Apple Experts Explain Whether Charging Your iPhone Overnight Is Actually Hurting Your Device

One major iPhone charging mystery that never seems to be cleared up is the question of whether you should charge your iPhone overnight and allow it to reach 100 percent battery charge.

With past iPhone models, it was determined that overcharging your battery led to trickle charges, which can generate heat and slowly cause your phone’s battery to deteriorate. Since no one wants the burden of having to replace their battery or phone so often, the old advice was to never charge your phone for long periods of times. But does that advice still hold water?

According to one tech expert, that isn’t the entire story anymore. Here’s the best way to charge your phone for maximum battery longevity.