CarPlay and Android Auto: Is Your Car Killing Your Phone Battery?
You’re driving to work, GPS running, music streaming, phone mounted on the dashboard. Android Auto or Apple CarPlay is lit…
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iPad Battery Health: Why Your Tablet Dies Faster Than Your Phone (And How to Fix It)
iPads die faster than phones because they sit at 100% all day. iPadOS 18's 80% limit covers 4 lines; the…
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Why 320W Fast Charging Is a Battery Lifespan Killer β And What to Do Instead
320W fast charging promises full batteries in minutes, but the voltage stress devastates long-term battery health. Here's the science behind…
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A Simple Guide to Check Battery Health on Your iPhone
Check your iPhone battery health using built-in iOS settings and Shortcuts. Learn what Maximum Capacity, Peak Performance, and cycle count…
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Your iPad Battery Replacement Cost Guide for 2026
So, youβre wondering what itβll cost to replace your iPad's battery? If you're out of warranty, you're generally looking at…
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Your Guide to Laptop Battery Management Software in 2026
Ever feel like your laptop battery is on a fast track to retirement? You buy a new machine, and it…
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Does Dark Mode Save Battery? The 2026 Answer
You've probably been told that flipping your phone to dark mode is a magic bullet for better battery life. Is…
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Your Guide to the Best Android Phone Charger Cable in 2026
Weβve all been there. Youβre staring at your phone, willing the battery percentage to climb faster, but itβs crawling. Or…
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Battery Swelling Causes and Prevention Explained
Ever seen a phone with a screen that looks like itβs pushing itself out of the frame? Or a case…
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Understanding iPhone Charge Voltage and Your Battery’s Health
Ever wondered what's really going on with your iPhone charge voltage when you plug it in? Itβs not just a…
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A Guide to Making Your Laptop’s Battery Life Last Longer
We've all felt that familiar dread. You're in the middle of something important, and that little battery icon in the…
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Transform Your Desk with a diy charging station for multiple devices
If you've ever looked at your desk or nightstand and seen a tangled mess of charging cables, you know the…
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What Is Optimized Battery Charging & How It Works
Optimized battery charging is a feature that protects your phone's battery. It's smart about how it charges, especially when you…
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Battery Degradation: Impact of Temperature and Charging Rates on Lithium-Ion Cell
Lithium-ion batteries, the cornerstone of modern mobile devices and electric vehicles (EVs), are subject to a variety of factors that…
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When Nokia Labs Met Chargie: A Tale of a Bulging Battery and an Unexpected Hero
Nokia Labs chose Chargie to protect their 5G development phones.
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iPhone Battery Life: How Chargie Pays for Itself in Only 29 Days
Introduction: As an iPhone owner, you’re no stranger to the frustration of battery degradation, especially when it affects your overall…
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Why Battery Health is a Personal Safety Issue
As smartphones become an increasingly integral part of our daily lives, it is crucial to ensure that we have a…
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My iPhone 13 Pro’s Battery Capacity After 8Β½ Months of Regular Usage
Three years ago, I had no idea what Chargie was going to become – world’s #1 phone battery protection system.…
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How to Automatically and Immediately Start the Chargie app on iOS devices
Another way of starting the Chargie app by using the automations present in iOS's Shortcuts app.
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When you SHOULD let your phone battery charge to 100%
For the past three years, I’ve been preaching to people to not fully charge their phones, or do it as…
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How to Use Chargie to Future-Proof Any Device’s Battery (not just smartphones)
Oh, that battery! Aside our phones, most of us have a multitude of battery-powered devices laying around… not really using…
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How Chargie’s new resin cases are made
When you start manufacturing with no experience in manufacturing whatsoever, you have to learn from others and invent. And not…
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Chargie’s New Top Up Scheduler Could Save the Day (and the battery)
I’ve built the Chargie system from the ground up as a means to save battery lifespan by limiting the time…
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Why and How a 65% charged phone actually makes sense for most people
We, as a species, have evolved by eventually setting ourselves on top of the entire food chain. Nevertheless, the days…
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Chargie and wireless chargers
Wireless chargers have been widely adopted lately due to their ability to ease the charging process. They’re useful, but nevertheless…
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Happy New Year!
There we go. It’s exactly a year since I’ve sketched the first Chargie schematic. I can’t believe it went so…
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