Can I leave my smartphone in the charger all night long?

I know that if you plug a cell phone in the charger and leave it there all night, and you do this all the time, you can overcharge your phone and this will decrease the overall battery life of the phone. However, I just got a new smartphone and I have heard from several people that it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night. At the same time, I have heard conflicting things saying that this is not true.

Does anyone know for real if it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night? I don't want to damage my battery.

If it makes a difference, I have the Samsung Stratosphere on Verizon.

Go for it....

Also, I have heard that it is better to leave your phone on all night than to turn it off. I've heard that turning your phone off for the night and turning it back on in the morning uses more battery than if you just put the phone to sleep. Is this true?

Thanks for the help.

not sure if its safe, but i do that.

i have to charge my phone nightly, and im sure as hell not gonna stay up and keep checking if its charged or not, as smartphones dont have the best battery life.

i read somewhere, that with the batteries that are used now, its not a big deal.

dont know how credible it is though.

im pretty sure your phone stops charging after its charged 100%. Ive done it for years and havent noticed any degredation aside from regular degeneration that comes from charging hundreds of times

I routinely get mine to charge to 107%.

"Battery memory" was a problem in the past. Batteries would die faster if you started charging them before the battery was at 10%. Some of the oldest models would "overcharge" but that was solved long ago. Today, most phones use lithium batteries which don't have that problem anymore. They do die gradually over time but it's not because of charging wrong. All the notions you hear today are just die-hard rules.

I wouldn't recommend it. Your phone could explode, dude.

not really. i always leave mine with the charger.

Yes, it is fine and will not do any damage to the battery. Overcharging is a thing of the past.

OK thanks everyone for the answers. My other question is whether I should turn my phone off at night, or if I should just leave it turned on? I heard turning it off wastes more energy, but that seems a little silly to me. Can anyone tell me if thats true?

OK thanks everyone for the answers. My other question is whether I should turn my phone off at night, or if I should just leave it turned on? I heard turning it off wastes more energy, but that seems a little silly to me. Can anyone tell me if thats true?

goobertaco45

only if it's near dead if you only let it got to orange or a little bit in green then charge it constantly it will think it only has that much batter power yada yada yada.

true story

Every time mine charges to 100% and I leave it plugged in for a little while even when full, as soon as I unplug it, it loses about 5-8% of the total charge.rockguy92

[QUOTE="rockguy92"]Every time mine charges to 100% and I leave it plugged in for a little while even when full, as soon as I unplug it, it loses about 5-8% of the total charge.goobertaco45

It's alright bro, just leave your phone out in the sun, it should charge with this app.

[QUOTE="goobertaco45"][QUOTE="rockguy92"] What kind of phone do you have?rockguy92

It's alright bro, just leave your phone out in the sun, it should charge with this app.

flipin_jackass

[QUOTE="goobertaco45"]

I know that if you plug a cell phone in the charger and leave it there all night, and you do this all the time, you can overcharge your phone and this will decrease the overall battery life of the phone. However, I just got a new smartphone and I have heard from several people that it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night. At the same time, I have heard conflicting things saying that this is not true.

 

Does anyone know for real if it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night? I don't want to damage my battery.

If it makes a difference, I have the Samsung Stratosphere on Verizon.

Ackad

This still applies to today. Currently dealing with this problem for my Macbook pro. Once it's charged, take it out. 

[QUOTE="goobertaco45"]

I know that if you plug a cell phone in the charger and leave it there all night, and you do this all the time, you can overcharge your phone and this will decrease the overall battery life of the phone. However, I just got a new smartphone and I have heard from several people that it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night. At the same time, I have heard conflicting things saying that this is not true.

 

Does anyone know for real if it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night? I don't want to damage my battery.

If it makes a difference, I have the Samsung Stratosphere on Verizon.

Ackad

This still applies to today. Currently dealing with this problem for my Macbook pro. Once it's charged, take it out. 

[QUOTE="Ackad"]

[QUOTE="goobertaco45"]

I know that if you plug a cell phone in the charger and leave it there all night, and you do this all the time, you can overcharge your phone and this will decrease the overall battery life of the phone. However, I just got a new smartphone and I have heard from several people that it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night. At the same time, I have heard conflicting things saying that this is not true.

 

Does anyone know for real if it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night? I don't want to damage my battery.

If it makes a difference, I have the Samsung Stratosphere on Verizon.

ferrari2001

This still applies to today. Currently dealing with this problem for my Macbook pro. Once it's charged, take it out. 

I know that if you plug a cell phone in the charger and leave it there all night, and you do this all the time, you can overcharge your phone and this will decrease the overall battery life of the phone. However, I just got a new smartphone and I have heard from several people that it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night. At the same time, I have heard conflicting things saying that this is not true.

 

Does anyone know for real if it is OK to leave a smartphone plugged in all night? I don't want to damage my battery.

 

If it makes a difference, I have the Samsung Stratosphere on Verizon.

goobertaco45

Yes, it's perfectly safe because of something called 'trickle charging' which charges the battery at the same rate as self-discharge, so it won't put the battery under pressure at 100% charge.