It is not as per experts
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2015, at 6:53 AM, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@charter.net> wrote: > > I am one individual who is looking for the correct answer to this question. > It's got to be one way or the other; either it is advisable to allow the > Lithium battery to drain completely or it is not! > > For Heaven's sake, which is it? > > Methinks I'll take Christopher's advice and read the article on the Apple web > site. > ---- > - Bill & Leader Dog Holland > - "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." > - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chalt...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 3:44 PM > Subject: Re: [New post] What’s the optimum way to charge your iPhone? > > > Well, each person can do their own research and use their battery any > way they like. If you want to trust the opinion of one person or base > your decision on anecdotal evidence then that's your choice, and it's > not a bad one or a wrong one. > > For those that want to do a bit of reading and your own research, I'd > suggest Googling on lithium ion batteries, how they work and how best to > care for them. One good resource is Apple itself and here's just one > article on Apple's web site regarding their batteries > http://www.apple.com/batteries/why-lithium-ion/ > > Remember that lithium ion batteries are different and use different > chemistry than NiCad batteries, so they don't suffer from the memory > affect of NiCad batteries and consequently you would use your LI > differently than you would your NiCad battery to optimize performance. > Most of the inaccurate advice I hear around LI batteries comes from what > people were told to do with rechargeable NiCad batteries. > > Ultimately though, your battery works for you and not the other way > around. It's meant to be used. Remember, these tips are just to get > optimal performance with your LI battery. That doesn't mean if you don't > follow them you'll notice an immediate and serious impact on your > battery's performance. > > I'm not sure we need to continue this debate on the list anymore. People > have decided to use their battery the way they're going to use it, and > it doesn't look like continuing to share information is going to do any > more but just cause people to get more entrenched into their own > opinion, myself included. > >> On 02/01/2015 03:20 PM, TaraPrakash wrote: >> Just contacted Apple Care. The expert suggest it is better to let the >> battery drain completelyotherwise in the long runThe battery will be >> draining faster >> >> So this is not what Apple experts at Apple Care would suggest >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 31, 2015, at 4:46 PM, Feliciano Godoy <theblindman...@hotmail.com >> <mailto:theblindman...@hotmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> I have never had a battery problem and the iPhone often gets recharged >>> to 100& during the day. >>> >>> Regards, Feliciano >>> >>> >>> >>> For tech tips and updates Like my Facebook page: www.facebook. >>> <https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327>com/theblindman12v >>> Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v >>> <http://Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v> >>> >>> >>> Sent from the Super-iPhone >>> >>> On Jan 31, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:chalt...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> This is the exact same advice I and others have been recommending for >>>> years with respect to lithium ion batteries. Googling for information >>>> on lithium ion batteries turns up this advice time and time again. >>>> Lithium ion batteries do not suffer from the same memory affect as >>>> NiCad batteries. It's this memory affect that makes it sound advice >>>> to use up all of the charge in a NiCad battery before recharging it. >>>> You definitely don't want to do the same thing with lithium ion >>>> batteries. >>>> >>>> Note that you may still want to zero your battery to reset the >>>> battery indicator. I don't consider this advice to be contrary to the >>>> advice in the article below. >>>> >>>> Finally, this talks about optimum use. I would not be a slave to the >>>> advice below. I do follow this advice when it's convenient, but if >>>> I'm out and about, and I don't have the ability to top off my iPhone, >>>> I'll still use it because that's why I have it. >>>> >>>>> On 01/31/2015 02:43 PM, RobH. wrote: >>>>> Struth!... this is the antithesis of what I've done these past few >>>>> years. >>>>> One or two on these lists have recommended 0ing the phone to reset the >>>>> battery indicator. I do remember reading that trying to ahcieve 100% >>>>> isn't >>>>> cost effective in terms of how much power it takes to achieve that >>>>> last 5 or >>>>> less %age. >>>>> >>>>> RobH. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "christopher hallsworth" <challswor...@icloud.com >>>>> <mailto:challswor...@icloud.com>> >>>>> To: "Viphone" <viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:03 PM >>>>> Subject: [New post] What’s the optimum way to charge your iPhone? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What’s the optimum way to charge your iPhone? >>>>> by MacDailyNews >>>>> [cfsp key="adsense_336x280"]"What’s the optimum way to charge your >>>>> phone?" >>>>> Simon Hill asks for Digital Trends. >>>>> >>>>> "'The sweet spot for Lithium-ion batteries is to keep them charged >>>>> between >>>>> 50 and 80 percent. This allows for the charged ions to continue to >>>>> work and >>>>> protect the life of your battery,' says Shane Broesky, co-founder of >>>>> Farbe >>>>> Technik, a company that makes charging accessories. 'Charging your >>>>> device in >>>>> short spurts throughout the day will give these ions just enough >>>>> energy to >>>>> keep them going,'" Hill reports. >>>>> >>>>> "So frequent top ups, rather than one daily charge up is healthier >>>>> for your >>>>> battery," Hill reports. "It’s not convenient, but that’s the optimal >>>>> way to >>>>> charge your smartphone if you want to ensure the longest life >>>>> possible... >>>>> 'Try to avoid going from 0 to 100 percent whenever possible, this >>>>> will start >>>>> to break down your battery and give your device a shorter lifespan.' >>>>> Shane >>>>> suggests." >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Christopher (CJ) >>>> chaltain at Gmail >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >>>> list. 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