[Nfbktad] 22 tips to save battery.
scorpio62 at windstream.net
scorpio62 at windstream.net
Thu Jan 1 23:25:08 UTC 2015
Spoken like a true Droidster, Cindy Sheets!
Thank you, Cindy and Tonia
Todd
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And the best tip of all, buy a Galaxy S 5 and you can leave all of that on and have a battery that lasts 2-3 days.
Cindy
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> Subject: [Nfbktad] 22 tips to save battery.
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>
> 22 Tips to Extend iPhone Battery Life (iOS 8 Updated)
>
> 1. Turn on Auto-Brightness
>
>
> The iPhone has an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of
> the screen based on the light around it (darker in dark places,
> brighter when there's more ambient light) to both save battery and
> make it easier to see. Turn Auto-Brightness on and you’ll save energy
> because your screen will need to use less power in dark places.
>
> Adjust that setting by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2. Display & Brightness (it's called Brightness & Wallpaper in iOS 7)
> 3.Move the Auto-Brightness slider to On/green
>
>
>
> iphone battery life: screen brightness -
>
>
>
> 2. Reduce Screen Brightness
>
>
> You can control the default brightness of your iPhone screen with this
> slider. Needless to say, the brighter the default setting for the
> screen, the more power it requires. Keep the screen dimmer to conserve
> more of your battery by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2. Display & Brightness (it's called Brightness & Wallpaper in iOS 7)
> 3.Move the slider as needed
>
>
> reduce motion and animation in iOS 7 -
>
>
>
> 3. Stop Motion & Animations (iOS 7)
>
>
> One of the coolest features of iOS 7 is called Background Motion. It's
> subtle, but if you move your iPhone and watch the app icons and
> background image, you'll see them move slightly independently of each
> other, as if they're on different planes. This is called a parallax
> effect. It's really cool, but it also drains battery. You may want to
> leave it on to enjoy the effect, but if not, turn it off by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.General
> 3.Accessibility
> 4.Reduce Motion
> 5.Move slider to green/On
> More »
>
>
> iOS 7 battery: Dynamic Backgrounds -
>
>
>
> 4. Disable Dynamic Backgrounds (iOS 7)
>
> Another neat feature introduced in iOS 7 is animated wallpapers that
> move underneath your app icons. These dynamic backgrounds offer a cool
> interface flourish, but they also use more power than a simple static
> background image.
> Dynamic Backgrounds aren't a feature you have to turn on or off, just
> don't select the Dynamic Backgrounds in the Wallpapers & Backgrounds
> menu.
>
>
> iphone battery extend: bluetooth -
>
>
>
> 5. Turn Bluetooth Off
>
> Bluetooth wireless networking is especially useful for cell phone
> users with wireless headsets or earpieces. But transmitting data
> wirelessly takes battery and leaving Bluetooth on to accept incoming
> data at all times requires even more juice. Turn off Bluetooth except
> when you’re using it to squeeze more power from your battery.
>
> Find it in:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Bluetooth
> 3.Move slider to Off/white
>
> You can also access the Bluetooth setting through Control Center. To
> do that, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap the Bluetooth
> icon (the center one) so that it is grayed out.
>
>
>
> iphone battery life: turn off cellular data -
>
>
>
> 6. Turn Off LTE or Cellular Data
>
>
> The nearly perpetual connectivity offered by the iPhone means
> connecting to 3G and speedy 4G LTE cellular phone networks.
> Not surprisingly, using 3G, and especially 4G LTE, requires more
> energy to get the quicker data speeds and higher-quality calls. It’s
> tough to go slower, but if you need more power, turn off LTE and just
> use the older, slower networks. Your battery will last longer (though
> you’ll need it when you’re downloading websites more slowly!) or turn
> off all cellular data and either just use Wi-Fi or no connectivity at
> all.
>
> To do this:
> 1.Tap Settings
> 2.Cellular
> 3.Slide Enable LTE to Off/white to use slower cellular data networks
> while still allowing yourself to use cellular data 4.To limit yourself
> just to Wi-Fi, slide Cellular Data to Off/white
>
>
> iphone battery extend: turn off wi-fi -
>
>
>
> 7. Keep Wi-Fi Off
>
> The other kind of high-speed network that the iPhone can connect to is
> Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is even faster than 3G or 4G, though it’s only available
> where there’s a hotspot (not virtually everywhere like 3G or 4G).
> Keeping Wi-Fi turned on at all times in hopes that an open hotspot
> will appear is a sure way to drain your battery life. So, unless
> you’re using it right this second, keep Wi-Fi turned off by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Wi-Fi
> 3.Slide to Off/white
>
> You can also turn off Wi-Fi via Control Center. To access that
> setting, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap the Wi- Fi
> icon to gray it out.
>
>
> iphone battery performance: turn off location services -
>
>
>
> 8. Turn Off Location Services
>
>
> One of the coolest features of the iPhone is its built-in GPS.
> This allows your phone to know where you are and give you exact
> driving directions, give that information to apps that help you find
> restaurants, and more. But, like any service that sends data over a
> network, it needs battery power to work. If you’re not using Location
> Services, and don’t plan to right away, turn them off and save some
> power.
>
> Turn off Location Services by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Privacy
> 3.Location Services
> 4.Slide to Off/white
>
>
> system services settings -
>
>
>
> 9. Turn Off Other Location Settings
>
>
> The iPhone can perform a lot of useful tasks in the background, but
> the more background activity there is, especially activity that
> connects to the Internet or uses GPS, can drain battery quickly. Some
> of these features in particular are not required by most iPhone users
> and can be safely turned off to regain some battery life.
>
> Find them in:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Privacy
> 3.Location Services
> 4.System Services
> 5.Turn off Diagnostics & Usage, Location-Based iAds, Popular Near Me,
> and Setting Time Zone.
>
>
> iOS 7 battery issues: background app refresh -
>
>
>
> 10. Prevent Background App Refresh (iOS 7)
>
>
> There are a number of new features in iOS 7 designed to make your
> iPhone smarter and ready for you whenever you need it.
> One of these features is Background App Refresh. This feature looks at
> the apps you use most often, the time of day that you use them, and
> then automatically updates them for you so that the next time you open
> the app, the latest information is waiting for you. For instance, if
> you always check social media at 7:30 am, iOS 7 learns that and
> automatically updates your social apps before 7:30 am. Needless to
> say, this useful feature drains battery.
>
> To turn it off, tap:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.General
> 3.Background App Refresh
> 4.Either disable the feature entirely or just for for specific apps
> that you want to use it with
>
>
>
>
> 11. Don't Automatically Update Apps (iOS 7)
>
>
> If you've got iOS 7, you can forget needing to update your apps by
> hand. There's now a feature that automatically updates them for you
> when new versions are released. Convenient, but also a drain on your
> battery. To only update apps when you want to, and thus manage your
> power better:
> 1.Tap the Settings app
> 2.iTunes & App Store
> 3.In the Automatic Downloads section, find Updates 4.Move slider to
> Off/white
>
>
>
> iphone battery: turn off data push -
>
>
>
> 12. Turn Data Push Off
>
>
> The iPhone can be set to automatically suck email and other data down
> to it or, for some kinds of accounts, have data pushed out to it
> whenever new data becomes available. You’re probably realized by now
> that accessing wireless networks costs you energy, so turning data
> push off, and thus reducing the number of times your phone connects to
> the network, will extend your battery’s life. With push off, you’ll
> need to set your email to check periodically or do it manually (see
> the next tip for more on this).
>
> Find it in:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Mail, Contacts, Calendar
> 3.Fetch New Data
> 4.Push
> 5.Slide to Off/white
>
>
> iphone battery performance: fetch data less -
>
>
>
> 13. Fetch Email Less Often
>
>
> The less often your phone accesses a network, the less battery it
> uses. Save battery life by setting your phone to check your email
> accounts less often. Try checking every hour or, if you’re really
> serious about saving battery, manually. Manual checks means you’ll
> never have email waiting for you on your phone, but you’ll also stave
> off the red battery icon.
>
> Change your Fetch settings by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Mail, Contacts, Calendar
> 3.Fetch
> 4.Select your preference (the longer between checks, the better for
> your battery)
>
>
>
> iphone battery life: auto-lock sooner -
>
>
>
> 14. Auto-Lock Sooner
>
>
> You can set your iPhone to automatically go to sleep – a feature known
> as Auto-Lock - after a certain amount of time.
> The sooner it sleeps, the less power is used to run the screen or
> other services. Try setting Auto-Lock to 1 or 2 minutes.
>
> Change the setting in:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.General
> 3.Auto-Lock
> 4.Tap your preference (the shorter, the better)
>
>
> iphone battery: turn off equalizer -
>
>
>
> 15. Turn off Equalizer
>
>
> The Music app on the iPhone has an Equalizer feature that can adjust
> music to increase bass, decrease treble, etc. Because these
> adjustments are made on the fly, they require extra battery. Turn the
> equalizer off to conserve battery. This means you'll have a slightly
> modified listening experience - the power savings might not be worth
> it to true audiophiles - but for those hoarding battery power, it's a
> good deal.
>
> Find it in:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.Music
> 3.EQ
> 4.Tap off
>
>
>
> save iphone battery: turn off hotspot -
>
>
>
> 16. Make Sure Personal Hotspot Is Off
>
>
> This only applies if you use the iPhone's Personal Hotspot feature to
> share your wireless data connection with other devices. But if you do
> that, this tip is key.
>
> Personal Hotspot turns your iPhone into a wireless hotspot that
> broadcasts its cellular data to other devices within in range.
> This is a tremendously useful feature, but as you may have guessed if
> you've read this far, it also really drains your battery. That's an
> acceptable trade when you're using it, but if you forget to turn it
> off when you're done, you'll be surprised at how quickly your battery
> drains.
>
> To make sure you turn off Personal Hotspot when you're done using it:
> 1.Tap the Settings app
> 2.Personal Hotspot
> 3.Move slider to off/white
>
>
> Battery usage in iOS 8 -
>
>
>
> 17. Find the Battery Killers (iOS 8)
>
> Most of the suggestions on this list are about turning things off or
> not doing certain things. This one helps you discover which apps are
> killing your battery. In iOS 8, there's a new feature called Battery
> Usage that shows which apps have been sucking the most power over the
> last 24 hours and the last 7 days. If you start seeing an app showing
> up there consistently, you'll know that running the app is costing you
> battery life.
>
> Access Battery Usage by tapping:
> 1.The Settings app
> 2.General
> 3.Usage
> 4.Battery Usage
>
> On that screen, you'll sometimes see notes beneath each item (for
> instance, in the screenshot, notice "Low Signal" under Personal
> Hotspot). This note provides more detail on why the app drained so
> much battery and can suggest ways for you to fix it.
>
>
> Suggested Apps in iOS 8 -
>
>
>
> 18. Don't Take App Suggestions (iOS 8)
>
>
> Suggested Apps is another new feature of iOS 8 that uses your location
> information to figure out where you are, what you're near, and what
> apps—both installed on your phone and available in the App Store—might
> come in handy based on that information. It can be neat, but needless
> to say, it uses extra battery life by checking for your location,
> communicating with the App Store, etc.
>
> To turn off suggested apps:
> 1.Tap the Settings app
> 2.Tap General
> 3.Tap Handoff & Suggested Apps
> 4.Move the My Apps and App Store sliders to Off
>
>
> killing apps doesn't save battery life -
>
>
>
> 19. One Common Mistake: Quitting Apps Doesn't Save Battery
>
> When you talk about tips for saving battery life on your iPhone,
> perhaps the most common one that comes up is quitting your apps when
> you're done with them, rather than letting them run in the background.
>
> This is wrong. In fact, regularly quitting your apps in that way can
> actually make your battery drain faster. So, if saving battery life is
> important to you, don't follow this bad tip.
>
> For more about why this can do the opposite of what you want, read
> this.
>
>
> let iphone battery run down to save life -
>
>
>
> 20. Run Down Your Battery As Much As Possible
>
> Believe it or not, but the more often you charge a battery, the less
> energy it can hold. Counter-intuitive, I know, but it's one of the
> quirks of modern batteries.
>
> Over time, the battery remembers the point in its drain at which you
> recharge it and starts to treat that as its limit. For example, if you
> always charge your iPhone when it's still got 75% of its battery left,
> eventually the battery will start to behave as if it's total capacity
> is 75%, not the original 100%.
>
> The way to get around your battery losing capacity in this way is to
> use your phone as long as possible before charging it. Try waiting
> until your phone is down to 20% (or even less!) battery before
> charging. Just make sure not to wait too long.
>
>
> mophie Juice Pack iphone extended battery - image copyright mophie
>
> mophie Juice Pack Plus. image copyright mophie
>
> 21. Buy an Extended Life Battery
>
> If all else fails, just get more battery. A few accessory makers like
> mophie and Kensington offer extended life batteries for the iPhone. If
> you need so much battery life that none of these tips help you enough,
> an extended life battery is your best bet.
> With one, you’ll get days more standby time and many hours more use.
>
>
>
> 22. Do Less-Battery-Intensive Things
>
> Not all ways to save battery life involve settings. Some of them
> involve the way you use the phone. Things that require the phone be on
> for long periods of time, or use a lot of system resources, suck the
> most battery. These things include movies, games, and browsing the
> web. If you need to conserve battery, limit your use of
> battery-intensive apps.
>
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