I'm sure this has been asked before...battery question

[Monstrosity]

but i can't find it.

Is it bad to use your phone straight out of the box without letting it charge for 24 hours or however long?

[aka use it while its being charged for the first time]

Or can I use it straight out of the box and be fine?

[Backnblack]

Had no problems doing that with the Droid....Or Storm or Curve or Treo 700....

You'll be fine....

[tty]

Here is a tip from Motorola about training your battery

Train your battery
Train the battery by fully charging it and draining the
battery until it shuts off.
1 With the device turned off, fully charge the
battery until the LED no longer flashes and
remains on.
2 Let the battery charge for an additional TWO
hours.
3 Repeat the process again (perform twice in a
row) and you should experience improved
battery life.

[Martin030908]

I started playing with my Droid as soon as I unpacked it so I never gave the phone a 'full' initial charge.... the battery did suck the first couple days. Once I got into my normal usage pattern (a charge at night) my battery life really stabilized. I've never really worried about making sure the first charge is a full charge... worked so far

[Trever1t]

Here is a tip from Motorola about training your battery

Train your battery
Train the battery by fully charging it and draining the
battery until it shuts off.
1 With the device turned off, fully charge the
battery until the LED no longer flashes and
remains on.
2 Let the battery charge for an additional TWO
hours.
3 Repeat the process again (perform twice in a
row) and you should experience improved
battery life.

uh, you can't charge the Droid when it's off

[Dejavoo]

I have noticed that I have significantly increased my battery life by doing a couple complete drains. When I first got the phone the battery life seemed to be short. Through this forum site I have read from others to do a couple full drains to reach the max life out of a battery and it does work. Give it a try, it can't hurt

[pandroid]

uh, you can't charge the Droid when it's off

if you cant charge the droid when its off then what do you do when your battery dies and you cant turn it on?

[Trever1t]

plug it in, it will 'turn on' as soon as it is receiving a charge. If it doesn't come on when plugged in I'd think you have a bad battery.

[Backnblack]

plug it in, it will 'turn on' as soon as it is receiving a charge. If it doesn't come on when plugged in I'd think you have a bad battery.

It can take up to 30 mins to Turn on if the Battery is truly Dead (0%)