How to Improve the Battery on an iPhone

by Spanner Spencer
External batteries for the iPhone top up its charge while out and about.

External batteries for the iPhone top up its charge while out and about.

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The iPhone is a range of touchscreen-controlled, multimedia and Internet-equipped smartphones designed and built by Apple. The iPhone features a nonreplaceable internal rechargeable battery that, according to Apple's specifications, provides up to seven hours of talk time, up to 40 hours of music playback or six hours of Internet usage. By optimizing certain settings and paying attention to your usage habits, the iPhone's battery life can be significantly extended.

Step 1

Launch the "Settings" application, and tap the "General" option. Open the "Bluetooth" menu and slide the Bluetooth switch to "Off."

Step 2

Turn the "Location Services" setting to "Off" in the "General" tab.

Step 3

Open the "Brightness" option and turn the "Auto-Brightness" switch to "On."

Step 4

Turn off the "Fetch New Data" setting in the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" menu.

Step 5

Open the "Notifications" option and turn the "Notifications" switch to "Off."

Step 6

Disable "Wi-Fi" in the "Wi-Fi" settings whenever an Internet connection isn't required. Any combination of these steps will significantly extend the iPhone's battery life.

Tip

  • Regularly check the usage information in the "Settings" menu to monitor how the iPhone is being used the most, and adjust your usage habits to maximize the battery life.

About the Author

Spanner Spencer has been writing since 2005 for a variety of print and online publications. Focusing on entertainment, gaming and technology, his work has been published by Eurogamer.net, "The Escapist," "GamesTM," "Retro Gamer," "Empire," "Total PC Gaming" "The Guardian," among others. Spencer is a qualified medical electronics engineer with a Business and Technology Education Council certificate in technical writing from Huddersfield Technical College.

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