A lot of married people aren't necessarily soulmates. Like they're married but they can't really be honest and open to each other. That's so weird to me.
On the other hand, 14 year old kids today are calling their boyfriends/girlfriends "partners".
I feel this pain. Wife's battery-powered devices are always in a constant state of dying. Something has convinced her that it's better to let the battery almost! die, then charge it to full, but not leave it plugged in because that will degrade the battery; meaning it never gets charged overnight. I'm sure there's a small kernel of truth in where she learned that, but it's almost a joke at this point when she goes scrambling for her charger when using her phone, tablet, etc. It's painful, but also adorable? I guess. Anyway, it's not a hill I'm willing to die on, so I just let it be and laugh almost everytime it happens.
I think that was true like.. 10+ years ago, but battery and power management tech have advanced so that's no longer necessesary. I think running full cycles on your battery is actually bad for it now, I set mine to stop charging when it hits 85% to preserve battery health.
Sounds stressful constantly worrying about battery life, plopping it on a wireless charger before bed is the way to go.
I would love if iOS had a "stop charging at 85% option" like that. What I currently do is a shortcut routine with a wireless charger connected to a smart plug that turns off the plug when the phone reaches 85%. It works, but I would love to be able to have it work without a smart plug routine.
Haha right? It's not worth it! But yeah, I feel like it's just a stressful way to live when the other option is to just grab a cord and plug in before falling asleep...
Oh I know for sure. I've told her it's perfectly fine to do before; even offered to replace the battery if it degrades faster, but she won't budge. It's not worth making a big deal out of, so I just let it be
I'm lazier than that. I got a 3rd party wireless charger (12watts) when I got my old phone. I still use that with ny Galaxy S9 Plus now. Never have to reach for a cord or worry about it falling behind a nightstand. Just set it down, and pick it up when I want it. I wanted to dremel out the bottom of the nightstand and put the charger there so it wouldnt take up any space and would essentially be spill proof when my phone isnt there... but I got lazy and haven't started that project yet. I'll probably upgrade the charger if I ever do that.
She needn't worry about manually optimizing battery wear, and, in fact, the most harmful thing you can do to a battery is to fully deplete it frequently.
Educate her about built-in optimized battery charging. iPhones and some Androids have it.
Something has convinced her that it’s better to let the battery almost! die, then charge it to full, but not leave it plugged in because that will degrade the battery
That was true a long time ago when NiCad batteries were around. But, since they had the problems you described, they're not around any more, and phones generally all use lithium-ion batteries which don't have this issue.
Like, you went through your day exhausted and want to finally make a decision to go to bed for yourself, but no you have to remember to connect the USB cable.
There's actually a safety factor there. When Li-Ion (lithium-ion) batteries fail and suffer thermal runaway (fire), it's most commonly during charging. It's rare, but it does still happen. The rule is to avoid charging Li-Ion powered devices unattended. I do that at times myself, but I realize the risk and actually put things in a "charging pot" if unattended.
You don't need anything fancy to use as a charging pot, a ceramic casserole dish will do. If you're going to charge while asleep or out of the house it's not a bad idea to use some kind of containment.
Don't be scared, it's actually a pretty rare occurrence. Just be aware it can happen. Same thing with driving, accidents are rare, but wear your seatbelt.
Not necessarily. Many phones will charge more slowly during the night if you set a morning alarm. You could be wearing down you battery when you charge at work.
The charger I have there is very slow, so I should be safe (it's a Samsung charger and the only phone it will charge fast is the one it came with, my work phone). Also I try my best to do 30-80% cycles.
I read to fall asleep, so my phone usually stays with me in bed. Pro-Tip, if she has an iPhone, set the Sleep focus to turn on at a specific time and enable low power mode.
For many years I always did this for my own android phone in Tasker, and more recently Samsung Modes&Routines, but thank you for this as I just realized I never did the same for my wife's iPhone
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