How To Increase iPhone Battery Life

“Battery life” means the time your iPhone will run before it must be recharged. iPhone works best from 32° to 95° F.   Keeping your iPhone as near room temperature as possible (72° F or 22° C) is ideal.

Know Your Usage Statistics

You can view your iPhone usage statistics by tapping the Settings icon on the Home screen and choosing General > Usage. Under the “Time since last full charge” heading you’ll see two items:

Usage: Amount of time iPhone has been awake and in use since the last full charge. 

Standby: Amount of time iPhone has been powered on since its last full charge.

Keep Your Software Updated

Always make sure your iPhone has the latest software from Apple.  There may be updates on battery performance.

Check Your iPhone Settings

Configure iPhone feature settings.  Here are some tips that may help extend your battery life.

•    Always turn off your Wi-Fi if you do not need its service to save power. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and set Wi-Fi to Off. However, use of Wi-Fi instead conserves more power than use of cellular data networks.

•    Turn off Bluetooth headset or car kit to save power. Go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and set Bluetooth to Off.

•    Adjust brightness: Dimming the screen is a way to extend battery life. Go to Settings > Brightness and drag the slider to the left to lower the default screen brightness. Turn on Auto-Brightness to allow the screen adjust its brightness based on current lighting conditions. Go to Settings > Brightness and set Auto-Brightness to On.

•    Minimize use of third-party applications: Use of applications such as games and viewing videos prevents the screen from dimming, thus reduces battery life.

•    Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas: iPhone always tries to maintain a connection with the cellular network, thus uses more power in low- or no-coverage areas. Turning on the Airplane Mode can increase battery life in these situations.  Please note that you will be unable to make or receive calls during Airplane Mode.

Lock Your iPhone

Lock your iPhone when you aren’t using it. Calls and text messages still are still viable while it is locked.  To lock iPhone, press the Sleep/Wake button.

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