Practical tips on charging your phone safely and looking after your battery.
Pocket lint and dust can stop a charging cable clicking in properly and make charging slow or patchy. Here is how to clean your phone’s charging port safely, what never to use, and when to leave it to a professional.
A little warmth while charging is normal, but a phone that gets properly hot is telling you something. Here are the common causes, simple fixes, and the warning signs that mean you should unplug straight away.
When the lights go out, your phone becomes your torch, radio and lifeline. Here is how to prepare, stretch your battery and keep your phone charged safely during a power cut.
That drawer of dead chargers and tangled cables is more useful than it looks. Here’s why you shouldn’t just bin old phone chargers, and the easiest ways to recycle, donate or repurpose them across the UK.
A frozen commute or a sunny dashboard can both slow your phone’s charging to a crawl. Here is what cold and heat actually do to a lithium-ion battery, and the simple habits that keep charging reliable all year round.
Do you have to run the battery flat first? Does fast charging wreck it? We go through the most common phone charging myths and explain what modern phones and chargers actually do.
Counterfeit phone chargers look convincing but can damage your phone or worse. Here are the practical checks that tell a genuine mobile phone charger from a dangerous fake.
Free USB charging points in airports, cafes and trains are handy, but are they safe? Here is what to watch for and the simplest ways to charge your phone safely in public.
A tidy desk charging setup keeps your phone, earbuds and watch powered all day. Here is how to build one that suits your workspace.
Flat batteries are the last thing you want on a trip. Here is how to pack a light, reliable phone charging setup that keeps every device topped up, at home and abroad.
