Charge iPhone faster It's something we all need on a specific occasion, but are there any tricks that really speed up the load effectively?
If they exist tricks to charge the iPhone battery faster but don't expect miracles. Here are some tips to charge a higher percentage of the iPhone battery in less time for those times when we are in a hurry.
Use a suitable charger
If we want to charge the iPhone as fast as possible, never connect it to the USB port of a computer. In general, these USB ports have the output amperage limited to 0,5 Amps, so the charging times are noticeably increased.
In these cases, it is best to use the charger that comes standard in the iPhone and which provides an output of 1 Amp, reducing by half the charging time that we get if we compare it with the USB port of a computer.
Now surely you are thinking «because by that rule of three, I connect the iPad charger that gives 2,1 Amps and 12W so that it charges even faster ». Yes, you are right, although depending on the iPhone model you have, you will take advantage of all or part of the power provided by said charger. Below you have a summary of the results obtained in each case:
- iPhone 4: the charging circuit of the terminal itself limits the power 5W, therefore, there is no improvement over the iPhone charger.
- iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, or iPhone 5s: The actual power used is 9W, slightly below the performance of the iPad charger but an increase sufficient to reduce the overall charging time by 40%.
- iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus: Apple has implemented a fast charging system in its latest mobiles and supports charging the battery of its latest mobiles at 2,1 Amps of intensity, reducing the total charge time to only two hours.
Keep your iPhone cool
Again we are facing one of the details that we usually overlook but that directly influence the iPhone charging process: temperature.
When charging the iPhone, the temperature is generated within normal levels. Even so, the charging circuit will be in charge of monitoring at all times that limit values are not exceeded and if this is done, it will reduce the charge intensity to force terminal cooling. If this happens, the charging time will increase.
By this I mean that if you are in a hurry, you remove the case from your iPhone so that it "breathes." The aluminum casing dissipates heat very well so remove that cover with which you protect it, leave it resting on a flat surface on your screen and that's it. The improvement is not miraculous but when we are in a hurry, any minute we scratch is welcome.
Activate airplane mode and don't use the iPhone
It seems a real nonsense but if you activate the airplane mode while charging the iPhone, you will reduce the charging time by a few minutes. This is because we eliminate the consumption of wireless connectivity.
Following the same premise, it is recommended do not use the iPhone at all while we load it in a hurry. Surely more than one is tempted to play Vainglory for a while while it charges it, but if you do, the current supplied by the charger will almost entirely compensate for the screen, CPU and GPU consumption that you are making of the iPhone.
If you have no choice but to use the iPhone, you can use other tricks such as reduce screen brightness as little as possible so you can work comfortably.
My recomendation
The tricks of activating airplane mode or removing the cover are useful and do not put the battery at risk of our iPhone.
As for the use the iPad charger, I would only do it on very specific occasions when we are really in a hurry. Please do not use the iPad charger every night or you will drastically reduce the battery life.
Apple does not mention this problem but if you know how charging and discharging a lithium battery works, you will know that the slower the charge, the longer its useful life will be. Precisely, the iPhone or iPad incorporate a charging circuit that will take care of avoiding any type of overload. If it detects any abnormality, it will limit the current entering the battery to avoid possible accidents in which the battery may start to burn after becoming unstable and suffering a deflagration. Hence it is also vital use a quality charger And leave us with those Chinese products that they sell for 2 or 3 euros, that you are putting at risk your iPhone that is worth at least 700 euros.
I repeat, is it safe to use the iPad charger with the iPhone? Yes, and you will charge the battery in less time but use it in a timely manner. As they say, the rush is not good and in terms of charging batteries, even less.
If you combine all the tips that we have told you here, you will be able to charge your iPhone's battery in record time.
If what you want is to extend the autonomy ...
Now that you know how to charge the iPhone faster, you may be interested in knowing how to make your battery last longer. These tips together with the classics of lowering the brightness of the screen or deactivating certain functions that we do not use, will make autonomy is extended for a few more minutes. And of course, don't forget calibrate iPhone battery to improve your performance.
Well, the truth is that I am a disaster for that, I do not know which charger belongs to each one and I carry everything with the same ...
Use this application to charge your iPhone and you will see that the battery will last more than a day.
https://itunes.apple.com/ar/app/battery-doctor-master-battery/id446751279?mt=8
Nacho, thank you very much for these tricks! I have an iPhone 4S for a couple of years and a few months ago the official iPhone charger broke, so I have been using the iPad all this time, and I have noticed a LOT and I repeat, a LOT, as the autonomy of my mobile has decreased. I thought it would be a thing that the phone is almost 2 and a half years old, but now that I know that using the iPad charger bothers it, I suppose that would have had a lot to do with it. I am thinking of buying the iPhone 6, and this time I will follow these tips.
Thank you very much, great article!
Thanks to you, I'm glad the article helped you. If you buy the iPhone 6 you know, do not charge it with the iPad charger 😉
And if I charge my iPhone with the original cable but with a charger that has two charging slots for two USB cables… Can the battery be screwed up or not? (I understand that the charging circuit is in the iphone and not in the charger, right?)
It all depends on the intensity delivered by the USB port you connect to. The cable does not influence anything.
Regards!
The cable is not going to annoy the iPhone but it can increase the charging time. The section of the cable is directly related to the current circulating. That is why it is good to use original cables. Of course, breaking it is not going to break it.
Man, we are talking about ridiculous intensities, besides, the section of a Chinese cable is the same as that of an original one. I do not think that the section of a cable is something to consider at such low intensities, unless we use a cable with a section similar to that of human hair.
Good morning, forgive my intrusion, dear nacho, but I will tell you that the cable also influences, if you have doubts, cut in half in two parts, an original cable and a Chinese one, you will see the difference
Hello Nacho.
Of this type of article on charging the iphone is the first that I read from someone who knows what he says. But to put one downside there is one thing that I do not understand and I have read in lots of blogs. You comment that the iPad charger is 12W, and 2,1A. This doesn't add up to me. If P = V * I and we know that the output voltage of a USB port is 5V, how is it possible to get that 12W power box or the 2,1A power box? (2,1 * 5 = 10,5W) with that premise, we should say that the output voltage of the USB ports is 5,7 V, seeing this is not the case.
Greetings.
Actually those 12W are consumed power, not delivered. Inside the charger there are a series of circuits that consume by themselves and hence you do not pay the bills. It is like some halogens that work at 12V, yes, they consume 15W (or whatever) but then you have to add the consumption of the transformer to go from 220v to 12v. In short, the consumption is greater than those 15W necessary for halogen.
The same thing happens with the iPad charger. At an electrical level we consume 12W but 10,5W are useful for charging.
Regards!
I have been charging my iPhone 5 since I bought it with the ipad charger, I have been doing it every night for 2 years ... More than 1000 charges, the battery lasts the same and is clearly faster
Assuming you bought the iPhone 5 on the day of its launch, if you carry more than 1000 charges it means that you charge it more than once a day. I would worry about its battery. And one thing can never last the same as the first day, its capacity decreases with each charge and with 1000 cycles, it will be far from offering 100% of its capacity.
If now they gave you a new iPhone 5, surely you would notice a difference in brutal autonomy. Greetings
Days ago, I calibrated the battery of the iphone and by mistake I used the charger of the ipad mini and the following days I noticed that if I left it at night the equipment in airplane mode and the next day it had less than 30% battery; something incredible ps before using the charger did not lower the percentage at all!
And the autonomy low to a level that lasts for 4 hours to charge the iphone 5s
I have an iPhone 6 and I do not get the time of use and standby after the full charge. Also I think that it downloads very fast. I do not know what to do
Hello Nacho
In how many hours the battery of the iPhone 100 plus is filled to 6%
I could not tell you because I do not have the terminal but I suppose it will be around 3 hours until it reaches 100%, always talking about the serial charger. Greetings!
How long is the normal time it takes to charge the iPhone 5s it takes me 2 hours and before it was an hour!
Nacho, if I put the iPhone 5 battery on the iPhone 5s, would it be a risk?
Are connectors and capacity compatible? If they are, it shouldn't be a risk as long as they all match and the output voltage is the same. Greetings!
They gave me a battery for my iPhone 5 but it is 1350 mah. It can be put, or I buy an original one (where why a thousand to sell and which is the good one)
Thanks in advance very good notepad
My iphone 6 plus takes all night to charge and must be turned off, because it does not charge, this situation is normal. I would like you to advise me to know if you do not have the right charger I only have 15 days thanks.
Hello, an apology, why should you put a transformer with more power if you can burn the battery?
I say that these phones are a fraud, everyone complains that they do not charge well and every month they buy a charger, and they break at the first fall, that is pure rubbish, they should sue that phone company because they are not very expensive and all their products are disposable,
hey my cell downloads very fast .. Is it normal ??? It's an iPhone 5
Is it normal for an iPhone 5 to take a long time to charge?
Hello, I also have an iPhone 5c, I started charging it with a Chinese cable after losing the original one and it was charging perfect, a week later it broke, I moved the cable a little and grabbed the loose cables of the charger. The next day I bought another Chinese and now it takes me many hours to charge, 6 7 hours for a full charge when last week it was in 2 hours maximum, it is possible that I put a part of the battery or I have to configure it, which it could pass?
The truth is I have an iPhone 5s and since I downloaded version 9.1 it does not charge me completely and it is very slow, someone knows what may be happening to my cell phone
I bought a 20000mAh portable charger and it has two USB ports, one has a DC5V-1.0A output and the other DC5V-2.1A I have two iPhone 5s I would like to know if something can happen to the iPhone battery if I put it to charge in that port of DC5V-2.1A ??
Is there any risk of battery damage or loss of battery life ..? Help by fa ..
My iPhone 5 got wet, change the battery because it did not charge but neither did it charge to the new one, why would it be?
Well, you have given me a clarity that I did not have, I have been charging my iPhone 5S with the iPad charger for about 6 months and I have noticed that the battery is wearing out very quickly. I have an app that measures how healthy it is and it already goes for 99.1 in 5 months: O.
The app was already removed from the app store, as we know, apple doesn't like that, but if I still have it installed, Coconut is called.
Thank you and I will charge it with its original charger better.
Hello, I have a problem with my iPhone 5, I need to lend it and I put it to charge and it does not turn on ... I stopped using it 2 months ago, it was kept discharged so a battery problem would be very strange, they told me that maybe because it was so long downloaded I had to wait a long time to turn on, but maybe there is another reason?
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