Is it possible to charge my phone too much?

Question

I charge it every day -all day at work, no matter what the bars say (just to have it full all the time). Could that destroy or weaken the battery?

Answer 1

no. 10 pnts plse

Answer 2

Well, years ago, the answer would have been different but today, with anythink remotely like a modern day phone:

1. They all stop charging once the battery is full. Just having the charger plugged in once it is full will do no harm whatsover.

2. Batteries do have a limited life and, eventually, after lots of use and re-charging, will basically wear out so they don't last as long on a full charge. This is a fact of life and nothing to do with the charger or over-charging.

3. Older (I mean several years old) batteries did suffer from a memory effect where if you don't let them fully discharge before re-charging, they don't last as long. Batteries these days don';t have this problem.

Have fun!

Answer 3

Yes and no. It depends. If you charge on a car charger it is recommended that you only charge it for 30 minutes because it will not stop sending energy waves to the phone even when its fully charged and it WILL weaken it. If you have a nickelcadium battery it can get a mind of its own, so to speak. If you charge a nickelcadium battery when its half full it will think half full is fully dead. So if you let it die and then try to fully charge it it will only charge it half way. And it will die quicker. If you have a Lithium Ion (or any other Lithium style battery) it does not get a mind of its own...generally. They recommend when it is fully dead charge it for 4 hours maximum. It should then be fully charged. If it isn't there is something wrong with the battery. Please remember that car charging it isn't good for the battery.
(or any Lithium style battery)
*PLEASE NOTE: Lithium Ion batteries have a shorter charging amount (the amount of times it can be recharged.) The estimated number of recharges is 580 times, which is usually accomplished in 6 months on average. After that it will not work properly. That is why companies like Verizon offer a warrenty like this: 0-3 months of battery purchase its free, 4-6 months 50% off new battery, 6-12 months 25% off new battery, 1 year or more no warrenty.

Answer 4

Yes this is absolutely possible. It is usually not good to "top off" the battery, charging it at every opportunity. You should normally let the battery drain to one bar or lower before charging it fully. Otherwise if you are only using the "top" of the battery's capacity, it develops a "memory" and holds less charge. This is a simple way of explaining it. Check your phone's manual, but if it doesn't say anything about this, I would always use as much of the battery as possible.

Answer 5

Too much, no. Too frequently, yes. You need to let the battery drain totally every now and then for some phones. Otherwise, the battery will only work off the new charged area and not the total battery . . . at least that is the way I understand it works. Why don't you go to the website for the company who makes your phone and try to look up the manual. It should give you direction.

Answer 6

All the newer phones will stop charging when they are full. Keeping it plugged in all the time is just fine. As a side note the battery people recommend letting a rechargeable battery run all the way down once in a while, I don't remember why though.

Answer 7

Yes if you over charge it it'll make the battery weaken. It won't last you as long. You need to let your phone battery run down and/or even out then charge it every once and awhile. Other wise you'll need to buy a new battery.

Answer 8

The older 'Ni-Cad' (Nickel Cadmium) batteries would develop a 'memory' and would charge poorly after developing a pattern. The newer phones use Lithium Ion or Nickel Metal Hydride batteries. they are much less prone to any 'memory' problems with charging. However, most all re-chargeable batteries will begin to fail after a few hundred charges.. Many laptop computer batteries die an early life, since most everyone leaves their laptop plugged in all the time. The constant charge, no discharge, leads to an early failure, and short use time..

Answer 9

yes.... it is not good for the phone and the battery..

why?
1. mobile/rechargable batteries are designed to be charge after its energy/power is completely drained in order to prolong the life span of your battery.. it will cause leakage in you battery and eventually your battery will malfunction or discharge quickly... you'll end up either charging every hour or buy a new one.

2. mobile phones have a CHARGING CAPACITOR and IC ( integrated circuit ) that monitors and controls the charging of your phone, once it over heats, short circuit, or crashed, your phone will no longer accept charging no matter how long you'll charge it. you will see on your phone's screen " not charging "...then you'll be needing to see a mobile technician for that and it will cost you..might as well buy a new phone. Your IC and charging capacitor is designed to withstand maximum of 8hours, so if you charge it whole night and forgot to unplugged it, it may even destroy your phone.

God bless!

Answer 10

Yes. I was told by a Verizon rep that you can only charge the battery maybe 300 times before it died completely. If you do it every day, that means it will last less than a year.

Answer 11

Yes, I have overcharged the battery on my phone and now holds a charge worse then before. That's why they tell you don't charge it after it has a full charge.