Charging Your Phone (Part 2: To Charge)

Hi again guys! Sorry for the very late Part 2 post! 

So, if you have read my earlier post on http://allthingsphoney.blogspot.sg/2013/07/charging-your-phone-part-1-definition.html, I was discussing the definition of "low battery" and what are some common definitions of it by people. 

Well... Let me admit that I am one of them. Hehe... Charging my phone when it is not actually low battery, charging my phone when the battery is at around 90%... All those.

Some of us may have such a habit. But if you retain this habit for a long period of time, some effects may occur to your phone...

Notice saying to plug to charger on an iPhone.
Source: http://www.apple.com/uk/support/iphone/assistant/phone/

I've experienced it before. There was one time, I was heading to sleep. I fully charged my phone to 100%, closed all the applications that were still running, locked my phone and left it to idle mode. It was like 1 a.m. when I slept, then when I woke up at 7 a.m., I tried to unlock my phone, but a notice on the phone screen appeared saying that I have to plug in to my charger to switch my phone on, as with the image in Part 1.

Well, that's something that may happen if we charge too much and inefficiently at the wrong times...

A typical portable battery charger that can hold up to 6600mAh.
Source: http://belsion.en.made-in-china.com/productimage/...PSP-GPS.html

Sometimes when we go out, we are just afraid that our gadgets (cellphone, tablet computers, etc.) may run out of battery, and we are unable to charge them without the chargers or sockets (except in some cafés). It may be good to bring a portable charger that is capable of storing a capacity that can recharge your gadgets to full when it is genuinely at low battery.

Now, where should you place your phone when it is charging? 
In a previous post by my friend, it is known that all phones give out radiation, and phone users are 2.5x more prone to developing brain tumour, right? Scary, ain't it?
So when you charge your phone when you're sleeping, it is best to keep at least 1.5m to 2m away from your phone. Asides from radiation, this is also bad for health (when you charge, the phone emits energies that are deemed to be harmful to your body).

What other ways can we adopt to help out in phone charging?
In the App Store or Google Play store, you can search for many applications that aid in phone charging. 

Typical UI of Battery Doctor
Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/battery-doctor-app-review-117716/

I use an application called Battery Doctor. Many useful functions. Let's say, it that can detect how long you charge your phone for, what is the percentage of battery left that you charged from, to the end percentage. It can also detect sometimes where you do a full charge, normal charge or over-charge. There is also a calendar to keep track when and what time did you charge for phone. 
There are a lot of many functions that I have not explored yet, so if you're thinking that you need help in phone charging, you may consider this app. I'll let you explore the app on your own.
There are many other apps in the stores that have similar functions, up to use to choose them. An application like this truly helps one in keeping track of charging records.


Other good tips:
1) It is never good to often charge your phone when it is not truly at low battery.

2) Avoid overcharging your phones - it may cause your phone battery get faulty -  the battery will deplete very easily.

3) When you feel that your phone is getting warm, it might be that it is overcharged for too long or it has been used too long without locking it. Disconnect it from the charger if you're charging it or turn the phone off, so that the phone may cool down.

4) Avoid taking the phone battery out when the phone is in charging mode.

5) If possible, use a genuine phone charger/phone cable.

Last but not the least, extended phone usage can cause the battery to deplete very fast. So do take note of this. 

And that's Part 2! Please comment below and share your views! Thank you!