Hello! In this post, we are going to walk you through tips that will help you charge your smartphone (iPhone and Android) faster. Well, it is important to know that charging a phone is more than just plugging the charger to it port.
If you rush to charge your smartphone as fast as possible, you can end up gaining absolute nothing in the charging process. Infact, if care is not taken, it can damage some essential part in the phone.
Hence, you need to be careful whenever you're charging your phone especially iPhone because if you end up with phone that's barely charged, before you know it, it'll die when you need it most.
Without Foda-ado, follow these tips to enable or disable some settings on your phone that would speed up the charging process and give it a healthy battery charge.
How to Charge Phone Fast in 2024
Here are tips to charge your smartphone as quick as possible:
1. Desist from using Old Charger
You know all those super old freaking charger you store in your house, you need to stop using them. The recommended best and latest charger suitable for charging iPhones nowadays is a 20-watt power adapter with a USB-C to Lightning cable.
However, for Android device, a 100-watt power adapter with a USB-C port is recommended. But, you should check your phone brand and manufacturer recommendation before you upgrade your old chargers.
2. Try Wireless Charging. Here's Best Recommendation
Charging phone especially iPhone, wirelessly is a good option to charge phone as quick as possible. Speaking of the best ones to use, Apple has recommend its MagSafe Charger, a 20-watt charger adapter.
However, for now, wireless charging only works on latest flagship of iPhone - ranging from iPhone 12 to iPhone 15 which is the recently released flagship.
For Android, manufacturers have not been investing alot on producing Android phones with wireless charger. Hence, you can still stick to your normal way of charging your Android device, but make sure you're using advance and latest charger.
3. Never use PC to Charge your Phone
If you've been using it previously, it is best of you to stop using it now. Although, using Laptop or Computer to charge phone might seems like a convenient way, especially if you spend most of your day in front of a computer and want to keep a close eye on any incoming text messages and notifications. However, trust me, a computer will always charge your phone slower than any wall charger or wireless charger will do.
4. Stop Operating Your Phone While Charging It
To charge your iPhone or Android as fast as possible, it's recommended you keep hands off it while charging it. You can lower the screen brightness. However, you don't need to turn your phone off to charge it faster, but some easy way to speed up your battery charge is turning ON "Low Power Mode", enable "Dark Mode" and "Lowering Screen Brightness".
5. If Still Charging Slowly, Get A New Battery
When all the tips above have been carried one after the other and you're still experiencing slow charging, it's better you replace the phone's battery.
For iPhone, you can only check your battery's health under "Settings" >> "Battery" to see the rate of its degrade. When the value is low, the best steps to take is replacing the battery.
A degraded battery doesn't hold charge as well, so it'll drain more quickly. A new battery will improve your overall battery life.
Conclusion
Making your phone charge faster should be one of your top priority if you're an African Netizen because in most African countries like Nigeria, Gabon e.t.c., there's no stable Electricity Distribution. Aside that, slow charging phone isn't good enough to serve you a day before the battery drain off.
Hence, you can always regard these tips to enhance your phone's battery charging life and enjoy more time spent on your smartphone.
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