10 easy tips to keep your iPhone battery running longer

Heat is the one of the reasons why electronics and batteries degrade over time. While the best way to keep your battery healthy is to avoid it from prolonged exposure to heat, it might not be possible this summer. If you want to keep your iPhone battery health in a good shape, here are 10 tips that might help.

1. 01

   Fully charge your phone

   Apart from keeping your phone cool, minimising charge cycles is one of the best ways to keep your battery healthy. While charging often cannot be avoided, fully charge your battery whenever possible and don't let it go below

   20 per cent.

2. 02

   Make sure 'Optimised Battery Charging' is enabled

   Apple has some useful built-in features that can you help you iPhone's battery life. One of them is the 'Charging Optimization' functionality, which you can set to 'Optimized Battery Charging' to prolonged your battery life. It can be found in the 'Battery' in the phone's 'Settings' app.

3. 03

   Disable Background App Refresh

   Your iPhone gets updates about things like weather and email in the background, but depending on the frequency of updates, the functionality might eat up your battery. If you don't mind getting notifications late, consider setting 'Background App Refresh' to off. Rest assured, disabling the feature won't stop notifications from apps like WhatsApp.

4. 04

   Use wired charging instead of MagSafe

   Wireless charging may be standard on most premium phones, but the technology is slower and inefficient compared to standard wired charging. Also, it often makes phones heat up. So unless you have no option, make sure you use a charging cable instead of MagSafe whenever possible.

5. 05

   Avoid playing games while charging

   Charging also generates a lot of heat, and if you are someone who often plays games on their phone while charging, it may quickly increase the temperature of the device and accelerate battery degradation. While you can use apps and check messages while charging, avoid playing video games while charging to retain your battery health.

6. 06

   Do not charge your iPhone in extreme temperatures

   Apple says the iPhone is designed to perform in a wide range of temperatures, but you should not charge the phone if you are in a very hot or cold place. While charging the device in extremely hot temperatures might permanently damage the battery and reduce the capacity, if you are in a very cold place, the battery life may decrease temporarily.

7. 07

   Store your iPhone with the battery charged to around 50 per cent

   If you are planning to ditch your iPhone for a few months, make sure you charge the device to around 50 per cent before putting it away. If you don't do so, the battery may fall into a deep discharge state, which may ultimately prevent it from holding a charge. Also, if you charge it fully, the battery is bound to lose some capacity.

8. 08

   Take off the case when charging

   If your iPhone is getting hot when charging, make sure you remove the case. Since heat is a battery's worst enemy, charging your phone with a case on in a hot room may degrade the battery life faster than it normally does.

9. 09

   Update to the latest iOS version

   Apple releases new updates for iOS every now and then. Apart from offering new features and optimising device performance, these updates may also help extend your battery life. If you haven't updated your iPhone in a while, open the Settings app on your phone, head over to the General section and download and install the latest iOS update from the 'Software Update' section.

10. 10

    Disable notifications for apps you don't use

    Most of us have installed some apps that we barely use. If you are in the same situation, make sure you disable notifications for these apps if you don't need updates since it will use some juice in the background.