Yesterday evening, after several weeks of waiting, we finally...oneeagerly awaited the release of the new version iOS, specifically with the serial number 15.3. This operating system comes with some great improvements that are definitely worth it – some of which we have already covered in our magazine. However, as is often the case, some users who iOS 15.3, they have a problem with battery life. In this article, let's look at 10 tips and tricks to extend the battery life of your iPhone with iOS 15.3.
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Wait for your time like a goose ear of corn
When your iPhone you can update to practically any new version iOS, after the initial launch, countless different processes are running in the background that load the hardware. This results in faster battery consumption. It is necessary to mention that most users have worse battery life after the update, but some know that they simply have to wait. In most cases, the battery life will be restored in a few hours, in the worst case, in a few days.
Disable background app updates
If you've waited and your battery still doesn't last, let's get down to the tips that will help you reduce your consumption. minimum. The first tip is to disable background app updates. This feature can update app content in the background, for example the weather forecast in the Weather app. As soon as you go to Weather, you will immediately see the current forecast and you don't have to wait for anything. Since these processes run in the background, they consume battery. You can disable background updates in Settings → General → Background Updates. Here it is possible to turn off the function completely or for selected applications.
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Turn off analytics sharing from iPhone
In case you buy a new one iPhone, you have to go through the introductory guide. This guide includes a screen where the system asks you if you want to share various iPhone analytics with Apple and developers. With the help of these analytics, it can Apple and developers to improve their services, but that sending may cause more battery consumption. You can deactivate this function in Settings → Privacy → Analytics and improvements, where disable Share iPhone and Watch Analytics.
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Disable animations and effects
Operating system iOS looks simply and simply good. This is mainly due to the simple animations and effects that you encounter from time to time when using the system. But as some of you may well suspect, even these animations, effects and other movements require a certain amount of power to perform. And when you activate the power, the battery life automatically decreases. In iOS However, you can disable all these animations and effects, which is definitely useful. You can do this in Settings → Accessibility → Motion, where activate Limit movement.
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Turn off 5G network usage
With the arrival of iPhones 12 (Pro) we have seen support for 5G networks for the first time in Apple phones. It is true that Apple came with this support a little later than the competition, becauseonec but we still got it. Unfortunately, the 5G network is really widespread, especially abroad and especially in the United States. In the Czech Republic, 5G is currently only available in some of the largest cities, which is a problem - according to available information, the fifth generation network should start to expand in the country this year. If your newer iPhone it detects 5G somewhere on the edge and starts constantly switching between 5G and 4G (LTE), which causes enormous battery drain. ProFor now, it's worth turning off 5G completely if you live outside of big cities. Just go to Settings → Mobile data → Data options → Voice and data, where Disable 5G.
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Don't forget dark mode
Part of the operating system iOS has been a dark mode for several years now. We use this dark mode mainly because the white color doesn't hurt our eyes at night. But there is another great advantage that many users don't know about. Thanks to dark mode, you can also save battery, so if you have iPhone with an OLED display. These displays display black by turning off their pixels, which saves battery. We tested the battery saving rate when using dark mode in the editorial office and the difference was huge. You activate dark mode in Settings → Display and brightness, where to activate Dark, set if necessary automatic switching.
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Deactivate location services
Some applications or websites can access your location, that is, if you allow them to. However, it is important to mention that some applications absolutely do not need to access your location. Social networks and other similar applications may often ask you to track your location, for example, for which it does not make sense. On the other hand, access to location makes sense, for example, for navigation applications. If the location is constantly provided to applications, this can result in faster battery consumption. You can completely or partially deactivate location services in Settings → Privacy → Location Services.
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System tips to save battery
Even the system itself can recognize that there is more battery consumption. In the event that recognition occurs, it is able to provide you with certain tips, thanks to which you can find out what you have set incorrectly and why faster consumption occurs. If you would like to view these tips, just go to Settings → Battery. Under the tips, you can also view statistics to see which apps are using the most battery. For example, you can see that an app may have a iOS 15.3 problem and consumes a lot of energy.
Disable automatic app updates
System and application updates are extremely important – no doubt about it. If for some reason you decide to stay on an old version iOS, so in addition to features, you will lose various bug fixes and security holes, which can be very serious. So there is definitely no good reason to use older versions at this time. iOS, or any other Apple system, remained. And the same applies to applications. In iOS You can set apps to download and install automatically, but this can drain your battery faster. You can disable automatic app updates in Settings → App Store, where below in the Automatic Downloads section deactivates Update applications.
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Use Optimized charging
The last tip you can use to increase battery life in iOS 15.3 to do is to activate the Optimized Charging feature. However, this feature is more of a long shot. Batteries generally prefer to be in the 20% to 80% charge range. Anything outside of this range can shorten the battery's lifespan. Optimized Charging can ensure that iPhone It will not charge more than 80% overnight, after the function analyzes the way the iPhone is charging after some time. Pro correct functioning of this function is necessary iPhone charge regularly. Activate optimized charging v Settings → Battery → Battery health.
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I don't know, but I don't understand how optimized charging works. I charge every day (already miniat least a year) at the same time with the original charger and cable and it still just charges on 100%Can someone explain this to me sensibly?