I am 81 yrs old and I am finding your videos absolutely invaluable and really well explained. Usually when I Google a problem l don’t understand the answer .
You're a credit to your generation. My grandparents won't even try to learn new technology, let alone actively seek out information. Hope I'm as savvy as yourself when I hit my golden years.
At least you "Google" grandpa. Let alone my Grandparents, not even my Parents try to search for information themselves. They'll ask me everytime any minutest problem occurs.
Fast charging is bad for your iPhone for one reason: the heat. iPhone batteries generate way too much heat, and heat is bad for battery. Use fast charging wisely, feel free to use it when you’re in a rush, and use the 5W charger when you charge it overnight, because the 5W charger will make your phone stay cool in the whole charging process.
I’ve watched TONS of videos about battery life since I’ve got my first iPhone about a month ago, and this one’s my favorite so far! I just love how he explains is so calmly without sounding like a know-it-all, and I really appreciate the allusions as examples
I’ve watched TONS of videos about battery life since I’ve got my first iPhone about a month ago, and this one’s my favorite so far! I just love how he explains is so calmly without sounding like a know-it-all, and I really appreciate the allusions as examples 😊
I'm in the same position as you were a month ago, I bought my first ever iPhone, apple watch and beats ear buds and now I'm here watching videos on an android phone obsessing about the battery of my devices trying to find as much information as possible that helps me to give them a good life ugh
Few additional things: a. Turn off background app refresh as it is constantly refreshing and draining battery b. Change your mail settings to fetch rather than push, and then select once an hour c. Turn off automatic time zone setting as it is constantly checking d. Clear your Safari cache once a week , improves performance speed e. When battery finally gets to around 85 percent swap it out…Apple will replace it in the store for $69
Swapping battery at 85% is really unnecessary. I’ve used good no. Of iPhones myself and family, generally i can use an iphone on an average of 4-5 years and battery dropping to 71% by the max that i’ve seen. And then sell it for dirt cheap.
This is true, my friend was going to upgrade his iphone12, but i changed his settings and his phone last more than 8hrs per day now, he couldnt believe it 🤣
I agree with everything you said except for the part that you can leave your phone overnight ie. Charging to 100%. I understand that most consumers will replace their device every 2 years, so the extra life cycles don't really matter. But charging your phone to, let's say 85-90% instead of 100%, can increase your discharge cycle from 300-500 to 600-1000, essentially doubling the lifespan of your battery. If you want more discharge cycles, avoid fully charging/discharging your device.
Tim Cook himself said this is true and he said the closer you can keep your phone to 50% charge the better, I usually charge to 90% or so and recharge at 35%
My iPhone battery is down to 84% capacity. I now turn off wifi but leave on cellular connection when I go to bed to extend battery life a bit. I don't surf the web while sleeping.
@@hermancmthen he introduced standby that keeps your phone at 100% all the time. When my phone gets to 80% I just pay Apple to swap the battery and put new seal in too.
if you use a Chargie device for your overnight charging sessions, it will stop charging at whatever % you like and will limit heat-induced damage to your battery by not letting it charge at full speed. Chargie also features a delayed charging function that you can use so that the phone does not stay at high states of charge for long - it tops just before you wake up.
Just made the switch to iPhone so finding your channel very useful! I have the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the battery life is phenomenal compared to recent Samsung phones! I have Z Fold 3 that will be out of battery by mid afternoon whereas the lowest it has been on the iPhone is 30% on a heavy use day.
Glad you're finding the channel helpful! I've not had a chance to play around with the fold phones, but I can imagine that battery life is proving challenging for them, as they're essentially having to split the battery out over two foldable parts, versus one giant slab of a battery that you get in the Pro Max!
@@ReyaadGafur I’ve had various Samsung flagships & none got me through the day without needing a charge but I’m heavy user. That’s said I have never worn down my 13 ProMax even after taking a lot a videos whilst at a concert last night, it still had 15% left when it went on charge.
I just got my second iPhone a iPhone 13, and I love it! My first was the iPhone 7s plus I had that one until it quit working lol the front facing camera went out and then the speaker went out lol I had it about 6 years! I noticed major differences when I upgraded to the 13! I love it!! The faster charging is a plus and wireless charging too.
@@hunteryearwood9761if Biden wins presidency this year in USA, we are going to go back to the stone ages and be like the flintstones having cars that run on how many feet are in and pushing
😂😂 I use low power mode at 100% and have no apps open in the background and I hardly take videos or photos. That’s what the wife is for 😂 I have noticed my phone can last longer, watch videos or listen to music, while in low power mode connected using BT ear buds. When it’s off I notice it go 100-80 with in ~30minutes when low power mode on it’s more like an hour to hit that 80% left but I’m a few years back on the 12 pro max so meh. My iPad I use more often and I notice my battery drain pretty quickly especially if I allow my kid to play little games and watch Disney+
@@hunteryearwood9761 it's already here. Commercial vehicles (including pick-up trucks like Toyota Hilux) in many countries have speed limiters. But those are only on commercial vehicles.
Nice video! 2 tips (myths?) I've heard somewhere: 1) don't ever let the battery go under 20% before charging it 2) never charge the battery until 100%, stop charging before reaching 100%...expecially this last seems to me not very logic...what do you think?
20% is a bit conservative, you can go to down to 5% if you know a charger is nearby soon. The not charging to 100% is correct, no myth. Lithium-polymer batteries age chemically, even if you don't use them. That aging process happens faster when fully charged, so if you regularly keep your phone close to the 100% charge level you will be accelerating the chemical aging of the battery. Personally I keep my phone charged between 15% and 80% or so (no need to be too accurate). Near 3 year old iPhone XS here, still 94% battery health indicated.
its already 2023 (2022 for the video at least) but people still do not understand why "do not leave your phone charging overnight!" is not about the overcharging aspect, but the fact that the ba ttery health or charge cycles diminished when battery is charge aways at full capacity (typical 100% is above 4.2volts), let alone charge or left charge at full capacity overnight. that is why its often can be adviced on some battery-research publications that battery should have a charge between 20%-80% OFCOURSE this does not matter if you change phone every year.
The technique of charging your device when it’s switched off, makes a huge difference in my experience. I have a very well used iPad c 6 years old & when I charge it while switched on, it barely holds the charge…let alone boosts it, but when I turn it off before charging, it charges quite quickly….albeit runs down again quickly, if I don’t keep it powered. I have a fairly new iPhone, so based on this video, I plan to get into the habit of turning that off too….at an appropriate time of day when I’m not expecting calls. Thanks again for a helpful video :- )
But don’t Apple products turn on automatically when being charged? Whenever I power off my devices and plug them in, they just turn back on. When I had a slide phone and other old phone a few years back, they actually stayed off and charged while off, but not my iPhones.
I really enjoyed this no-nonsense video clip, giving out information in a straight-forward way with none of the gimmicks that other YT channelers so often use (like the two techies who continually complete each others sentences and really get on my nerves). Shared this on Twitter. Thanks PHT.
@@ProperHonestTech I have the I phone 11 since it came out in 2019 battery health is at 94 percent now people go on about only being a lcd screen most people won’t notice it anyway do what’s on my I phone video
I only charge my phone when it drops to 20%, and I disconnect it when it reaches approximately 85 to 95%. Because of this, my battery health remains at 100%.
This video automatically started playing after I was looking for a back button video. It is so useful. I’m always closing apps to save on battery and then having to open them all again. Your explanation was so simple and I can’t believe how much time I’ve wasted swiping up for nothing, especially when I struggle to swipe up to shut down for some strange reason. So many other great explanations too. Thank you so much. I’ve just left Android but still not sure if I made the correct choice. There’s no paste folder with several paste memories. I have to stretch to top left corner to go back, or other variations depending on the app, unlike a simple task bar along the bottom with back, close etc on android. And a keyboard where you have to tap left or space bar to go to numbers and most used symbols unlike Android all on the same default keyboard. Their are other things too but I just need to get used to it. Thanks again.
I agree with everything that is discussed here. One point that really was not talked about was holding the max charge at 80%. I’ve heard from others that lithium ion batteries prefer to be kept below 80% to increase life. My new EV car even says it’s best to keep the charge level below 80% to maximize battery life.
80% used to be true. It still is. But a modern device already handles it by reporting 100% and stopping charging - when the battery in fact is only at 80-85 % The user interface lies to keep it simpler for us. And there is still plenty of power left on the battery after the phone tells you it's at 0% and shuts down.
@@stesve2007 That's not true. If this was the case then iPhones and Pixels wouldn't have the feature of overnight charging until 80% and topping off to 100% right before you wake up. Phone manufacturers are not investing millions in battery tech to cram as big a battery as possible in your phone just to cut it by 20%. 1 or 2% maybe, but never 15-20%.
@@francisjohnny4556 That would be like printer manufactures selling you those tubes of ink you can refill yourself without spending those outrageous prices of a new cartridge. The only problem is the refills don't top up 100% your empty cartridge.. This one just happens to be true. Reason is simple enough. Printer manufactures want you back in the store to pay huge prices often
I just got my first iPhone two days ago and this video has helped me a lot about some few things of how I should take care of it, Thanksa lot for this.
6:06 I agree, charging your phone with powered off is much faster but the only reason why I prefer with Airplane mode is so that I can see my battery percentage. I'm just really conscious on the battery percentage
I don't get how it is possible to charge you iPhone while it is switched off. If I do turn my phone off and then connect it to a charger, either wireless or wired, the phone will turn itself back on when the charging starts. Am I missing something here??
Turn off charging is much more slower method to charge iPhones, cause iOS cannot calculate how much energy comes in. With that it chooses the slowest way for safety.
@@yenersuzal1089 Yeah unfortunately it can't calculate it'd just be blank, I think turn off charging is the fastest of all but probably not safe for charging because you're not looking at what percentage.
Beginner Apple user here, thank you for this useful information! About the "using phone while charging" thing, the usage here can range from simply operating through os to something more extreme like playing mobile games or using camera, which takes a lot of performance out of phone and could often generate lots of heat, and since charging also generates heat this could be bad for the battery health. I often get warning message from phone system if the phone gets too hot and it automatically close other background apps. So while it's okay to use phone while charging , I guess using it moderately is a good precaution?
Lol what in the hell.. you get the phone too hot warning while using your phone? Do you have an iPhone 4s and are you playing mobile games 24/7? I only get that error when I’m playing outside and leave my phone on the ground
@@zureai I think he's talking about using the phone while charging, not on a normal usage. The topic of the video is about how to "correctly" charging the iPhone to preserve its battery longevity. Since charging caused heat, the tip to refrain from using the phone while charging (to stop it from using extra energy that leads to more heat) has been circulating, which PHT tackles in the video: it's fine to use your phone while it's charging. However, I think A Tofu also got a point here, while using the phone as it's charging fine, heavy duty tasks (gaming, filming, etc) might hinder charging progress and push the battery further to perform under significant heat-which as PHT stated is the main thing to avoid if we want to preserve the battery longevity as much as possible. :)
@@zureai Stella gave you a polite response. I'm going to give you back in kind to your s-post: alright wiseguy, let me make this crystal clear for you, coming from an iPhone 13 pro max 1tb (yeah, bucko, I'm flexing) and I'm telling you, right now, that Genshin, Counter:Side, ToF (not quite as bad), and Nikke all make the phone get toasty. I have personally seen a phone heat warning one time whilst on Counter:Side plugged in. So eat your sarcasm, mate.
Had my iPhone 13 Pro since day 1 (so about 7 months) and Battery Health is still on 100%. I generally charge overnight and it lasts all day on that charge. Very happy with the battery compared to every other iPhone I've owned.
@@emmeau Yes, I charge my iPhone 13 Pro overnight using the ‘Optimised Battery Charging’ mode switched on and it lasts all day. If I am going out early for a long day of heavy use I take my £20 ‘Battery Case’ just in case it runs low but it is rarely used even on heavy days. I would like to add that the reason my battery is still on 100% after 7-8 months is not because it hasn’t degraded but because of the way Apple reports this. Batteries vary in their initial capacity so Apple states the minimum that the Battery could be when new. My battery was obviously well over that minimum and so Apple will report it as 100% until it has degraded to lower than that minimum. Still great for resale though.
@@emmeau So, the advertised battery for the iPhone 13 Pro is 3095 mAh. They can’t make batteries with precise mAh so that 3095 mAh is the minimum your battery will be. If you get a new iPhone with exactly 3095 mAh you will probably see it’s health percentage drop off slightly under 100% after a month or so. Most iPhones will come with a larger mAh capacity but Apple doesn’t report this as 120% Battery Health or whatever. They just report it at 100% until it degrades to less than 3095 mAh. My iPhone is still at 100% after 8 months so it probably came with a 4500+ mAh battery and has degraded to 4050 mAh or whatever. I will see its reported percentage degrade once it dips under Apple’s minimum reported 3095 mAh which could be next week or in 6 months time depending on how lucky I was in getting a larger capacity (than advertised battery). Hope that’s clear. Your battery is doing pretty well after 6 months use and only dropping 2%!
Thank you for this explanation. All this time I was fooled by some channels saying can not charge iphone or other smartphones overnight because it is feared to overcharge and damage the battery performance so when outside I had to find a place to charge because there is not enough precentige on my iphone.
This is so useful. I’ve recently upgraded my iphone 12 pro max to iphone 13 pro max and the battery performance substantially differ. I want this phone to last longer than my previous one so this video helps a lot this since Apple’s main weak point is the battery health over the years. Good to know that all the habits I have when it comes to charging my phone are so far not damaging it 😊
@@Richa_cute yes, but I don't regret it. I prefer the color green. It's my favorite 🤩 And the only difference of 13 and 14 is just the dynamic island. Which is not a big deal for me
I think that "myth" of running the battery down to almost zero before charging was started by me! However that was in the days of NiCad batteries which actually did develop a memory. If, for example, you consistently charged it at 50%, it would get to the point where it wouldn't perform below that 50%. This wasn't just for phones but any cordless tool. Thanks for a great video, I will be sharing it with others.
You are so clear and concise in your tutorials. Thank you. I charge my phone when I go to bed. I wondered what that “optimized charging” notation was about. Thanks.
I don't use my iPhone a lot, so I only charge every 2-3 days. I also have an iPad, going to check the settings on that as well. I love both these devices. My experience with cell phones goes all the way back to the very first Blackberries. I did love the keyboards on those. I still find touchscreen typing a bit awkward, especially when using a foreign language that doesn't have predictive typing. Lots of typos!
What foreign language doesn’t have predictive text? As long as you have that language’s keyboard installed, it should do predictive text in that language too. I have five keyboards installed and just toggle back and forth between them as needed.
One of the ways I have found to maintain 100% battery health is to start the day with a fully charged phone and then continually top it up, if need be throughout the day. I try not to let it ever drop below 70%. After a bit over a year with my 13 Mini, I’m still at 100 health. Point of clarification: You need to power down your iPhone or iPad after it’s already been plugged in for charging. If you power down first and then plug in, your iOS device will automatically reboot and power on.
Hi, got a question for your since I got the same 13 mini. Which charger do you use? or, how do you charge it? I only have the 20w charger but saw on different videos that constatly using this fast charger will damage my battery life. Do you think connecting the usb-c to the Mac may cause less damage? Here in Argentina I don't have the chance to get a 5w charger, which it wouldn't overcharge it due to it's lower-time of charging. Thanks in advance!
@@matiasholzman9324 I mostly use the old Apple USB A 5v 1A 5w charger with a USB A to Lightning cable. Or I use a powered USB 3.0 hub that’s connected to my M1 Mac Mini when I sync and backup my 13 Mini. When I travel, I use one of the newer Anker GaN 30w USB C chargers for both my iPhone and iPad Pro with no detrimental effects to either device. I’m sure the Apple 20w charger is therefore safe to use. The key is to not let your charge drop below 70% and just top it up regularly when you can. Fast charging mostly happens when your battery is low, so if you keep your battery at 70% or greater, it’s only in fast charging mode until it gets to 80% and then slows to the regular charging rate.
Great! Good to know about the fast-charging time range. I'll try to keep charging it with my USB-C + MacBook in that percentage (from 70% on). It doesn't get as hot as when I plug it to the the 20w charger. I'd obviously prefer to have the 5w charger anyway.. So you kept it with 100% health over a year? Thats awesome. Thanks again
Is it possible that most/all iPhone 13 Mini’s were still at 100% battery health at the one-year mark? (Correlation not being causation, in other words.) An academic question for me; I still use an iPhone 7 😂
Well I’ve learnt something today. Thanks for the great tip re charging the iPhone battery. I’ve just learned that my Max Cap is 84% I’m constantly using my mobile mainly for FB and sending texts. Today I also learned how to close down certain features.
If Apple is smart enough to cram so much into a pocket sized phone, it is certainly smart enough to hear all the complaints about phone performance over the years and fix their phones. Thus, the old “urban myths” disappear, and the phones can be used however you want without worrying, just as this video says. Now, If Apple could fix the never ending problem of commenters using facebook style abbreviations, or worse, making up new abbreviations. People, STOP IT, Stop being lazy and spell out your words if you want us to understand what you’re saying. Now, get off of my lawn!
The overcharging myth I used to believe and I was always afraid I’m damaging my phone but then one day I was using my phone while charging and it got pretty hot as a result. I left it to charge but it was getting progressively hotter the more it was staying plugged in the charger. However the second it was full it started cooling off and that’s when I saw that I was being worried for no reason.
That was a "flaw" in apple design (the hotter the phone the shorter battery lifespan), they lost a lawsuit regarding battery problems. Apple Batterygate Settlement amount Depending on the number of claims submitted, Apple will pay a minimum, non-reversionary payment of $310,000,000 and a maximum payment of up to $500,000,000 under the proposed settlement.18 oct 2022
First of all, good thing you're making a video about this. Secondly, I wanna go over some things you mentioned. So, these things don't only apply to iphones they apply to all smartphones but also many tech products like laptops, etc. The charging overnight is definitely bad if the device does not have optimized charging. The reason why is because it will reach 100% stop charging fall to 99% and charge up again to 100% and back and forth. That isn't good for the battery. Next while yes, the batteries are getting better at being customized to our needs is generally better not to let it discharge completely. While it doesn't have major effects on the short term it does affect long term battery life. Extensive full depletion is harmful and is the reason why most phones left aside for long periods while completely discharged have deteriorated bettery life when picked up again.
1:10 Maybe for the newest Iphones this is true, but since you r talking about general iPhones, they don't have it and being charged 100% and still in charge damages the battery really quick. In quarantine I had to do it and the battery in a month went from 89% down to 68%
Here is an advice: unless u intend to go to the jungle, just use your phone and charge it the way u find most convenient, specially if it has an optimised charging function and your schedule isn't confusing(ex. a night shift worker). What I find annoying is the fact that some sales people apperently still believe the costumer should charge their phone for 24h after getting it. Or at least I heard that advice all the way into the 2010s which is for way too long.
Oh wow . I’ve never heard that before … the version I’ve always been told is to let your phone charge to 100% (when it’s brand new out the box) It apparently has an affect on how long/good your battery life lasts. Idk if it’s true tho 🤷🏻♀️
@@MirandaLaRuee699 it was true of an old battery chemistry but nowadays phones just disconnect themself after reaching 100% so its essentially doing nothing. charging to 100% after a phone has been sitting for a while might not be a bad idea since it helps the phone determine the limits of the battery.
For IPAD, avoid switching off your device too frequently, unless it is necessary. Switching on/off too frequently will stress your battery and degrade their life much faster than devices that remain on / idle / sleep continuously. Switch it off only if you need to keep it away for an extended period of time. Just make sure your battery is always above 15 to 20 percent of charge to avoid stresses coming from low-power measures, which is as stressing as frequent on/off/restart switchings. Hope this helps
I got the iPhone 13 promax when it launched a year ago because my iPhone 11 was stuck in a boot loop and the back panel was cracked and I’ve been trying to keep this one in pristine condition and the phone literally looks brand new to people which is a huge compliment, but I’ve been trying to try out new things with my iPhone to keep the battery life nice and the overall phone health nice so i appreciate these types of videos! 👍🏼
One you've missed and that I found out the hard way. If you have a leather or plastic case, remove the phone from the case before charging. I woke up a few times to find the charge stopped below 40 percent especially if I'm using the hotspot feature. My guess is that the metal iphone dissipates heat whilst charging but the case prevents that. I'm also convinced that the phone detects overheating and stops charging for safety reasons.
I use a plastic case with bumpers on them, and I never found any times where it gets too hot, unless I'm like say using a high performance app while charging, but I could def see how the leather case could retain the heat
In regards of the apps in the background not using up more energy, this might not be true with all of them. I had a new iPad and it suddenly started overheating, as well as losing battery, even when I wasn’t using it. I didn’t understand what was going on (and neither did the Apple tech guy). Took me a while but I discovered it was Apple Arcade, I got a free subscription and was trying it out, leaving it “on” when I wasn’t using it… Once I quit it after using, no more overheating :)
Great tips. I was always told to optimise long-term battery life to keep charge between 20 - 80%, but I agree, most of these urban myths are predicated on old technologies.
Charging my iPhone normally would take around 2 hours but when I tried charging while it's switched off it took more than 4 hours. What do you have to say about that? I'd say airplane mode is better if you want a quick charge.
bro u are so good at explaining, your analogys as examples are what make me like your videos more than others, it helps the average non techy user to understand these kinds of things, thank you very much
Very nice tips . Thanks . iPhone 15 has introduced 80% limit charging now . Do you think this is better than optimised charging? Pls let us know your views
Thank you for your clear and easy to listen to and understanding info! My IPhone is an XR and I’m just now figuring out many of its features(I’m old not so tech savvy) I cannot afford a new iPhone and probably would be frustrated anyway trying to learn a new phone all over again. Thank you again for your useful info!
It’s all about the heat, regardless of the reason. That’s what kills batteries, not any specific behavior on your part. So under the pillow charging and fast charging might not be bad directly, but if that causes the phone to get hotter than necessary, I try to avoid that.
Hello, What about "slow" charging taking up more time though? In the sense of less heat but for a longer time. Is that better than the higher heat for a shorter period?
At 4:20 you mention that an MFI cable will send power to your phone without overcharging. How would a cable know when to stop charging your phone? I think it is the phone that simply stops taking the charge rather than the cable that knows to stop sending the charge.
Very interesting and clearly explained. Not strictly battery related, but I have had a problem with the conflict between a weak mobile signal and wi fi calling. My IPhone will always prefer the weak mobile signal, which leads to many frustrations. Lately, I have discovered that if I switch to airplane mode, but turn wi fi back on all calls will be routed through wi fi, including WhatsApp. This has made life much easier and I hope this is useful.
Thank you for this. It was thorough, concise and realistic. At the end of the day, our devices should be able to adapt to our lifestyle needs and it gives peace of mind knowing that our, often very spendy and necessary, phones can handle our needs!
Sense I got my iPhone 6s I looked on the chemical aging of lithium battery’s a lot more. You definitely want to keep it at between 80-20% is a general average for the battery. However is you want to keep at its best I’d try to keep it between 50-80%. That way the battery’s don’t have much stress from lower voltage. Still tho if you do a good job on keeping your iPhone between 80-20% your battery should last a lot longer!
I like the video, the way it's presented. Good job! One thing though with "charging while using the phone", you can't exclude the heat element in this equation. You're using the phone, there's a good chance it would run hot + the heat generated by the charging process itself, and like you said heat is the number one enemy for the battery. So I imagine on the long run, not good.
True, although I would assume most people who do this are only doing it occasionally, and for short bursts of time, while they wait for their device to charge (versus a laptop for example, which you could have permanently plugged in while using). I agree that it's probably not advisable to constantly use your phone this way.
I agree with you, Omar. My iPhone gets hot, especially if I use it while charging so I only do it if necessary. What I would also say is that iPhones sometimes overheat during intensive usage even if they're not charging eg if you're watching a hd video playing a game so if you have to use your iPhone while it's charging try to avoid any demanding tasks on the phone.
I’ve been charging overnight with a bedside charger stand for at least 5 different phones over the past 15 years or more with no problems whatsoever. My phone is ready to go the next morning and lasts until bedtime. Pretty sweet and easy.
many apps on hold is just a ram sink not a battery sink, remove background apps just makes the phone run more smoothly but not noticeable if new advanced phones with some apps, more for older phones.
Thanks for all the good advice. However, I spend a lot of time in remote areas and need to charge from a 12v system, either in a vehicle or from an inverter in camp. My question is, how important is it to use a "pure sine wave inverter" as opposed to just an inverter.
The output of your phone charger outputs a DC voltage. And it either puts out the right voltage or nothing at all. So as long as your phone starts charging it will be fine for your battery. The only thing that could be suffering is the charger itself.
Yup started to change up my charging habits, Was really scared of using my fast charger cause my phone would warm up But then I would notice right around 60 or 70 percent it would just cool off to normal. By iPhone 13pro health is at 99 which isn’t as great as yours and i feel like that might be because I use it as my maps when I drive and the heat from that sort of kills it (I learned to just turn off the screen while driving when I know which street to take, as well as have it near the ac vent so it keeps the phone cool) Also, that low power mode is no joke, a week ago we had electrical maintenance for a day. I used it after charging my phone to 90 and keep it alive for the rest of the day, the next day I still had over 80 percent battery, really helpful feature
tbf, charging overnight even with optimised charging is still worse than charging when you can keep and eye on it, its like filling up a bucket alr filled with water in a deep sea, the bucket will crack break, and likewise, the battery will shrink in size faster
Does charging frequently affect battery life? On my desk without thinking I just plug or magsafe my phone even though I have sufficient battery. How would this affect my device?!
Very nice and informative video. I must stress one slight flaw there though. You cannot simply “turn off” the iPhone and then charge it while it is “off”. Plugging in any iPhone charger while powered off immediately powers the device on. There’s not really a way to do that. Besides that, nice video.
@the_ourple always been told to concentrate on my breathing when I'm in a sticky situation, in through the nose out through the mouth..Deep breathe hope this may help one day...
Good video. Another reason to not really worry about it is that you can have Apple replace your battery for somewhere in the $49-$80 according to the estimate on their service website. Not bad at all.
@@slattslattslatt 90% of normal ppl can’t do this lol’ They don’t have the tools they don’t understand there a bunch of diff screw sizes etc and must be put back correctly’ If u buy a cheap batt it says not genuine same w/ screen For most ppl paying $100 is a much better choice than buying an off brand for $30 then screwing up their phone’ now it’s 1k to buy a new one lol
I think with comments like this, it's important to call out the risk associated doing a repair yourself to save (in my opinion) pennies on the dollar in the Grand scheme. I would argue the vast majority of Apple users aren't buying an apple with repairability in mind. Ecosystem, user experience, brand by association, camera - these are all things I can see most apple users prioritizing. Nearly every primary Apple driver user I know irl is not tech savvy or have the interest to do hardware repairs themselves. Another way to look at this is cost VS effort. I can pay about quarter of the cost at the risk messing something else up (primarily breaking the back panel when removed so highly likely that I would need a new back panel anyway, damaging another part during removal by not properly removing all the screws and clips, not properly grounding or turning off device, etc). Plus the time to complete repairs where experienced people may be able to do it in a few mins (I highly argue this assertion anyway because every repair video I see shows most time is spent removing the back panel. Between the time to find a good repair video, wait for new battery (likely if someone is doing a repair themselves, they are going to find a replacement part instead of OEM and all the necessary tools, complete a practice run, and then execute and test...days have already passed but likely at least 6 to 8 hours of research and waiting time cumulatively...before repairs are even started. But, for about 4x the cost (25 VS 100) I don't have to worry about any of that and leverage the warranty users should have anyway for screen replacements and to repair other defects or damage that can occur. And most importantly, doing a replacement yourself means your device is no longer water resistant and that would require additional research and knowledge to make sure that step is completed. Nearly every battery replacement tutorial I watch either doesn't mention this or if they do, they just say "your phone is no longer water resistant...anyway moving on" I say all this as an end user who does like to repair tech devices as a hobby. My general thoughts have always been: if I want to do something myself, I will. But, if there is a risk of making the problem worse, call in a professional
I’m an electrical engineer and a battery management IC designer. I just buy a new battery when the life is 80% and don’t worry about it. It costs less than a couple of lunches.
My father who is retired and stays at home almost everyday turns on airplane mode when charging the phone, keeps his eye on to take it out of the charger as soon as it reaches 100%, and wait till it goes under 30% before plug it in again while wondering why it went down by almost 30% 5 hours after he took it out of the charger. And yes I told him all the reasons why he should do it the other way around, but he doesn't believe me who worked at a phone store for 10+ years, and highly interested in technology which he knows lol.
This was pretty informative. I learned a lot from this video. I charge my phone usually at night when I am asleep. I will plug the phone in when I go to bed. Thank you.
we charged 13 iPads on a push cart for our public speaking workshops, always left them plugged in except when in use. they got heavy heavy use for 5 years and never lost their charge.
Just found your you tube channel and I am really impressed! Your information is explained in a non technical way where you can understand the reason behind these myths and other issue related to the phone. Love the examples you give with your explanations in lay man’s terms! Definitely clicked to subscribe!
What I've noticed is that going below 20% quite quickly degrades iPhone's Maximum capacity. When going below 20% often my maximum capacity was going down quickly. When keeping the phone above 20% this trend has stopped.
The same applies for the top 20% of the battery. Most electric car manufacturers have a function to charge the car to 80% charge level. This significantly reduces degradation. Then you may wonder why I haven't seen this feature in any phone or laptop manufacturer yet.
@@ruudwilschut9095 I do have that feature on my "old" Galaxy S10+. I can set it to only charge to 85% and then stop charging. I have used that feature for several months now and so far my battery life seems to still be doing okay as I've had the phone for a little over 2 years.
@@bluerious5475 I don’t think that’s true. If so, why does Apple have a “optimized charge” feature that stops charging at 80% an resumes charging to 100% short before you wake up in the morning? I work in shifts, so that feature is pointless in my case. Only electric cars have a huge buffer and even those have the ability to set it manually to 80%.
I love your channel! This video was very useful. To answer your question near the end of the video… I have the iPhone 13 and I charge my phone every 2 days. I have the usb-c cable and the 20w block. It charges very quickly but the battery still lasts me a good 48 hours 😊
I was told by a certified Apple dealer to let the battery run right down to lengthen it’s life. I’ve been doing this with my iPhone 6…it’s still at 85% health after all these years.
Please also clarify on an idle lowest battery percentage to charge. Ex. Is it true that a phone should be plugged to charge when it is below 20% and unplug when it is above 80%?
I bought my first smart phone in 2012. I always charged it full overnight. I retired it 10 years ago; but, yesterday i took it off the shelf and wanted to see if it would charge. it did and it held the charge; it's too bad that 2G service was shut down
Great video and good tips indeed. But one thing still counts for all lithium ion batteries: Besides heat, they don’t like “extreme” charging states. Which means either 100 % or 0 % or being close to it for a long time. Keeping it operating between 80 % and 30 % or so will pro-long the battery health in long term. That’s also why Apples “Optimized Charging” let’s your phone idle at 80 % over night. You can tripple the number of total charging cycles keeping an eye on that.
It does make sense that opening up an app each time instead of leaving it open would use more power. Thanks for that tip and also the one about battery health/ max capacity. Mine is at 86% so I guess I should begin looking for my next one soon.
Very good and valuable. I have one small comment. More apps generally increase cpu utilization which may shorten battery life. But I hasten to add that the degree of utilization is highly dependent upon the particular app(s) involved. Many apps lie dormant when not in use, or only periodically consume cycles when the "wake up" such as time or event driven architecture. A nice to have would be to show average utilization for both processor and disk resources, but I guess many people would not benefit if they are not very familiar with what they mean.
Actually more apps increase CPU utilization is not completely true. App are suspended when not the current active app and use no CPU. The exception is apps that you have allowed to run in the background.
@@juliejones8785 Actually, it's even more complicated. I simplified for most folks to understand. CPU utilization is a function of application Styles (eg.. Locality of reference), dispatch priority, Application mix, goal priorities, and finally the availability of RAM and I/O saturation.
I'm switching from Android to IOS, and closing apps is kind of a habbit back when I used Android, many apps running makes it laggy. That habbit brought to my Iphone and I tought it saves some battery too. Guess I've learned that is wrong. Thank you for your clear explaination!
Everything is right, except for the oven analogy. The rate you lose heat is proportional to the temperature difference. This is Newton's law of heating. The reason chefs keep oven on all the time is to save time not energy.
I have a distinct observation about iPhones and macs charging. The mains plugs vary from place to place. Uk plugs are three pin 220volts current. You can talk on your iPhone (or use your Mac in your lap) without any issues In india apple officially sells iPhones and macs with a 2 pin plugs. So if you use your phone while charging for phone calls you get an electric shock to your ear. (And shock to you thigh while using mac) I’m very surprised apple didn’t think it out.
You really explain everything so well. The way you explain the concepts with examples side by side.. LOVE THE CONTENT, I hope you reach a million subscribers by the end of 2023 :) cheers to you mate. Love from India.
One thing you didn't mention (probably because you were primarily focused on myths) is that Li-battery tests demonstrate that maximum battery lifetime (and, for practicality, modern sealed-PHONE lifetime) is achieved by recharging the phone when its Li battery discharges to around 50%.
@@rexperverziff It doesn't work that way, Rex. Your TOTAL battery *lifetime* (hours of TOTAL usage before the battery dies) INCREASES when you charge it well before it drains completely.
Nice video but I kinda disagree with some because it's not only about the heat while charging, but it's also about the battery cycles of your phone. if you always charge from 0-100 that's a whole cycle in every charge which will reduce dramatically your battery life, so I would recommend for any lithium-ion battery to never be discharged lower than 20% (if possible) and never charged over about 80% (again *if* possible). This will actually make a big difference for the lifespan of your battery.
Thank you! I was going to say that. I have my S22 Ultra set to not charge above 85% because I want the battery to last longer in terms of degradation. I would also add that using your phone whil charging isn't good for it uf it's heating up. When I charge my phone at 45 watts (which I do only when I'm in a rush and otherwise have it set to slow charge or use a slower charger) it gets warm and using it it would probably get rather hot
in that case whats the point of having a phone that can last a day or day and half if youre not using over 20% of its capacity ? I understand the discharging bellow 20% but not charging over 80%? you loose around 4-5 hours of battery. Ok maybe charger it to about 90-95% not 100% but still get the maximum of your battery.
@@ridgy37 a charge cycle is when you go from 0-100 or some combination that reaches 100. Plugging in your phone from 20-80 isn't a full charge cycle. You need to add another 40 to make it a full charge cycle.
I have had iPhone, iPhone3, 4 and 4s 5, 6plus and now iPhone 12pro max. Always charge over night, never using optimised charging. Never had to replace a better.
Let's be clear , those companies that have designed super fast charging aren't sharing the tech . It's safe , and doesn't do any more harm than apple's 27w charging.
Thank you for this video, very useful and informative as all of your videos seem to be. One question I have is around wireless charging. Given a battery’s sensitivity to heat buildup why is it a good idea to charge your phone wirelessly as opposed to using a wire? I once charged my phone in my brother in law’s Tesla and when he handed it to me after spending some time on the charging pad it was ridiculously hot! I concluded at the time that this didn’t seem to me to be the best way to get a charge in the battery. I understand the desire for less clutter from wires but at what cost?
Good video and dispels a lot of myths! I usually change phones when my battery won’t hold a charge anymore. I have an 8 and my battery health is good! I did have optimum charging turned on! Probably will get a new one soon but am considering switching providers as mine is not satisfactory!
I found your video right now because I am so bothered on my battery health. Last 2 days ago I found out it depleted to 99% and it’s almost 3 months old. Now it depleted again and it is 98% battery health. I will follow this tips and see to it if I have my battery health will stay 98% longer. Thank you so much.
I love this video… some of these people would tell you “from a full charge turn the phone off and never use it to keep battery health”. I don’t care that much about it. I bought my iPhone to use it not kill half of what I paid for. It’s like buying a built mustang to never get on it to keep the engine new. You don’t spend the money to not use what it’s made for. Again great video!
Curious about your thoughts about keeping your phone plugged in to apple car play? Is it okay to keep it plugged and charging for daily commutes or road trips?
Also for this reason it would be ideal if there was a 80% charge limit function. This should be easily Implementable in a new iOS update, but I think Apple and other manufacturers are not interested in a durable long-lasting battery. They only want to sell new phones.
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Yes I do
Does Smart charging works while the phone is automatically off ?
Willbit hurt the phone in that case ?
Thanks for your help
8:36 am
You miss the important health concern of radiation by having your phone right next to your head for hours !
I am 81 yrs old and I am finding your videos absolutely invaluable and really well explained. Usually when I Google a problem l don’t understand the answer .
You're a credit to your generation. My grandparents won't even try to learn new technology, let alone actively seek out information. Hope I'm as savvy as yourself when I hit my golden years.
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At least you "Google" grandpa. Let alone my Grandparents, not even my Parents try to search for information themselves. They'll ask me everytime any minutest problem occurs.
Lol
Oh wow I like seeing old people and stuff
Thank you from a 78 yr old , digitally challenged lady!
I will be 73 this year and can you teach us how to delete stuff from iCloud
so wholesome ❤
A year after purchasing iPhone 13, this is the best video I’ve seen about it. Helpful and clear with no zingo. I’m folllowing you Asana subscriber.
Fast charging is bad for your iPhone for one reason: the heat. iPhone batteries generate way too much heat, and heat is bad for battery. Use fast charging wisely, feel free to use it when you’re in a rush, and use the 5W charger when you charge it overnight, because the 5W
charger will make your phone stay cool in the whole charging process.
Heat is an indicator the battery is not charging optimally. Unplug, allow enough time to cool, plug it back in.
I’ve watched TONS of videos about battery life since I’ve got my first iPhone about a month ago, and this one’s my favorite so far! I just love how he explains is so calmly without sounding like a know-it-all, and I really appreciate the allusions as examples
Why did you just copied and pasted @momokat4082's comment from a year ago, same text, look up 5 posts above you.
I’ve watched TONS of videos about battery life since I’ve got my first iPhone about a month ago, and this one’s my favorite so far! I just love how he explains is so calmly without sounding like a know-it-all, and I really appreciate the allusions as examples 😊
I'm in the same position as you were a month ago, I bought my first ever iPhone, apple watch and beats ear buds and now I'm here watching videos on an android phone obsessing about the battery of my devices trying to find as much information as possible that helps me to give them a good life ugh
I don't think you need any special way to charge. Just plug it in overnight.
Do you mean analogies instead of allusions?
Gotta keep an eye on these things with iPhone cuz it can end with your battery being depleted quicker than you expected.
Im not so sure if you charge your phone with your car 12 volt.
Its dc and does not communicate with your phone. It will push and thus overcharge.
Few additional things:
a. Turn off background app refresh as it is constantly refreshing and draining battery
b. Change your mail settings to fetch rather than push, and then select once an hour
c. Turn off automatic time zone setting as it is constantly checking
d. Clear your Safari cache once a week , improves performance speed
e. When battery finally gets to around 85 percent swap it out…Apple will replace it in the store for $69
@BeetleFartMedia why
Swapping battery at 85% is really unnecessary. I’ve used good no. Of iPhones myself and family, generally i can use an iphone on an average of 4-5 years and battery dropping to 71% by the max that i’ve seen. And then sell it for dirt cheap.
So turn on low power mode basically?
An appointment is necessary so I discovered.
This is true, my friend was going to upgrade his iphone12, but i changed his settings and his phone last more than 8hrs per day now, he couldnt believe it 🤣
I agree with everything you said except for the part that you can leave your phone overnight ie. Charging to 100%. I understand that most consumers will replace their device every 2 years, so the extra life cycles don't really matter. But charging your phone to, let's say 85-90% instead of 100%, can increase your discharge cycle from 300-500 to 600-1000, essentially doubling the lifespan of your battery. If you want more discharge cycles, avoid fully charging/discharging your device.
Proof: trust me bro
@@marsellsavage 😂
Tim Cook himself said this is true and he said the closer you can keep your phone to 50% charge the better, I usually charge to 90% or so and recharge at 35%
My iPhone battery is down to 84% capacity. I now turn off wifi but leave on cellular connection when I go to bed to extend battery life a bit. I don't surf the web while sleeping.
@@hermancmthen he introduced standby that keeps your phone at 100% all the time. When my phone gets to 80% I just pay Apple to swap the battery and put new seal in too.
if you use a Chargie device for your overnight charging sessions, it will stop charging at whatever % you like and will limit heat-induced damage to your battery by not letting it charge at full speed. Chargie also features a delayed charging function that you can use so that the phone does not stay at high states of charge for long - it tops just before you wake up.
Just made the switch to iPhone so finding your channel very useful! I have the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the battery life is phenomenal compared to recent Samsung phones! I have Z Fold 3 that will be out of battery by mid afternoon whereas the lowest it has been on the iPhone is 30% on a heavy use day.
Glad you're finding the channel helpful! I've not had a chance to play around with the fold phones, but I can imagine that battery life is proving challenging for them, as they're essentially having to split the battery out over two foldable parts, versus one giant slab of a battery that you get in the Pro Max!
Yes the battery is so amazing I have the 13 promax and it is phenomenal
the folds always had really bad battery life. the regular flagships have better battery life, especially if you disable the 120hz feature.
@@ReyaadGafur I’ve had various Samsung flagships & none got me through the day without needing a charge but I’m heavy user. That’s said I have never worn down my 13 ProMax even after taking a lot a videos whilst at a concert last night, it still had 15% left when it went on charge.
Fakest comment in here
I just got my second iPhone a iPhone 13, and I love it! My first was the iPhone 7s plus I had that one until it quit working lol the front facing camera went out and then the speaker went out lol I had it about 6 years! I noticed major differences when I upgraded to the 13! I love it!! The faster charging is a plus and wireless charging too.
"Using low power mode is like buying a Porche & installing a limiter to stop it going over 20mph" Classic 🤣
@@Ripcurlgrl just wait till the speed limiters in cars comes. It will be coming soon by 2030 I think….
@@hunteryearwood9761if Biden wins presidency this year in USA, we are going to go back to the stone ages and be like the flintstones having cars that run on how many feet are in and pushing
😂😂 I use low power mode at 100% and have no apps open in the background and I hardly take videos or photos. That’s what the wife is for 😂 I have noticed my phone can last longer, watch videos or listen to music, while in low power mode connected using BT ear buds. When it’s off I notice it go 100-80 with in ~30minutes when low power mode on it’s more like an hour to hit that 80% left but I’m a few years back on the 12 pro max so meh. My iPad I use more often and I notice my battery drain pretty quickly especially if I allow my kid to play little games and watch Disney+
@@hunteryearwood9761 it's already here. Commercial vehicles (including pick-up trucks like Toyota Hilux) in many countries have speed limiters. But those are only on commercial vehicles.
Nice video! 2 tips (myths?) I've heard somewhere: 1) don't ever let the battery go under 20% before charging it 2) never charge the battery until 100%, stop charging before reaching 100%...expecially this last seems to me not very logic...what do you think?
20% is a bit conservative, you can go to down to 5% if you know a charger is nearby soon. The not charging to 100% is correct, no myth. Lithium-polymer batteries age chemically, even if you don't use them. That aging process happens faster when fully charged, so if you regularly keep your phone close to the 100% charge level you will be accelerating the chemical aging of the battery. Personally I keep my phone charged between 15% and 80% or so (no need to be too accurate). Near 3 year old iPhone XS here, still 94% battery health indicated.
@@maidsandmuses Thank you, very useful!
its already 2023 (2022 for the video at least) but people still do not understand why "do not leave your phone charging overnight!" is not about the overcharging aspect, but the fact that the ba ttery health or charge cycles diminished when battery is charge aways at full capacity (typical 100% is above 4.2volts), let alone charge or left charge at full capacity overnight. that is why its often can be adviced on some battery-research publications that battery should have a charge between 20%-80% OFCOURSE this does not matter if you change phone every year.
I love this guy’s voice! Very calming, not boring, but soothing. He should make sleep or relaxation videos in which he just talks for a few hours.
Fact
The technique of charging your device when it’s switched off, makes a huge difference in my experience. I have a very well used iPad c 6 years old & when I charge it while switched on, it barely holds the charge…let alone boosts it, but when I turn it off before charging, it charges quite quickly….albeit runs down again quickly, if I don’t keep it powered. I have a fairly new iPhone, so based on this video, I plan to get into the habit of turning that off too….at an appropriate time of day when I’m not expecting calls. Thanks again for a helpful video :- )
But don’t Apple products turn on automatically when being charged? Whenever I power off my devices and plug them in, they just turn back on. When I had a slide phone and other old phone a few years back, they actually stayed off and charged while off, but not my iPhones.
@@amosdraak3536 pretty sure newer iphones auto turn on when you charge
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Thanks, Sir.
I really enjoyed this no-nonsense video clip, giving out information in a straight-forward way with none of the gimmicks that other YT channelers so often use (like the two techies who continually complete each others sentences and really get on my nerves). Shared this on Twitter. Thanks PHT.
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you're finding the content helpful!
@@ProperHonestTech I have the I phone 11 since it came out in 2019 battery health is at 94 percent now people go on about only being a lcd screen most people won’t notice it anyway do what’s on my I phone video
Is that david and david from payette forward the most cringe channel on youtube
TH-cam has its place...
I only charge my phone when it drops to 20%, and I disconnect it when it reaches approximately 85 to 95%. Because of this, my battery health remains at 100%.
Since when is it 100 percent?
You're not too far off. Not below 20-25% - Not above 80-85%
@@taru7288 Could be a good feature if the iphone stops charging at this level auto automatically as Samsung
@@Lishaakczmy 15PM does this on iOS 18. I can have it to charge at either 80, 85, 90 or 95%.
@@Lishaakcz My iphone 16 has this feature
This video automatically started playing after I was looking for a back button video. It is so useful. I’m always closing apps to save on battery and then having to open them all again. Your explanation was so simple and I can’t believe how much time I’ve wasted swiping up for nothing, especially when I struggle to swipe up to shut down for some strange reason. So many other great explanations too. Thank you so much.
I’ve just left Android but still not sure if I made the correct choice. There’s no paste folder with several paste memories. I have to stretch to top left corner to go back, or other variations depending on the app, unlike a simple task bar along the bottom with back, close etc on android. And a keyboard where you have to tap left or space bar to go to numbers and most used symbols unlike Android all on the same default keyboard. Their are other things too but I just need to get used to it. Thanks again.
I agree with everything that is discussed here. One point that really was not talked about was holding the max charge at 80%. I’ve heard from others that lithium ion batteries prefer to be kept below 80% to increase life. My new EV car even says it’s best to keep the charge level below 80% to maximize battery life.
That would be nice to know I usually charge mine on a fan throughout the daywhen it gets near 90
80% used to be true. It still is. But a modern device already handles it by reporting 100% and stopping charging - when the battery in fact is only at 80-85 %
The user interface lies to keep it simpler for us. And there is still plenty of power left on the battery after the phone tells you it's at 0% and shuts down.
@@stesve2007 That's not true. If this was the case then iPhones and Pixels wouldn't have the feature of overnight charging until 80% and topping off to 100% right before you wake up. Phone manufacturers are not investing millions in battery tech to cram as big a battery as possible in your phone just to cut it by 20%. 1 or 2% maybe, but never 15-20%.
@@francisjohnny4556 That would be like printer manufactures selling you those tubes of ink you can refill yourself without spending those outrageous prices of a new cartridge.
The only problem is the refills don't top up 100% your empty cartridge.. This one just happens to be true. Reason is simple enough. Printer manufactures want you back in the store to pay huge prices often
@@Tech-geeky I don't get how your described situation with printers relates to what I said.
I just got my first iPhone two days ago and this video has helped me a lot about some few things of how I should take care of it, Thanksa lot for this.
At last someone who actually knows what he’s talking about. Well done!
finally a channel about iPhone stuff I haven't disabled from my feed
…… agreed , and in plain understandable language too .
6:06 I agree, charging your phone with powered off is much faster but the only reason why I prefer with Airplane mode is so that I can see my battery percentage. I'm just really conscious on the battery percentage
I don't get how it is possible to charge you iPhone while it is switched off. If I do turn my phone off and then connect it to a charger, either wireless or wired, the phone will turn itself back on when the charging starts. Am I missing something here??
@@JemTheWire I think it should be opposite, after you connect it to a charger, then you should turn it off, it's kinda hustle tbh.
Turn off charging is much more slower method to charge iPhones, cause iOS cannot calculate how much energy comes in. With that it chooses the slowest way for safety.
@@yenersuzal1089 Yeah unfortunately it can't calculate it'd just be blank, I think turn off charging is the fastest of all but probably not safe for charging because you're not looking at what percentage.
Beginner Apple user here, thank you for this useful information! About the "using phone while charging" thing, the usage here can range from simply operating through os to something more extreme like playing mobile games or using camera, which takes a lot of performance out of phone and could often generate lots of heat, and since charging also generates heat this could be bad for the battery health. I often get warning message from phone system if the phone gets too hot and it automatically close other background apps. So while it's okay to use phone while charging , I guess using it moderately is a good precaution?
Lol what in the hell.. you get the phone too hot warning while using your phone? Do you have an iPhone 4s and are you playing mobile games 24/7? I only get that error when I’m playing outside and leave my phone on the ground
@@zureai I think he's talking about using the phone while charging, not on a normal usage. The topic of the video is about how to "correctly" charging the iPhone to preserve its battery longevity. Since charging caused heat, the tip to refrain from using the phone while charging (to stop it from using extra energy that leads to more heat) has been circulating, which PHT tackles in the video: it's fine to use your phone while it's charging.
However, I think A Tofu also got a point here, while using the phone as it's charging fine, heavy duty tasks (gaming, filming, etc) might hinder charging progress and push the battery further to perform under significant heat-which as PHT stated is the main thing to avoid if we want to preserve the battery longevity as much as possible. :)
@@zureai Stella gave you a polite response. I'm going to give you back in kind to your s-post: alright wiseguy, let me make this crystal clear for you, coming from an iPhone 13 pro max 1tb (yeah, bucko, I'm flexing) and I'm telling you, right now, that Genshin, Counter:Side, ToF (not quite as bad), and Nikke all make the phone get toasty. I have personally seen a phone heat warning one time whilst on Counter:Side plugged in.
So eat your sarcasm, mate.
@@Stalinfalcon Well if you can’t read my response.. it sounds like you mobile game 24/7 so that’s why bucko
@JAE3K Lol, not on an ancient rig smarty pants, read your own sentence.
Had my iPhone 13 Pro since day 1 (so about 7 months) and Battery Health is still on 100%. I generally charge overnight and it lasts all day on that charge. Very happy with the battery compared to every other iPhone I've owned.
So you only charge it once and every night? I want to keep my battery health at 100% for as long as I can
@@emmeau Yes, I charge my iPhone 13 Pro overnight using the ‘Optimised Battery Charging’ mode switched on and it lasts all day. If I am going out early for a long day of heavy use I take my £20 ‘Battery Case’ just in case it runs low but it is rarely used even on heavy days. I would like to add that the reason my battery is still on 100% after 7-8 months is not because it hasn’t degraded but because of the way Apple reports this. Batteries vary in their initial capacity so Apple states the minimum that the Battery could be when new. My battery was obviously well over that minimum and so Apple will report it as 100% until it has degraded to lower than that minimum. Still great for resale though.
@@djalice I had mine for 6 months till I notice it was on 98% are you saying some don’t come fully at 100%? Thank you for replying
@@emmeau So, the advertised battery for the iPhone 13 Pro is 3095 mAh. They can’t make batteries with precise mAh so that 3095 mAh is the minimum your battery will be. If you get a new iPhone with exactly 3095 mAh you will probably see it’s health percentage drop off slightly under 100% after a month or so. Most iPhones will come with a larger mAh capacity but Apple doesn’t report this as 120% Battery Health or whatever. They just report it at 100% until it degrades to less than 3095 mAh. My iPhone is still at 100% after 8 months so it probably came with a 4500+ mAh battery and has degraded to 4050 mAh or whatever. I will see its reported percentage degrade once it dips under Apple’s minimum reported 3095 mAh which could be next week or in 6 months time depending on how lucky I was in getting a larger capacity (than advertised battery). Hope that’s clear. Your battery is doing pretty well after 6 months use and only dropping 2%!
@@djalice do you have any advice as to how often and when to charge your phone ? If there’s a right way I guess so there’s less damage to the battery
Thank you for this explanation. All this time I was fooled by some channels saying can not charge iphone or other smartphones overnight because it is feared to overcharge and damage the battery performance so when outside I had to find a place to charge because there is not enough precentige on my iphone.
This is so useful. I’ve recently upgraded my iphone 12 pro max to iphone 13 pro max and the battery performance substantially differ. I want this phone to last longer than my previous one so this video helps a lot this since Apple’s main weak point is the battery health over the years. Good to know that all the habits I have when it comes to charging my phone are so far not damaging it 😊
Why did you go for the 13? Is very similar to the 12. I'll wait for next year iphone 15 and then trade in my 12. I'm just curious of your reasoning...
@@SergioAbarca9 my iPhone 12 got stolen
@@kimchi5726 😂😂😂😂😂
By waiting a bit longer you could get the iPhone 14s.
@@Richa_cute yes, but I don't regret it. I prefer the color green. It's my favorite 🤩 And the only difference of 13 and 14 is just the dynamic island. Which is not a big deal for me
I think that "myth" of running the battery down to almost zero before charging was started by me! However that was in the days of NiCad batteries which actually did develop a memory. If, for example, you consistently charged it at 50%, it would get to the point where it wouldn't perform below that 50%. This wasn't just for phones but any cordless tool. Thanks for a great video, I will be sharing it with others.
You are so clear and concise in your tutorials. Thank you. I charge my phone when I go to bed. I wondered what that “optimized charging” notation was about. Thanks.
I don't use my iPhone a lot, so I only charge every 2-3 days. I also have an iPad, going to check the settings on that as well. I love both these devices. My experience with cell phones goes all the way back to the very first Blackberries. I did love the keyboards on those. I still find touchscreen typing a bit awkward, especially when using a foreign language that doesn't have predictive typing. Lots of typos!
Swipe down.
Select rotate.
Turn phone to landscape.
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What foreign language doesn’t have predictive text? As long as you have that language’s keyboard installed, it should do predictive text in that language too. I have five keyboards installed and just toggle back and forth between them as needed.
@@ted.angell7609 Latin
One of the ways I have found to maintain 100% battery health is to start the day with a fully charged phone and then continually top it up, if need be throughout the day. I try not to let it ever drop below 70%. After a bit over a year with my 13 Mini, I’m still at 100 health. Point of clarification: You need to power down your iPhone or iPad after it’s already been plugged in for charging. If you power down first and then plug in, your iOS device will automatically reboot and power on.
Hi, got a question for your since I got the same 13 mini. Which charger do you use? or, how do you charge it? I only have the 20w charger but saw on different videos that constatly using this fast charger will damage my battery life. Do you think connecting the usb-c to the Mac may cause less damage? Here in Argentina I don't have the chance to get a 5w charger, which it wouldn't overcharge it due to it's lower-time of charging.
Thanks in advance!
@@matiasholzman9324 I mostly use the old Apple USB A 5v 1A 5w charger with a USB A to Lightning cable. Or I use a powered USB 3.0 hub that’s connected to my M1 Mac Mini when I sync and backup my 13 Mini. When I travel, I use one of the newer Anker GaN 30w USB C chargers for both my iPhone and iPad Pro with no detrimental effects to either device. I’m sure the Apple 20w charger is therefore safe to use. The key is to not let your charge drop below 70% and just top it up regularly when you can. Fast charging mostly happens when your battery is low, so if you keep your battery at 70% or greater, it’s only in fast charging mode until it gets to 80% and then slows to the regular charging rate.
Great! Good to know about the fast-charging time range. I'll try to keep charging it with my USB-C + MacBook in that percentage (from 70% on). It doesn't get as hot as when I plug it to the the 20w charger.
I'd obviously prefer to have the 5w charger anyway..
So you kept it with 100% health over a year? Thats awesome.
Thanks again
Is it possible that most/all iPhone 13 Mini’s were still at 100% battery health at the one-year mark? (Correlation not being causation, in other words.)
An academic question for me; I still use an iPhone 7 😂
Love your content. Most logically organized, no bs information always. Keep it up.
I subscribed for two reasons: 1) the concision, clarity and density of your content, and 2) your Genelec speakers. :)
A man of good taste I see 😉
It’s been a good few years since I’ve looked into the iPhone battery facts. This is superb. Everything explained in a layman. Good job.
Well I’ve learnt something today. Thanks for the great tip re charging the iPhone battery. I’ve just learned that my Max Cap is 84% I’m constantly using my mobile mainly for FB and sending texts. Today I also learned how to close down certain features.
Thank you for this great video. It's nice to get rid of the myths, and to learn how "smart" the device actually is.
I always wondered Why it takes so much less time to charge up to 50% then 50% to 100% when you fast charge but you completely answered my question
If Apple is smart enough to cram so much into a pocket sized phone, it is certainly smart enough to hear all the complaints about phone performance over the years and fix their phones. Thus, the old “urban myths” disappear, and the phones can be used however you want without worrying, just as this video says.
Now, If Apple could fix the never ending problem of commenters using facebook style abbreviations, or worse, making up new abbreviations. People, STOP IT, Stop being lazy and spell out your words if you want us to understand what you’re saying. Now, get off of my lawn!
The overcharging myth I used to believe and I was always afraid I’m damaging my phone but then one day I was using my phone while charging and it got pretty hot as a result. I left it to charge but it was getting progressively hotter the more it was staying plugged in the charger. However the second it was full it started cooling off and that’s when I saw that I was being worried for no reason.
That was a "flaw" in apple design (the hotter the phone the shorter battery lifespan), they lost a lawsuit regarding battery problems.
Apple Batterygate Settlement amount
Depending on the number of claims submitted, Apple will pay a minimum, non-reversionary payment of $310,000,000 and a maximum payment of up to $500,000,000 under the proposed settlement.18 oct 2022
First of all, good thing you're making a video about this. Secondly, I wanna go over some things you mentioned. So, these things don't only apply to iphones they apply to all smartphones but also many tech products like laptops, etc. The charging overnight is definitely bad if the device does not have optimized charging. The reason why is because it will reach 100% stop charging fall to 99% and charge up again to 100% and back and forth. That isn't good for the battery. Next while yes, the batteries are getting better at being customized to our needs is generally better not to let it discharge completely. While it doesn't have major effects on the short term it does affect long term battery life. Extensive full depletion is harmful and is the reason why most phones left aside for long periods while completely discharged have deteriorated bettery life when picked up again.
1:10 Maybe for the newest Iphones this is true, but since you r talking about general iPhones, they don't have it and being charged 100% and still in charge damages the battery really quick. In quarantine I had to do it and the battery in a month went from 89% down to 68%
which phone do you have ?
@@mahmudulislam1410 iPhone 12 128 gb product red but I had iPhone 7 plus
Here is an advice: unless u intend to go to the jungle, just use your phone and charge it the way u find most convenient, specially if it has an optimised charging function and your schedule isn't confusing(ex. a night shift worker). What I find annoying is the fact that some sales people apperently still believe the costumer should charge their phone for 24h after getting it. Or at least I heard that advice all the way into the 2010s which is for way too long.
Oh wow . I’ve never heard that before … the version I’ve always been told is to let your phone charge to 100% (when it’s brand new out the box) It apparently has an affect on how long/good your battery life lasts. Idk if it’s true tho 🤷🏻♀️
@@MirandaLaRuee699 it was true of an old battery chemistry but nowadays phones just disconnect themself after reaching 100% so its essentially doing nothing. charging to 100% after a phone has been sitting for a while might not be a bad idea since it helps the phone determine the limits of the battery.
For IPAD, avoid switching off your device too frequently, unless it is necessary. Switching on/off too frequently will stress your battery and degrade their life much faster than devices that remain on / idle / sleep continuously. Switch it off only if you need to keep it away for an extended period of time. Just make sure your battery is always above 15 to 20 percent of charge to avoid stresses coming from low-power measures, which is as stressing as frequent on/off/restart switchings. Hope this helps
Thank you. First class info.
I got the iPhone 13 promax when it launched a year ago because my iPhone 11 was stuck in a boot loop and the back panel was cracked and I’ve been trying to keep this one in pristine condition and the phone literally looks brand new to people which is a huge compliment, but I’ve been trying to try out new things with my iPhone to keep the battery life nice and the overall phone health nice so i appreciate these types of videos! 👍🏼
One you've missed and that I found out the hard way. If you have a leather or plastic case, remove the phone from the case before charging. I woke up a few times to find the charge stopped below 40 percent especially if I'm using the hotspot feature. My guess is that the metal iphone dissipates heat whilst charging but the case prevents that. I'm also convinced that the phone detects overheating and stops charging for safety reasons.
@Keith Walker What if I use a silicone case?
I use a plastic case with bumpers on them, and I never found any times where it gets too hot, unless I'm like say using a high performance app while charging, but I could def see how the leather case could retain the heat
In regards of the apps in the background not using up more energy, this might not be true with all of them. I had a new iPad and it suddenly started overheating, as well as losing battery, even when I wasn’t using it. I didn’t understand what was going on (and neither did the Apple tech guy). Took me a while but I discovered it was Apple Arcade, I got a free subscription and was trying it out, leaving it “on” when I wasn’t using it… Once I quit it after using, no more overheating :)
Great tips. I was always told to optimise long-term battery life to keep charge between 20 - 80%, but I agree, most of these urban myths are predicated on old technologies.
So u mean to say 20 to 80 % charge is best for battery health?
@@karanpatil619 yea pretty much
This is true. Recommended by Apple & every Google search result on the matter.
So glad to have found you! Someone capable of explanations that the 'tech challenged' ... that's me, can understand and implement. Thankyou.
Charging my iPhone normally would take around 2 hours but when I tried charging while it's switched off it took more than 4 hours. What do you have to say about that? I'd say airplane mode is better if you want a quick charge.
bro u are so good at explaining, your analogys as examples are what make me like your videos more than others, it helps the average non techy user to understand these kinds of things, thank you very much
Very nice tips . Thanks . iPhone 15 has introduced 80% limit charging now . Do you think this is better than optimised charging? Pls let us know your views
Thank you for your clear and easy to listen to and understanding info! My IPhone is an XR and I’m just now figuring out many of its features(I’m old not so tech savvy) I cannot afford a new iPhone and probably would be frustrated anyway trying to learn a new phone all over again. Thank you again for your useful info!
It’s all about the heat, regardless of the reason. That’s what kills batteries, not any specific behavior on your part. So under the pillow charging and fast charging might not be bad directly, but if that causes the phone to get hotter than necessary, I try to avoid that.
Hello,
What about "slow" charging taking up more time though? In the sense of less heat but for a longer time. Is that better than the higher heat for a shorter period?
At 4:20 you mention that an MFI cable will send power to your phone without overcharging. How would a cable know when to stop charging your phone? I think it is the phone that simply stops taking the charge rather than the cable that knows to stop sending the charge.
Very interesting and clearly explained.
Not strictly battery related, but I have had a problem with the conflict between a weak mobile signal and wi fi calling. My IPhone will always prefer the weak mobile signal, which leads to many frustrations. Lately, I have discovered that if I switch to airplane mode, but turn wi fi back on all calls will be routed through wi fi, including WhatsApp. This has made life much easier and I hope this is useful.
Thank you for this. It was thorough, concise and realistic. At the end of the day, our devices should be able to adapt to our lifestyle needs and it gives peace of mind knowing that our, often very spendy and necessary, phones can handle our needs!
Agree. Thank you, too, from a new iPhone user.
Sense I got my iPhone 6s I looked on the chemical aging of lithium battery’s a lot more. You definitely want to keep it at between 80-20% is a general average for the battery. However is you want to keep at its best I’d try to keep it between 50-80%. That way the battery’s don’t have much stress from lower voltage. Still tho if you do a good job on keeping your iPhone between 80-20% your battery should last a lot longer!
Iphone 7plus here, i just charge it overnight, every night. Still working and has 10GB of memory left.
@@sct4040 wtf does memory have to do with battery?
I like the video, the way it's presented. Good job! One thing though with "charging while using the phone", you can't exclude the heat element in this equation. You're using the phone, there's a good chance it would run hot + the heat generated by the charging process itself, and like you said heat is the number one enemy for the battery. So I imagine on the long run, not good.
True, although I would assume most people who do this are only doing it occasionally, and for short bursts of time, while they wait for their device to charge (versus a laptop for example, which you could have permanently plugged in while using). I agree that it's probably not advisable to constantly use your phone this way.
Makes little to no difference. The screen just won’t operate as brightly to counter heat. Enjoy the phone and don’t over think it
I agree with you, Omar. My iPhone gets hot, especially if I use it while charging so I only do it if necessary. What I would also say is that iPhones sometimes overheat during intensive usage even if they're not charging eg if you're watching a hd video playing a game so if you have to use your iPhone while it's charging try to avoid any demanding tasks on the phone.
I’ve been charging overnight with a bedside charger stand for at least 5 different phones over the past 15 years or more with no problems whatsoever. My phone is ready to go the next morning and lasts until bedtime. Pretty sweet and easy.
many apps on hold is just a ram sink not a battery sink, remove background apps just makes the phone run more smoothly but not noticeable if new advanced phones with some apps, more for older phones.
Thanks for all the good advice. However, I spend a lot of time in remote areas and need to charge from a 12v system, either in a vehicle or from an inverter in camp. My question is, how important is it to use a "pure sine wave inverter" as opposed to just an inverter.
The output of your phone charger outputs a DC voltage. And it either puts out the right voltage or nothing at all. So as long as your phone starts charging it will be fine for your battery. The only thing that could be suffering is the charger itself.
Yup started to change up my charging habits,
Was really scared of using my fast charger cause my phone would warm up
But then I would notice right around 60 or 70 percent it would just cool off to normal.
By iPhone 13pro health is at 99 which isn’t as great as yours and i feel like that might be because I use it as my maps when I drive and the heat from that sort of kills it (I learned to just turn off the screen while driving when I know which street to take, as well as have it near the ac vent so it keeps the phone cool)
Also, that low power mode is no joke, a week ago we had electrical maintenance for a day.
I used it after charging my phone to 90 and keep it alive for the rest of the day, the next day I still had over 80 percent battery, really helpful feature
Battery health feature is total bullshit and it's not correct
An excellent tutorial, presented at a perfect speed to ensure my brain can absorb it as you speak. Props to you, Proper Honest Tech!
tbf, charging overnight even with optimised charging is still worse than charging when you can keep and eye on it, its like filling up a bucket alr filled with water in a deep sea, the bucket will crack break, and likewise, the battery will shrink in size faster
Does charging frequently affect battery life? On my desk without thinking I just plug or magsafe my phone even though I have sufficient battery. How would this affect my device?!
Very nice and informative video. I must stress one slight flaw there though. You cannot simply “turn off” the iPhone and then charge it while it is “off”. Plugging in any iPhone charger while powered off immediately powers the device on. There’s not really a way to do that. Besides that, nice video.
turn the phone off while plugged in ;)
Ye you can bruh. Obviously if you turn it off then plug it in It’ll turn it on.
Try plugging it in and then turning it off, my guy 👉👉
At some point someone will tell me I'm breathing incorrectly 💀
Believe it or not you can actually breathe the wrong way lol
@the_ourple always been told to concentrate on my breathing when I'm in a sticky situation, in through the nose out through the mouth..Deep breathe hope this may help one day...
Good video. Another reason to not really worry about it is that you can have Apple replace your battery for somewhere in the $49-$80 according to the estimate on their service website. Not bad at all.
You can literally buy a battery for 25$ and do it yourself in a few minutes. Anyone paying over 40 for someone to replace the battery is an ape
@@slattslattslatt 90% of normal ppl can’t do this lol’
They don’t have the tools they don’t understand there a bunch of diff screw sizes etc and must be put back correctly’
If u buy a cheap batt it says not genuine same w/ screen
For most ppl paying $100 is a much better choice than buying an off brand for $30 then screwing up their phone’ now it’s 1k to buy a new one lol
@@joshymcdaniel9233 a genuine battery from apple you can't buy. you can buy unless salvaged. you can still buy batteries with the exact same specs
I think with comments like this, it's important to call out the risk associated doing a repair yourself to save (in my opinion) pennies on the dollar in the Grand scheme.
I would argue the vast majority of Apple users aren't buying an apple with repairability in mind. Ecosystem, user experience, brand by association, camera - these are all things I can see most apple users prioritizing. Nearly every primary Apple driver user I know irl is not tech savvy or have the interest to do hardware repairs themselves.
Another way to look at this is cost VS effort. I can pay about quarter of the cost at the risk messing something else up (primarily breaking the back panel when removed so highly likely that I would need a new back panel anyway, damaging another part during removal by not properly removing all the screws and clips, not properly grounding or turning off device, etc). Plus the time to complete repairs where experienced people may be able to do it in a few mins (I highly argue this assertion anyway because every repair video I see shows most time is spent removing the back panel. Between the time to find a good repair video, wait for new battery (likely if someone is doing a repair themselves, they are going to find a replacement part instead of OEM and all the necessary tools, complete a practice run, and then execute and test...days have already passed but likely at least 6 to 8 hours of research and waiting time cumulatively...before repairs are even started.
But, for about 4x the cost (25 VS 100) I don't have to worry about any of that and leverage the warranty users should have anyway for screen replacements and to repair other defects or damage that can occur.
And most importantly, doing a replacement yourself means your device is no longer water resistant and that would require additional research and knowledge to make sure that step is completed. Nearly every battery replacement tutorial I watch either doesn't mention this or if they do, they just say "your phone is no longer water resistant...anyway moving on"
I say all this as an end user who does like to repair tech devices as a hobby. My general thoughts have always been: if I want to do something myself, I will. But, if there is a risk of making the problem worse, call in a professional
I’m an electrical engineer and a battery management IC designer. I just buy a new battery when the life is 80% and don’t worry about it. It costs less than a couple of lunches.
Im 781 years old and this is very important and valuable for us.
Okay Methuselah , 🤣
My father who is retired and stays at home almost everyday turns on airplane mode when charging the phone, keeps his eye on to take it out of the charger as soon as it reaches 100%, and wait till it goes under 30% before plug it in again while wondering why it went down by almost 30% 5 hours after he took it out of the charger. And yes I told him all the reasons why he should do it the other way around, but he doesn't believe me who worked at a phone store for 10+ years, and highly interested in technology which he knows lol.
Love this.
Plenty of videos on this subject, but this one was straight away, and clear. Plus it’s what was first suggested. Top class! 👍🏾
This was pretty informative. I learned a lot from this video. I charge my phone usually at night when I am asleep. I will plug the phone in when I go to bed. Thank you.
we charged 13 iPads on a push cart for our public speaking workshops, always left them plugged in except when in use. they got heavy heavy use for 5 years and never lost their charge.
Just found your you tube channel and I am really impressed! Your information is explained in a non technical way where you can understand the reason behind these myths and other issue related to the phone. Love the examples you give with your explanations in lay man’s terms! Definitely clicked to subscribe!
What I've noticed is that going below 20% quite quickly degrades iPhone's Maximum capacity. When going below 20% often my maximum capacity was going down quickly. When keeping the phone above 20% this trend has stopped.
The same applies for the top 20% of the battery. Most electric car manufacturers have a function to charge the car to 80% charge level. This significantly reduces degradation. Then you may wonder why I haven't seen this feature in any phone or laptop manufacturer yet.
@@ruudwilschut9095 I do have that feature on my "old" Galaxy S10+. I can set it to only charge to 85% and then stop charging. I have used that feature for several months now and so far my battery life seems to still be doing okay as I've had the phone for a little over 2 years.
@@ruudwilschut9095 Most modern devices cap out their charging internally at 80% capacity, and display it as 100% on the device itself for this reason
@@bluerious5475 I don’t think that’s true. If so, why does Apple have a “optimized charge” feature that stops charging at 80% an resumes charging to 100% short before you wake up in the morning? I work in shifts, so that feature is pointless in my case. Only electric cars have a huge buffer and even those have the ability to set it manually to 80%.
I love your channel! This video was very useful. To answer your question near the end of the video… I have the iPhone 13 and I charge my phone every 2 days. I have the usb-c cable and the 20w block. It charges very quickly but the battery still lasts me a good 48 hours 😊
I was told by a certified Apple dealer to let the battery run right down to lengthen it’s life. I’ve been doing this with my iPhone 6…it’s still at 85% health after all these years.
they tell you that to sell you a new phone or a battery repair. there is so much proof as to why what the "dealer" said is bs
Please also clarify on an idle lowest battery percentage to charge. Ex. Is it true that a phone should be plugged to charge when it is below 20% and unplug when it is above 80%?
I bought my first smart phone in 2012. I always charged it full overnight. I retired it 10 years ago; but, yesterday i took it off the shelf and wanted to see if it would charge. it did and it held the charge; it's too bad that 2G service was shut down
What a great video. Comprehensive and to the point. Presented in a very pleasant “No nonsense”manner. Thank you.
Great video and good tips indeed. But one thing still counts for all lithium ion batteries: Besides heat, they don’t like “extreme” charging states. Which means either 100 % or 0 % or being close to it for a long time. Keeping it operating between 80 % and 30 % or so will pro-long the battery health in long term. That’s also why Apples “Optimized Charging” let’s your phone idle at 80 % over night. You can tripple the number of total charging cycles keeping an eye on that.
@@chrishuston4445 yours do.
It does make sense that opening up an app each time instead of leaving it open would use more power. Thanks for that tip and also the one about battery health/ max capacity. Mine is at 86% so I guess I should begin looking for my next one soon.
@Seaworth I didn't get a new one because as a phone, it still works...
@Seaworth ofc they did....??? why would we buy a new phone each year if the one we have still works well enough???
that's just wasting money ??
@Seaworth brat
@@seaworth3382 my iPhone XS got it on release day the battery health is at 79%
Does your iPhone tell you if your cable is certified or not, doesn’t iOS 7 display in error, if it’s not
I just recently bought my first iPhone and this video is really informative. Thank you!
I think for first time users of cell phones and earbuds a brush up on these type of things always helps.
Knowledge is power!!!!😅😅😅
Thank you for the clear explanations and the simple analogies for us non-techies💙
Very good and valuable. I have one small comment. More apps generally increase cpu utilization which may shorten battery life. But I hasten to add that the degree of utilization is highly dependent upon the particular app(s) involved. Many apps lie dormant when not in use, or only periodically consume cycles when the "wake up" such as time or event driven architecture.
A nice to have would be to show average utilization for both processor and disk resources, but I guess many people would not benefit if they are not very familiar with what they mean.
Actually more apps increase CPU utilization is not completely true. App are suspended when not the current active app and use no CPU. The exception is apps that you have allowed to run in the background.
@@juliejones8785 Actually, it's even more complicated. I simplified for most folks to understand. CPU utilization is a function of application Styles (eg.. Locality of reference), dispatch priority, Application mix, goal priorities, and finally the availability of RAM and I/O saturation.
@@jaycohen3884 Very true for running apps, but I was keeping it simple and just commenting on the effect of non-active apps.
I'm switching from Android to IOS, and closing apps is kind of a habbit back when I used Android, many apps running makes it laggy.
That habbit brought to my Iphone and I tought it saves some battery too. Guess I've learned that is wrong.
Thank you for your clear explaination!
Everything is right, except for the oven analogy. The rate you lose heat is proportional to the temperature difference. This is Newton's law of heating. The reason chefs keep oven on all the time is to save time not energy.
I have a distinct observation about iPhones and macs charging. The mains plugs vary from place to place.
Uk plugs are three pin 220volts current. You can talk on your iPhone (or use your Mac in your lap) without any issues
In india apple officially sells iPhones and macs with a 2 pin plugs. So if you use your phone while charging for phone calls you get an electric shock to your ear. (And shock to you thigh while using mac)
I’m very surprised apple didn’t think it out.
You really explain everything so well. The way you explain the concepts with examples side by side.. LOVE THE CONTENT, I hope you reach a million subscribers by the end of 2023 :) cheers to you mate. Love from India.
One thing you didn't mention (probably because you were primarily focused on myths) is that Li-battery tests demonstrate that maximum battery lifetime (and, for practicality, modern sealed-PHONE lifetime) is achieved by recharging the phone when its Li battery discharges to around 50%.
But I don't wanna half my battery life!!!!!
Oh wow. I’ve never heard that before😮 thanks for the info !
@@rexperverziff It doesn't work that way, Rex. Your TOTAL battery *lifetime* (hours of TOTAL usage before the battery dies) INCREASES when you charge it well before it drains completely.
Nice video but I kinda disagree with some because it's not only about the heat while charging, but it's also about the battery cycles of your phone. if you always charge from 0-100 that's a whole cycle in every charge which will reduce dramatically your battery life, so I would recommend for any lithium-ion battery to never be discharged lower than 20% (if possible) and never charged over about 80% (again *if* possible). This will actually make a big difference for the lifespan of your battery.
Thank you! I was going to say that. I have my S22 Ultra set to not charge above 85% because I want the battery to last longer in terms of degradation. I would also add that using your phone whil charging isn't good for it uf it's heating up. When I charge my phone at 45 watts (which I do only when I'm in a rush and otherwise have it set to slow charge or use a slower charger) it gets warm and using it it would probably get rather hot
in that case whats the point of having a phone that can last a day or day and half if youre not using over 20% of its capacity ? I understand the discharging bellow 20% but not charging over 80%? you loose around 4-5 hours of battery. Ok maybe charger it to about 90-95% not 100% but still get the maximum of your battery.
And youll be charging more often thus increasing the number of cycles
@@alekschandarov5693 you do lose some capacity in a way but if you want to preserver your batteries life then that is one way to do it
@@ridgy37 a charge cycle is when you go from 0-100 or some combination that reaches 100. Plugging in your phone from 20-80 isn't a full charge cycle. You need to add another 40 to make it a full charge cycle.
I have had iPhone, iPhone3, 4 and 4s 5, 6plus and now iPhone 12pro max.
Always charge over night, never using optimised charging.
Never had to replace a better.
Me too
I learn something with every single video of yours. Thank you!
Let's be clear , those companies that have designed super fast charging aren't sharing the tech . It's safe , and doesn't do any more harm than apple's 27w charging.
Thank you for this video, very useful and informative as all of your videos seem to be. One question I have is around wireless charging. Given a battery’s sensitivity to heat buildup why is it a good idea to charge your phone wirelessly as opposed to using a wire? I once charged my phone in my brother in law’s Tesla and when he handed it to me after spending some time on the charging pad it was ridiculously hot! I concluded at the time that this didn’t seem to me to be the best way to get a charge in the battery. I understand the desire for less clutter from wires but at what cost?
Good video and dispels a lot of myths! I usually change phones when my battery won’t hold a charge anymore. I have an 8 and my battery health is good! I did have optimum charging turned on! Probably will get a new one soon but am considering switching providers as mine is not satisfactory!
I found your video right now because I am so bothered on my battery health. Last 2 days ago I found out it depleted to 99% and it’s almost 3 months old. Now it depleted again and it is 98% battery health. I will follow this tips and see to it if I have my battery health will stay 98% longer. Thank you so much.
I love this video… some of these people would tell you “from a full charge turn the phone off and never use it to keep battery health”. I don’t care that much about it. I bought my iPhone to use it not kill half of what I paid for. It’s like buying a built mustang to never get on it to keep the engine new. You don’t spend the money to not use what it’s made for. Again great video!
Curious about your thoughts about keeping your phone plugged in to apple car play? Is it okay to keep it plugged and charging for daily commutes or road trips?
Also for this reason it would be ideal if there was a 80% charge limit function. This should be easily Implementable in a new iOS update, but I think Apple and other manufacturers are not interested in a durable long-lasting battery. They only want to sell new phones.