One of the most annoying situations which you could get into is when your phone dies even when you have just charged it for a long time. This is very frustrating since we do almost everything on our phones. Fortunately, this is uncommon issue for iPhone users. Hence, if you are experiencing fast battery drain on your iPhone, we understand how worried and concern you would be. Do not worry as through this article, we shall provide you a list of ways to fix the mentioned issue.
General Performance Tips
- Avoid extreme temperatures. Your Apple device such as iPhone, iPad, iPod and Apple Watch would work perfectly at 0° to 35° C and for storage temperature, the recommended temperature is –20° to 45° C.
- Remove your device from its case when charging
- Storing your device for a very long time could affect the effectivity and efficiency of your battery.
- Do not charge or discharge your device’s battery full if your device has been stored for a very long time. Hence, it is recommended to charge your battery around 50 percent.
- Power down the device to avoid additional battery use
- Place your device in cool and moisture free environment.
- If storing your phone in a long period of time charge it 50 percent every six months
How to Fix iPhone Fast Battery Draining
Check Battery Usage
The Check battery usage feature is available on iOS 9 and later version. It is a feature which allows you to find the cause of your battery drain. If you do not really know what causes your iPhone’s battery to drain, you could use the Check battery usage feature. This feature lets you know which app eats battery the most.
- Go to settings
- Select battery
- Once you are on the battery screen, wait for the battery usage feature to load
- Select last 7 days option. This will provide you all the app that you have used in the last 7 days
- Tap time sign
- Check which apps that eat your iPhone’s battery the most
- Choose which one you would like to update or remove
Enable Low Power Mode
This mode would turn off there are some features of your phone. This features include mail fetch, background app refresh, visual effects and automatic downloads. To do this, all you have to do is the following
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select battery
- Toggle the switch next to the low power mode
- It is activated once your battery turns yellow
Turn off Raise to Wake
The Raise to Wake option is a feature that wakes up your iPhone or iPad screen as soon as you pick up your device from a flat surface. Hence, if you move around, it would trigger this feature all the time.
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select Display and Brightness
- Toggle the switch off next to Raise to Wake
Update Apps
There are apps which are not updated but are due for updating. These types of apps usually drains your battery fast. Hence, we suggest to update them. We also recommend that you update your device to the latest iOS version as well.
- Go to App Store
- Select Updates
- Tap Update all
Turn Off Background App Refresh
The Background App Refresh could refresh your apps on your iPhone. it allows your apps to update and refresh in the background which would definitely drain your battery. Hence, we suggest that you turn this feature off.
- Go to settings
- Select general
- Select background app refresh
- Turn the toggle off
Disable Location Services
Location services could also be one of the causes of your phone to drain your battery fast. Hence, we suggest that you turn off your phone’s location services.
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select privacy
- Select location services
- Toggle the switch off of your location services
Turn on Airplane Mode
Another main reason as to why your iPhone’s battery would drain fast is due to poor cellular service or you are in a place where there is low signal. This would cause your iPhone to increase the need for power which would then lead to depleting your battery level. To solve this issue, turn your Airplane mode.
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select airplane mode
- Toggle airplane mode to off position
Turn Off Vibration Mode
Vibration alerts would require to use more power which could drain your battery faster. Hence, we suggest that you turn off your vibration mode.
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select sounds
- Turn off vibrate on rings and vibrate on silent
Turn off the Auto-brightness feature
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select display and brightness
- Turn off the auto-brightness
- Adjust the brightness to lower level
Turn off WiFi when not in use
If you are not using WiFi but your WiFi feature is turned on on your phone would continue to look for WiFi networks which could drain your battery.
- Go to settings of your phone
- Select WiFi
- Toggle WiFi to off
FAQs
Why does my iPhone battery die fast?
There are two possibilities. The first possibility is that your battery is depreciating. Another possibility is that there is something on your phone that is draining your battery more. Hence, you will have to check the hardware and software of your device. Possible reasons why your phone’s battery drain faster.
- Poor battery health
- Some apps consume battery power
- Too high screen brightness
- Enabled location services when not in use
How Long Do iPhone Batteries Last
iPhone usually last up to 8 hours of talk and internet use on 3G and 10 hours on internet use through WiFi. 10 hours of video viewing and 225 hours of standby time.
How do I Know if my iPhone battery is Bad?
Go to settings and select battery. You would get a notification at the top of the screen if your battery needs to be serviced.
How to check if your iPhone’s battery that needs replacement?
- Go to your phone’s settings
- Select battery
- Select battery health
- Check the maximum capacity of your battery
- Check the peak performance capacity
At what percentage should I charge iPhone battery?
The ideal charge level of your iPhone battery is between 40 to 80 percent. Keeping your battery above range will help you get the most out of your battery. Moreover, if your phone has been left overnight, this could damage your phone in the long run.
How to Fix iPhone 13 Not Charging?
- Hard reset your iPhone
- Check your iPhone lightning cable
- Check your iPhone charger
- Check your iPhone’s charging port
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