Myth: You can clean your device's screen with Windex.
Truth: Chemicals in household cleaners will strip the special coating on your screen. Water or a solution of alcohol and water is best to clean your screen. Also do not use paper towels but instead lint-free cloths.
For more information: http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-clean-your-smartphone-or-tablet/
Myth: You cannot use an unofficial charger for your iPhone, iPad, or other device.
Truth: Any charger made by a name-brand company such as Belkin, iGo, KMS, etc. will work it is the knock-off chargers that claim to be an Apple charger and look extremely similar but are extremely cheap, those are dangerous. Myth #1 http://mashable.com/2014/06/18/phone-charging-myths/
Myth: You should not use your smartphone or tablet when it is charging.
Truth: As long as you're not using a knock-off / cheap charger or charging cable you will be fine. Myth#2 http://mashable.com/2014/06/18/phone-charging-myths/
Myth: You shouldn't charge your phone overnight.
Truth: To extend your battery's life it should stay between 40-80% but charging it more than that will not hurt the battery. Your smartphone is pretty smart and it knows to stop charging. More myths and truths about batteries and charging:
Myth: You should let your phone's battery drain all the way down.
Truth: NO! Every time your battery gets completely drained that counts as a "cycle" and your battery only has a certain number of "cycles" before it starts deteriorating noticeably. For some batteries it can be 500 cycles but for some it can be far less.
Myth: Apple devices are immune from viruses and security issues.
Truth: While this used to be true and the percentage was a lot smaller as Apple devices have gotten far more popular the number of viruses and security breaches has grown as well, You should still update your OS (operating system) when updates are available and use the same caution when it comes to webpages and e-mails with links.
Myth: The more Megapixels the better the camera.
Truth: Megapixels reference the size of the picture / the data captured. This doesn't necessarily mean it is a better camera because over 16 MP (mega pixels) you start to not get as much for your money, the important thing to look at is the image sensor what size does it have and what do reviews say about that sensor.
Myth: Closing apps will help battery life and processor speed.
Truth: On iOS and Windows 8 this is not true, most apps frozen / paused state or in case of phone / GPS apps go into a low usage mode. This is not true for Android or Blackberry, in case of those phones they allow apps to continue running completely in the background, so in those cases you would want to shut them down.
Any myths that you know are false? Leave them in the comments, I'd love to hear from you.
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