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MYTHMyth or Fact · #22EP.233 · 24 s

Myth or Fact #22: "Unplug your phone the moment it hits 100 %" → MOSTLY MYTH

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MOSTLY MYTHTHE VERDICT
// WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

MOSTLY MYTH: modern phones stop charging at 100 % and top up only a little; optimised / adaptive charging holds at ~80 % overnight to reduce wear.

// LESSON NOTES

Must you unplug your phone the second it hits 100 %? 🔌📱

✅ At 100 %, a charging chip inside the phone STOPS the charging — it can't overcharge.
🔋 On the charger it only tops up a tiny bit now and then (99 → 100 %).
🔥 BUT: sitting at 100 % for hours — especially when it's hot — does wear a battery a little faster.
💡 The fix: turn on Optimized / Adaptive charging (iPhone: Optimized Battery Charging · Android: Adaptive Charging / Protect battery). It waits at about 80 % overnight and finishes just before you wake up.
🧊 Verdict: MOSTLY MYTH. No need to rush — just keep it cool: no pillows, no hot cars.

Read the voiceover (transcript)
  1. Unplug the moment it hits a hundred? Really?
  2. At a hundred percent, a chip stops the charging.
  3. No overcharging! It just tops up a tiny bit.
  4. But sitting full and hot does age a battery faster.
  5. So what's the fix?
  6. Optimized charging waits at eighty percent!
  7. Mostly myth! Just keep it cool.
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