How a fake charger is killing your phone’s battery and what you can do about it
Notall chargers are created equal. Charging your phone is not about finding acable and plug that fit. Some chargers take much longer to fill your battery. Others damage your device. The fake charger that you purchased may actually be killing the battery that it was working to revive. Fortunately, there are precautions to take when buying a charger. Mobile phone chargers have a primary task to supply your devicewith power. They do so by activating the charging circuitry, which reinvigorates your drained battery. Because of this, chargers are better called adapters because their job isn't just to charge your device, but to convert dc power to a level that your phone or tablet can safely handle. While power adapters may seem like transparent cords, theprocess behind them isn't so clear-cut. There are multiple parts inside the plug. For example, a regulator communicates to the charger when your device is full so that it doesn't try to continue to provide power. If...