A young British girl saw her iPhone charging cable catch fire while she slept! To avoid this kind of inconvenience, we remind you of good smartphone charging practices.
It is a mishap that has many precedents. Even if in the vast majority of cases, there is never any problem with smartphones, over the years, we have heard people talk here and there of exploding battery, the best known case obviously being that of the fiasco of Samsung Galaxy Note 7. A rarer case today, a young English woman, while plugging in her iPhone to charge for the night, saw her charger wire start to catch fire. And since she had placed it next to her, she must have suffered slight burns to her cheek. To prevent this kind of mishap from happening to you, we remind you how to properly charge your smartphone.
First and most important thing: you don’t charge your smartphone at night! Indeed, you must unplug your phone once 100% is reached so as not to damage your lithium battery. Likewise, to preserve it as long as possible, you must avoid reaching the extreme limit of your capacity before reconnecting your phone. Go through the recharge box each time you reach 5%, it’s the best chance that you have to use up your battery before the time! In general, plugging in your device before it drops to 20% is a good habit.. In addition, your battery does not appreciate extreme temperatures, avoid recharging your battery when your smartphone is too cold or too hot (some summers, we know!), and wait for it to cool down to an average temperature before plugging it into the mains. Finally, last little tip: do not place your smartphone under the duvet or the ear while charging, otherwise you will be exposed to the same problems as the young British girl!
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