnight? Or does it do a decent job of protecting the battery?
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I've had the original Verizon U.S. Motorola XOOM since release Day 1, and have never had any issues with "over" charging.
Today's technology has come a long way to safely charge a rechargeable battery without the need to unplug it after charging is complete.
Currently I plug my XOOM in every night and let it charge overnight. It typically finishes charging within 1-3 hours, and then remains fully charged until the next morning.
Bottom line: No, you don't have to worry about damaging the battery or the XOOM by leaving it plugged in. lol
I also leave my xoom charging before i sleep.no problem here either.and its battery life is still the same
How long does the Xoom battery last?
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I'm on the U firmware, but I don't think that's it. It was charing fine on U until a few weeks ago. Any cable I use charges it in about 4-5 hours. Even the fast charging charger that came with it.
I also have the Samsung wireless charger, which I use while sleeping. It has been on for 5 hours and is at 51%. The phone says it needs another 4.5 hours. My wife and I went to bed at the same time, both using the same wireless charger, her note 5 is fully charged, while mine was at 51%.
Fast charging is enabled, so I know that's not it. Any ideas?
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Until a few weeks ago... did anything update? Did you change anything, add/remove anything? Have you been allowing it to fully drain to 0%? Its recommended to not let it drop below 30% frequently, and keeping it on the charger at 100% is not good either.
However, it IS beneficial to let it drain to 0 then fully charge to 100 without use (and powered off if feasible) about ONCE a month.
I'd say try letting it fully drain, turn it off, fully charge then see if it continues, if it does, can you do a backup and factory reset?
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I never charge it unless it's about 15%. That was the recommended a few years ago when smartphones first became popular. It drops to 0% about once every 3 weeks. No updates or changes, either.
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