Finding yourself in need of iPhone repair is frustrating because it often means being without your phone for a while. While some repairs may be necessary, there are things you can do to reduce the problems you’ll have with your phone. These tips will help ensure your iPhone will have a longer and healthier life.

4 Tips to Help Reduce Your Need for iPhone Repair

1. Keep Your Charging Port Clean

Dust and other types of debris can clog up your charging port, interfering with the phone’s ability to collect a full charge. You can resolve this problem by using a toothpick to delicately pull debris out of the port. If you’re uncomfortable with sticking a toothpick in the slot, you can spray a short burst of canned air into the slot. If neither of these options solves the problem, you may need an iPhone repair technician to diagnose the problem.

2. Clean Your Phone

The surface of your smartphone is a breeding ground for bacteria and germs, so regularly cleaning it will also be beneficial to your health. Since the surface is sensitive to abrasions, you should use an eyeglass cleaning kit or a similar lint-free cloth. You can dampen the cloth with lukewarm water and lightly wipe the screen clean. A clean cloth should be used to dry the screen. Using a more abrasive cloth or a harsh cleaning solution can cause the oil-repellent screen to degrade.

3. Don’t Drive Your Battery to Extremes 

There’s a common myth that you shouldn’t charge your phone until it gets down to 0% and that you should fully charge it to 100%. There isn’t a good reason to support this myth, and most technicians recommend keeping the phone charged between 50% and 80% instead. This is because running the battery to high or too low will cause the battery to degrade faster, leaving you with a battery that won’t hold a charge for very long.

4. Keep Storage Space Free

Filling up your iPhone with apps, photos, and other types of media can cause you to run low on storage space. If something happens, you may need to pay for a data recovery service to restore all of that media. More importantly, you’ll be causing your battery to run low faster and you’ll be compromising the phone’s operating system by putting too much of a burden on the CPU. Data should be transferred to a flash drive or to your laptop whenever possible. Additionally, apps you don’t use should be properly uninstalled to free up as much space as possible.

Needing iPhone repair may involve virus removal or may require hardware repairs. Experimax Portsmouth has skilled technicians who are experienced in repairing a wide range of Apple® devices, so they can help you resolve any problem you may be having with your smartphone device. To learn more about their repair services, visit them online. If you have any questions, call them at (603) 501-0410.