Does your iPhone charge slowly? Boost its charging speed, know how
Smartphones are an integral part of life, hence, keeping it charged is mandatory especially when you're going outside. Charging your phone is usually a a straightforward task, but there are times when you don't have much time and your phone is running out of charge. If you are in a hurry and want to charge your iPhone faster, these hacks will help you in the same. Older iPhones take longer than usual time to get charged, as the battery naturally ages with time. Check out these simple and easy tips that can help you to charge your iPhone battery faster.
Avoid using your iPhone while it's charging
If you want your iPhone to charge quickly, avoid streaming videos or playing mobile games or surfing the internet while charging your iPhone. You can also turn your phone off while you're charging it or put it on Airplane mode. The phone still works in the background even if the screen is off as it keeps refreshing applications, and sending out notifications, hence switching it off is the best option.
Use Low Power Mode, Dark Mode and turn down your brightness
If you don't want to switch off your iPhone, you can simply use low power mode or dark mode or turn down the brightness to reduce the battery consumption. This helps on the new OLED screen equipped iPhones.
Disable the optimized battery charging setting
Apple has a built-in tool that can prevent your iPhone battery from charging faster. All you have to do is go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health and toggle off Optimized Battery Charging to turn off this feature. This comes at the expense of battery health.
Use a fast charger or MagSafe charger
The quickest and simplest way to charge your iPhone is using a fast charger i.e, 20W power adapter with a USB-C to Lightning cable. You
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