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 😅

  • GadgeteerZA@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    We are the same, I put my phone and charge (set to stop charging at 85%) overnight, my wife does not, and then her phone dies at odd times like when she is out shopping. I suppose it is about having a scheduled routine or not. I have alarms set for 10:30 every evening to check if a charge is needed for my watch that day. Some people just don’t like the routine and prefer to live a bit more on the edge.

  • Synapse@lemmy.world
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    2 years 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

    • pingveno@lemmy.ml
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      2 years 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.

  • Steinsprut@szmer.infoEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I have a wireless charger on my desk, pretty much almost every day I already have 100% when going to bed

  • sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    I feel this pain. Wife’s battery-powered devices are always in a constant state of dying. Something has convinced her that it’s better to let the battery almost! die, then charge it to full, but not leave it plugged in because that will degrade the battery; meaning it never gets charged overnight. I’m sure there’s a small kernel of truth in where she learned that, but it’s almost a joke at this point when she goes scrambling for her charger when using her phone, tablet, etc. It’s painful, but also adorable? I guess. Anyway, it’s not a hill I’m willing to die on, so I just let it be and laugh almost everytime it happens.

    • SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      2 years ago

      I think that was true like… 10+ years ago, but battery and power management tech have advanced so that’s no longer necessesary. I think running full cycles on your battery is actually bad for it now, I set mine to stop charging when it hits 85% to preserve battery health.

      Sounds stressful constantly worrying about battery life, plopping it on a wireless charger before bed is the way to go.

      • Captain_Shoe@kbin.social
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        2 years ago

        I would love if iOS had a “stop charging at 85% option” like that. What I currently do is a shortcut routine with a wireless charger connected to a smart plug that turns off the plug when the phone reaches 85%. It works, but I would love to be able to have it work without a smart plug routine.

    • Zamboniman@lemmy.ca
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      2 years ago

      Something has convinced her that it’s better to let the battery almost! die, then charge it to full, but not leave it plugged in because that will degrade the battery

      That was true a long time ago when NiCad batteries were around. But, since they had the problems you described, they’re not around any more, and phones generally all use lithium-ion batteries which don’t have this issue.

  • solstice@lemmy.world
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    2 years 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.