Apple’s Optimized Battery Charging is at work.
How Does Optimized Battery Charging Work on an iPhone?
The lithium-ion battery on our mobile devices is the critical failure point.
Optimized Battery Charging is a default feature on all iPhones running iOS 13 and later.
Optimizing the chemical behavior of the battery helps to slow the natural aging of the battery.
To enable or disable Optimized Battery Charging, selectSettings>Battery>Battery Health>Optimized Battery Charging.
Is Optimized Battery Charging Good?
AnApple article about Lithium-ion batteriesexplains an Apple lithium-ion battery charges fast for convenience and slow for longevity.
The Optimized Battery Charging feature on iOS 13 improves how Apple batteries behave.
Instead, the charge is activated just before you take it off the charger.
The feature works well overnight if you have regular sleeping habits.
It will activate just before your usual wake-up time to give you a fully charged phone.
Does Optimized Battery Charging Charge Slower?
Optimized Battery Charging stops charging at 80%.
It will only charge the remaining 20% at a predetermined time, depending on when you wake up.
You must enable location services for optimized charging to work correctly.
Then, toggleOptimized BatteryChargingon or off.
For best results, keep optimized battery charging on to improve the feature and maintain battery health.
