We do so much on our iPhone, from checking maps to paying for public transport or staying in touch with our loved ones. In this context, having as much battery as possible is really important. Let's look, then, at 15 ways to increase the battery life on our iPhone.
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The impact of each of these methods may vary depending on our other settings and particular case, but all contribute to a common goal: maximizing battery performance without sacrificing our user experience. Thus, presented from most to least important, here are the options:
- Use Low Power Mode: the simplest and most direct option to reduce battery consumption without having to configure any settings. We can activate or deactivate this mode via Siri or in the app Settings > Battery.
- Check which apps consume the most: in Settings > Battery we can see which apps are consuming the most battery. Depending on what we find, we can consider deleting them or, at the very least, reducing their use at times when we need the maximum charge.
- Use Wi-Fi for connection and Airplane Mode when not available: connecting our iPhone to Wi-Fi uses less battery than using mobile data. Complementarily, it's important that in areas with very low coverage we can activate Airplane Mode to avoid the consumption of searching for the signal repeatedly.
- Be aware of background activity: we can deactivate the background activity of some applications within Settings > General > Background App Refresh. This is especially important for those apps we've detected in point two.
- Limit some applications' access to location: sometimes, too many applications request access to our location unnecessarily. In Settings > Privacy > Location Services, we can find the list and prevent certain apps from using it.
- Reduce widgets on the lock screen and home screen: the widgets that appear on the lock screen, and those on the home screen, require regular querying and updating with the app they represent. It's a very low battery drain, but if we don't use them, we can consider removing them.
- Deactivate Live Activities: in line with point six, if we don't use these activities in the apps that offer them, we can consider deactivating them.
- Deactivate the always-on display: a feature of the iPhone 14 Pro and 15 Pro that keeps the screen always illuminated. Although with minimal consumption, we might consider letting it turn off or, at least, automate that shutdown with the Shortcuts app.
- Deactivate haptic feedback for the keyboard: Apple warns us that the vibration function when touching the keyboard keys can consume battery if we type a lot. We can deactivate it in Settings > Sounds & Haptics.
- Use offline maps: instead of having to continuously access the network when using the Maps app, we can download the ones we need for offline use.
- Consider a static wallpaper: since animated backgrounds consume a bit more battery and don't always add that extra aesthetic to our phone.
- Check apps that use Bluetooth: deactivating Bluetooth access for certain applications, especially streaming or gaming apps, will help with battery consumption. Additionally, it will improve our privacy, as in most cases, it's not necessary to establish that connection.
- Use Focus Modes: which allow us to choose which applications and contacts can send us notifications at certain times. Without notifications, the screen doesn't light up to show the alert, nor are we called to continue using the iPhone when we weren't.
- Use Scheduled Summary for notifications: almost the same as the previous point, we can reduce the arrival of notifications by using a summary that gathers all of them for a period at a specific time.
- Verify the Mail app's settings: and adjusting the frequency with which the app checks for new emails can help us conserve battery, especially if we have many accounts set up.
With these 15 strategies, we will undoubtedly significantly increase the battery life of our iPhones, but most importantly, by applying them cautiously, we will do so without giving up the great user experience that Apple's phone offers. If even with all this we need more battery, we might want to consider a portable battery like this one from Belkin to have more usage time on our iPhone. In any case, and before that, let's try some of the options we've discussed. They will make a difference.
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