Among all the tech-related devices around the house, mobiles are arguably the hardest to keep alive. It is very easy for a mobile phone to break without using it , as its components do not know how to survive in certain situations. To avoid scares with the mobiles that you have stored in a drawer, we are going to give you the keys to keep them without problems.
The battery is one of the elements in smartphones that can give us more problems for various reasons and we hope that both this and the rest of the mobile will be preserved in the best way. Unfortunately, no matter how well we store the device over the years, technology will be left behind and compared to the new ones we will not be able to get the same out of it. The software will become old, but at least we will have a relic or a mobile for emergencies.
Keep the mobile with the battery at 70%
The main aspect to take into account is that we can never keep a mobile without battery or at the limit. Even if the device is turned off, it needs a little autonomy to keep the internal clock active and especially not to make the battery itself suffer. There are many people who after storing their mobile for a while have found that later the mobile does not turn on and we do not want that to happen to us.
To avoid this, the manufacturers’ recommendations set the limit at 70% battery. By leaving the mobile with this high battery percentage, we will be making sure that the mobile does not stay at 0% and we will not get surprises. With this autonomy it will be enough to keep the mobile phone for more than a year without having to worry about it and the minimum consumption it makes, as well as to protect the battery in the best possible condition.
Turn on the mobile every so often
Although we have saved it with a 70% battery, the mobile can suffer problems for not turning on the mobile for a long time , either because the components do not receive power, the screen loses capabilities or other reasons. To save ourselves from possible problems, it is convenient to have it located wherever we have saved it and turn it on at least annually to check that everything continues to work and that there is not a problem with the battery among other things. Just by turning it on for a couple of minutes we will be saving the mobile from going into oblivion.
Protect your mobile, even if you keep it in a drawer
It is not worth storing the mobile in any way, it is best to store it the same way it came when we bought it ; in its plastic bag and inside the original box. In case of not maintaining it, we can always use plastic alternatives and a cardboard box that ensures consistency. This prevents some images or materials from damaging the phone without realizing it.
Keep the mobile away from humidity
In drawers or cabinets, humidity sometimes has a great presence, especially in those that we do not usually open. Humidity is the enemy of technology and we cannot take any risk if we want the mobile to continue working on the day we need it.