iPhone Battery Life Tips

 For all the fantastic bells and whistles a smart phone-especially the iPhone- offers, one thing it does not offer is good battery life (the fact that it doesn’t make coffee could be added to the list, but not for the purpose of this article). Those in the market for an iPhone have obviously read or heard about this conundrum, but since it won’t deter anyone from buying the latest Apple offering, we thought we’d create this guide to help those who fall prey to the magic that is the iPhone. You know what they say: “If you can’t stop them, at least try to help them.”

 

Although there are developments in the mobile market towards creating smart phone batteries that last longer, they’re not yet available. Implement these tips for the time being, until these batteries become available.

 

 

 

Using the iPhone’s GPS takes more out of your battery. Use it only when necessary. Don’t blindfold yourself, board the next train and get off somewhere you’re not completely familiar with, only to have an excuse to use your iPhone’s GPS. It uses battery life.

 

 

Why did they build that into the iPhone in the first place? Who needs push email? Turn it off. Just kidding. However, consider that push may be eating away happily at your battery life.

 

 

Your iPhone automatically fetches new data every so often, depending on the setting. If it’s set at a fifteen minute interval, it stands to reason that the phone’s battery won’t last that long. Setting it to a one-hour interval or switching it to manual would be better.

 

 

Turn off your Wi-Fi if you don’t use it. Take note that even if your iPhone’s Wi-Fi is off, but it’s searching for a connection, it uses battery life.

 

 

The brighter the screen, the more power it consumes. Turn it down to save battery life.

 

 

Even though EDGE is slow, turning off your 3G when the iPhone’s battery is low will save some battery life for cases of emergency.

 

 

Set the iPhone to lock automatically when not in use.

 

 

Although game vibration adds a very vital dimension to your iPhone gaming, it uses battery unnecessarily. Switch it off.

 

 

This one really loves battery life. If you desperately need to download that new Lady Gaga tune, or need to go one up on your friend in the app department, make sure your iPhone’s plugged in first.

 

 

Minor firmware updates could really help boost your battery life, although not having the iPhone plugged in while doing updates could kill your battery.

 

 

Bluetooth, along with many other things in this article, loves sucking your battery dry. Keep it switched off if you want your iPhone to live through a day.

 

Now, the problem with  the list of tips above is that if you implement all of them, you might as well invest your hard-earned cash on a few tin cans and a couple of balls of string, since your phone will be anything but smart. Go back to an 80’s brick, or buy a first-generation IBM computer and build a special room to house it in.

 

If you want to make your iPhone’s battery last longer, then you need to do it in such a way to be able to make use of it the way it’s intended to be used, as a smart phone. Realistically, doing the following should help save some battery life: turn down your iPhone screen brightness; don’t fetch data frequently; purchase a car charger; buy an external battery pack.

A car charger may probably be the best investment since you’ve purchased the iPhone. It won’t set you back the price of a car, and will make a significant difference in the use of your iPhone. Similarly, having an extra battery pack should come in very handy too, if you’re heavy on your poor iPhone.

 

It comes down to common sense. The more you use your iPhone, the less battery life you’ll have. You have to give and take. Give a little more and take a little less, and your iPhone will give you many hours of social and media pleasure.