{"id":11719,"date":"2017-06-11T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=11719"},"modified":"2017-06-07T08:51:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:51:43","slug":"believe-3-myths-phone-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/believe-3-myths-phone-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Believe These 3 Myths About Phone Batteries?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of the battery myths we may believe are not totally false \u2014 they are often based on some truth. We hold onto some of these old beliefs because they were once true for preserving certain types of batteries. But smartphone batteries have changed a lot over the years, and what may have been true for nickel-based batteries isn\u2019t true for the lithium-ion smartphone batteries of today. <\/span><\/p>\n

Myth #1: You can only use the charger that comes with your phone.<\/b><\/p>\n

There are some benefits to using the name-brand charger that comes with your smartphone. A Samsung charger, for example, will often charge your phone much faster than a third-party charger. However, there are plenty of equally fast and safe third-party chargers on the market. Third-party chargers are often much more affordable than name-brand chargers, and perform just as well. Just make sure that you do your research first and read reviews before purchasing \u2014 a cheaper charger may seem great, but it might be more dangerous to use (causing your device to overheat or spark, which could damage your battery), or else charge your phone much more slowly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: <\/b>Learn How to Spot a Weak Smartphone Battery<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Myth #2: You shouldn\u2019t use your phone while it\u2019s charging.<\/b><\/p>\n

This behavior only becomes risky when you use a poor quality charger, which could electrocute you or start a fire. If you avoid cheap chargers, then it\u2019s completely safe for you to use your phone when it\u2019s charging. Doing so will not cause stress to your phone battery or affect how well your battery charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Myth #3: It\u2019s OK to always keep your phone on.<\/b><\/p>\n

We use our phones for just about everything, which means that we almost never power them off or restart them. Or, maybe we keep them on all of the time because many of us now have our smartphones as our main contact number instead of landlines. What if there\u2019s an emergency call during the night and our phone is off? While landlines could stay on 24\/7, smartphones definitely shouldn\u2019t be on 24\/7. Keeping your phone on all of the time can greatly shorten your battery\u2019s lifespan.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to preserve the life of your smartphone battery \u2014 and possibly improve your phone\u2019s performance \u2014 you should aim to turn off your phone or restart it at least once a week. This only takes a few minutes to do (or you can leave it off for longer). This rule also applies to all of your other devices, such as laptops and tablets. You don\u2019t have to do this at night or overnight, either, so don\u2019t worry about missing your morning alarm.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of myths about phone batteries out there. Find out some of the most common myths about smartphone batteries, and why they are false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2402,4414,347],"class_list":["post-11719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-privacy","tag-batteries","tag-cell-phone","tag-myths"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}