By now you must have done it wrong, some tricks on how to charge your mobile phone faster

2023-01-17 22:11:14Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
By now you must have done it wrong, some tricks on how to charge your mobile
By now you must have done it wrong, some tricks on how to charge your mobile phone faster

It's always a nightmare when your cell phone runs out of battery just when you need it more than ever. The older your smartphone is, the fewer hours it can hold a charge, but there are still some tricks to improve your battery's performance and charging speed.

Experts advise people to buy a good quality cable and not the cheapest one you can find online or in a store. The cable must be MFi certified – called Made for iPhone.

If a good charger is already available, experts have asked smartphone users to turn off their phones or turn on airplane mode to speed up the charging process.

This means that your phones are not "distracted" with updating apps, playing music and receiving messages or calls, which can weigh on charging speed.

Another step is to turn down the iPhone's brightness – or alternatively, switch to dark mode. Dark mode was introduced in 2019 and allows iPhone users to change screens that were automatically white/grey, such as in Settings or Safari, to black.

To do this, go to Settings > Display and Brightness and choose whether you want your iPhone to have a light or dark screen.

Recently, experts have advised iPhone owners to disable a feature called Optimized Battery Charging to speed up charging.

Apple's Optimized Battery Charging feature is designed to extend the life of iPhone batteries – but it can slow down charging once the device reaches 80%.

To disable the feature, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging.

Replacing your iPhone battery

If your iPhone battery is constantly giving you problems, then you can replace it. But be quick, because Apple is increasing the cost to replace batteries in older iPhone models from March 1.

The move will see the cost of boosting iPhone 13, iPhone 12, iPhone 11 and iPhone X batteries rise from $69 (£58) to $89 (£75) within weeks.

Those with models from the iPhone 14 line will not be affected, as Apple already charges its end customers $99 (£83) to replace batteries in its newest products.

It is usually recommended that users replace their batteries when the maximum battery capacity reaches 80%. You can check your battery health at any time by going to Settings > Battery > Battery Health.


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