I’m an Apple expert – simple charging mistake is killing your battery

ONE TikTok user has shared a helpful battery-saving tip for iPhone users.

Late last year, TikTok user @Appledsign revealed a little-known trick for iPhone owners.

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“This iPhone battery health hack is going to be a lifesaver for you,” the content creator said at the start of the 55-second reel.

He then explained to his followers that they should avoid charging their iPhones 100 percent.

It’s recommended to charge only between 20 and 90 percent as this helps to preserve your iPhone’s battery health.

Studies have actually shown that charging your iPhone’s lithium-ion battery to 100 percent actually damages it.

This in turn reduces its lifespan, giving you fewer charges overall.

Charging for a long period of time can also cause your battery to overheat, which may even damage your phone.

“So here’s what you should do,” the TikToker said. “Go to the Shortcuts app.”

Once there, he advised users to tap on the Automation tab and click on Create Personal Automation.

“Then scroll down to Battery Level and make sure to bring the slider up to around 85, 90 percent,” he said.

“Click on Next, then press on Add Action and select Speak to text,” he added.

From there, click on the text field and type anything you would like to warn you and click done.

To finish the process, click Next and toggle off Ask Before Running, and hit Done.

“Now, go through exactly the same steps, but in Battery Level make sure to select Falls Below 20 percent,” he shared.

USERS’ COMMENTS

Since going live on TikTok, the hack has garnered more than 17,000 likes and dozens of comments.

“This iPhone battery life hack is gonna be a lifesaver,” one user said, adding a crying emoji.

“I just did it,” a second person commented.

“Good, I have done this last year,” a third person noted.