Smartphones contain components that are durable over time, such as processors, screens or cameras, but there is a component inside it that degrades over time, and sometimes has problems when it comes to operating properly. We talk about the batteries, both fixed and interchangeable.
The battery charge of our mobile phone is calculated based on a series of algorithms that the system executes and that are based on the capacity of the battery, the time that we have been charging it and the maximum point of load, that is reached after a while. As soon as some of these factors fail, we can find a deviation in the calculations and, therefore, have before us a battery calibrated. Let’s see how to solve it but before, why it is important to solve it. So, how to calibrate the battery of a mobile?
Why is it convenient to have the battery calibrated?
Sometimes it can happen that our cell phone shows us a battery level that does not correspond to reality, and so it may turn off unexpectedly when minutes earlier claimed to have several hours of autonomy. We do not always have a plug by hand or an extra battery, or an external, by hand. Therefore, if we want to have a mobile off in my pocket when we need it, it is desirable that the battery indicator is as reliable as possible.
Keeping the battery calibrated is not only beneficial for our day to day, in order not to stay hung in times of need. It is also healthy for the battery itself, as knowing its levels will help us to always maintain an optimum level of charge. Our recommendation, and so we reflect in (batteries work with less stress when their charge level is between 40 and 80%) is that the level of battery is kept between 40% and 80% of its load to avoid unnecessary stress. And to achieve that goal, we must have a real and reliable indicator in front of us. For this, it is best to have the battery always well calibrated.
One recommendation is that you do not trust applications that promise a battery calibration. They are often present in all mobile app stores, and their operation is unknown but what we can assure you is that they do not help calibrate the battery. This is usually my fake placed in stores for various reasons. Do not trust them; the best thing to calibrate a battery is to carry out the process ourselves.
How to calibrate the battery of an iPhone?
The calibration process of a battery is virtually identical regardless of phone model we have at hand, but as each has his methods, we will separate the iPhone from Apple the rest by having specific instructions calibration provided by the company itself Cupertino. So, this is what they recommend doing from Apple to calibrate the battery of an iPhone. A procedure that, by the way, recommend to do once a month.
1) We must charge the iPhone completely until the battery indicator dial us 100% and even leave a little more, if the uncalibrated affected the upper limit load.
2) After charging the battery to 100%, we leave it to download completely. What is recommended in this case is to use it normally, or even apply a higher workload than usual to achieve the download in the shortest possible time.
3) With the battery to zero, and the phone off, we’ll let it sit for a while Apple estimated between 6 and 8 hours. It is assumed that during that time, the battery itself should release the small residual excess that may remain behind the last loads.
4) After that time waiting, we apply a new load to the iPhone that will last as long as we have been at rest. Six to eight hours of charging, preferably off or in airplane mode so that the phone does not consume hardly energy during the process.
5) Upon completion of the charging time, we turn on the iPhone if we had it off, turn it off or to turn it on if I have loaded on, and we do it by pressing the Home button next to the power button .
6) As the iPhone has started, the battery should be perfectly calibrated and redisplay the correct load levels at all times.
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How to calibrate the battery of a mobile?
Once we get out of the strict steps recommended by Apple in terms of waiting times, the rest of mobile phones do not have specific rules to calibrate their batteries. For them, we will use a more general method that can be applied to any brand of phone and battery, a process that is recommended to be performed every two or three months or so.
In the case of having phones that we can remove them the battery, and if we have spare batteries, we can repeat the process as many times as we consider necessary to calibrate each battery in our possession. Although we can carry out the charging processes on the external charger itself, and not on the phone, the charges will have to be with the batteries inserted in its terminals. Let’s start with the general process of calibrating a mobile battery.
- We connect the mobile charger, or battery to its external charger until the load reaches 100%. Again, we will wait a little longer to make sure that the entire load is reached. Prevention is better than cure.
- As we load the battery completely, insert it into the phone, or disconnect the phone from the mains, and use it until the battery is discharged in full. We should force the phone to turn off and not turn it off when 1% or 2% is left. There are apps that allow us to drain the battery faster as AnTuTu Tester, available on Google Play for Android. Recommendation: heavy gaming and multimedia content such as movies or series are most quickly consume your battery.
- We expect at least four hours with the phone completely discharged battery to release the residual energy that may have been after the last load.
- Once consumed that time, we reconnect the phone to the charger, or introduce the battery in the external charger, and we took it back to 100% load. As we did before, we waited a little longer after being charged.
- If you have completed the steps correctly, our phone battery should be calibrated again. Ready for another two or three months of trouble-free use until the next calibration.
What can cause my battery to decalibrate?
As discussed earlier, the percentage of available battery is calculated based on a series of algorithms that are inserted in each operating system, but they are not completely immutable since they depend on different factors. Certain uses of the mobile may cause the battery to go down, but we warn, it is practically impossible to prevent this from happening. Calibration becomes necessary from time to time.
For example, keeping the phone connected when the battery is 100% charged may cause the battery to warm up for longer than recommended. This will cause an early degradation of the battery and consequent de-calibration. Rapid loads also increase degradation, so it is recommended to use the normal, slower load, whenever we can. There is also temperature rise with wireless charging.
