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In this article I will try to tell and answer the main questions related to charging an iPhone.
Namely:
1) How to properly charge iphone 11, iphone 12, Pro, Max
2) Is it possible to charge iphone with ipad charger?
3) Can I use cheap, non-original lightning wires?
4) Do I need to fully discharge the phone before charging?
[Information was updated on August 10, 2021]
How to properly charge iphone 11 and 12 in 2021
- Do not use or charge your iPhone while Extreme temperatures (-40° +50°)
- Use charging from your iPhone, do not use from other phones, tablets and laptops. (Power supplies)
Each power supply has its own Power (Number of Amperes) of current supplied to the device. (high power can ruin your battery) - Do not bring the iPhone to a critical level of 0%
The more often you discharge a lithium-ion battery to 0%, the faster it "dies".
Try to charge at half the battery capacity (40-60%). Not everyone knows that iPhones are charged in 2 stages:- Up to 80% - in fast mode.
- From 80 to 100% - compensation charging.
- Do not charge to 100%
You can turn off charging after 80%, then your battery will live much longer. - Apple advises once a month to completely discharge the iPhone.
if your iphone turns off when the charge is 1% or more, then you should completely discharge the phone. This is how you calibrate the power controller. But not more than once a month.
Previously, at a time when they were still doing “battery / battery calibration” for phones, laptops and other equipment, the question “how to charge a new iPhone for the first time” was relevant, but now no one is doing this, because the principle of creating batteries has changed a long time ago and is no longer required when buying a new device, charge and discharge it several times.
Therefore, answering your question “do I need to completely discharge the new iPhone” - no, it is not necessary. But Apple advises about once a month to discharge your smartphone to almost 0% and then fully charge it.
Can I charge my iPhone with an iPad charger?
yes you can, but there are a couple of caveats:
iPhone will get warm when charging (If yours is already warming up, it will heat up even more). And there have been cases that when charging iPhones, they swelled or exploded, but the chances are very small :).
What is the essence and why does the iPhone charge faster from charging the ipad?
Because iphone and ipad chargers have different output power, usually iphone-1A (amp), and ipad - 2A.
You may also be wondering:Wouldn't the battery be damaged as a result?».
iPhone batteries have a certain charge cycle after which they lose their volume, approximately 1000 cycles, which can be equated to 3 years of use if you charge the phone once a day.
The question may also arise:Is it possible to charge an iPhone faster, but without charging from the iPad?“Yes, you can, there are a few tricks.
If you need charge iPhone in 10-15 minutes, you are in a hurry and you do not have time to sit and wait 2 hours for a full charge. Then you should limit the use of your device to the maximum: leave it alone, stop all processes (downloads, games, exit all applications in the background), and most importantly, enable airplane mode.
Is it possible to use cheap, non-original lightning wires?
It is not desirable, since there have been many cases of overheating of devices and ignition of both the devices themselves and the cables.
The original cable from apple has a microcontroller to control the power supplied to the device.
But if we are not talking about Chinese cables for $ 1, but about more or less well-known brands (A brand), then you can use cables, they usually have certification from Apple.
Here are the consequences of charging with cheap cables
Do I need to fully discharge my phone before charging?
Previously, there was such a thing as battery calibration (this is when the phone was completely discharged, and then charged and so on several times)
Now this is not required, since a lithium-ion battery is now used.
How to extend the life of the iphone battery?
1) Do not discharge it completely to 0%.
2) Charge it with 50% remaining charge (40-60%).
3) Also, do not leave the phone to charge all night.
