For an ideal start to the morning, a charged phone is a must.

Charging it overnight seems like the most logical approach.

Adaptive Charging solves this issueand there’s a neat trick to ensure it’s activated every night.

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In other words, they can take quite a beating and deliver quality service for years.

But charging your phone when you sleep on repeat reduces reliability and degrades battery performance.

Keeping a battery charged to 100% for extended periods is not healthy.

Gboard’s editing mode on an Android phone.

Theoretically, your phone should get its last bit of charge mere moments before your alarm wakes you up.

Your Android phone may have another name for Adaptive Charging, and is often grouped with theAdaptive Battery parameters.

Adaptive Charging works synergistically with your phone’s alarm to eliminate overcharging while you sleep.

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But what if you don’t wake up to your phone’s alarm every morning?

With one simple trick, you’ve got the option to still benefit from Adaptive Charging via Google’sClockapp.

So set an alarm in the Clock app for each unique time you wake up throughout the week.

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Keep the Clock app open, then grab the three-dotted icon at the top-right of the screen.

Go toSettings > Silence after, and check1 minute.

Now exit the Clock app.

Setting the time in the Clock app

This will silence the alarm after one minute.

But we’re still not done!

SelectAppsin the prefs app, then go toClock > Notifications.

Settings the options for a new alarm in the Clock app

Only use the steps above if you don’t mind turning off notifications for missed and snoozed alarms entirely.

But it’s the only way to ensure that your phone is charging appropriately according to your sleep schedule.

Use this simple trick to trickle-charge your phone effectively, preserving your Android phone’s battery’s health.

Labeling a new alarm in the Clock app

The Settings screen in the Clock app

Choosing the length of time to silence an alarm in the Clock app

The Android app notifications page

The notifications page for the Clock app

Turning off notifications for the Clock app