This method is called the Bump Charge, you guys may have heard of it before This method will NOT harm your battery ( Unless you use it to many times ) HTC themselves actually recommend this method to users
Follow this step when your phone is in low battery situation ( < 15% ), it works best with new phones but still does the trick with phones that have been used for an amount of time.
*Note: We only have to apply this method one time, do NOT use it every time you charge
Remember to turn of fast boot from Setting -> Power
Step 1: With your phone turned ON, charge it for 8 hours or more ( 9 to 10 hours is recommended )
Step 2: Unplug the charger, turn off the phone and charge it for 1 hour
Step 3: Unplug the charger, turn on the phone, wait for about 2 minutes, turn it off and charge for another hour
Step 4: Turn on the phone and enjoy
Some users recommend to apply this method once a month, but I don't know about this recommendation, if you want to do this once a month, please give me some reviews
Please send me feedbacks and questions if you have one, thanks
Please remember that this is NOT my idea or effort on this idea, I just used it and want to share it to you guys ( My HOX battery life almost DOUBLED with this method, that is amazing )
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This method is called the Bump Charge, you guys may have heard of it before This method will NOT harm your battery ( Unless you use it to many times ) HTC themselves actually recommend this method to users
Follow this step when your phone is in low battery situation ( < 15% ), it works best with new phones but still does the trick with phones that have been used for an amount of time.
*Note: We only have to apply this method one time, do NOT use it every time you charge
Remember to turn of fast boot from Setting -> Power
Step 1: With your phone turned ON, charge it for 8 hours or more ( 9 to 10 hours is recommended )
Step 2: Unplug the charger, turn off the phone and charge it for 1 hour
Step 3: Unplug the charger, turn on the phone, wait for about 2 minutes, turn it off and charge for another hour
Step 4: Turn on the phone and enjoy
Some users recommend to apply this method once a month, but I don't know about this recommendation, if you want to do this once a month, please give me some reviews
Please send me feedbacks and questions if you have one, thanks
Please remember that this is NOT my idea or effort on this idea, I just used it and want to share it to you guys ( My HOX battery life almost DOUBLED with this method, that is amazing )
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Wow never heard of this kind of method before but no harm trying besides im eager to try it now, i'll let ya know after completed the cycle
mr1029x said:
This method is called the Bump Charge, you guys may have heard of it before This method will NOT harm your battery ( Unless you use it to many times ) HTC themselves actually recommend this method to users
Follow this step when your phone is in low battery situation ( < 15% ), it works best with new phones but still does the trick with phones that have been used for an amount of time.
*Note: We only have to apply this method one time, do NOT use it every time you charge
Remember to turn of fast boot from Setting -> Power
Step 1: With your phone turned ON, charge it for 8 hours or more ( 9 to 10 hours is recommended )
Step 2: Unplug the charger, turn off the phone and charge it for 1 hour
Step 3: Unplug the charger, turn on the phone, wait for about 2 minutes, turn it off and charge for another hour
Step 4: Turn on the phone and enjoy
Some users recommend to apply this method once a month, but I don't know about this recommendation, if you want to do this once a month, please give me some reviews
Please send me feedbacks and questions if you have one, thanks
Please remember that this is NOT my idea or effort on this idea, I just used it and want to share it to you guys ( My HOX battery life almost DOUBLED with this method, that is amazing )
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It was already mentioned somewhere. Also explained.
What I do not get how you gonna charge the phone for 8 hours when it stops charging from alone when full. (lets say after 3 hours)
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PAGOT said:
It was already mentioned somewhere. Also explained.
What I do not get how you gonna charge the phone for 8 hours when it stops charging from alone when full. (lets say after 3 hours)
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Absolutely correct.
The suggestion is a load of hog wash. Lithium batteries explode if overcharged, you can't force more into the battery without a small fire or explosion. Lithium batteries have a simple charging method and they don't need black magic to work properly.
There is no such thing as a bump charge with lithium chemistry.
Taken from the batteryuniversity.com on Lithium batteries.
The so-called miracle charger that promises to prolong battery life and methods that pump extra capacity into the cell do not exist here. Li-ion is a “clean” system and only takes what it can absorb. Anything extra causes stress.
There is no need to mess about with the above method, just plug your phone in to charge and when it says 100% it is done. Any other suggestions are nothing more than snake oil.
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Phil
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There is no point in charging more then 3 hours, battery itself have a processor that cuts off the input power, but there is a point when the phone blocks the charging process based on last power efficiency even when battery itself could be charger more.
The only thing in this topic that matters is to do the bump charge while the phone is 100% charged then u turn it off and charge another 15 minutes, turn it on and then u unplug the charger - then the battery is calibrated.
But really to make things smooth leave the charging stories alone, this is smartphone era when the phone itself takes care of daily usage - when u push it hard every day, battery will be pushing all its power every single time - but when u don't it will be more efficient over longer period of time.
Don't bumpcharge. Use currentwidget to monitor charging, it will tell you how many mA the phone is allowing in. Once it reaches 0, it is fully charged. If you want, you can restart the phone once to reset the phone's internal battery meter, to make sure that it has really reached full charge. If your phone registers less than 5 mA charge, you have basically charged the battery to max, and there is no point to charging further.
I only do this when I charge the phone overnight and won't have access to a charger for a long time.
I am confirmed that this thread seems too good to be true. This method can only apply ONCE? All I see is to continue charging, charging, and more charging. I don't see the point of that. Even if I leave the phone charging when fully charged I never experience any problems.
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I am confirmed that this thread seems too good to be true. This method can only apply ONCE? All I see is to continue charging, charging, and more charging. I don't see the point of that. Even if I leave the phone charging when fully charged I never experience any problems.
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Well this is the method that HTC recommended users to apply to their phone, I have sent them an email to confirm if this is working on our One X like other devices, haven't got the reply, but when I receive it I will post it here to you guys
And no, this method can apply as many times as you like, but you only SHOULD apply this once for best result, because if you do it too many times, it will harm your battery ( Overheat, etc... )
I can't use this guide because my phone starts by itself if plugin the charger in turned off phone.
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I can't use this guide because my phone starts by itself if plugin the charger in turned off phone.
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Never heard of that bug before. But don't bother trying this method until I get a confirmation email from HTC
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Well this is the method that HTC recommended users to apply to their phone, I have sent them an email to confirm if this is working on our One X like other devices, haven't got the reply, but when I receive it I will post it here to you guys
And no, this method can apply as many times as you like, but you only SHOULD apply this once for best result, because if you do it too many times, it will harm your battery ( Overheat, etc... )
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This is really pointless, and like I said, it's voodoo magic that is unsubstantiated.
So far I have never seen a real increase in the charge in the battery past doing a single restart and recharging. This also only applies when the phone is left on the charger for a long time after the charge terminates anyways, so if you charge the phone to 0 mA charge being accepted, then immediately pull it off, it will be at full capacity.
If you think you're somehow extracting more battery by doing endless restarts, all you're really doing is temporarily spiking current draw and causing a voltage drop that the charger ignores until it stabilizes, which is right back where you started. There is nothing gained by bumpcharging, no question about it.
If you don't believe me that's fine, go on trying to do voodoo magic to try and extract more battery out of your phone. But the reality is that the only thing you need to figure out whether you've charged the battery all it can be charged is with currentwidget. If you check every so often while it hits 100% and unplug soon after charging terminates (as indicated by currentwidget), you have fully charged it. If you leave it on the charger well past the point that charge terminates (overnight, 4+ hours past charge termination), then restarting the phone will make it start charging the battery back to 100% again. It's as simple as that, and anything else is needlessly overcomplicating the process. It's also important to note that this only raises the max theoretical amount of battery charge by about 5%, as most lithium batteries charge to 100% and let it float down to 95% before charging again.
I believe this used to work when I had my first Desire but then was debunked for the Desire HD....certainly does nothing for HOX.
Once a lithium battery is charged thats it, you cant charge it anymore. there is no secret 110% in the battery and there is no need to charge for an extended period of time when first buying a phone with a lithium battery, thats not how they work.
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Hi All, I have question. Which one better to charge
1. Wait until Battery level reach 15% or less
2. Charge it every we want it, example battery status in 40% because we want to travelling, we charge it until 100%
3. Charge it every morning
4. Other Tips?
Best Regards
Jauhari
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You should just plug it in when ever you have the chance m8.
Li-ion and lipo batteries does not suffer from the memory effect as nicd and nimh batteries did.
The li-ion and lipo batteries will most likely die if you do a full discharge, but no worries, when your phone tells you that it's out of power, it's not fully discharged.
Your phone has at built in protection, that shuts down the phone before it uses all the power on the battery.
(Have been working with batterie for many years, as I have been flying eletric model airplanes, with all types of batteries)
There are a huge number of threads on this!
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highboy said:
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You should just plug it in when ever you have the chance m8.
Li-ion and lipo batteries does not suffer from the memory effect as nicd and nimh batteries did.
The li-ion and lipo batteries will most likely die if you do a full discharge, but no worries, when your phone tells you that it's out of power, it's not fully discharged.
Your phone has at built in protection, that shuts down the phone before it uses all the power on the battery.
(Have been working with batterie for many years, as I have been flying eletric model airplanes, with all types of batteries)
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Thanks you for this tips... now I have more knowledge about battery.
A little bit question again.
What should I do, when I charge my HTC Desire? Keep this gadget turn on or turn off this gadget and turn on again when the charging has completed?
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I am sorry for doing the some question. I was tried to search on this forum but I can't find it... this forum search didn't good jobs
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Thanks you for this tips... now I have more knowledge about battery.
A little bit question again.
What should I do, when I charge my HTC Desire? Keep this gadget turn on or turn off this gadget and turn on again when the charging has completed?
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Just keep it turned on m8.
leaving it on has a disadvantage
as soon as battery is full, it discharges. at a certain point it would charge again.
you lose unneccessary charging cycles for your battery. so charge over night with turned off handset.
Not true really. The life of Li-ion batteries is mainly rated in full charge/discharge cycles between what the manufacturer recommends as the limits. Fox max life this is often a maximum of 80%SOC and min of 20%. They ship them about 40% SOC as this is where they have longest shelf life. The phone manages these limits for you so you don't need to worry. The best thing to do is to keep it topped up but let it run down enough during the day, or it reduces battery life (think laptop that gets left plugged in Vs one that gets discharged a bit per day - leaving it plugged in kills the battery).
IMHO - Use it until your next at a charger be that at 70% or 7%.
JAmes.
This thread here might be a good reference for this topic.
jauhari said:
Hi All, I have question. Which one better to charge
1. Wait until Battery level reach 15% or less
2. Charge it every we want it, example battery status in 40% because we want to travelling, we charge it until 100%
3. Charge it every morning
4. Other Tips?
Best Regards
Jauhari
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1. I always try to charge it 10-15%
2. Sometimes i do charge it if the battery is 40% and im worried it might not last because i go somwhere, so charge it till full and unplug
3. Most of the time i charge it over night having the phone on.
Right now, end of day 2 and battery level is at 29%, probably due to 3g turned off as got connection failed error for couple days and cant connect :<
Put my new second battery to charge last night around 9pm - turned Desire off. The green light came after midnight, but I let the charger stay on. I disconnected the cable around 9am this morning - and the phone was on!!
It looks the phone turns on automatically when its fully charged(???!!!)
The charge was 94% with the green light on. Makes me doubt if the suggested (see other threads) initial charge needs to be 12hours. :/
Wheres that one thread with the official email response to how to calibrate evo battery? Why isn't that thread stickied? I'm charging my phone right now and I forgot what to do..
If you mean the trick where you charge the phone to 100%, then turn it off, unplug, plug back in until green, unplug, plug back in till green, do that 5 more times, wave your hand over the phone while patting your belly, then unplug and plug in like 10 more times... well thats it
or if you mean battery stat calibration: charge to 100% boot into recovery, wipe battery stats, then reboot and do not plug in till your phone forces a shutdown
this is what your looking for...
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If you mean the trick where you charge the phone to 100%, then turn it off, unplug, plug back in until green, unplug, plug back in till green, do that 5 more times, wave your hand over the phone while patting your belly, then unplug and plug in like 10 more times... well thats it
or if you mean battery stat calibration: charge to 100% boot into recovery, wipe battery stats, then reboot and do not plug in till your phone forces a shutdown
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i think he is talking about this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990
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If you mean the trick where you charge the phone to 100%, then turn it off, unplug, plug back in until green, unplug, plug back in till green, do that 5 more times, wave your hand over the phone while patting your belly, then unplug and plug in like 10 more times... well thats it
or if you mean battery stat calibration: charge to 100% boot into recovery, wipe battery stats, then reboot and do not plug in till your phone forces a shutdown
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i think he is talking about this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990
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1) Turn your device ON and Charge the device for 8 hours or more 2) Unplug the device and Turn the phone OFF and charge for 1 hour 3) Unplug the device Turn ON wait 2 minutes and Turn OFF and charge for another hour
yes also have to try thebatterystatewipe too
How often should you need to calibrate using this method?
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If you mean the trick where you charge the phone to 100%, then turn it off, unplug, plug back in until green, unplug, plug back in till green, do that 5 more times, wave your hand over the phone while patting your belly, then unplug and plug in like 10 more times... well thats it
or if you mean battery stat calibration: charge to 100% boot into recovery, wipe battery stats, then reboot and do not plug in till your phone forces a shutdown
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I think patting my belly was what made my battery last longer
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How often should you need to calibrate using this method?
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Honestly I wouldn't worry about doing any battery calibration. Battery calibration reminds me of breaking in a barrel on a new rifle. If you talk to 20 different people you will receive 20 different methods of doing the task. Generally if there isn't a single known method with proven results you can attribute the method to the placebo effect.
One thing I always wonder about these battery calibration methods is how the tests were performed. A lot of the time people will claim improved battery life but there is often another explanation for the increase in battery life, they rebooted the phone. If there was a process running amok it could very well have lowered their battery life and rebooting the phone simply killed the process thus improving battery life.
Personally I've never done anything special to calibrate the battery on any device I've owned and I've not have battery life problems. In fact when comparing the battery life of my devices vs. my friends who spent a lot of time calibrating we end up having almost identical time in which we can run on battery.
Just my two cents.
I don't really think it improves the battery so much as it makes it give you a proper reading. Mine can say the battery is down to 30% but it charges really fast. So I think it is an issue of reading the battery level properly.
doesn't charging like this deteriorate battery life? you keep pushing and pushing more volts into your battery. I think its better to do a full charge/discharge cycle a few times a week.
You only do it like this once and not every time. Also I have heard that with the lithium ion batteries you don't want to drain them completely or they may not charge up.
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doesn't charging like this deteriorate battery life? you keep pushing and pushing more volts into your battery. I think its better to do a full charge/discharge cycle a few times a week.
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Not with lithium ion. IN fact with li-ion/li-poly batteries, discharging them completely can kill them instantly.
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I don't really think it improves the battery so much as it makes it give you a proper reading. Mine can say the battery is down to 30% but it charges really fast. So I think it is an issue of reading the battery level properly.
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Exactly. It is all about being able to read the battery at 100 percent when it is actually at 100% that way the meter goes down properly percentage wise and you don't lose 20 percent in the first 10 minutes after you unplug the damn phone lol. But the said method does in fact fix this problem. You should after doing the method listed on my website, or mentioned in the email from htc, see less of a drop after removing the charger.
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Not with lithium ion. IN fact with li-ion/li-poly batteries, discharging them completely can kill them instantly.
Exactly. It is all about being able to read the battery at 100 percent when it is actually at 100% that way the meter goes down properly percentage wise and you don't lose 20 percent in the first 10 minutes after you unplug the damn phone lol. But the said method does in fact fix this problem. You should after doing the method listed on my website, or mentioned in the email from htc, see less of a drop after removing the charger.
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thanks for clarifying.
Now I hesitated to post this until I was fairly sure.
So after about 8 trials over a few weeks and a 100% success rate, I think I can safely say this.
There is a way to quick charge your phone in 10~20 minutes from 0~10% to 75~90%.
I've a samsung vibrant, stock charger, stock battery, and nextgenv1.
(Not tried on other devices yet)
The trick is simple, when ur phones relatively low on power...
1) turn it off
2) plug into charger
3) wait at least 5 minutes
4) while still plugged in and charging, turn phone on
It should then be charged (not 100%, but 75~90% is usually what I get)
I've yet to test the time you charge vs final output charge, or the effects of starting at different charges.
Weird right? After asking my tech, physics, and biology teacher, the idea is that when the phone charges it fills in each battery cell with power, so while its doing the filling and you turn the phone on, all the cells open up so that a flush of energy can come in. Obviously this doesn't sound too good for the battery, so use this at your own peril. I'm just saying its been working every time, and no problems have come up thus far.
I dont go on here often so if this is already common knowledge, let me know and I'll delete this thread.
If not, try it out and see if it works!
Most phones come with single cell batteries.
The phone has a capacity/voltage map which it uses to work out how much juice is left in the cell, ie at xV it's y% full.
The battery is charged using approx 4.5V, so I'd imagine when you turn your phone on it's getting a false reading of the battery's voltage and that's why it's showing as charged more than it actually is.
use at your own peril indeed--theres gotta be some inaccuracies there
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Most phones come with single cell batteries.
The phone has a capacity/voltage map which it uses to work out how much juice is left in the cell, ie at xV it's y% full.
The battery is charged using approx 4.5V, so I'd imagine when you turn your phone on it's getting a false reading of the battery's voltage and that's why it's showing as charged more than it actually is.
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Yup, my thoughts exactly. But as it turns out, it lasts for the same amount of time as it usually would at that percentage. 1-2 days.
just get a 2A (2000 mAh) charger, and then you'll charge really fast
i use that in my car every day
So you're saying that letting the phone charge for 5 minutes gives at least 75% charge, then you unplug and run for 1-2 days?
That would take charging the battery with 15A which is 12C (the Vibrant's battery is 1250mAh isn't it?)
That'd be 13.5A down your usb lead from a PSU that should only have a 0.7A output.
I call shenanigans I'm afraid, your phone is fibbing to you
i'm pretty sure that quick charging your phone when it is not made to will decrease your overall battery life/ capacity.
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So you're saying that letting the phone charge for 5 minutes gives at least 75% charge, then you unplug and run for 1-2 days?
That would take charging the battery with 15A which is 12C (the Vibrant's battery is 1250mAh isn't it?)
That'd be 13.5A down your usb lead from a PSU that should only have a 0.7A output.
I call shenanigans I'm afraid, your phone is fibbing to you
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Yup. 1500mah.
I'm just saying that's what the phone's saying ya know. I know next to nothing about battery output, storage, etc.
From 0% as in so drained it can't turn on, to plug in, to turn on while plugged in for a few seconds, it said 35%.
So phone's probably lying as u said, but have yet to test how long it lasts.
Theoretically, it should only lasts a few minutes right? Max of 10 minutes r so I'd imagine? (Yes, I'm asking for ur opinion)
Oh, and I use a live wallpaper too, on 24/7. Just a bit more power drain.
*update*
3 minutes later after I restarted it again, just to check if it was a complete dud reading.
Made mistake of not unplugging.
It's reading 51 percent now......6 minutes of charging.
-going to check how long this lasts.
^Least I know how to make my phone think its good^
i have a 1A charger in my car... gets my phone nice and hot and wont even charge my friends olllllddd android phone..
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Yup, my thoughts exactly. But as it turns out, it lasts for the same amount of time as it usually would at that percentage. 1-2 days.
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Then obviously when it's reading 10% it's not actually that low. It's more likely that it's a mis-reading and is actually at ~80%. You run through your steps and in ten minutes you have an accurate reading of ~90%
No big mystery, batteries don't always report accurate information. Try flashing a different ROM, use another battery, try a battery calibration app. You'll soon start seeing different results.
Failing that, submit your findings to a Science Journal and wait for the $1m reward that comes with the Nobel Prize that is sure to follow!
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Then obviously when it's reading 10% it's not actually that low. It's more likely that it's a mis-reading and is actually at ~80%. You run through your steps and in ten minutes you have an accurate reading of ~90%
No big mystery, batteries don't always report accurate information. Try flashing a different ROM, use another battery, try a battery calibration app. You'll soon start seeing different results.
Failing that, submit your findings to a Science Journal and wait for the $1m reward that comes with the Nobel Prize that is sure to follow!
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haha yeah! even Samsung still researching how to charge phone faster (trying to use new design battery) and his saying he found a loop hole around it? lol~
obviously not ~.~
As others have stated, the battery information is just probably inaccurate. You can recalibrate it by draining the battery completely and recharging to full.
Hi,
I keep getting multiple views when search the forum regarding CORRECT method for charging One for first few times and then after. Kindly suggest if you know for sure.
Many Thanks...
as allways: full --> empty --> full
most say two or three times is enough
Do it again when you install a new ROM or kernel
StephanSch said:
as allways: full --> empty --> full
most say two or three times is enough
Do it again when you install a new ROM or kernel
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Thanks for quick reply...
don't know which thread but i remember reading about not to drain it down to zero, suggesting to charge when down to around 5%. Hence the dilemma.
Give a hint if you find it again. I haven't read it before
I'm doing as written and have a quite good (in comparison to what you are reading here) battery statistic.
Would you charge it power on or off for first few times?
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Would you charge it power on or off for first few times?
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I don't know wether the advantages with new ROM/kernel take effect when it is off, so powered on.
Dankeschön
veerm said:
Hi,
I keep getting multiple views when search the forum regarding CORRECT method for charging One for first few times and then after. Kindly suggest if you know for sure.
Many Thanks...
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You have a li-poly battery, and a lithium polymer battery doesn't need any particular charge method or charge cycle... However there's two things you can consider doing for your phone's battery.
1. Charging the phone for a full 5 hour period (even if it shows 100% charged, keep it plugged in to the end of 5 hours) and then wipe battery stat in cwm recovery if your phone doesn't detect remaining battery correctly.
2. Charging it from 50% remaining battery life is much better than letting it go all the way down to empty!
(I know lots of people told you to let the battery drains completely and then fully charge your battery, but trust me, i'm an electronic engineer, I know better, both draining the battery to 0% and charging it to full 100% are bad for your battery life, those were for ni-mh batteries not li-poly)
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Exactly. No need to do full charges. Just plug it in whenever. If you are anal, then keep the charge cycling low. Eg keep the battery on a small band of charge state for example 50%-75%.
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srashedian said:
Charging the phone for a full 5 hour period (even if it shows 100% charged, keep it plugged in to the end of 5 hours) and then wipe battery stat in cwm recovery if your phone doesn't detect remaining battery correctly
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So, when the phone battery is down to 50%, we charge it.
And then when charged to a 100%, let it stay charged for an additional 5 hours, after that, or 5 hours TOTAL, from the time it is plugged in?
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C56X said:
So, when the phone battery is down to 50%, we charge it.
And then when charged to a 100%, let it stay charged for an additional 5 hours, after that, or 5 hours TOTAL, from the time it is plugged in?
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5 hours total, the point of this is to let your battery voltage go to it's maximum capacity (something around 4200mv, you can check the current voltage by dialing *#*#4636#*#* in your phone and going to battery information section)
And also note that full 5 hours charge cycle is just necessary when your phone doesn't detect your battery remaining percentage correctly... In normal situations just charging the phone from around 50% to almost 100% is an optimal charge method and you don't have to do the 5 hours charge...
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srashedian said:
5 hours total, the point of this is to let your battery voltage go to it's maximum capacity (something around 4200mv, you can check the current voltage by dialing *#*#4636#*#* in your phone and going to battery information section)
And also note that full 5 hours charge cycle is just necessary when your phone doesn't detect your battery remaining percentage correctly... In normal situations just charging the phone from around 50% to almost 100% is an optimal charge method and you don't have to do the 5 hours charge...
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The point you're trying to make is that for better battery life, it is important to re-charge when the battery falls to 50%, and not wait till it drops to 5-10%. Correct?
For Li-Po batteries, how low is it okay to let it go, before a re-charge?
C56X said:
The point you're trying to make is that for better battery life, it is important to re-charge when the battery falls to 50%, and not wait till it drops to 5-10%. Correct?
For Li-Po batteries, how low is it okay to let it go, before a re-charge?
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Exactly...
It's better to charge your phone between 35% to 75% (optimal value is 50%) and not letting it go under 35% but after all as I said there is no need for an specific charging method and this precautions just give you something like 25% more battery life (and battery life is overall life of your phone's battery before you have to replace it, not the 100%~0% duration)
Wondering what people do on their first charge/drain to get the most out of their batteries now that you cant change them out or if this is still even a thing.
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Wondering what people do on their first charge/drain to get the most out of their batteries now that you cant change them out or if this is still even a thing.
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I would also like to know this.
I used to, until I got the Note 5 and googled it. From what I read the new batteries don't need to be conditioned.
Edit - found this from 2011
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169979
Any lithium-ion or lithium-polymer battery does not need 'conditioning', in that it doesn't have a memory effect like ni-cad. Android battery percentage estimation has also improved; back in Gingerbread days, Samsung phones learned from your usage patterns what 0% really was, but that ended up requiring a battery stats wipe if you really wanted to get the lifetime from your phone that you wanted.
To get the absolute most out of your battery:
Don't let it get too hot.
Don't let it get too cold.
Don't let it drop to 0%.
Don't keep it at 100%.
Don't fast charge.
Pretty easy.
That last one...definitely been breaking that rule
I always fast charge
I have a slower charger by my nightstand, but during the day I tend to fast charge
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fast charging is only for special situations, if not, that charging mode would be the standard manner, think about it
When I get the phone I always drain in to 0% try to boot even few times and the charge to 100% while it's turned off then power it on and remove the charger... At least this helps to calibrate my S4 battery after the ROM flash... Don't see any harm in this if u get a new device or a new ROM.