A lot of advice has been passed on over the past decade-most of them you may have heard: But, a group of chemists said, all of this is wrong-most of it is out of date in terms of modern smartphone technology.
Scientists from the American Society of Chemistry have produced a video showing how to keep the cell phone battery at its best.
Here are some highlights: Never let your phone run out completely.
This is just a useful tip when a smartphone uses nickel in the cathode (
Positive pole found in battery).
Now they are running on lithium ion and letting them run down will reduce their capacity.
It's not good to turn off your phone unless it charges at least 50%-let's face it, we don't usually turn off the phone unless it's hooked up.
If it's a work phone-like many of us-you 'd rather turn it off forever, scientists suggest you turn it back on at least every six months to make sure it's running more than 50%.
Don't let your iPhone get too hot because it will actually affect the life of the battery.
In some cases, the smartphone will get hot and eventually explode.
So, treat it as a Gremlin, don't expose it to the sun, and the water is bad for it too-as for pizza after midnight, we don't take risks.