Good habits to build
- Keep your battery between 20% and 80% when you can
- Turn on optimized charging in your settings
- Avoid charging your phone in direct sunlight or on a hot surface
- Use certified cables and chargers, not cheap knockoffs that run hotter
One exception worth knowing
Charging to 100% now and then won’t ruin your battery. Before a long trip or a packed day, go ahead and charge it fully. It’s the repeated, prolonged exposure to 100% that causes the damage, not an occasional full charge.
This setting takes less than a minute to turn on. Over two or three years, the difference in your battery’s lifespan will be noticeable.
