Help 8 hr. charge before 1st use???

[Liz0311]

Okay, I admit it. I can't take it.

8 hours?!

Why is my little status light already green? It's only been 2 hours out of the box, & I have been good & not turned it on...but the light is green! Why is it taunting me?!

Really, though...do I have to wait?

 

[GrandMasterB]

There are alot of people in these forums that are very anal about battery use. I am one of those people usually but I couldn't stand the wait and started using it shortly after it turned green....

 

[Liz0311]

I think I am going to attempt to exercise some self-restraint... Luckily I have been working OT every day this week & I am dead tired...I will take advantage of this & hop out of bed earlier than anyone should on a Saturday to run that fully charged battery into the ground.

 

[GrandMasterB]

I think I am going to attempt to exercise some self-restraint... Luckily I have been working OT every day this week & I am dead tired...I will take advantage of this & hop out of bed earlier than anyone should on a Saturday to run that fully charged battery into the ground.

Great if you can pull it off. I got $10 says you toss and turn for 1 hour before finally getting up to play with it.

Anybody else want in on this?

 

[Liz0311]

If I do, you'll know it...I'll be on here flipping out about how much I LOVE it.

 

[thevainone]

i did 8hours.....hopefully it pays off in the long run..

 

[SeattleYanksFan]

No idea if it has anything to do with it, but I left my phone on the charger for about 8 hours its first charge (although the phone was turned on), and my battery life seems far better than most people around here. For example, after pretty moderate to heavy usage, I just plugged it in after 23 hours and that was a "bad" charge for me. I usually get closer to 28-36 hours between charges.

I also let it die out the next time or two after the 1st charge before charging it up again.

My battery life definitely got longer after a few cycles. That could be a result of me learning more about Android though, and customizing certain things that decrease battery life unnecessarily. And I never have nor ever will use a task killer.

EDIT: FWIW, I never charge the phone for much more than 30 mins after the light turns green. My phone fully charges in 1.5-2 hours, tops. I just gave it the extra charge the first time or two.

 

[woop]

I just charged it til green and started using it immediately. Took about 2 hours I believe.

 

[Mitch R.]

I pulled mine out of the box, turned it on and activated it. Charged it after activation. There's no reason you need to charge for 8 hrs. prior to initial use. Charge it until the green light comes on and go. I've had better results charging while the phone is powered off, seems to get a fuller charge,

 

[Echo17121]

I got the EVO battery the other day and popped it into my phone right before I went to bed for the night. Luckily I have had the phone for a month so I don't have the itching desire to play with it constantly lol. I think the charging while off did a world of good. I was shocked to see I still had a full battery about five hours into my work day the next day!

 

[Liz0311]

Well...I made it.

And I have been playing with it ever since. I love it!

 

[GrandMasterB]

Well...I made it.

And I have been playing with it ever since. I love it!

NoWay

 

[mach1man]

I'm getting a new battery for my phone and I was wondering should I charge it first or run it down till it says to recharge? It's gonna be a 1500mah battery, I'm assuming it will be halfway charged when I get it. I'm just trying to get better battery life.

 

[GrandMasterB]

I'm getting a new battery for my phone and I was wondering should I charge it first or run it down till it says to recharge? It's gonna be a 1500mah battery, I'm assuming it will be halfway charged when I get it. I'm just trying to get better battery life.

You should be fully charging it to 100% before first use to calibrate the state-of-charge reading. Battery University says,

Lithium-ion is a very clean system and does not need priming as nickel-based batteries do. The 1st charge is no different to the 5th or the 50th charge. Stickers instructing to charge the battery for 8 hours or more for the first time may be a leftover from the nickel battery days.

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Preparing new lithium-ion for use

Unlike nickel and lead-based batteries, a new lithium-ion pack does not need cycling through charging and discharging. Priming will make little difference because the maximum capacity of lithium-ion is available right from the beginning. Neither does a full discharge improve the capacity of a faded pack. However, a full discharge/charge will reset the digital circuit of a 'smart' battery to improve the state-of-charge estimation

 

[nickreich]

I will probably fire my Incredible up right out of the box, drain, and then charge.

 

[OMRebel2013]

I will probably fire my Incredible up right out of the box, drain, and then charge.

Is that bad for the battery, or does it do the same thing?

I should be getting mine monday morning before i go on vacation and would like to use it in the car. Also, is plugging it into a car outlet bad for the battery, or does it matter?

 

[nickreich]

Is that bad for the battery, or does it do the same thing?

I should be getting mine monday morning before i go on vacation and would like to use it in the car. Also, is plugging it into a car outlet bad for the battery, or does it matter?

Honestly. With all my devices, phones, iPods, whatever. I turn it on and start using right away, half the time the first charge doesn't go the whole way. Sometimes I don't drain it right away and go for a full recharge. I have "bad" battery habits but all my devices has perfect battery life.

My blackberry storm which I used for a whole day with half a battery out of the box didn't get a charge that first day and it will get me through a whole day of heavy usage.

My iPod which I bought 2 years ago and unboxed and immediately plugged into the computer and loaded music which took about 20 minutes, took it off and used it for 3 days before giving it a charge and it will play music for 20 hours straight today (advertised playback time.)


The only thing I believe matters is that when you DO charge it, make sure you go all the way to full. Because the batteries apparently can only handle so many charge cycles.

 

[Brian_83]

Guys it really doesn't matter. A charge is a charge and it doesn't matter when you do it. I always activate my phone and start using it and then charge it that night or when it dies. I've never charged one first and sure as heck not for 8 hours. Once it's charged it's charged. If it's green it's not going to get anymore charged in the next 6 hours than it already is.