In the beginning my fully-charged iPhone 3GS rarely made it through the day without needing a re-charge. You may be having the same experience. The problem is not that the iPhone has poor battery life, quite the contrary, it’s the web browsing, PUSH notifications, vibrations, sounds, video, iPod music, streaming and constant launching of app after app throughout the day... all contributes to poor battery performance. However, with a few tweaks to the iPhone OS, most of us will be able to get through the day on a full charge.
Although the tips below will yield noticeable results when implemented, a lot will still depend on your usage habits. For example, voice calls can drain your battery pretty fast! If on average you are engaged in voice calls for more than 1 hour per day you should prepare to charge at some point during the day.
Additionally, a good rule of thumb, once your battery hits 50% (not 25% or 10%) view this situation as urgent and find a solution to re-charge. This is because many times when we hit 25% or 10% we are not in a position to charge and could end up with a dead device in a crucial situation.
Now, on to the 10 battery life conservation tips...
Blue: Shut everything down! = Extreme savings.Although the tips below will yield noticeable results when implemented, a lot will still depend on your usage habits. For example, voice calls can drain your battery pretty fast! If on average you are engaged in voice calls for more than 1 hour per day you should prepare to charge at some point during the day.
Additionally, a good rule of thumb, once your battery hits 50% (not 25% or 10%) view this situation as urgent and find a solution to re-charge. This is because many times when we hit 25% or 10% we are not in a position to charge and could end up with a dead device in a crucial situation.
Now, on to the 10 battery life conservation tips...
Green: Our recommended settings = Noticeable savings. (Screenshots)
- Turn Wi-Fi OFF - Settings > Wi-Fi > OFF
- Turn OFF "Ask to Join Networks"
Attachment 31039 - Disable Notifications - Settings > Notifications > OFF
- Selectively disable notifications for each app listed.
Attachment 31040 - Disable ALL Vibrate Functions - Settings > Sounds > Vibrate OFF AND Turn OFF ALL Sounds
- Disable "ring" vibrate only.
- Reduce ringer volume.
- Turn OFF "Sent mail" sound.
- Turn OFF "Lock Sounds".
- Turn OFF "Keyboard Clicks".
Attachment 31043 - Slide screen brightness bar all the way to the left and turn OFF Auto-Brightness
- Set screen brightness to 50% or less
- Turn "Auto-Brightness" to ON
Attachment 31037 - Turn OFF 3G - Settings > General > Network > Enable 3g = OFF
Attachment 31041 - Turn OFF Bluetooth - Settings > General > Bluetooth > OFF
- Turn OFF Locations Services - Settings > General > Location Serives > OFF
- Reduce auto-lock Settings > General > Auto-Lock > 2 Mins or less
- Note that auto-lock also turns off the back light so set as low as possible.
Attachment 31042 - Turn OFF PUSH - Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data > PUSH
- Increase Fetch interval to every hour or manually.
Attachment 31044 - Turn OFF Repeat Alert - Settings > Messages > Repeat Alert = OFF
Attachment 31038 - One last bonus tip as it were, make sure to scan through all your 3rd party app options for settings that affect battery life - Settings > App name.
Attachment 31045
We hope these tips were helpful.
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