Top iPhone Battery Charging Myths

These are the top charging myths people often believe that are not true.

Outro Music: “Sunday” by Otis McDonald - Available in the YouTube Create Audio Library

[MichaelTrxn]

See he uses different phones throughout his day. That’s why all of them have good battery health. We don’t have the money to do that

[zollotech]

This video is in 4K60P, it is not showing yet as YouTube is still processing it.

[Slash]

[Spoiler: Longer read]I really appreciate your video to that! But unfortun. I cannot agree 100% to what you are saying. No memory - true; no extreme temperatures - true; no calibration - true; fast charging bad - true; When it comes to "how to charge" I can not agree. Those are Lithium Ion batteries and there still are some rules to remain fully capacity for a longer time and get out more charging cycles and what you can do for that. Those batteries don't like being close to one end: 0% battery or 100% battery - the more you go above or below 50% they "wear out" faster (less charing cycles). That's why Apple (and others) recommend storing those batteries at that levels. But at the same time "short time charing" (under 15min.) is not recommended. What does that mean for you as a user? Best would be to plug it in at between 30-40% and take it off the charger at 70-80%. This stresses the cells way less than bringing it to 100% with every charge. That's also why your iPhone charges between 0-20% and above 80% way slower than in that "middle range" - it knows where to handle the battery with "more care" in that critical "end areas". Also, you shouldn't re-charge your device when the battery level is above 70%. So in short ideal: 1.) never let it drop below 20-30%; 2.) never charge it above 80%; 3.) avoid "short time charging" (less than 15min.), 4.) Never re-charge when the battery level is above 70%. Sure, I know it is not possible to fulfill that in everyday life. Just keep it in the back of your mind. But that's the best way to care for an Lithium Ion battery - you can squeeze out almost 3times more charging cycles Apple claims it to have. I have a MacBook Pro and care for it that way. Right now, I'm on charging cycle 1, 800 and no real slow down (Apple says: max. 1, 000 cylces). Some of my colleges have already problems at 500 cycles. Where I know that about batteries from? I'm working at battery research for years and you can also re-check that at battery university.

[PauloFelicianoHD]

Basically, just use your phone regularly. You're probably going to replace it in 2yrs anyway.

[MVader]

How do you feel about the new apple smart battery case? Or i guess any battery case for that matter. Thank you

[justdave]

I bought an iPhone 8 Plus a week ago & the battery is shown as “104% Battery Life” with “Battery Actual Max 2800 mAh & Battery Designed Max 2675 mAh”
Weird…

[bmxfreakxyo]

170 cycles in 2 years? So you went through a cycle every 4 days??

[cliftonparchment]

I’m so glad I’m subscribed to your channel. I just installed the Lirium Info Lite app on my iPhone 6 Plus and found out my battery life is at 58%. Omg it’s time for a replacement. Thanks again.

[martinpotts]

How big are your 🖐s mate?!

Either that or you have an iPhone XS nano.

[looweekong]

The app used is: Lirum Device Info Lite. Cheers

[szshrestha]

I have used iPhone se for one year now and it has 99% battery life. I never charge over night. I only charge when my battery level goes to around 15-20% and then charge it up to 90-97%

[BernardManansala]

Long Story Short

Plug it in to charge before you go to sleep.

[guilhermevalentim]

The first one always was my concern, but not anymore! Thank you, Aaron!

[elchuddy]

Good video, tks. My 4.5 y/o iphone 6+ is currently at 86% of max capacity. Mostly charged with 3rd parties 2.1A output charger. Usually charged to 100% but never left it charging overnight for safety reasons.

[nav]

Hi Aaron I have iphone se just had replacement phone on on 9th of January 2019 and battery capacity is at 95% should i be worried or not

[thanushan]

Hey, can you do a video comparing the charging times for iphoneX using 5w and 7.5w wireless chargers along with - normal 5w + usba cable and USB c cable. Then using the iPad and Mac chargers. Would love to see the difference in charge times.

Also leaving it on a wireless charging pad overnight shouldn’t be a problem? Thanks

[moncho]

My 6S Plus will be 2 years old in January, according to Lirium the battery health fluctuates. Sometimes it says 87% and sometimes 83%. Would you consider this normal behavior? Might be due to the heat from the Caribbean?

[P.I.S.OnYou.]

Can I play music or videos while wirelessly charging ?

[eshanpotdar]

This was awesome! Also do a video on charging your Mac or PC in general. Macbook’s standby time is just brilliant but is it wise to always leave it in sleep mode?

[RuneVenes]

This is correct and true until 5:00 mark. Your iPhone will not draw more power than approximately 1, 7 amp at 5 volt. There is still a benefit from charging form a more powerful charger. Your charger will not need to work that hard, so it will stay cooler. You can not damage your iPhone with a more powerful charger, the iPhone takes the current that it needs/wants and leave the rest behind. You will benefit from a faster charger up to about 90%, then the current drops below 1 amp and you can use the charger that comes with the iPhone.