We do not pay any heed when it comes to charging our smartphones. Whether it's the charger or the charging process, always consider these points below before putting your phone on charging. These will guard your phone against battery damage and help improve its longevity. 1: Trust only your charger If you often grab a colleague's charger, you are harming your phone's battery. Always charge your phone with its own charger as other chargers may affect the battery performance, capacity to store charge and over all life of the device. And, if it all you use another charger, always ensure that the replacement charger's output voltage (V) and current (Ampere) rating matches the original adapter or is approved by the phone's manufacturer, according to Gadget News. 2: Charging your phone whole night? Stop! Most prefer to charge phones whilst sleeping, causing the device to overcharge and overheat. This is dangerous for the battery's life so unplug t...

Whether you’re on a long road trip or stuck in traffic during a daily commute, a low iPhone battery could spell disaster for the bored driver. At first, it may seem harmless to plug your phone into your car’s USB port. But unless you’re desperate, charging your iPhone during your commute might be a big mistake. (And by the way, charging your iPhone like this could ruin its battery.) Why? For starters, the USB port in your vehicle probably provides less electricity than your phone really needs to charge. As a result, your phone might stall while it charges, or worse—barely charge at all. This common battery-saving iPhone hack actually hurts your charge, too. “Many people may notice that on their commute home from work their phone charged very little (if at all) during their 30 to 60 minute commute, this is mostly due to the fact the phone is using more power than the car charger is supplying it.” Your phone could also receive too much power, especially if you’re using...

Let's hope you'll never be stuck with a dead smartphone or laptop again. Without a battery , your expensive laptop or smartphone becomes a hunk of dead electronics. And these rechargeable powerhouses have a finite lifespan: Over time, they will start losing power faster and taking longer to charge. To extend the battery's useful life for as long as possible, you need to take care of your device properly. That means adopting good charging habits and taking care with battery storage. Here's what you need to know. The science of lithium-ion batteries The rechargeable batteries used by today's smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices all use a technology called lithium-ion. As you might expect, they contain...lithium ions. As Popular Science explained in our look at Tesla's Powerwall battey: When the battery is charging, positively-charged li...

While Android 8.1 is here (in Developer Preview form) for Pixel and Nexus devices, smartphones from other makers are still waiting for the Android 8.0 Oreo update. However, there are some good news. Many manufacturers have revealed their timeline for Android Oreo updates, while some makers have already started rolling out Android Oreo betas for their devices. So, if you are wondering when will your device get the Android Oreo update, we have an extensive list for you. Here are the list of smartphones getting Android Oreo 8.0: Note : This is not a finalized list of smartphones that’ll receive the Oreo update, and will continuously be updated as we learn more about the rollout from different phone makers Samsung Being the market leader, Samsung is already testing the waters with the release of its Oreo beta for Galaxy S8/S8 Plus users across the U.S, U.K, and South Korea. You can download the Samsung Members or Samsung+ mobile app to register for the ongoing Experien...