Help Nexus 9 Battery Discussion

[Bryan Johnson]

I am interested in hearing from the community on this topic. I am not sure if I should keep it charging whenever I can, or to let the battery drain and then recharge it. I really don't want to destroy the battery Lol. Thank you!

 

[systemofadown]

I try to not let a device get below 15%. When I charge I let my devices charge to full before I take them off the charger. Just my OCD but I really do think it helps tremendously. Lithium batteries have come a long way. So many different posts tell you so many different opinions on this topic, makes it tough to decide what's fact & what's just old info from the time of alkaline batteries.

 

[Bryan Johnson]

I try to not let a device get below 15%. When I charge I let my devices charge to full before I take them off the charger. Just my OCD but I really do think it helps tremendously. Lithium batteries have come a long way. So many different posts tell you so many different opinions on this topic, makes it tough to decide what's fact & what's just old info from the time of alkaline batteries.

Yes, this is my problem (too many options). I have always thought that charging the battery once it hits 30% until full and then charging it overnight was a good method. However, I just want my battery to last as long as possible. Lol
Thanks for your opinion, I believe our charging method's are similar.

 

[Hook]

I'm no battery expert and don't pretend to be. All devices I have ever had going back to my Palm TX are put on a charger while I sleep each night whether they need it or not. I have never worried about whether I should let them drain more before charging or about leaving them on the charger when they are full (because I'm asleep). And sometimes I top off during the day if it's easy. I have always gotten good mileage out of my batteries doing this (My Nexus One was going strong at the end of 3 years, my Nexus 7 2012 at two years is also doing great). I don't take lots of stats about my battery life and am really not very analytical about it at all.

I have no idea if what I do is recommended, but it works great for me and requires very little keeping track of things or thinking on my part. YMMV

 

[BynoUK]

I'm no battery expert and don't pretend to be. All devices I have ever had going back to my Palm TX are put on a charger while I sleep each night whether they need it or not. I have never worried about whether I should let them drain more before charging or about leaving them on the charger when they are full (because I'm asleep). And sometimes I top off during the day if it's easy. I have always gotten good mileage out of my batteries doing this (My Nexus One was going strong at the end of 3 years, my Nexus 7 2012 at two years is also doing great). I don't take lots of stats about my battery life and am really not very analytical about it at all.

I have no idea if what I do is recommended, but it works great for me and requires very little keeping track of things or thinking on my part. YMMV

Pretty much the exact same method I employ, I just charge when I need to and don't worry about it. Charge nightly while asleep.

 

[Andrew Findlay]

Hi,

I just wanted to post this to see what other people are getting from their battery life. Recently something changed in the battery screen that I found a bit odd. Normally when I've left the tablet to idle for a few hours the battery screen would say I had approx. 6 days left and usually around 15 hrs when using it normally, but recently I noticed it changed. I'm now getting around the usual 15 hrs but leaving the tablet alone for a while only brings it up to 1 day, but it still seems like it's going to last longer.

So I wanted to know what approx. time everyone else gets when using the tablet and letting it idle

 

[Cakeisspy]

Heavy usage 2 day standby 10 hour sot
(2 hours Chromecast stream via USB otg rest of the time chrome/YouTube)