How often do we plug in our phones to any old charger and forget about it? Unbeknownst to many of us, one of the biggest mistakes you could be making with your iPhone isn’t always an obvious one. The way you charge your device can have a major impact on the longevity of your phone’s battery. We asked tech experts to tell us the biggest mistake you can make when it comes to plugging in your iPhone — and their answers may completely change the way you charge your phone (for the better).

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Photo: Nor Gal (Shutterstock)No charger lasts forever. At some point, you may notice nothing happens when you plug the cable into your smartphone. Maybe you can even see the wires poking out. But even if you treat your cables perfectly, there’s the chance your next phone won’t even support it.Your old Lightning cables won’t work with the iPhone 15Take the iPhone 15, for example: The E.U. effectively forced Apple to switch from Lightning to USB-C. While that might be good for unifying all…

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