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How often do you turn your phone OFF?

musikat

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May 17, 2010
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For the first week I turned my phone off every night to charge and back on in the morning. The last several days or so I have left it on, charging while on for only a few hours as needed (I have been getting great battery life 24-48 hours, albeit with light use so I was doing it in part to test that). I had an old flip phone before this that I hardly ever turned off, but I was wondering if there is any harm in always leaving a smart phone on? I wouldn't do that to my laptop, so is it okay to do this or should I let it power down and "rest" more to conserve the electronics and the battery?
 
Do you guys(gals) think that it might be a good idea to shut if off for a few mins and turn it back on occationaly? I was just thinking this may "clear" the RAM. Just a thought, any input is appreciated. Thanks.


I personally think that is a good idea. Plus, I believe this is the way it is with all cell phone companies, unless you turn it off and then back on, you never get "over the air" updates (the automatic ones). This could be a load of crap, but AT&T always harped at me about doing that if I wanted to make sure I got all of the OTA updates their network had to provide. I have no idea if it's actually true, nor if it is, whether all cell phone companies require the same thing. :thinking:
 
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Do you guys(gals) think that it might be a good idea to shut if off for a few mins and turn it back on occationaly? I was just thinking this may "clear" the RAM. Just a thought, any input is appreciated. Thanks.
I do this every few days when I notice my gmail not pushing immediately and it seems to clear things up. I also do it when I install/uninstall apps to give them a fresh start. I noticed when I installed something the other day, it didn't show up until I rebooted it.
 
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I personally think that is a good idea. Plus, I believe this is the way it is with all cell phone companies, unless you turn it off and then back on, you never get "over the air" updates (the automatic ones). This could be a load of crap, but AT&T always harped at me about doing that if I wanted to make sure I got all of the OTA updates their network had to provide. I have no idea if it's actually true, nor if it is, whether all cell phone companies require the same thing. :thinking:

You can always go in periodically and check for OTA updates
 
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You don't want to leave your phone on a charger all night turned off, the phone needs to be on to regulate how much voltage it gets. I don't leave my phone on the charger all night regardless. I charge of till it hits 100 then I reboot it on the charger and when it powers back on I pull it off. That way I don't over charge it, but I run SBC mod. I don't have any actual proof of any of this its just How I feel about it.

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