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18 Tips to Make Your iPhone 15's Battery Last Longer
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Sounds like you can’t wait to get an Apple Car, or another Electrical Vehicle… 😉
Looking forward to read MR’s Apple Car battery tips.
Put it on Airplane Mode!!! Battery will last a month! You are welcome MR!!!
I know you were joking but I actually have a short cut for that.
Enter WiFi X: enable airplane mode (WiFi Calling still lets me receive texts and calls)
Leave WiFi X: disable Airplane mode
Why should we invest in new phones if we have to disable these features to preserve battery life?
So I have to gimp my phone and not use it to its full capabilities? I got you. Might as well own a 4S at this point then.
Just charge/discharge it to around 40% and put it in the drawer completely shuts off. iPhone battery can last months that way. At least that's what I saw/am told.
Shut down the iPhone and put it inside a locker can extend battery life up to 100 years
With that said: could we also have an article that is not exclusively for the iphone 15 please? Thank you.Tip 20: Skip this year's models
Cripple your phone, cap the battery capacity to the level you are trying to stop the battery falling to, all to get 50 bucks more when you sell it
Mostly totally nonsensical tips as per usual except for the background activity. After seeing the battery life on my 11 Prox Max degrade over time, I simply turned off background app refresh for everything and battery life has come back to normal on ios 16 and 17. Yes, sometimes I have to wait for a
couple of seconds before an app refreshes when opening it, but what is the big deal? Totally bonkers how app makers are continually updating content when you’re not using those apps anyway.
couple of seconds before an app refreshes when opening it, but what is the big deal? Totally bonkers how app makers are continually updating content when you’re not using those apps anyway.
Sell iPhone and buy a Nokia 3310: What's the point in buying a latest phone and switch off all the functions which makes it a new model?
My Xperia 1V's battery holds better than iPhone 15PM. Xperia's standby is much better, despite it has 4K display, all my FB, Insta, WhatsApp, Signal etc apps installed and even a headphone jack!. As I have decided to separate my private and personal devices, I don't have many apps installed in iPhone.
My Xperia 1V's battery holds better than iPhone 15PM. Xperia's standby is much better, despite it has 4K display, all my FB, Insta, WhatsApp, Signal etc apps installed and even a headphone jack!. As I have decided to separate my private and personal devices, I don't have many apps installed in iPhone.
Battery life is measure in at least 10 years when you turn them off
The number one way to preserve battery life is turn off cellular and use a flip phone to answer forwarded calls.
Does Apple still sell a smart case?
I'm surprised we haven't seen any fuel cell battery cases where you insert a small rechargeable methane rod and get 19 days between exchanges.
Apple should take the lead and stop using lithium and move to a more sustainable energy source like carbon nanotubes or fuel cell technology.
I'm surprised we haven't seen any fuel cell battery cases where you insert a small rechargeable methane rod and get 19 days between exchanges.
Apple should take the lead and stop using lithium and move to a more sustainable energy source like carbon nanotubes or fuel cell technology.
I'm going to put a plastic sheet over mine like my grandma's furniture
Let me share with you my tips:
- Choose wisely what system services have access to your location. You can do your own research, but I just enable Find My, compass calibration, movement calibration, Share my location if you share your location with someone, Emergency calls and WiFi calling, as well as the time zone. But this, of course, will depend on what services you use. E.g. if you have a HomeKit system, you should enable that, etc.
- Be mindful of what apps you install. For instance, I barely have games on my iPhone and no FaceBook nor Instagram, but if you use this social networks, well, I guess you can always limit background refresh on this apps.
- If you regularly browse the web, an ad-blocker could be helpful. Always remember to whitelist the sites what have an ethical add policy and you want to support them.
- If 5G has a bad signal in your zone, and you find that even with automatic 5G the phone overheats, switch to 4G. It offers good speed and it should be more battery efficient.
And finally, about haptic feedback, I discovered it recently after installing iOS 16.6.1 past week and yes, it feels cool, but during my typing tests, it took a significant hit on my battery. So I leave it turned off.
- Choose wisely what system services have access to your location. You can do your own research, but I just enable Find My, compass calibration, movement calibration, Share my location if you share your location with someone, Emergency calls and WiFi calling, as well as the time zone. But this, of course, will depend on what services you use. E.g. if you have a HomeKit system, you should enable that, etc.
- Be mindful of what apps you install. For instance, I barely have games on my iPhone and no FaceBook nor Instagram, but if you use this social networks, well, I guess you can always limit background refresh on this apps.
- If you regularly browse the web, an ad-blocker could be helpful. Always remember to whitelist the sites what have an ethical add policy and you want to support them.
- If 5G has a bad signal in your zone, and you find that even with automatic 5G the phone overheats, switch to 4G. It offers good speed and it should be more battery efficient.
And finally, about haptic feedback, I discovered it recently after installing iOS 16.6.1 past week and yes, it feels cool, but during my typing tests, it took a significant hit on my battery. So I leave it turned off.
With every new operating system release and new iPhone, there are complaints about issues with battery life, and this year is no exception. There are often periods of rapid battery drain following an update or release due to behind-the-scenes syncing, but sometimes problems can persist longer.
Battery life problems can be caused by new features Apple has implemented, bugs that need to be fixed, or simply an uptick in usage after an update. Whatever the cause, we've rounded up some suggestions on how you can maximize your iPhone's battery life in situations where every last minute is important.
Note that there aren't many suggestions that don't disable key features on the iPhone, so you need to balance battery drain with the feature set that you want enabled, turning things off and on as needed when better battery life is required. Not all of these tips are specific to iOS 17 and the iPhone 15 models, but these steps will absolutely help preserve battery on your new device.
1. Turn Off Live Activities
Live Activities let apps keep an ongoing notification on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, and in iOS 17, Live Activities are used more than ever before. Combined with the Always-On display of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro models, Live Activities can noticeably drain the battery.
Live Activities can be disabled by following these steps:
This will prevent Live Activities from showing up on the Lock Screen, but you'll want to take this one step further. In the individual app sections in the Settings app, you can disable Live Activities on an app-by-app basis, or avoid using Live Activities features within apps.
- Open up the Settings app.
- Go to Face ID & Passcode.
- Enter your passcode to unlock the iPhone.
- Scroll down and toggle off Live Activities.
You can't fully disable the Dynamic Island, but you can swipe left on any running animation to dismiss it.
2. Delete Lock Screen and Home Screen Widgets
In iOS 17, Apple further improved widgets, introducing interactivity. Widgets can now be used right on the Lock Screen, so you can do things like control smart home products or check off Reminders without opening an app.
If you're not using a particular widget often, it might be best to remove it to preserve battery life, though it is worth exploring whether using a widget is less battery intensive than opening up an app.
On the Lock Screen specifically, you can use an option that doesn't have widgets, which makes it easy to switch over. Specific Lock Screens can be linked to a Focus mode, so you can even set up something that removes widgets and nixes unimportant notifications.
For details on adding widgets, removing widgets, and creating Lock Screens, we have a dedicated Lock Screen guide and a guide on interactive widgets.
3. Turn Off Live Voicemail
Live Voicemail is a feature that lets you get a real-time readout of a voicemail that someone is leaving so you can answer the phone if it's something important. Since Live Voicemail shows up right on the Lock Screen, it's not doing your battery any favors.
If you want to disable it, you can do so by going to Settings > Phone > Live Voicemail and toggling it off.
4. Turn Off Proximity AirDrop Sharing
When you hold two iPhones running iOS 17 together, or an iPhone running iOS 17 and an Apple Watch running watchOS 10.1, the iPhone initiates a proximity-based AirDrop or contact transfer protocol. If you're continually triggering this, it can drain battery, so if you've got your iPhone near another iPhone and the AirDrop interface keeps popping up, you might want to turn it off.
To do so, go to Settings > General > AirDrop and toggle off "Bringing Devices Together."
5. Take Advantage of Offline Maps
In iOS 17, you can download Apple Maps for offline usage. It's useful for when you don't have a cellular connection, but it's also good to use even if you do. If you're traveling in an area where you have a somewhat spotty connection, downloading a map for that spot and then turning off cellular will preserve your battery life without impacting your ability to get around.
We have a dedicated how-to that walks you through downloading a map for offline usage, but it's as simple as searching for a location in Maps, tapping the download button, and then selecting the area of the map to download.
6. Disable Haptic Keyboard Feedback
Apple has a keyboard option that gives you haptic feedback when you tap the on-screen keys. It vibrates with each key tap for a more satisfying typing experience, but what you might not know is that it drains battery.
Apple said in a support document last year that keyboard haptics might affect battery life, so it's not something you want to use when you don't have battery to spare. It's not on by default, but if you've enabled it, you can turn it off by following these steps:
7. Turn Off Always-On Display (iPhone 15 Pro)
- Open up the Settings app.
- Tap on Sounds & Haptics.
- Tap on Keyboard Feedback.
- Toggle off Haptic.
As the name suggests, the Always-On display on the iPhone 15 Pro models leaves the time, your wallpaper, widgets, and Live Activities visible on the Lock Screen even when your iPhone is locked... Click here to read rest of article
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So, basically, just don't use your phone. You can have all the battery you want then!🫠
migtbas Well
Might as well turn off the phone at this point 😎