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It can take up to four hours to charge an iPhone from zero to 100 percent.
Considering how addicted we are to our phones, those few hours can feel like a lifetime.
Tech experts including Verizon have unveiled a simple hack that powers your smartphone four times faster and can boost the battery to 90 percent in just an hour and a half.
The trick is in the settings: users toggle Airplane mode while charging their iPhones.
When your phone is in airplane mode, it stops using cellular, Bluetooth, radio, and Wi-Fi functions that continuously drain your battery in the background.
Once you activate Airplane mode, scroll down to Battery in the settings and enable Low battery mode, which will also increase the charging speed.
It can take up to four hours to charge an iPhone from zero to 100 percent, forcing users to be tethered to a wall outlet
All wireless communication protocols are disabled as soon as you enable Airplane Mode, which is requested by passengers on airplanes.
According to the safety information page of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website, “The FCC and FAA prohibit cell phones from being used in the air because their signals could interfere with critical aircraft instruments.
“Devices must be used in airplane mode or with cellular turned off.”
The concern is that a smartphone’s radio transmission could interfere with the aircraft’s systems.
However, UK and EU allow airlines to provide 5G to passengers in the air, and some US airlines are also offering internet while in the air.
Switching to airplane mode also reduces power consumption.
For iOS users, Airplane Mode is located in the main menu of the Settings app.
Once you open Settings, the feature will be visible at the top.
The trick is in the settings: users toggle Airplane mode while charging their iPhones. When your phone is in airplane mode, it will stop using cellular, Bluetooth, radio, and Wi-Fi functions that continuously drain your battery in the background
Apple will launch the new iPhone 15 next month, which is said to support charging speeds of up to 35W — significantly faster than its predecessor, the iPhone 14, which has a charging speed of just 20W.
This means the upcoming smartphone can be charged from zero to 100 percent in just one hour, saving users valuable time when they’re in a hurry.
The news was revealed by 9to5Macciting industry sources, though it’s unclear if all iPhone 15 models will support 35W charging.
Apple is expected to unveil four variants of the iPhone 15: the standard model, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
“According to people familiar with the matter, the iPhone 15 is said to support charging at up to 35W,” the report said.
“At least some of the new iPhone 15 models can be charged at up to 35W, enabling even faster charging speeds on the new phones.”
35W (watts) refers to the amount of power supplied to a phone’s battery, but if the phone does not support the charging rate, it cannot charge faster and energy is wasted.
Since the iPhone 14 Pro has a limited charge of 27W, it takes about two hours to fully charge – and plugging it into a 35W charger won’t speed up charging.