# Phone gurus **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 2, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688 "2011-10-02T11:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/1 "2011-10-02T11:22:14Z")
Is it ‘bad’ for your phone battery to use the phone while it’s charging? I’m assuming that the phone ‘knows’ it’s on charge and uses the available external power to operate the phone without using the battery, but I’m not sure. I’ve always tried to avoid using my phones while on charge but sometimes I need to. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/2 "2011-10-02T11:38:13Z")
Current phone is Verizon iPhone 4. Coulden’t deal with the cheap one I had for a few days. Oh well, it’s a major upgrade as I get a discount thru work, and Verizon’s coverage is about, oh, 47 times better than ATT. ---
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/3 "2011-10-02T12:22:35Z")
Should be fine. Unless you plan on having the phone until iPhone 7 comes out, I wouldn’t worry about it. ---
**Author:** ![SDP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SDP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SDP)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/4 "2011-10-02T13:38:47Z")
Verizon told me to charge it at least twice a week with the phone off to help battery life. I never do. ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/5 "2011-10-02T13:56:20Z")
I keep mine on the charger all day at work and occationally use it. Still good after a year and a half. ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/6 "2011-10-02T13:59:30Z")
I use mine constantly while on the charger. Never have had a problem. ---
**Author:** ![TonyJ124](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tonyj124/32/6380_2.png) [@TonyJ124](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TonyJ124)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/7 "2011-10-02T14:01:47Z")
> [@What "standard multiple" did you use when buying a house?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-standard-multiple-did-you-use-when-buying-a-house/45679/41): > > I use mine constantly while on the charger. Never have had a problem. This. I drive and have it plugged into the adapter for music always. Currently on an iPhone4 and my 3GS was fine doing the same for two years. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/8 "2011-10-02T14:25:48Z")
My droid is never off except when I need to reboot it once in awhile. No issues charging it while the phone was on for any “newer” phones I’ve used even the cheap ones. ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/9 "2011-10-02T15:31:59Z")
with newer batteries it shouldn’t matter ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/10 "2011-10-02T15:37:37Z")
you might get cancer in your penis from doing that but thats the only real risk ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/11 "2011-10-02T16:48:50Z")
it doesnt make the slightest difference at all if you use the phone while it charges ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/12 "2011-10-02T16:50:22Z")
> [@Buffalo Police Safety Alert](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-safety-alert/45696/184): > > Verizon told me to charge it at least twice a week with the phone off to help battery life. I never do. You fuckin rebel ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/13 "2011-10-03T07:23:20Z")
> [@FS:10MP Samsung s1050 digital camera NEW](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-10mp-samsung-s1050-digital-camera-new/45060/11): > > with newer batteries it shouldn’t matter This Generally MOST phones when charging work as a pass through, when your using it while plugged in the power is more or less comming from the source rather then the battery Regardless it would not matter, modern electronic batteries are lithium and not Nickel Cadmium like they used to, they do not build up memories or need to be “trained” Although it is not a good thing to allow your cell phone or any Lithium based batteries to completely discharge as it will shorten the overall life span of the battery down the road ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone-gurus/260688/14 "2011-10-05T21:06:41Z")
yeah but if you’re like me, you throw away phones every few months anyways. So fuck batteries.