Our phones, earbuds, smartwatches, and tablets are essential to everyday life — but many of us are unknowingly harming them every single day. From overcharging batteries to ignoring system updates, these common habits can slowly destroy your gadgets.

Don't worry — it’s not too late to fix it.

Here are 7 smart (and simple) tech tips to keep your devices safe, fast, and lasting longer.

🔌 1. Stop Overcharging Your Phone Overnight
Yes, it’s convenient — but charging your phone to 100% overnight every night weakens your battery over time. Lithium-ion batteries prefer staying between 20% and 90%.

✅ Do this instead:
Unplug once it hits around 90% or use your phone’s optimized charging setting if available.

📲 2. Don’t Ignore Software Updates
Updates aren’t just for looks — they often contain critical bug fixes, security patches, and performance boosts. Skipping them puts your device at risk.

✅ Do this instead:
Schedule regular update checks and enable auto-updates if you tend to forget.

💾 3. Avoid Filling Up Your Storage to the Max
When your phone’s storage is 90–100% full, it slows down dramatically and increases wear on internal memory.

✅ Do this instead:
Regularly delete junk files, offload large videos to cloud storage, or invest in expandable memory.

⚡ 4. Using Cheap Chargers Can Be Dangerous
That bargain bin charger might save cash, but it could fry your device — or even start a fire.

✅ Do this instead:
Stick to original or certified third-party chargers from trusted brands.

📷 5. Never Forget to Clean Your Ports and Lenses
Dirt and lint in charging ports can prevent proper charging. Dirty lenses = blurry photos. It’s a simple fix we often overlook.

✅ Do this instead:
Clean with a soft brush, microfiber cloth, or canned air every couple of weeks.

🌐 6. Connecting to Any Free Wi-Fi You See? Stop.
Public Wi-Fi without proper security can expose your device to hackers and malware.

✅ Do this instead:
Use a VPN or stick to secure, trusted networks — especially when entering passwords or making payments.

🔋 7. Running Your Battery to 0% Daily Is Killing It
Consistently draining your battery to zero shortens its lifespan significantly.

✅ Do this instead:
Keep your charge between 20% and 80% for optimal health.


The truth is: most tech damage comes from what we don’t know. But now you do.

Treat your gadgets right, and they’ll serve you longer, faster, and better. Start changing these small habits today — your future self (and your wallet) will thank you.

Good one there! Most peeps know about not overcharging device to 100% but the fear of not having power to charge when the battery goes low makes one over charge.

Ok

Oga, na you dey give me light? How you go say make my phone no charge reach 100 percent? You know when I go see light again?

U try... All you listed is not realistic

Nice one

What happened to over charge protection.

Lol overcharging is archaic

Noted. But with the epileptic power supply in Nigeria, I make sure I charge to 100 whenever I get the chance.

Well captured.

One other thing is: most people don't actually close apps on there phones, leaving multiple apps running on the background for so long, which drains battery very fast and cause poor performance.

Use app manager to stop irrelevant or redundant apps on your phone or do so through settings, once a while.

I have set my device to stop charging once it reaches 80%.

Stop gaming while charging

Dogalmighty17:
Oga, na you dey give me light? How you go say make my phone no charge reach 100 percent? You know when I go see light again?

I wonder o.
Or we that will plug our phones in Adamu's shop and retrieve it after the day's work nko?

The best advice is not to get it stolen because the consequence will extend beyond permanent damage

Dogalmighty17:
Oga, na you dey give me light? How you go say make my phone no charge reach 100 percent? You know when I go see light again?

Get a power bank

Ignorance

Dogalmighty17:
Oga, na you dey give me light? How you go say make my phone no charge reach 100 percent? You know when I go see light again?

With their useless updates every 2 weeks. Let the phone get spoilt if it likes

Na Nigeria we dey o Engineer no be UK

Thanks for the precious admonition. Noted

Phone wey wan die go die! It can't stay forever with you. Good tips.

Informative. Kudos OP.

These are very helpful tips!

Godfullsam:


Get a power bank

Are power bank safe for mobile phone batteries?

Do you guys realize that these points are not true? These are myths, especially number 1. Overcharging your phone overnight will NOT harm your phone. There's a reason why they are "smart-phones." The manufacturers know that people overcharge their phones...

They are lies, not tips.

Mopolchi:
These are very helpful tips!

Take that No.7 advice very serious. It applies to all battery type whether phone , laptop or Solar batteries.

Dropping sperm on d touch nko?

SkillfulHelper:
Our phones, earbuds, smartwatches, and tablets are essential to everyday life — but many of us are unknowingly harming them every single day. From overcharging batteries to ignoring system updates, these common habits can slowly destroy your gadgets.

Don't worry — it’s not too late to fix it.

Here are 7 smart (and simple) tech tips to keep your devices safe, fast, and lasting longer.

🔌 1. Stop Overcharging Your Phone Overnight
Yes, it’s convenient — but charging your phone to 100% overnight every night weakens your battery over time. Lithium-ion batteries prefer staying between 20% and 90%.

✅ Do this instead:
Unplug once it hits around 90% or use your phone’s optimized charging setting if available.

📲 2. Don’t Ignore Software Updates
Updates aren’t just for looks — they often contain critical bug fixes, security patches, and performance boosts. Skipping them puts your device at risk.

✅ Do this instead:
Schedule regular update checks and enable auto-updates if you tend to forget.

💾 3. Avoid Filling Up Your Storage to the Max
When your phone’s storage is 90–100% full, it slows down dramatically and increases wear on internal memory.

✅ Do this instead:
Regularly delete junk files, offload large videos to cloud storage, or invest in expandable memory.

⚡ 4. Using Cheap Chargers Can Be Dangerous
That bargain bin charger might save cash, but it could fry your device — or even start a fire.

✅ Do this instead:
Stick to original or certified third-party chargers from trusted brands.

📷 5. Never Forget to Clean Your Ports and Lenses
Dirt and lint in charging ports can prevent proper charging. Dirty lenses = blurry photos. It’s a simple fix we often overlook.

✅ Do this instead:
Clean with a soft brush, microfiber cloth, or canned air every couple of weeks.

🌐 6. Connecting to Any Free Wi-Fi You See? Stop.
Public Wi-Fi without proper security can expose your device to hackers and malware.

✅ Do this instead:
Use a VPN or stick to secure, trusted networks — especially when entering passwords or making payments.

🔋 7. Running Your Battery to 0% Daily Is Killing It
Consistently draining your battery to zero shortens its lifespan significantly.

✅ Do this instead:
Keep your charge between 20% and 80% for optimal health.


The truth is: most tech damage comes from what we don’t know. But now you do.

Treat your gadgets right, and they’ll serve you longer, faster, and better. Start changing these small habits today — your future self (and your wallet) will thank you.

I'm not sure, but I don't think number 7 is really feasible. Which phone gets to 0% before shutting down?

Whatever you do, your battery will still run down. I won’t baby my phone in a bid to make it last longer. Modern devices are created to spoil. Use them quickly before they reach the point of no return. You will only regret wasting your time instead of enjoying the product.

xband:


Are power bank safe for mobile phone batteries?

Good power banks are safe

SkillfulHelper:
Our phones, earbuds, smartwatches, and tablets are essential to everyday life — but many of us are unknowingly harming them every single day. From overcharging batteries to ignoring system updates, these common habits can slowly destroy your gadgets.

Don't worry — it’s not too late to fix it.

Here are 7 smart (and simple) tech tips to keep your devices safe, fast, and lasting longer.

🔌 1. Stop Overcharging Your Phone Overnight
Yes, it’s convenient — but charging your phone to 100% overnight every night weakens your battery over time. Lithium-ion batteries prefer staying between 20% and 90%.

✅ Do this instead:
Unplug once it hits around 90% or use your phone’s optimized charging setting if available.

📲 2. Don’t Ignore Software Updates
Updates aren’t just for looks — they often contain critical bug fixes, security patches, and performance boosts. Skipping them puts your device at risk.

✅ Do this instead:
Schedule regular update checks and enable auto-updates if you tend to forget.

💾 3. Avoid Filling Up Your Storage to the Max
When your phone’s storage is 90–100% full, it slows down dramatically and increases wear on internal memory.

✅ Do this instead:
Regularly delete junk files, offload large videos to cloud storage, or invest in expandable memory.

⚡ 4. Using Cheap Chargers Can Be Dangerous
That bargain bin charger might save cash, but it could fry your device — or even start a fire.

✅ Do this instead:
Stick to original or certified third-party chargers from trusted brands.

📷 5. Never Forget to Clean Your Ports and Lenses
Dirt and lint in charging ports can prevent proper charging. Dirty lenses = blurry photos. It’s a simple fix we often overlook.

✅ Do this instead:
Clean with a soft brush, microfiber cloth, or canned air every couple of weeks.

🌐 6. Connecting to Any Free Wi-Fi You See? Stop.
Public Wi-Fi without proper security can expose your device to hackers and malware.

✅ Do this instead:
Use a VPN or stick to secure, trusted networks — especially when entering passwords or making payments.

🔋 7. Running Your Battery to 0% Daily Is Killing It
Consistently draining your battery to zero shortens its lifespan significantly.

✅ Do this instead:
Keep your charge between 20% and 80% for optimal health.


The truth is: most tech damage comes from what we don’t know. But now you do.

Treat your gadgets right, and they’ll serve you longer, faster, and better. Start changing these small habits today — your future self (and your wallet) will thank you.

.. remember there is no constant electricity light in Nigeria.. that is why many Nigerians charge their phones fully to 100%

Oga, anything you did not see in the caution area of the phone manual is a myth.

Phone technology has evolved overtime from the era of Nokia 3310 to the latest advanced touchscreen phone models.

Besides, most modern phone batteries are made with Lithium-polymer (Li-Po) instead of the quoted Lithium-ion categories. Hence, same rule don't govern them.