The internet lied to you about fast charging
This fantastic study by HTX Studio tests the claims that fast charging kills your battery and that you should never charge past 80%.
This fantastic study by HTX Studio tests the claims that fast charging kills your battery and that you should never charge past 80%. The results are surprising and very useful to know.
I have been using the iPhone feature to limit charging my phone’s battery to less than 100%, under the assumption that it does something useful. It seems I have been duped. This fantastic video shows that the differences between fast, slow, and partial charging are really not much.
So you can sacrifice a chicken, sing calming songs, or even avoid using your phone’s battery to help it last longer, but in reality, just use it as you do, and it’ll likely be just fine. When battery life reaches around 85%, you’ll start to notice degradation and can address it then. Notably, AppleCare won’t replace a battery until it is below 80%.