# Putting cellphone away with the screen still active

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-cellphone-away-with-the-screen-still-active/832764>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-cellphone-away-with-the-screen-still-active/832764 "2019-04-19T11:49:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-cellphone-away-with-the-screen-still-active/832764/21 "2019-04-22T13:48:19Z")

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> [@Napier](#):
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> If you think I’m suggesting some kind of moral judgement or something, I’m not.

No, I’m not.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-cellphone-away-with-the-screen-still-active/832764/22 "2019-04-22T13:55:17Z")

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I was using the flashlight on my phone the other day. A few hours later stepping into a dark room I released my pants pocket was glowing. I was quite surprised that I only used up about 20% of the battery.

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