{"id":289688,"date":"2026-07-15T05:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/4-iphone-charging-mistakes-that-shorten-batterys-lifespan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T05:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:45:08","slug":"4-iphone-charging-mistakes-that-shorten-batterys-lifespan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/4-iphone-charging-mistakes-that-shorten-batterys-lifespan\/","title":{"rendered":"4 iPhone charging mistakes that shorten battery&#8217;s lifespan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/news\/your-iphone-battery-is-dying-faster-because-1784106953.html\">4 iPhone charging mistakes that shorten battery&#8217;s lifespan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/news\/your-iphone-battery-is-dying-faster-because-1784106953.html\">https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/news\/your-iphone-battery-is-dying-faster-because-1784106953.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-15 05:28:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"newsukraine.rbc.ua\">newsukraine.rbc.ua<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-end=\"298\" data-section-id=\"1o98qm7\" data-start=\"253\"><strong>Charging your iPhone to 100% all the time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-end=\"420\" data-start=\"300\">Although seeing a full battery may seem ideal, <strong data-end=\"419\" data-start=\"347\">lithium-ion batteries don&#8217;t perform well when kept at maximum charge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"667\" data-start=\"422\">Staying at 100% exposes the battery to high-voltage stress, accelerating chemical aging. During the final stage of charging, energy storage also becomes less efficient, and excess power is converted into heat, which further degrades the battery.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"669\">If you own an <strong data-end=\"705\" data-start=\"683\">iPhone 15 or newer<\/strong>, you can set a hard charging limit.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"760\" data-start=\"743\"><strong data-end=\"760\" data-start=\"743\">To enable it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-end=\"879\" data-start=\"762\">\n<li data-end=\"781\" data-section-id=\"1h7y81l\" data-start=\"762\">Open <strong data-end=\"781\" data-start=\"769\">Settings<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"801\" data-section-id=\"j0uzx2\" data-start=\"782\">Go to <strong data-end=\"801\" data-start=\"790\">Battery<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"820\" data-section-id=\"1odiwsy\" data-start=\"802\">Tap <strong data-end=\"820\" data-start=\"808\">Charging<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"879\" data-section-id=\"9s3w07\" data-start=\"821\">Set your preferred charging limit (for example, <strong data-end=\"878\" data-start=\"871\">80%<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-end=\"920\" data-section-id=\"uwpiok\" data-start=\"881\"><strong>Ignoring Optimized Battery Charging<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-end=\"1108\" data-start=\"922\">The ideal battery range is generally considered to be <strong data-end=\"999\" data-start=\"976\">between 20% and 80%<\/strong> (the so-called <strong data-end=\"1029\" data-start=\"1015\">80\/20 rule<\/strong>). This helps avoid stress caused by both very low and very high charge levels.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1221\" data-start=\"1110\">However, manually following this rule isn&#8217;t practical, especially if you leave your phone plugged in overnight.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1430\" data-start=\"1223\">That&#8217;s why iOS includes <strong data-end=\"1277\" data-start=\"1247\">Optimized Battery Charging<\/strong>. The system learns your daily routine and pauses charging at 80%, then finishes charging shortly before you typically wake up or start using your phone.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1538\" data-start=\"1432\">To enable the feature, go to <strong data-end=\"1494\" data-start=\"1461\">Settings  Battery  Charging<\/strong> and turn on <strong data-end=\"1537\" data-start=\"1507\">Optimized Battery Charging<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-end=\"1669\" data-section-id=\"1jqt2ms\" data-start=\"1628\"><strong>Running demanding apps while charging<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-end=\"1784\" data-start=\"1671\">Smartphone processors don&#8217;t have built-in cooling fans, so heat depends entirely on how intensive your tasks are.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1902\" data-start=\"1786\">Checking emails generates very little heat, while <strong data-end=\"1868\" data-start=\"1836\">3D games such as PUBG Mobile<\/strong> push the processor to its limits.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2081\" data-start=\"1904\">Since charging already increases battery temperature as lithium ions move through the battery, running resource-intensive apps at the same time creates <strong data-end=\"2080\" data-start=\"2056\">double the heat load<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2212\" data-start=\"2083\">This can lead to excessive overheating and permanently damage the battery. It&#8217;s best to let your iPhone rest while it&#8217;s charging.<\/p>\n<h2 data-end=\"2244\" data-section-id=\"bu3nl3\" data-start=\"2214\"><strong>Using uncertified chargers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-end=\"2367\" data-start=\"2246\">Apple devices are built to last, but <strong data-end=\"2333\" data-start=\"2283\">cheap knockoff chargers and low-quality cables<\/strong> can seriously damage your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2551\" data-start=\"2369\">Low-quality power&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/news\/your-iphone-battery-is-dying-faster-because-1784106953.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 iPhone charging mistakes that shorten battery&#8217;s lifespan https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/news\/your-iphone-battery-is-dying-faster-because-1784106953.html Publish Date: 2026-07-15 05:28:00 Source Domain:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":289689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/newsukraine.rbc.ua\/static\/img\/_\/1\/_1_273b564f8181a735ed6f07f3eb2ca9c9_1300x820_7cd870924843b091aebc6294ebc37f5a_650x410.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69,74],"class_list":["post-289688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios","tag-iphone-15"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289690,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289688\/revisions\/289690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}