https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313512#M39093 <P>You need to charge it until you get the message charged on the screen or in settings-about phone-status.</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:30:14 GMT _alexdon_ 2015-01-07T12:30:14Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313511#M39092 <P>So my sister bought me an Xperia Z3 about 2 days ago and it just got drained. Is there any specific hours on how long I should charge my phone for the first time?</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:27:06 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313511#M39092 AllinaClaud 2015-01-07T12:27:06Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313512#M39093 <P>You need to charge it until you get the message charged on the screen or in settings-about phone-status.</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:30:14 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313512#M39093 _alexdon_ 2015-01-07T12:30:14Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313513#M39094 <P>So I don't need to keep it charging for like 12 hrs even after saying it's fully charged? <IMG class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.hr/html/images/smilies/011.png" alt="Slightly_smiling_Face" title="Slightly_smiling_Face" /> thanks!</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:32:13 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313513#M39094 AllinaClaud 2015-01-07T12:32:13Z https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313514#M39095 <P>No,these new Li-Ion batteries do not need any kind of formatting. Just charge it normally and enjoy your device.</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:34:39 GMT https://community.sony.hr/t5/z-series/charging-xperia-z3-for-the-first-time/m-p/3313514#M39095 _alexdon_ 2015-01-07T12:34:39Z