Here is a message I found regarding reserving battery. Hope this helps. Jenn
Jenn and Kumi Begin forwarded message: > From: Dave <dave.beckett...@gmail.com> > Date: June 8, 2020 at 8:15:14 AM MDT > To: only-apple-...@groups.io > Subject: [OATS] For Carolyn. Battery saving tips and tricks > Reply-To: only-apple-...@groups.io > > > > Hi Carolyn. Hope you find this useful. > > > 25 Easy Ways to Maximize iPhone Battery Life 3 MARCH 2020, AppleVis. All New > Content. > > Every time a new iOS version release is around > the corner, Apple announces substantial improvements in terms of energy > efficiency. The weird thing is that users don’t always notice these > enhancements. > As a matter of fact, blaming it wholly on the manufacturer can be a > misconception. It’s often up to the users of mobile devices to ensure proper > battery > life. Most people don’t bother peeking in the Settings menu to customize > their smartphones and tablets, which typically takes mere seconds. In the > aftermath > of this negligence, lots of users fail to make the most of their gadgets and > may have to charge the battery several times a day. This article is going > to shed light on the common tips and tricks to make your iPhone battery last > longer. Low Power Mode The name of this feature speaks for itself. It is > the easiest and most effective way to extend the battery life of your iPhone. > Enabling the Low Power Mode pauses quite a few resource-heavy services, > including > automatic downloads, background app refresh, email fetch, a number of visual > effects, and iCloud Photos. It also sets the Auto-Lock time to 30 seconds. > To turn on this mode, go to Settings > Battery and tap the appropriate toggle > there. When it’s activated, the battery icon turns yellow. The feature is > automatically disabled once you have charged your device to 80% or higher. > Location Services It’s common knowledge that some apps request users’ > geolocation > data to work properly. These include Maps, Reminders, and Wallet, to name a > few. This tracking puts an extra burden on your battery and you may not > necessarily > need it to be enabled at all times. Therefore, it could be a good idea to > examine which applications can access the details of your whereabouts and turn > it off for some of them. In order to do it, go to Settings > Privacy > > Location Services and disable the feature for apps you aren’t willing to share > your location with, especially third-party ones that shouldn’t have this > access in the first place. Family Sharing When this feature is on, you allow > your family members to see your current location in apps like Messages and > Find My Friends. It additionally helps you spot your misplaced or stolen > iPhone > by means of the new Find My app (requires iOS 13 or later). The flip side is > that this functionality may reduce the device’s battery life. If you can > do without this feature, go to Settings > [Your Name] > Find My and tap the > Share My Location slider to the left to turn it off. Idle widgets Be sure > to keep abreast of the installed widgets. If there are ones you hardly ever > use, remove them without a second thought. To view your widgets, swipe right > across the Home screen of your iPhone. If you find a widget that doesn’t > belong there, scroll down and tap Edit, then tap the red “minus” icon for the > specific widget you no longer need, and finally, tap Done. Handoff The > Handoff feature makes your digital experience seamless across different Apple > devices > so that you can, say, continue your iPhone app usage session on a Mac or vice > versa. This type of synchronization is definitely awesome, but you might > not need it to be constantly on. If so, consider disabling it by going to > Settings > General > Handoff. Memory hogs Whereas every app installed on your > smartphone leaves a footprint in terms of energy usage, some programs consume > more battery power than others. To identify such resource-heavy entities, > go to Settings > Battery and scroll down to view your most used apps. The > dashboard will additionally reflect the degree of power consumption for each > entry. If there are unused apps on that list, it could be a good idea to > disable or uninstall them. Automatic updates This feature is a godsend if you > want to have the latest app versions installed on your iPhone. However, it > uses up a good deal of cellular data and may also cause your battery to be > discharged > when you need your device the most. In order to disable automatic updates > for all or specific apps, go to Settings > [Your Name] > iTunes & App Store > and apply the appropriate changes. Background app refresh With this option > enabled, the apps that were automatically suspended due to inactivity over > a certain period of time can still check for new content and updates. As > useful as it is, the feature affects your iPhone’s battery life. To turn it > off > system-wide or for individual apps, go to Settings > General > Background App > Refresh and follow the on-screen prompts. Notifications If you are a fan > of mobile games and social networking, then you probably know how irritating > the numerous notifications about new friend requests, likes, comments, and > other routine events can get. In addition to being a nuisance, this permanent > reporting drains the battery a lot. To disable it for some of your less > important apps, go to Settings > Notifications. When it comes to social media > apps, a quick tip is to turn off the sounds for all new events and only keep > the badges on rather than see tons of banners in the Notification Center. > Refrain from force-closing background apps This recommendation might appear > somewhat counterintuitive, but frequently used apps that hang in the > background don’t use up excessive processing resources at all. On the > contrary, they > even help preserve the battery life and should, therefore, remain in the > multitasking interface. Airplane Mode There are circumstances when you don’t > need to be connected to the cellular network and use the Internet. Airplane > Mode is a one-stop feature to terminate all connections and data transfer on > your smartphone, plus it saves your battery power in the above-mentioned > scenarios. To turn it on, swipe up from the bottom part of your screen to > access > the Control Center (on iPhone X or newer, swipe down from the upper > right-hand corner of the screen) and then tap the Airplane Mode pictogram. > Alternatively, > you can go to Settings > Airplane Mode to do it. Auto-Brightness An iPhone > with Retina display boasts an unparalleled level of contrast and brightness. > However, you don’t need to keep the brightness at its maximum all the time, > do you? This holds true especially for newer-generation devices with up to > 5.5-inch screens onboard. You may want to allow your iPhone to automatically > set the brightness level depending on the outer illumination. To do this, > go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and tab the > Auto-Brightness slider to enable this feature. Parallax effect The 3D-like > parallax effect > was originally implemented in iOS 7 and it’s undoubtedly an awesome addition > to the look and feel of the iPhone interface. Just like other cool graphical > perks, though, it puts an extra load on the battery. To switch off the > parallax effect, go to Settings > Accessibility and enable the Reduce Motion > feature. > Reduce transparency One more way to extend the battery life is to diminish > the blur and transparency effects in some backgrounds. You can do it by going > to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and setting the Reduce > Transparency to “On.” Turn off push notifications in the Mail app By default, > the system checks all email accounts you previously added to your Mail app > for new incoming messages and lets you know about them. In case the email > isn’t > too important, consider disabling this real-time traversal of your mailboxes. > Here’s how you do it: go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > Fetch New Data, > and set the Push slider to “Off” position. This way, you will need to launch > the Mail app manually to see new messages. Don’t miss iOS updates Apple > engineers > are constantly busy working on iOS tweaks that introduce various bug fixes > and enhancements. Nearly every such update improves iPhone productivity and > makes it more energy-efficient. Therefore, it’s strongly recommended to apply > these updates once they are rolled out. Auto-Lock The objective of the > Auto-Lock > feature isn’t restricted to ensuring the security of your device and the > intactness of your sensitive information. The less time your screen stays on > before > it’s automatically locked, the longer your battery will last. With that said, > it’s best to select the minimum auto-lock time available, which is 30 seconds. > To do it, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock and configure the > feature as outlined above. Limit or disable ad tracking In order to show > targeted ads in App Store, News, and other services, Apple collects user data > such as location, gender, age, and some lifestyle information reflecting > one’s interests. You guessed it – this tracking siphons off a part of your > battery power. To tackle this issue, you can restrict ad tracking by going > to Settings > Privacy > Advertising. Then, simply enable the option that says > Limit Ad Tracking. Siri It goes without saying that Siri is one of the > indispensable > bells and whistles that come with an iPhone. But what if you only use this > voice assistant on occasion? If so, it makes sense to turn it off so that it > doesn’t consume your device’s battery resources. Just go to Settings > Siri & > Search and disable the feature. You may also want to customize or switch > off Siri Suggestions, a module that shows some prompts to facilitate your > search in Safari, create new events, confirm an appointment, and make many > other > things easier. It also drains your battery, though. To sort it out, go to > Settings > Siri & Search and disable the Show Siri Suggestions option for > certain > non-critical apps. System sounds and vibration The statement that vibration > mode saves battery power on a mobile device is a myth. As a matter of fact, > vibration uses up more energy than audio reproduction by your iPhone’s > speakers. To disable or configure the vibration and tones, go to Settings > > Sounds > & Haptics (Settings > Sounds on older models) and put your new preferences > into effect. For instance, you can turn haptic feedback off or disable the > Vibrate > on Ring or Vibrate on Silent option. Wireless connectivity Sharing content > via AirDrop or Bluetooth is certainly convenient but these wireless features > don’t have to be on if you aren’t currently using them. Consider disabling or > customizing them by going to your Control Center and selecting the appropriate > options. 3D Touch If you own an iPhone model that supports 3D Touch, you can > opt into controls based on the amount of pressure you apply. However, this > feature should only be enabled if you actually use it a lot. If you don’t, go > to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > 3D Touch and tap the slider to turn > it off. Maintenance reports In order to stay on top of potential software > problems and improve the platform, Apple uses daily reports automatically > generated > and sent by iOS devices. These analytics may put an additional load on the > battery, though. To turn off or limit this reporting, go to Settings > Privacy > > Analytics (it’s Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & Usage on older models) > > and tap the right toggles there. Optimized Battery Charging This feature > > was > first introduced in iOS 13. It prevents the battery from aging too fast by > learning from your day-to-day charging habits. Specifically, it keeps the > battery > from being charged past 80% during periods when you most likely aren’t using > the device – for instance, at night. This way, the maximum capacity of the > battery will stay at a decent level for a longer time. Dark Mode If your > iDevice has an OLED display, then turning on Dark Mode will save you a great > deal of battery power. That’s because all the pixels in the black areas are > completely turn off. To enable this mode, go to Settings > Display & > Brightness. > Keep in mind, though, that Dark Mode won’t really extend your battery life in > case your iPhone has an LCD display. Final thoughts There is no such thing > as a one-size-fits-all feature to keep your iPhone battery life at its > maximum. To maintain proper battery health and make it last much longer, you > need > to use a combo of different techniques that don’t affect your experience > overall. Apple is adding a few energy-saving options with every new iOS > release, > so it’s a good idea to stay tuned for these perks. Importantly, it is > important to steer clear of dodgy apps camouflaged as something useful that > inundate > your iPhone with fake alerts and intrusive ads and consume quite a bit of > battery power. > > _._,_._,_ > Groups.io Links: > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#9515) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This > Topic | New Topic > > Questions, concerns, suggestions? Contact us > Group owner email: only-apple-tns+ow...@groups.io > IMessage > Kliph: sturi...@icloud.com > Matt: thetechjuggern...@icloud.com > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [pup...@icloud.com] > _._,_._,_ -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/C6300F76-0973-41BE-A99E-B46CA360CED2%40gmail.com.
