(Canva) Leaving your phone charging over night can damage the battery (Image: Canva)Common mobile phone mistakes causing your iPhone or Samsung phone battery to drainHere are some common mistakes that cause your phone battery to drain:Leaving your phone charged all nightCharron said that leaving your phone plugged in or letting it die "rapidly reduces the lifespan of your battery." For example, the iPhone has features which delay charging past 80% using machine learning to learn your daily routine so that optimised battery charging is activated at the right time. (Canva) Newer phones have battery efficiency settings (Image: Canva)To turn this feature on, the expert says: "For iPhones with iOS 13 and beyond, go into your iPhone Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging, and select Optimized Battery Charging. To achieve this on Android, Charron says: "By going into your Settings, and then selecting Battery > Battery Usage, you can see your battery health. He also revealed some tips to avoid phone overheating: "When your phone isn’t on charge, you can avoid overheating by lowering your brightness.

Source: Express April 28, 2023 11:19 UTC