Wondering if charging your phone too much is bad for it? This easy-to-follow guide explores how your daily charging routine affects battery health, and what you can do to help your phone last longer without getting caught up in myths.
How do phone batteries work?
Modern smartphones use lithium-ion batteries.

One of the top considerations in choosing where to work with your laptop is the availability of a power socket. If you are not lucky enough to find an available outlet, you’ll have to depend on your laptop’s battery — assuming it still has enough power after your last charge.

It’s difficult to get any work done with your laptop notifying you that it’s running out of juice. And if you are not close to a power outlet, your laptop will soon be nothing more than a cold slab of metal and plastic. Here are some helpful tips to prolong your laptop battery’s life.