When to charge/discharge iPhone battery?

[libra89]

I have seen conflicting things on charging the battery on an iPhone and I want to know which is right and/or best?

I read in a few places that draining the battery to the end on a regular basis is bad. I understand this but on the other hand, I have also read that if you keep charging your iPhone at 30% or so, the phone would start to act like it is dying at that percentage because it got used to it being charged at that percentage.

I would like to know what you do and also what is best. So far, I have been putting my SE on the charger when it is either in the low thirties or at 20%.

 

[Rob Phillips]

Apple's lithium batteries are much more sophisticated than that and aren't subject to battery memory.
Charge your iPhone when it's convenient and don't be concerned with partial charges.

 

[nikkisharif]

Apple's lithium batteries are much more sophisticated than that and aren't subject to battery memory.
Charge your iPhone when it's convenient and don't be concerned with partial charges.

^This

 

[libra89]

Thank you both! I'll continue to charge it at those points then.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Thank you both! I'll continue to charge it at those points then.

I usually charge mine when I get the first notice at 20%. No particular reason other than habit. I started that because when I would run it down farther, I would forget and it would cut off in the middle of something important. LOL

 

[Sherry_B]

I have seen conflicting things on charging the battery on an iPhone and I want to know which is right and/or best?

I read in a few places that draining the battery to the end on a regular basis is bad. I understand this but on the other hand, I have also read that if you keep charging your iPhone at 30% or so, the phone would start to act like it is dying at that percentage because it got used to it being charged at that percentage.

I would like to know what you do and also what is best. So far, I have been putting my SE on the charger when it is either in the low thirties or at 20%.

I missed this thread somehow. At any rate, here is a really good article. Scroll down to the section for Lithium-Ion: How to make your phone's battery last longer: condition it properly | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTechdotTech