Leaving iPhone in the Dock - shorter lifespan?

Hello,
is it possible to damage the battery if iPhone is left constantly in the dock when not in use?
They say, you must not leave mobile phones hooked up to the power cable, because it could shorten the lifespan of the battery.
Regards

Stuart_Little wrote:
Hello,
is it possible to damage the battery if iPhone is left constantly in the dock when not in use? They say, you must not leave mobile phones hooked up to the power cable, because it could shorten the lifespan of the battery.
Only reason would be is if you have no ground. The only way this can affect your iPhone and not just the battery would be these reasons:
* Your iPhone is connected to a bad USB cable to the PC or AC Charger
* Your surge protector, the AC Charger is connected to, has no ground
* Your surge protector's "grounded" light has burned out
* You have experienced frequent lightning storms where you are at
The iPhone battery has two modes. Neither one will damage the battery. First is the recharging cycle and then the trickling cycle which keeps the battery charged while the network connection is still active.

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