Practically all Android phones currently on the market, they have to be charged every day, even more than once a day. But sometimes, when we spend all day away from home, the only time we find to connect our smartphone to the charger, It is at night while we sleep.
However, there is a myth that leaving your phone plugged in all night is bad for battery. Today we will analyze what is true in this belief or urban legend.
Charging the mobile at night, harmful or indifferent?
Leaving the phone plugged in is not bad
In principle we could ensure that having the mobile charging throughout the night not harmful at all neither for the phone, nor for the battery. Let's keep in mind that all smartphones have a technology that makes the device stops charging once it has finished. Therefore, when our phone is fully charged, there will be no difference between having it plugged in and having it on the table.
Beware of covers
Yes, there is a case in which leaving the mobile plugged in can be bad for its correct operation. It's about the times when we're using covers that do not allow the terminal to cool correctly, causing it to overheat more than normal.
This occurs with the covers that cover the cells, so that no ventilation of any kind to the mobile phone or tablet. And it is that even if it stops charging when it is finished, it continues to receive part of the heat that comes from the plug, so that it may suffer some overheating, which is not adequate.
What to do if I need to charge my mobile at night
If you have doubts about whether or not your smartphone cover allows it to perspire, there is a very simple solution if you need to charge your mobile overnight, remove the cover. If your mobile is completely free of anything that prevents it from cooling down to room temperature, we can assure you that there will be no problem leaving it charging for hours.
If you have any other questions about what can harm the battery of your smartphone or if you have had problems with the battery and its charge on some occasion, you can comment in the comments section, other readers will find your experience useful.