The iPhone is a wonderful device that you can use for work and play. However, it comes with its own set of problems. One of these issues is the battery life of your iPhone.
The battery life of your iPhone may not be as long as you think it should be. If you’re experiencing this problem, then it may be time to look at some ways to improve your iPhone battery life.
Here are some ways that you can increase the amount of time that your iPhone will last on one charge:
1. Turn Off Location Services
The first step to improving your iPhone battery life is to turn off location services. Since location services are designed to help you find what you’re looking for, it makes sense that they would consume a lot of battery life.
And indeed, they do.
According to an Apple Support article, turning off location services can increase your iPhone’s battery life by up to 25%. To turn off location services:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Privacy.
- Tap Location Services.
- Turn off Location Services.
2. Turn On Auto-Brightness
The second thing you should do is turn on auto-brightness. This feature adjusts the brightness of your screen automatically depending on how much light is available in the room. You can find this setting by tapping Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Brightness. The feature should be turned on by default, but if it isn’t, then tap the toggle switch next to it so that it turns green.
3. Use Low Power Mode
If you need more juice and don’t have time to plug in your phone before using it again, then you can use low-power mode. To enable this feature, tap Settings > Battery and then tap Low Power Mode at the top of the list of options that appear onscreen. Once enabled, Low Power Mode will reduce performance across your device so that it doesn’t use as much power as usual while still allowing some functionality (such as making calls).
4. Turn Off Push Notifications
The biggest drain on your battery is likely to push notifications from apps like Facebook Messenger, Gmail and WhatsApp. These apps send updates to your phone even when they’re not open (which is why you get alerts on your lock screen). You don’t need to see every update — especially if it’s going to wake up your phone when all you want is a few extra minutes of sleep. So turn off notifications for apps that don’t need them (or set them up so they only come through when you want them).
5. Turn Off Location and Wifi When not in use
Your phone is constantly checking your location and looking for nearby Wi-Fi networks, which use up battery power. You can save up to 10% of your battery by turning off these features when you’re not using them. To do this:
Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services (scroll down) > System Services > Frequent Locations and then tap ‘Frequent Locations’ to turn off Frequent Locations and ‘Indoor Maps’ (if you want).
If you don’t need to know where you are, turn off the GPS and Wi-Fi switches too. These are in Settings > Privacy > Location Services (scroll down) > System Services> GPS and then tap ‘GPS’ to turn off GPS. And if you don’t need Wi-Fi, turn it off in Settings > WiFi.
6. Turn Off Cellular Data When Not in Use
The biggest drain on your iPhone’s battery is using data. The 3G and 4G on the device use a lot of power, so it’s best to turn these off when not needed. You don’t need to be connected to the Internet all the time, so make sure you turn off data when it’s not being used.
7. Don’t use your phone when charging
To get the most out of your battery, don’t use your phone while it’s charging. This will drain its power faster than normal usage would do so. If you must use it while charging, make sure you don’t touch anything else on the screen; just check for notifications or read one email at most before putting it down again.
8. Uninstall any battery saver app
If you are using a third-party app to save your battery life, then it can slow down your phone considerably. This is because these apps usually run in the background and affect your phone’s performance. Uninstall any such app from your iPhone and see if there is any improvement in battery life.
9. Minimise Gaming
Gaming apps tend to be power-hungry, and if you’re playing a game for hours at a time on your phone, it’s going to drain your battery quickly. The best way is to play games at most twice a week and only for 20 minutes.
10. Reduce vibration and haptic feedback settings
The vibration and haptic feedback settings on your iPhone can be helpful when receiving notifications or calls, but they also use extra battery power. To turn off these features, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Vibration Strength and choose None. If you still want some type of alert for text messages or other notifications, you could change this to Light or Medium instead of None so that it’s not too jarring or distracting when it happens. Also in Settings,> Sounds & Haptics > Haptic Feedback and then select System Default so that there’s no vibration when typing on the keyboard or accepting an alert from an app like Facebook Messenger.
