Written By Pranav Sawant
7 iPhone charging tips to maintain 100 percent battery health
Here are some of the charging tips and tricks you can use to maintain your iPhone's battery health to 100 percent.
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Avoid charging your iPhone to 100 percent
It may sound funny, but you shouldn't always charge your iPhone to 100 percent. Learn partial charging, i.e. unplug your phone from charge at 80-90 percent, which is a sweet spot. The reason for this is that a full charge may increase the voltage level and that may not be good for your battery in the long run.
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Enable 80 percent charge limit
In addition to the above point, you can enable the 80 percent limit for charging in Settings. To do that, head to Settings > Battery > Charging Optimization > Select 80 percent Limit. Turning this option on will charge your iPhone to only 80 percent.
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Enable Optimized Battery Charging
You may not want your iPhone to be stuck at 80 percent if you have a full day of work. So you can charge your phone to 100 percent on such days. However, to optimize the charging process and ensure a safe full charge, you can enable the optimized battery charging option in Settings. After turning on this option, your iPhone will learn your charging routines and safely charge your phone to 100 percent.
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Top-up your iPhone’s battery when needed
As said above, charging your iPhone to 100 percent isn't always a good idea. That said, you should top-up your iPhone's battery when you get time. Small top-ups such as 40 to 60 percent or 60 to 75 percent are better for Lithium-ion batteries inside your iPhone, as opposed to a full charge.
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Don't let your iPhone die
Some people think that it's fine to let your iPhone die at 0 percent. However, that's unhealthy for your iPhone's battery. If your iPhone frequently dies at 0 percent and you charge it up to full 100 percent, your iPhone is completing a full battery cycle. If you do this over a period of time, your iPhone's battery health will go down quickly.
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Avoid playing games while charging
Avoid gaming on your phone while the phone's charging. Your iPhone probably heats even in the idle stage when charging, playing games on it will make things worse. Gaming on an iPhone while charging isn't recommended as it will cause more heat, affecting the battery health in the long run.
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Use a slow charger
Unlike other smartphone brands, Apple is still stuck on 20W of average charging speed for iPhones. However, even with a 20W charging adapter, the iPhone tends to get pretty warm. If you use a standard 10W or even the old-school 5W charger, your iPhone will charge without heating. So try to use a slow charger when not in a hurry.
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Pro tip
These are some of the tips you can follow to maintain 100 percent battery health on your iPhone. However, even if your iPhone's battery health falls below 100 percent, don't fret about it. Losing battery health is normal and it will continue to lose in the long run. It shouldn't bother you unless you see a drastic drop in the battery health percentage. Apple says that iPhone 14 and below models can retain up to 80 percent of the original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles. That limit was improved to 1000 complete charge cycles for iPhone 15.
