Not all mobile phones have support for fast charging, nevertheless, there are simple ways to make your phone charge faster? The charging time of a smartphone is something every OEM companies has been trying to reduce. A few years ago, it takes up to 3-4 hours to charge a 4,000mAh smartphone. But that isn’t the case anymore. Most 4,000mAh smartphones take just up to an hour to get to full charge. Even some 4,500mAh devices take less than an hour.
There is a lot of things to be done within the 24 hours of a day, than spending 3-4 hours of it charging your phone. And since it is not advisable to operate your phone while it’s plugged in, we ideally want it to charge a lot faster so we can get back to operating it.
So let me tell you about the 15 simple tips that will make your phone charge faster.
Ways to Make Your Phone Charge Faster
Switch Off Your Phone
I feel like this is the easiest and safest method to make your phone charge faster. Not only does the device charge fast by switching it off, but you also reduce radiation. Phones radiate when there is cellular connectivity. So by turning it off, you cut off the phone access to any cellular connectivity.
Also, cellular connectivity drains the phone’s battery life. This is why the phone charges faster when switched off cause the cellular connectivity won’t be draining the battery life while it’s charging.
Activate the “Airplane Mode”
As the name implies, this is a measure used when you’re on board an aeroplane. This mode cuts off your access to cellular connectivity. I already explained why cutting off cellular connectivity helps charge your phone faster in the first method above. The difference between both methods is that, when the aeroplane mode is activated, you can still do basic things on your phone such as read messages, check your gallery e.t.c. You won’t be able to do these basic things when your device is switched off. Note: some smartphones refer to this mode as “Flight Mode”.
Enable “Charge Only” mode when charging via USB cable
Next on the 12 simple ways to make your phone charge faster, we have the Charge Only option. This method is used when you’re charging your smartphone through a PC, DVD player, Smart TV or any other medium that features a USB port. What you do is when you’ve plugged in both ends of the USB cable, swipe down from the top display of your smartphone and enable the ‘Charge Only” mode. In some smartphone brand, this will pop-up on the display once the phone is connected to a USB port.
Plug the Phone’s Charger to a Wall Socket
Some phone’s charger is built differently. They charge your smartphone faster when plugged directly to a wall socket as opposed to a socket extension. This is because it gets the full power output in a wall socket. When that power output gets to the socket extension, it is most likely split into the extensions you have on the socket. So often time than not, each extension power output is lower than expected, which then results in slow or not fast charging.
Charge with High-Quality USB cables
We can all agree that they are sub-standard USB cables in the market. While these USB cables will definitely charge your phone, the charging speed will be very slow and ends up being annoying. Getting a good and high-quality USB cable plays a key role in the charging speed of a phone. You can get these USB cables out of the box of a new phone or by buying directly from the OEM company store/accredited seller.
Make sure the Smartphone’s case is removed
Charging your smartphone while it is putting on its protective case will only reduce the charging speed. If you haven’t noticed by now, these phone’s cases increase the temperature of the device. High temperature affects the charging speed of any phone. Is just like playing a game while charging, the phone will get hot which will in return reduce the charging speed.
Do Not Use bad Power Banks
Make sure you charge your phone with good quality power banks. Some power banks are sub-standard and feature low charging output. Charging your smartphone with a low output power bank will result in low charging speed. And the longer your phone is plugged, the more it damages the battery cells. In today’s mobile technology, good power banks feature 20W+ charging output, which can charge your smartphone in less than two hours.
Do Not use your Smartphone while Charging
This is another obvious method in the 12 simple ways to make your phone charge faster. This somewhat relates to the cellular connectivity mentioned above. When you’re using your smartphone possibly to browse or make a phone call, the device’s cellular will be super active, which consumes power. This, of course, will result in low charging speed, since you’re consuming almost every power that is coming in.
Turn on “Battery Saving” Mode
This is also known as “battery saver” in some phones. The mode comes preinstalled in almost every featured phone or smartphone in today’s world. This mode once enabled, will ultimately shut down most background running apps and services. These background apps consume power behind closed doors. So for your phone to charge a lot fast, it needs to stop these apps from running in the background. These apps will start working in the background again once the mode is disabled.
Disable Unused Apps & Background Processes
Often times we have applications on our phone that we haven’t used for a long time and don’t plan on using in the future. The thing is that these apps operate in the background ultimately consuming power. By disabling or uninstalling these apps or features, you’ll save the power and also allow your smartphone to charge faster. You can disable unused apps and background processes in your phone’s settings. For apps, go to “Settings” >> “Apps” >> Locate the unused app >> Click on it >> Disable or Uninstall.
Charge with High-Quality Chargers
Just like the USB cables, charging your phone with a low-quality charger will only damage the battery cells and also result in low charging speed. Always charge your phone with high-end chargers like the ones you see out of the box of a new phone. You can get high-quality chargers from accredited sellers or the phone company store either online or offline.
This is the best 12 simple ways to make your phone charge faster. As you can see they are not that difficult to follow. If you can abide by these 12 methods, there is no way your phone won’t charge a lot faster.
