New in iOS 13
Are you worried that iPhone battery will be damaged by every time charging? Then there is good news, because in iOS 13, Apple ensures that wear and tear occurs less quickly.
“My iPhone is not fully charged!”
Do you ever wake up earlier than usual in the morning and your iPhone is not fully charged? It’s not a bug, but a new feature that has been enabled on your iPhone since iOS 13. The function is called Optimized charging and ensures that the battery of your iPhone does not wear out as quickly. It extends the life of the iPhone battery because the battery does not hang on the charger at 100% for a longer period of time. The iPhone learns from your daily charging habits and takes them into account.
- iPhone not fully charged
- What is Optimized Charging?
- Loading up to 100%
- Turn off optimized charging
Optimized charging on the iPhone
If you have optimized charging on (which is the case by default), your battery will be charged to 80% overnight. Then charging is paused. Just before you normally get up, the charging will resume, so that it is exactly at 100% when you get out of bed. Apple uses smart techniques to get to know your daily habits.
Today’s iPhones already have a battery management system that ensures that 80% is reached as soon as possible. Thereafter trickle charging takes place to 100%. Your battery is protected against overload, even if the iPhone is hanging on the power cable for a longer period of time. Still, it is not necessary right after bed to go straight to 100% and hold it all night. The battery will deteriorate faster if it is fully charged to its maximum capacity for an extended period of time. That’s why Apple has been smarter since iOS 13.
An example clarifies how optimized charging works. Let’s say you get up at 7:00 AM every morning and put your iPhone on the charger at night. If the battery is already charged to 80% at 2:00 am, it is not necessary to immediately continue with trickle charging. That can also only happen at 5:00 in the morning. Only at the last moment does the iPhone continue charging to 100%.
It is also standard with Tesla’s electric cars that the battery is charged up to 90 percent. You can adjust this if necessary, but it is not for nothing. The chemical structure of lithium-ion batteries changes as they go through hundreds of charge cycles. It is therefore better to charge to 80% or 90%, let it drain to about 20% and then hang on the charger again.
Faster charging up to 100%
How do you notice optimized charging? Not much: when you wake up, the battery is charged to 100% again. It will only bother you if you decide to get out of bed earlier.
When optimized charging is active, a notification will appear on the screen with the time when your iPhone is fully charged while charging. Do you still want to load up to 100% in one go? Then press this message with your finger for a few seconds and choose Recharge now.
Turn off optimized charging on your iPhone
If you work in shifts or have an irregular sleep and wake rhythm, the optimized charging function can be inconvenient. It can also cause problems for people who travel a lot and stay in different time zones. You can turn it off as follows:
- Open Settings.
- Go to Battery> Battery condition.
- Turn the switch off at Optimized charging.
- The iPhone is now charged in one go.
What is the best thing to do to save your battery? Actually, you shouldn’t hang your iPhone on the charger all the time, but use it up to about 20% and only then charge it to about 80% or 90%. Regularly draining completely is something that is not necessary with lithium-ion batteries. This dates back to the time of earlier battery technologies, where it was necessary.
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