How To Make Your Iphone Battery Last Longer

I’ve owned an iPhone for a while now; it’s an amazing phone, the best I have ever used so far. But when I first started using it, my only concern was that the battery didn’t last as much as I expected. After two days, it was gone, and when I needed it, the phone just didn’t turn on. I used to leave the wireless on almost all the time and download many new apps. Now that I have some more experience with how my little gadget works, I will try to share some ideas on how you can optimize your iPhone’s battery life and have a better iExperience.

Wireless #

Wireless connectivity will drain your battery even if you are not using it. Keeping it on will always try to connect to some open hotspot, check your emails, and much more. So a good idea is to turn it on when using it, and after, turn it off.

Bluetooth #

Bluetooth has a similar battery usage as Wi-Fi, so there’s not much reason to leave it on if you are not using it (I believe that the most common usage for Bluetooth today is headsets and car kits).

Auto-Brightness #

Auto-Brightness is an interesting feature Apple made to make the battery last longer. It uses the iPhone’s camera to adjust brightness based on the lighting conditions outside, so it will automatically set, for example, to make it less bright when you are in a dark place. Great feature!

Music EQ #

Music EQ will have a significant battery usage if you listen to your songs for many hours every day, as it uses more processing power. So if you want to charge your iPhone less, it is another thing you may consider turning off.

Heat #

Heat can be a problem for your iPhone, as it is very bad for lithium-ion batteries, making them harder to charge and destroying them due to intense ionization. So remember to never leave your phone in a hot place such as inside a car or in direct sunlight. If you are using some kind of carrying case, you need to be even more careful about this, and remember to take it off when charging your mobile, as it gets warm when charging.

Keep it charging! #

After putting your phone to charge, leave it there for some hours more after it says it’s full. It will make your phone battery last much longer; you will be surprised! After doing that, my iPhone battery lasted more than a week, way more if you compare it to the 2-3 days when I was disconnecting it from the dock just after it said it was full.

Background Programs #

This is important; new iPhones, such as the iPhone 4, allow you to run multiple apps in the background, but this will drain your battery fast if you forget to close them. To do this, double-click on the round button, and it will show all the apps currently running. Keep clicking on one of the apps, and a red “X” will appear; then you can close all apps.

What else do you do to make your iPhone battery last longer?