My wife’s phone dies every. single. day. and I don’t know why she doesn’t just charge it at night.

I’m just wondering how people live like this 😅

  • Synapse@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Because I try to charge my phone when I am in the office, as much as possible. There are no small savings in my book :D

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      1 year ago

      Not necessarily. Many phones will charge more slowly during the night if you set a morning alarm. You could be wearing down you battery when you charge at work.

  • clarksonianpause@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I have a wireless charging stand at work, so my phone is nearly 70% charged when I go to bed. No real point to me in having extra clutter on my nightstand.

    On the weekends, I’ll charge my phone on the kitchen counter while making breakfast for the kids.

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    1 year ago

    Some people just don’t give a f*ck, even when they complain about it all the time…

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    1 year ago

    There’s actually a safety factor there. When Li-Ion (lithium-ion) batteries fail and suffer thermal runaway (fire), it’s most commonly during charging. It’s rare, but it does still happen. The rule is to avoid charging Li-Ion powered devices unattended. I do that at times myself, but I realize the risk and actually put things in a “charging pot” if unattended.

    You don’t need anything fancy to use as a charging pot, a ceramic casserole dish will do. If you’re going to charge while asleep or out of the house it’s not a bad idea to use some kind of containment.

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        1 year ago

        Don’t be scared, it’s actually a pretty rare occurrence. Just be aware it can happen. Same thing with driving, accidents are rare, but wear your seatbelt.

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    1 year ago

    I just turn it off, and it generally need to recharge in the next day afternoon.

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    1 year ago

    Because I can charge it in my car, at my desk in the office or with my battery pack when I am out.

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    1 year ago

    I read to fall asleep, so my phone usually stays with me in bed. Pro-Tip, if she has an iPhone, set the Sleep focus to turn on at a specific time and enable low power mode.

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      1 year ago

      For many years I always did this for my own android phone in Tasker, and more recently Samsung Modes&Routines, but thank you for this as I just realized I never did the same for my wife’s iPhone

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      1 year ago

      Fast charging decreases the lifetime of your battery compared to traditional charging. It’s not a huge difference anymore (maybe 3% or something), but traditional charging isn’t that inconvenient considering you’re not using your phone while you sleep, anyway.

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    1 year ago

    I suck at sleeping so when I feel like I could conk out I seize the opportunity and go for it. Plugging in my phone is part of my bedtime ritual, so I trick my brain into not going into high gear to resist shutting down by not charging at night. You think I’m kidding, it’s a battle every day.

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    1 year ago

    Because my smartphone with Li-Ion 3140 mAh battery lives 48-72 hours. No google apps (LineageOS), LTE is off (I use only WiFi), Bluetooth is off. Well, I use my phone mostly for texting and calling, rarely for surfing the web, showing my PDF tickets and for offline location-guided maps (a.k.a. Trekarta). That’s it.

    EDIT: that depends on the use case, though…

    • BrownNote@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      This is not a normal use case. I listen to music via wifi and have to charge my phone like twice a day or more.