Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

Charging your phone is a mundane part of life that people don’t usually think twice about — but some charging habits might be ruining your phone battery. At some point, you might notice that the ...

Update, December 12, 2024 (07:09 AM ET): Google has confirmed that Pixels now indeed support bypass charging. The battery is bypassed if you have the option selected, and keep your Pixel plugged in at ...

If you own a smartphone, be it an Apple iPhone or a Samsung Galaxy, you've likely heard of the "20-80 charging rule," which maintains that keeping your phone charged between 20% and 80% is the best ...

With even mid-range smartphones now packing enough processing power to last half a decade or longer, hardware longevity has become an important consideration for many of us. And while the industry has ...

Thanks to Juli Clover of MacRumors for her year-long experiment to test whether preventing an iPhone 15 Pro Max from charging above 80% would increase battery longevity. With the iPhone 15 line, Apple ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. To be clear, just because it is safe does ...

It’s commonplace to hear about best practices for ensuring that your EV’s battery remains in top condition for the longest period of time. Chief among those is to only charge your electric vehicle to ...