Modern smartphones run on lithium-ion, or less commonly, lithium-polymer batteries. Sometimes the capacity reaches 4000-5000 mAh. Filling such a battery with regular charging will take a long time, but it is often not enough. Let's figure out how to quickly charge your phone if you need to make an urgent call and the indicator shows 1-2%.
First, we provide calculations of the maximum charging speed for a 3000 mAh battery from 0 percent to 40-50 percent. Miracles do not happen, physical laws cannot be broken, nothing will change in 10 seconds, you will have to wait at least 5-10 minutes.
Clean up Task Manager
If you need mobile communication, before locking your phone, close all applications that are currently open (they are located in the “Task Manager”). To get to the dispatcher, hold down the menu key (or another one in the bottom row: Home or “Back”). Which button will work in your case depends on the smartphone model.
As a result, you will be taken to a menu with nested mini-windows of open programs. To close an application, just swipe it right or left, or click on the cross on the window tile itself in the upper right. If you have a “Close All” button, use it immediately.
Swipe all apps tiles aside
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Alternative charging methods in 10 minutes or more
Let's look at several alternative methods that will help you charge your mobile phone on the go or come in handy in case of emergency.
Power Bank
According to statistics, the charge level of a modern phone is enough, on average, for 15 hours of active work (calls, watching videos or games for 1-2 hours, communicating in instant messengers). It turns out that a person can be left without communication at the most inopportune moment.
To prevent this from happening, you should purchase an external battery, also known as a Power Bank. In 2021, you can actually buy a device within 1,500 rubles. For example, a Power Bank from Xiaomi with a battery capacity of 10,000 maH costs about $20 on AliExpress. It will last for 2-3 charge cycles to 100%.
Wireless charger
Top smartphone models are capable of receiving power wirelessly. This technology is implemented on all the latest iPhone models and many expensive Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, etc.
Wireless charging is a lifesaver on the road if the option is available in the car. For the last 2-3 years, most decent cars have had special compartments or shelves where you can charge your phone wirelessly. You are looking for this sign:
Put your laptop in your backpack
If you urgently need to leave the house, but you don’t have a power bank or a car with a USB adapter, a laptop will help you. Of course, there is no talk of fast charging, but maintaining the “life” of the gadget is ensured by a minimum 4000 mAh battery. This life hack is especially relevant when camping in nature.
Very fast iPhone charging
Owners of Apple devices can also significantly speed up the battery charging process if they use useful tips.
- Power saving mode helps your phone charge quickly. After all, the less energy the device consumes, the faster it will replenish its reserves. The iOS 11 model already has a quick switch button for this mode; in older iPhones, you should go to the battery settings.
- If you do not use the gadget while charging, the process will go much faster. When you have to go out and every minute counts, it’s better to turn off your phone altogether.
- With airplane mode turned on, you can charge your iPhone to 30-40 percent in half an hour. Indeed, in this state, network search, wi-fi, GPS and bluetooth are turned off, which affect the energy consumption of the device.
- Removing the protective case from your iPhone will speed up charging significantly. The whole secret is in the heating of the battery, which occurs under additional “clothing” and requires energy to cool.
- In its terms of use, Apple recommends using the original device to recharge the battery, and also using a power outlet rather than a computer’s USB connector.
- If there is no other way out, and you have to use USB charging, you need to disable synchronization, which draws additional energy, and also make sure that the computer or laptop does not “fall asleep”.
To optimize battery consumption, you can use the iPhone Mobile Doctor pro application.
Use original cable
To charge your smartphone or tablet faster, you must use the original cable and charger. Especially if the device supports Quick Charge . Try to connect the device directly to an outlet using the original adapter and cable, and not to the USB port of a computer or Power bank.
In addition, you should avoid using wireless charging. As a rule, it takes several times longer than wired. But, if the smartphone supports PowerShare (reverse wireless charging from another phone), then this may come in handy.
For example, with its help you can charge your device on the road if there are no outlets or other power sources nearby.
Close all applications
All running applications gradually consume energy, which means they increase charging time. Therefore, all programs, even those running in the background, must be closed. How to quickly charge your Android phone:
Step 1 . Open the list of running applications. To do this, press and hold or tap on the “Recent applications” button (can be located on the right or left).
Step 2 . A list of running application windows will appear. Click the trash can icon or the Close All button. Depending on your device model, this screen may look different.
Ways to charge in 5 minutes
First, let's look at the fastest and safest methods available at home.
Quality accessories are everything
Here we are talking, first of all, about the use of original power cords. Or special chargers operating at high currents. These do not include cheap Chinese counterfeits bought on Aliexpress for 20 rubles. Since they use low-quality components, as a result: they conduct current poorly due to the narrow cross-section of the core.
It is recommended to use the correct (factory) accessories:
- They will not burn out or supply too much current to the smartphone’s power controller,
- Prevents the motherboard from burning out,
- Extend battery life.
18 watt fast charging
At one time, this option was first integrated by Apple. Engineers have increased the physical characteristics of currents on chargers to 10 W (5V 2A), versus 2.5 W (5 V and 0.5 A), characteristic of USB 2.0 technology.
A little later, the trend was picked up by the chipset manufacturer, Qualcomm. The tech giant has developed chips that can support higher currents for high-capacity batteries. The technology was called Quick Charge.
Example: a standard charger produces 5 Watts, while fast charging requires a minimum of 18 Watts (3.6 A). Quick Charge will restore capacity to 40-50 percent in about 25-40 minutes.
Today there are 4 known standards:
- Quick Charge 1.0. Year of launch: 2013. Specifications: 5V 2A. Works only on USB 2.0.
- Quick Charge 2.0. Year of launch: 2015. Characteristics: 9-20V 2A. The gadget itself determines what level of power it is capable of working with. Works with USB 2.0 and 3.0.
- Quick Charge 3.0. Launch year: 2021. Features: 3.6-20V 2A. There is a stepwise adjustment of the current power. Partial support for USB Type-C.
- Quick Charge 4.0 (immediately 4.0+). Launched in 2016-2017. Supports: 3-11V 2A. Step-by-step power adjustment, which prevents the device from overheating. Full support for USB Type-C.
A similar technology was developed by another chipset manufacturer, MediaTek. There are two standards:
- Pump Express,
- Pump Express Plus.
Samsung (Adaptive Fast Charging) and Motorola (TurboPower) also developed their own technology.
10 watt power supply
Powerful power supplies can charge a smartphone faster if there is hardware support for high currents. For example, a 2000 mAh battery will be filled from a standard USB 2.0 port on any computer or laptop (5 V and 0.5 A) in 4-5 hours. From a 10 watt power supply with an output current of 5V and 2A in 1-2 hours.
Be careful when using memory from Chinese nonames or other gadgets. If there is an ammeter in the house, measure the output power of the charger. It should not be lower than 0.3 A and not exceed 5A.
"Frog"
An old but still working method. “Frog” allows you to connect to the battery directly, bypassing the power controller on your mobile phone. The method works on older models with full access to the battery.
- The process will take a long time, since the output power of the “frog” is small, about 0.3-0.5A,
- In some cases, a specific charger allows you to “push the battery”, restoring functionality and part of the capacity.
Activate power saving mode and airplane mode
These functions optimize the operation of the smartphone by 3-5%:
- The power saving mode saves battery consumption on the display backlight and adjusts running applications.
- Airplane mode actually cuts off cellular communications, GPS, and Wi-Fi. The mobile phone stops constantly searching for base stations. The discharge rate is significantly reduced.
Don't touch the phone
Working advice if you need to save a critical amount of energy (10-20%). Every time you start the phone, you turn on the display and activate applications that do not work at full capacity in standby mode. Do not touch the device unnecessarily, and you will significantly extend its life.
Unload active applications
The user may not even realize how many applications are running in the background. All of them eat up battery energy in one way or another.
Check which specific utilities are “eating” energy and prevent them from turning on automatically:
Open Settings -> Battery & . The system will show all applications in order “from largest to smallest”, according to the level of charge consumption.
To disable the most power-hungry applications, do the following:
- Activate developer mode. Go to “settings” -> system -> then click 7 times on the OS build number. If the actions are performed correctly, Android will notify that “you are a developer.”
- In the new “For Developers” menu, go to process statistics. Here you can see all the applications that are currently running.
- Click on the desired program. In the new window, tap on “Stop”. But be careful! It is not recommended to stop Google service processes: Search, Play services, Contacts Sync, Keyboard, Play Store.
In some cases, applications start again. To ensure that they do not start in the background, install the Greenify program on your smartphone.
How to speed up charging from a USB port?
We advise you to first complete all the points described above, this will significantly speed up the charge. Also, when you connect the gadget to your computer, a dialog box with a choice will be displayed on the screen. You should select “Charge only”, because then all the current passing through the USB connector will go to charge the smartphone, and not to access its file system.
In general, charging from a computer is not very efficient. After all, even USB 3.0 is not capable of delivering such a charge (only 0.9 A) that a budget smartphone’s charger can provide (more than 1 A).
Question answer
Let's consider some of the questions that users have when connecting their smartphone to different power sources. Let's analyze the charging speed under different temperature conditions.
How to infect without ruining a new battery
It is difficult to ruin a new battery in a newly purchased mobile phone in one go. If you systematically fill the battery with energy from 0 to 100%, then after a year or two you will feel a loss of capacity, but not earlier.
It is recommended to connect the charger when it reaches 20% and disconnect it at 80%.
What is more powerful: a power outlet or a USB port?
The socket is always more powerful. In a household network there is always 220V, and the final current strength depends only on the power of the wall adapter. The device converts 220 volts AC to 5 volts DC.
Here we are talking specifically about the power supply itself and the USB cable. First of all, they affect the charging speed of the smartphone. A USB port from a computer or laptop can output a maximum of 0.5-1.5 Amperes.
Charge at room temperature
Do not leave the gadget in cold rooms on the wire. Do not place it on the floor where there is a draft. Direct sunlight and heat are also harmful. All these factors affect the chemical state of a lithium-ion battery. The battery deteriorates from low or high temperatures. In this case, the battery is not fully charged.
Should you turn off your smartphone?
This is worth doing if you are in a hurry and in a hurry, and the level is close to zero. You should turn off your cell phone if it has many applications running in the background.
If the gadget distributes the Internet via Wi-Fi or several devices are connected to it via Bluetooth, you are allowed not to turn it off while charging.
Don't leave it on charge overnight
Even when connected to a USB port from a PC, the smartphone will be filled to 100% in 5-6 hours. In fact, such battery level indicators are not good for the battery. We recommend keeping the value between 20% and no more than 80% of the full level. This will significantly increase the service life, since charge-discharge cycles are not wasted.
What determines the charging speed?
There are three components here:
- Power supply current: wall outlet (up to 5 amperes, usually maximum 3.6A), power bank (up to 2A), USB port (up to 3A);
- High-quality memory and reinforced power cable;
- Hardware support for fast charging.
Are there booster apps?
There are no amplifier applications as such. There are optimizer programs that unload background processes from the operating system. We do not recommend using them, as they can disable an important application, and worst of all, infect Android with a virus.
Is it worth removing the cover?
When connected via a USB cable, this does not matter. The speed will be the same: both with and without the cover. It makes sense to remove the bumper if you urgently need to charge your phone wirelessly, since some materials reduce the conductivity of energy through the air.
What is fast charging
Work on accelerating charging has been going on since high-tech smartphones appeared. Many people remember the time when an old Nokia push-button battery held a charge for a week. At the same time, they lose sight of the fact that modern phones have greater productivity (many times). Add to this increased image quality, memory capacity, and a huge touch screen. It is quite natural that the “cooler” the smartphone, the more it “eats”.
To maintain the autonomy of modern phones, manufacturers have increased battery capacity. Accordingly, they took longer to charge. For those who don't know how the battery is charged, there is a simple explanation:
When the phone is connected to the network through the charger, energy is supplied to the battery. To prevent the battery from overheating, the power is limited by a special controller inside the phone. Typically it transmits no more than 5 W.
Slow charging is safer. Phone manufacturers have taken precautions to prevent overcharging of low-capacity batteries. But modern devices can handle more power.
The principle of accelerated charging is to increase the current power supplied to the battery. Special devices can provide 10 W and even much more. But whether the phone is capable of receiving them depends on its characteristics.
Avoid wireless charging
We are not going to criticize wireless chargers - they require less cables, are convenient to charge, etc.
However, if charging speed is your number one priority, you should avoid them. They offer significantly slower charging than their wired counterparts.
In fact, testing shows they can be up to 50 percent slower
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Why? There are two reasons. First, it is more efficient to transfer energy through a cable than through a simple contact. Secondly, the lost energy manifests itself as excess heat. More about this in paragraph seven.
Airplane mode
Another trick to reduce charging time and extend battery life is Airplane mode.
When you enable this mode, wireless connections are disabled: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile communications. You can enable it in 2 ways:
- Hold down the power key until the shutdown menu appears on the screen and click on the airplane icon.
- Move the notification shade down and click on the airplane icon on the quick access panel.
Note. On some models, after disabling the mode, there may be communication problems. The problem is resolved by rebooting. This mode does not disable GPS; you need to do it yourself, similar to the second method.
Turn off the phone
It is logical that a smartphone or any other phone (an old push-button phone, for example) will charge faster if it does not need to perform any actions at the moment: even background system processes take up energy, especially if it is an Android-based smartphone.
Turn off your smartphone through a special menu, which is called up by holding down the power key
Turn off the device correctly. Hold down the power key if it is a smartphone and tap on “Turn off”. The phone will turn off, but you can still monitor the progress: the device will show the current capacity in the form of a battery icon.
Even when turned off, the phone will show the charging progress
How to charge your phone faster if it is being used while charging?
Turning off your phone is not always a good decision, especially if you are expecting an important call... But turning off your gadget is not at all necessary. Of course, such charging will not be as fast as if you charged your Android without power, but still... Here is a list of measures that need to be taken to quickly charge your smartphone to 100%:
- Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS or activate airplane mode. Constantly searching for and connecting to such networks is a significant part of battery consumption. Therefore, for faster charging, you should turn on airplane mode. Do you know how to reach a person in Flight mode?
- Turn off the screen or set the brightness to the lowest possible level . Did you know that a working screen consumes the most energy? And only after it comes the processor, GPS modules, etc.
- Set your smartphone to Do Not Disturb mode. The vibration motor and phone speakers put a serious strain on the battery charge. This mode allows you to temporarily “turn off” the operation of these devices (well, if you want to listen to music, use headphones!)
In addition, in order to quickly charge your phone, it needs to be at a comfortable temperature. During charging, the battery and, accordingly, the phone become very hot. And to eliminate the possibility of overheating or even fire, special sensors are installed in smartphones. They react to temperature: as soon as it exceeds a certain point, the charging speed drops.
However, extremely low temperatures also damage the battery (iPhone owners know about this problem quite well). The ideal temperature for the fastest charging is 12-17 degrees Celsius, that is, slightly below room temperature (a windowsill is a great place). It is also better to put the case aside.
Do apps that help speed up battery charging work?
You may have heard that there are apps that can somehow speed up charging. They can be easily found even in official stores like Google Play for Android (and the App Store if you use an iPhone). Are they really that effective?
Let's first understand how they work! It's very simple: the essence of these applications is to stop the background processes of other programs. As a result, the user gets two or three stopped processes, which in total loaded the CPU by less than 1 percent, and a constantly running application (which, by the way, consumes quite a lot of smartphone resources). What kind of accelerated charging in 10 minutes can we even talk about?)
In addition, some of these programs may have malware built in, which is no longer news. Of course, in most cases these are “harmless” ad viruses, but still think: do you need this? Moreover, if you can do this work yourself in 1-2 minutes through the Android system settings.
Charging via an outlet and a “native” power adapter
The device charges much faster from a power outlet than from a PowerBank, “frog” (when the battery is pulled out of the phone and inserted into a special charger) or from a computer. The socket and the “native” (branded) charger will replenish the energy reserves in the battery as quickly as possible.
The USB connector does not supply enough current to the phone - the battery charges slowly
If you use a charger from another company, another device, the charge will be slow. Plus it can harm the battery: the power cable may supply too much or too little current to the device. Branded chargers know their job: with what current to supply energy. If your “original” charger is broken, buy a new original one that is suitable for your model.
How to use the battery correctly
Here are a few rules that will help maximize the “life” of your phone battery.
- Full discharge must not be allowed. The service life of lithium-ion batteries is determined by the number of complete operating cycles (that is, discharging from 100% to 0%). Therefore, the less the battery is completely discharged, the better.
- You need to discharge the battery to 0 every 3-4 months. A constant full charge is also harmful. Therefore, the battery needs to be discharged to 0 every few months.
- You should only use the supplied “charger”. Another may cause damage to the device due to the difference in voltage and current.
- Do not allow the battery to overheat. Lithium-ion batteries are sensitive to temperature increases. Therefore, you should not leave your phone in direct sunlight or near radiators or other heat sources.
Disabling your smartphone
This is a radical measure, but it allows you to speed up the process of replenishing battery energy as much as possible, since not a single module except the indicator LED will work.
During the procedure, it is recommended to remove the case, since the battery heats up from the current flowing through it and this increases energy loss.
To summarize, we can say that the most effective methods for speeding up charging are to use the original charger and turn off the smartphone, since the first provides the maximum possible current, and the second eliminates the waste of energy while charging the battery.
