So guys im gonna get a second device soon but for now im with my iphone 8 and on weekends i wanna fly long hauls
So when going to bed do i put the phone in the charger? or what percent do u guys recommend me to have my phone on when i go to sleep?
And can i do 10+ hour flights overnight?
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I plug in my device and fly I try to drain my battery around 10% and charge it all night .
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Well once i went to sports left my phone in the charger. Around 40% came back 2 hours later and it was overheating. So im scared to do such flights. What device do u use?
I use an iPhone 6s and what I normally do it before I sleep I put airplane count to none Graphics to Low and turn on frame rate limit on.
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hm so drain to 10% right? I will try to plug my device in a playstation so it charges slower will that work?
Draining it to 10% is my preference you can go somewhere near the amount
Ok i will try it next time. Thanks for your help!
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Also to charge your phone slowly I would recommend the small powerbricks given by apple because you will need to turn on your playstation in order for it to charge. and leaving it on all night will overheat it
No restmode works too. And my playstation is next to my bed so i can check it very easily
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I just let my iPad plugged to the charger
The hint for it not overheat is put all the graphics to low, turn off Anti Aliasing and check the ālimit frame rateā box just before you leave your device
I do this since June and never had a problem
And preferably dontāt place it on textiles, because the heat wonāt be exchanged with the surrounding.
Instead āleanā it against a wall or something, so it is surrounded by air and the heat can be exchanged better by thermal convection processes.
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I seldom do it on night. My alarm will wake up my mum.
I mean 4:00amšš
My phone will get very hot when I take it again and so early to wake up will effect your performance
Yes, an iPhone should be able to last the 10 hour duration while charged.
However, be very careful because Apple devices are notorious for corrosion after constantly being charged. Thatās what happened to my iPad Pro 2015 and the battery health went down the drain really fast. So much so that I need to charge the device now for only an hour of use. It drains like 5% every minute.
I recommend starting the flight at around 90-95%, let the device use the battery till 20-25%, then begin charging back only till 90-95%. Essentially, donāt let the battery cycle restart (let the phone die or charge full to 100%). This helps preserve battery longevity.
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Also, if you are on the market for a new device, I recommend the iPad Pro 2020. Itās quite expensive, but a single battery charge, while flying IF on the low power mode, will get you a solid 10 hours of flight.
Check my review here for a full picture:
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Additionally, you can remove the case of your device. The back of the devices is often used to get rid of the heat. Also, lay your device on something like wood, so the heat can be removed better. Moreover, you should turn down the screen brightness. This is what I usually do when flying long-hauls and it prevents my device from overheating
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So should i leave it in the charger or not? For overnight flights
I am speaking as a longhauler 6000+ hours ā¦I do 10+ almost everyday on my iPad Pro 2nd Gen 64gbā¦I use it 90% for IF, I have never flown IF on my iPhone. I max out my graphics, anti-liasing onā¦ Now this is what has worked for me, I used to plug in my device with less than 50% and my device overheatā¦now apple has proprietary features(I guess) in their chargers which will stop charging a device if its temperature exceeds a certain amountā¦( Had to buy a second charger for this reason) anyway, so checking on my device after several hours I would realize that it was overheating, it was barely charging or was close to 15%š³ whaaat it was plugged in all that timeā¦ So I came up with a formula that has worked for me like a charm. Before a long flight my iPad is always at 90%+ once I reach cruise I plug in the charger. I leave the max settings as isā¦High aircraft count etcā¦ Soon the charge hits 100% and stays there( even on a WSSS to KEWR trip) Now if I am not at my device enjoying the views of all the landscapes I am flying overā¦I tap on the Account icon and leave the fight on this screenā¦I lower screen brightness too. I then occasionally check on my flight parametersā¦step climbing etc after hours and return to the account screen. Previously my screen would heat up to over 105F (and glitch)nowadays it never goes above 83F and no glitches. My replays quality is not affected either. My device is āoldā I even considered buying another one but one I figure this out I will be keeping it around for a long time.
Hope this info helps someone out there. Attached are the photos on my account screen on my current 10+ longhaul to YPAD and my screen temperature.Additionally, my iPad is secured in a heavy caseā¦I donāt think it affects the temperature either. And yes I do longhauls overnight.
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I fly on an iPhone XR. before heading off to bed I turn down the brightness and put it on the map, that way itās as dark as possible. I leave it on my wireless charger for the night and in the morning it always has around 80 percent and doesnāt overheat. This is good because itās bad for your battery life to keep it at 100 percent for a while.
For 10+ flights I would start at night, in case you donāt have to wake up at 3:00-6:00AM. And I squally sleep at midnight when Iām tired, so Iām awake, and ready for landing later on.
Well i have a wireless charger i will try that