Don’t Replace Your Apple Battery If It’s Below 80%. These Tips Will Keep It Going For Another Year Or Two.

There are many friends who use Apple mobile phones. When they turn on "Battery Health" to check, they find that the number drops below 80%. At this time, their hearts suddenly tighten.

The first thought that comes to mind is: Is the mobile phone going to be scrapped?

I quickly used the Internet to search "How much does it cost to replace a battery?" and saw that the original price was as high as several hundred. The feeling of distress was simply indescribable.

In fact, there is no need to panic. When the battery health drops below 80%, the final analysis is that the battery life is getting longer. This is a normal aging condition of lithium batteries, and it is not a malfunction of the mobile phone at all.

There are many relatives and friends around me whose batteries only have more than 70% power left. They did not spend any money to replace them. They just changed a few settings and paid attention to them during daily use. The phone did not freeze and the power was sufficient to meet the needs of use. It lasted for a long time.

Today I will talk to you in plain English, all useful information that ordinary people can use.

1. If the battery is lower than 80%, it does not necessarily mean it is broken.

Battery health This number can be understood as the current "stamina" of mobile phone batteries.

The initial state of a new mobile phone you buy is 100%. After two or three years of normal use, it is extremely common for the battery to drop below 80%.

This is determined by the chemical characteristics of the lithium battery itself. It is not a defect in quality, nor is it caused by you breaking it.

Many people wonder why once there is a problem with the battery, the phone becomes erratic and the battery power drops as quickly as diving.

In fact, there is a "self-protection" mechanism at work in the mobile phone.

When the battery enters an aging state, it will no longer be able to meet the high power requirements of large-scale software or games, and it will be prone to sudden shutdowns.

In order to prevent this situation from happening, Apple may secretly lower the maximum frequency of some processors, causing you to feel that the phone is stuck.

So when you see the health level is lower than 80%, don’t rush to spend money, try the following method.

2. Adjust this setting and the phone may become smoother.

If your phone is obviously laggy due to battery aging, you can go into settings and take a look.

However, you must make it clear in advance that adjusting this option may increase the probability of unexpected shutdown, so you have to weigh it yourself and make a decision.

Click on the phone's settings icon to open it, find the option called "Battery" and tap to enter, then open "Battery Health and Charging", and scroll down to see the description of "Peak Performance Capacity".

If your phone has ever shut down unexpectedly due to battery issues, there may be a prompt here and an option to "disable".

It should be noted that if you choose to disable performance management, the phone may no longer freeze like that. However, if the battery age is serious, the possibility of unexpected shutdown will increase.

If frequent shutdowns still occur after adjustments, it is still recommended to go to an official or authorized maintenance point to have the battery tested.

3. Change some charging habits to be more friendly to the battery

Whether the battery is in good health and loses quickly or not has a lot to do with the usual charging method.

Without spending a penny, changing a few small habits can slowly protect your battery.

First of all, it is strongly recommended to open "Optimize battery charging" .

This function will first charge to about 80% and then stop for a while, depending on the time when you wake up, and then fully charge the remaining part to prevent the battery from being in a high voltage state with full charge for a long time.

The path is: Settings > Battery > Battery Health & Charging.

The most "comfortable" power range for mobile phone batteries is between 20% and 80%.

Usually at home or in the office, you can charge it for a short period of time at your convenience, and then unplug it when it is charged to about 80%.

Don't develop such a bad habit. What is a bad habit? It is to completely drain the power of the mobile phone and wait until it completely shuts down automatically before charging. This kind of deep discharge behavior is very harmful to the lithium battery.

Usually when you see the battery level drops to about 30%, you can consider charging it.

As for the charging head and related charging cables, it is best to use original ones as much as possible, or products produced by regular big brands, because this not only ensures safety, but is also better for the battery.

4. Turn off several unused functions to save power and smooth operation.

There are some functions in your mobile phone that you may never use, but they are always running secretly in the background, which not only consumes power, but may also make the phone sluggish.

Turning them off instantly extends battery life.

Just like the situation of "Background App Refresh", many software will automatically refresh the content in the background of the APP without warning even if you have not opened it, and this is undoubtedly a considerable power consumption.

You can enter settings, enter general, enter background app refresh, and close infrequently used software.

In addition, there is the "AirDrop" function. If it is always turned on, it will search for surrounding devices from time to time. When it is not in use, it is recommended to turn it off from the control center.

The screen brightness also consumes significant power. In an outdoor environment during the day, high brightness is absolutely required. However, in an indoor environment, adjusting it to about half is usually enough.

You can turn on "Automatic Brightness Adjustment" in Settings, Greater Than Sign, Accessibility, Greater Than Sign, Display and Text Size, allowing the phone to adjust itself according to ambient light, saving power and protecting eyes.

5. If any of these situations occur, it’s time to consider replacing the battery.

Of course, not all old batteries will last forever.

If the following situations occur, for the sake of safety and normal use, don't think about saving money and replace it when it's time to replace it.

Once the battery bulges, this is the most dangerous signal that cannot be ignored. The back cover or screen of the mobile phone will slowly be pushed up. In this case, it must be replaced immediately, otherwise it will cause safety hazards.

Frequent abnormal shutdowns are really annoying. Even though the battery level is still 50%, the screen always automatically goes black, which has a serious impact on daily use.

What's more, the battery life is terrible. When the battery health level is less than 70%, even if it is fully charged, it can hardly be maintained for half a day. You must bring a power bank with you when you go out. In this case, it really should be replaced.

Don’t be anxious if you see the battery health of your Apple phone dropping below 80%.

Try adjusting the settings mentioned above and changing your charging and phone usage habits. In most cases, your phone can continue to serve you for a long time.

The battery itself is a consumable item with a lossy nature. It can save up to hundreds of dollars in replacing the battery, or delay the replacement of a new mobile phone. In this case, why shouldn't we take this as a pleasure to carry out these behaviors?

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