iPhone users often encounter situations where they forget to charge their phone at night and wake up with only 1% battery left. In such cases, users have to charge their iPhone or leave the house with a spare charger to keep the battery alive. However, when they don’t have a spare charger, they have no choice but to wait for about an hour to charge their iPhone. This situation can be worrying when there is an important meeting in an hour or simply because it is important to get to the office on time.
In such cases, knowing how to charge your iPhone quickly for best efficiency can make your life easier.
Charging efficiency does not depend on whether you charge wired or wirelessly. Users must consider various factors to get their iPhone to show maximum efficiency in the fastest charging time. Here are some tips that users should follow to charge quickly:
Use the correct charger for your iPhone
Using a new charger is one of the fastest ways to charge your iPhone. The fast charger must include a 20-watt power adapter along with a USB-C to USB-C cable to support the iPhone 15 models.
If you have an iPhone 8 or later, you can fast charge your phone up to 50% in 30 minutes using a fast charger. The phone can be fully charged in about an hour.
Fast charging your phone for even 10 minutes can significantly increase your battery life, so use this option when you’re in a hurry. Apple doesn’t include a power adapter with the new iPhones, but you can buy this 20-watt adapter from Apple or Amazon.
Apple users can charge their iPhones with a fast charger. However, a 20-watt charger is required to fast charge the iPhone 12 and later.
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Use Fast Wireless Charging
You can charge your phone quickly with the MagSafe charger and 20-watt power adapter from Apple. iPhone 12 and later users will benefit from faster wireless charging at up to 15 watts. That means if your iPhone battery runs out, you can get up to 30% battery life after half an hour of wireless charging.
Keep in mind that MagSafe chargers support 15 watts of charging, while other Qi chargers can only support 7.5 watts. They’re faster than 5-watt wall chargers, but slower than MagSafe. Magnetic wireless chargers that aren’t MagSafe certified will also support 7.5 watts of charging.
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Avoid charging your iPhone with a laptop or personal computer
For many users, the easiest way to charge an iPhone is via a laptop. However, laptop charging is much slower than wall and wireless chargers. Whether your laptop has a large, old USB-A port or a new, small USB-C port, it can’t match the power of a wall charger.
Turn off your iPhone
While your phone is charging, the screen goes to sleep, but the phone remains active in the background. It is recommended that you turn your phone off to charge it faster. If you plug in your iPhone while it is off, it may turn on in some cases. It is best to charge it before turning it off.
Turn on airplane mode
You can turn on Airplane Mode on your iPhone to charge faster without turning it off. Turning on Airplane Mode turns off battery-draining features like Wi-Fi, allowing your phone to charge faster.
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Make changes in iPhone Settings
Here are some settings you can enable on your iPhone to charge faster:
– Turn on Battery Saver Mode to minimize the impact of features like screen brightness, auto-lock, and background apps that consume battery.
– Turn on Dark Mode while charging to save battery.
– Reduce screen brightness to minimize power consumption while charging.
