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Q&A: Can I replace my iPhone’s battery myself?

Posted on December 29, 2021

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Question from Pam: Rick, I have recently gotten a new iPhone so I’m giving my old iPhone 11 to a friend.

I have wiped it clean, so I am good there. But now the battery is not staying charged much at all.

I’ve heard that you have to take an iPhone to the Apple store to have the battery changed, or they would give you a new phone.

Well, with my experience I’m pretty sure I can change it myself if I order a battery, and it’ll be cheaper too.

With your knowledge, do you think I should to take this phone to an Apple store to have the battery changed, or can I do it myself? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I tell if my phone’s wall charger is bad?

Posted on August 5, 2018

Question from Judy D:. Is there any way to tell if a phone charger is bad? The wall charger that came with my phone seems to work ok but it takes forever to charge my battery.

It usually takes a little over 2 hours to charge my phone completely up when the battery is really low, but the charger that came with my sister’s phone will do it in about an hour.

Do you think I need to buy a new charger?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Make your Android phone’s battery last longer with the free ‘Doze’ app

Posted on November 30, 2015

Update: This is is no longer available.

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Your Android phone has a wonderful power-saving feature called “Doze”, and it’s really pretty amazing.

In a nutshell, Doze puts your phone into a deep sleep when it’s idle, preventing non-critical apps from transferring data in the background during the times when your phone isn’t being used.

Don’t worry, your phone will still ring when someone calls you and you’ll still receive incoming text messages, but pretty much everything else is placed in a holding pattern. And that helps your phone’s battery lost a lot longer than it would otherwise. [Read more…]