Fast charging is an excellent technology that's been added to smartphones, but using it isn't always straightforward. Here's ...

Apple's battery guide describes lithium-ion batteries as "consumable components" that naturally lose capacity over time. To slow that decline, iPhones use Optimized Battery Charging, which learns your ...

When USB-C first arrived, it seemed like we had finally achieved the digital dream of one, universal plug that could do everything. The reality, however, is much more annoying. While everything from ...

Battery life on the devices we use every day is never enough. We’re always scrambling for solutions to increase it when running low on power, be it a portable charger or tethering ourselves to the ...

Other Android makers like Google, OnePlus and Xiaomi include comparable options -- often called Adaptive Charging, Optimized Charging or Battery Care -- that dynamically slow power delivery or limit ...

In iOS 26, your iPhone gains a handy new charging feature that takes the guesswork out of knowing when your device will be fully powered up. Instead of waiting around or checking your battery ...

In a matter of just a few short years, Apple's AirPods have gone from the sleek new way to connect to iPhone and other mobile devices to pretty much the only way to connect to them. There has, of ...