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One of the items we've to perform on a regular basis is charge our iPhones, which is often quite a time-consuming process.

It has changed into a daily ritual to charge our devices overnight. But there are times when we wind up forgetting to perform it, just to realize that we've limited amount of time to charge our device before we go out. Here are some tips that may come in handy such situations.

Charge your iPhone directly using a dedicated charger

One of the very most common solutions to charge your device is simply by connecting it for your computer by way of a USB cable. But it is not the best way to charge your iPhone or iPad.

A USB 1.0 or USB 2.0 port is capable of doing delivering as much as 0.5A. MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs after 2012 include USB 3.0 ports, which are capable of delivering 0.9A. However, your iPhone comes which has a charger capable of delivering 1A, so you're happier plugging your iPhone in to the dedicated charger rather than connecting it with a USB port.

However, observe that there is an exception, the USB-C port inside the new 12-inch Retina MacBook, supports as much as 3A.

Use an iPad Charger

The iPad charger delivers 2.1A (12W), which charges the iPhone a lot faster than its 1A (5W) charger.

I've been doing this every since Apple started shipping an even more powerful charger while using iPad and haven't faced any issue. The iPhone just draws all the power as it can handle through the charger.

Interestingly, tests utilizing a Kill-A-Watt device and OS X system information has said that the charging profile for the

iPhone 6 and

iPhone 6 Plus is capable of drawing up to 12W, that allows them to be charged faster.

The iPhone 6 Plus could be charged fully in approximately couple of hours 30 mins having an iPad charger, whereas usually it takes more than 3 hours 45 mins while using charger that ships with the iPhone.

Use Apple's Lightning to USB Cable or Charger

For the best results, you need to use the Lightning to USB cable and charger that comes with all the iPhone or use an Apple-certified ones. The wrong cable or chargers can decelerate charging speed s.

Fake chargers deliver only half the power in some cases. This means that fake chargers would take twice the maximum amount of time to fully recharge your iPhone. There are lots of other reasons why you need to be wary of these counterfeit chargers

Don't takes place iPhone while charging

This one goes without saying, in case you use the iPhone while charging this will consume power and decelerate the charging process. Some people recommend putting the product in Airplane mode mainly because it turns off cellular and Wi-Fi radios. It is a good suggestion in an emergency, nevertheless it comes at the cost of not being reachable.

That's all. Let's hope the next generation iPhones and iPads feature feature like Quick Charge” or similar technology that enable us to charge our iPhones a lot quicker.

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