If you’ve had an iPhone, even for several years, you may have been making a series of mistakes that long, affecting its long-term performance . It is not that they are excessively serious failures or that they can leave your phone unusable, but it is convenient to know them to try to avoid them as much as possible and thus guarantee that you can have a fully functional phone for longer.
iPhone battery and charging errors
One of the most important elements when buying any mobile device is its battery and autonomy. In an iPhone it was not going to be less, although it must be said that we can make certain mistakes regarding its care that in the long run can cause the battery to suffer and end up worsening our user experience.
Wait for it to turn off to load it
There is a myth that it is necessary to let the battery drain to charge the iPhone, especially the first time you open it from the box. But nothing is further from the truth, since in this way more charge cycles are being consumed and making the battery wear more in less time. Obviously nothing happens if on any occasion you let it run out, either because you do not have a charger or plug nearby or because you need to use the device without having it connected to the charger. However, this practice in a habitual way is something inadvisable even by Apple itself and can be extended to other mobile devices.
Not calibrating the battery when playing
There is a kind of myth / legend that you have to calibrate the iPhone battery once or several times a month. That’s not true. It does not mean that we should never carry out the calibration process of the iPhone battery, since it is convenient to do it according to what moments. This is usually recommended when certain circumstances are occurring, the solution of which is to perform this calibration. Some of these cases are when the battery percentage suddenly drops many numbers in a short period of time, when that percentage instead of decreasing has increased from time to time without having charged it and / or when without even reaching 1% battery. iPhone shuts down. And the reason for not recommending doing it regularly is given by the uselessness that this process would have if the battery is already calibrated, in addition to the fact that you will be consuming battery cycles without even having been able to enjoy that period of time from the device.
Believing that wireless charging is bad
Continuing with the errors regarding charging, we have to say that wireless charging is neither better nor worse than cable charging. It is true that depending on which charging bases you may notice a heating in the device, but nothing that does not already happen via cable. The iPhone 8 and later that have this capacity can perfectly recharge their battery using the Qi standard without affecting the performance of the battery and without wearing it excessively.
Abusing fast charging
The fact that the iPhone is not one of the phones with the best fast charge and does not come close to it could have its reason for being in what this implies for the battery of the device. This type of charge can be very useful depending on the occasions when we have to leave home in a short time and yet we have no guarantees that the iPhone will last on all the time we are away. So far so good, but abusing this functionality periodically will end up damaging battery health, which suffers more when using this method. Therefore, except in specific cases, it is always advisable to use 5w or 7.5w adapters.
Use non-certified chargers
We sometimes tend to charge the iPhone with a cable or power adapter that is not original. If the one that comes in the box breaks, it is normal that sometimes we resort to buying the cheapest as an emergency, but it is recommended that it not be for a long time. It doesn’t have to be from Apple, as there are plenty of iPhone chargers certified to the MFi (Made for iPhone) standard.
Doubts regarding your protection against water
Water and electricity (or electronics) are not exactly allies. A simple drop of water or traces of moisture can make the device unusable or lose certain functionalities, so it is convenient to know exactly what can be done with the iPhone in many cases and, above all, what should not be done. no way.
Bathing with the iPhone or getting it wet
The latest iPhones are certified against water and dust based on laboratory testing. Sometimes it is even said that they are submersible for a certain time and at a specific depth. This is partially true, since in principle they are prepared in this way, however the seals that the iPhone has to prevent damage of this type tend to suffer over the months and lose effectiveness. If we also take into account that Apple does not cover this type of warranty damage, you will be making a mistake if you wet it regularly. Aquatic photographs and videos with the iPhone can be spectacular, but for your peace of mind we advise you to do it only if you have an accessory or element that allows the device to be submerged without a single drop of water approaching it.
Put it in rice if it has gotten wet and it does not work
In light of the above, we go back to that old advice to put the mobile in rice when it gets wet. Myth or Reality? This fact has a certain consistency due to the fact that rice is a type of cereal capable of absorbing part of the moisture, however it is not entirely effective. In the end you will only be removing some of that moisture from the device, but not removing much of the liquid and much less leaving it completely dry. It is not a bad practice by itself, but it is advisable that you follow other drying methods that are more effective first.
Shake it to remove the water
In this case, if we would find ourselves facing a very important failure and that can be crucial for the future of the device once it has been wet. Shaking it and shaking it so that the water comes out of its holes is not the best solution but rather the worst. Doing this achieves the opposite effect to what is intended, thereby expanding water and moisture to the internal components of the iPhone and therefore amplifying the problem. Try to leave it still and dry it on an absorbent surface such as a towel, moving it as little as possible.
Mistakes with system performance
There are certain errors that can be made by users who have been using Apple’s operating system for years, but especially when it comes to Android. Although both operating systems are increasingly similar, the truth is that at the performance level there are certain differences that make what is good in one of them, in the other is completely the opposite. Some of the errors that we comment on in this section are related to this.
Close apps from multitasking
Unlike what happens on an Android device, the iOS operating system is capable of managing resources more efficiently and therefore it is not necessary for us to close apps when we are not going to use them. In fact, it is said that the reason for not adding a button to close all at once has its origin in it. In any case, it must be said that sometimes it is even more convenient to have the applications open in the background than to close them, since when they are reopened you have to load all the content again and that can affect not only the speed but also to battery consumption.
Never format the iPhone
There are those who have never restored their device despite having it for years. Although in a way it is recommended to do it once a year, perhaps it should not be completely like that. The most recommended thing is that you do it when you have failures in the system, since sometimes we tend to think that it has been damaged and simply with a restoration it is solved. And in light of this, the most complete way to restore an iPhone is to do it by cable connected to a computer using iTunes or Finder, either Mac or Windows.
Not turning off the iPhone frequently
It is convenient that we turn off the iPhone for at least 5-10 minutes a week so that the components do not suffer significant wear over time. In addition, by the way we will be avoiding errors in iOS at the expense of background processes that can get stuck in the system and that are only eliminated by turning the device off and on. If you take it positively, it may even come in handy to turn it off for a longer time and disconnect from the digital world.
Allow all to apps
Sometimes we are in a hurry to start using an app or playing a video game, but these are not good companions in many cases. It is always good to watch the pop-up messages that appear in reference to allowing notifications, location or access to system documents. If it is given to “allow” without looking, you could jeopardize your privacy or make the iPhone consume more battery for that reason if, for example, it has the location always activated with that app.
Other glitches and errors when using the iPhone
In addition to the above, there are other failures in the use of an iPhone that can harm it in the long term. As we have seen throughout this article, some are not blunders that will cause your device to break immediately, in fact, in many of them nothing relatively serious could happen, but it is true that not knowing what it is An error can mean that in the medium-long term its useful life decreases considerably along with the user experience.
Using iPhone in inappropriate temperatures
Very cold and very hot. Both extremes are bad for the use of an iPhone, but they are also bad for countless electronic devices of any brand. Unless it is strictly necessary, we do not recommend using your mobile phone for a long time in conditions of less than 0º Celsius or higher than 35º. In the case of high temperatures, it must be said that iOS has a programmed message that will appear on the screen when there is an excessively high internal temperature of the device, also preventing use. However, it is advisable to detect this heating beforehand and stop using the device for a few seconds and, if possible, while it is off.
Be afraid of wearing the buttons
From the experience in the field of this writing team, we have often been able to come across people who say not to overuse the buttons on the iPhone so that they “do not wear out.” If your case is similar to this, you should be calm. The button on an iPhone is not unbreakable like any other component, but it does not mean that it will wear out easily and if this happens you could get a free repair because obviously that would not be normal and would fall within the warranty. The Assistive Touch is often widely used for this and although it is an interesting feature, we do not recommend using it simply because of that fear of touching the button. You have an iPhone and it is to enjoy it, use it responsibly and do not hesitate to make intensive use of it.
Don’t activate “Find my iPhone”
Last but not least we find this point. It is true that, unfortunately, it will not always be useful to locate your iPhone with the Find app if you lose it, since if it has been turned off you will lose possibilities. But disabling this option as standard reduces to zero the chances of finding it if it is lost or stolen, as well as being able to block it in those cases. Therefore nothing happens to have it activated.
