loaf of bread 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 These smartphones sure use up their juice quickly hey. Even if I hardly use mine, I can't seem to get more than a day out of it. Getting into the babit of plugging it in to recharge at the end of the day and then taking it off the juice when I get up. That's not too long is it, I don't want to do anything that will give me less of a battery life. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 That's what I do. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Same Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Same here. Doesn't always need it, but it's a habit and better to have it charged that run down in the middle of the day. Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Same Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Isn´t that overcharging? I mean when you keep the battery plugged in longer than necessary, doesn´t that reduce battery life? Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog 0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Don't they know when they are charged? After all, they are supposed to be smart, right? And anyway, anything else is a pain. Just plugging it in night is the easiest. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 You'll extend battery life by NOT charging them until they are near flat, but that sucks. Turning off a heap of functions like GPS, bluetooth etc saves battery life as does turning down your screen brightness etc. Google it, heaps of ideas but they still suck. I love my HTC Legend but my old nokia that will last a week is hard to beat. Has anyone used those re-charging pads where you dont plug your phone in, just lay it on it? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Charge it over night, have a charger in my bag, and a solar power charger just in case. As r45 says, don't want it running out in the middle of the day. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 It was my understanding that once charged it stops feeding the power. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I have a charger on my desk at work and have it settled in that for most of the day. Only got a cable to connect to my computer at home but hardly ever use that. Rob, what is the solar charger you got? Is that compatable with lots of phones? Interested to know more. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 lithium-ion batteries have a set cycle-life. If they are charged too much then they don't work no more Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: rach I have a charger on my desk at work and have it settled in that for most of the day. Only got a cable to connect to my computer at home but hardly ever use that. Rob, what is the solar charger you got? Is that compatable with lots of phones? Interested to know more. It's something like this: Just plug it into my phone, and charges (slowly) the battery. Very useful as you can hang the solar unit on a coat pocket, whilst the phone stays in your pocket. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Interesting that. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Good idea that! Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Got to get me one of them. Now to work out what is compatable with my Galaxy S Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I put mine to recharge in the evening and take it out before I go to bed. Seems to work for me. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 How long does that solar thing take to charge Rob? Link to post Share on other sites
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