Battery life is a priority for most of us, whether it’s a phone we picked up three years ago or a brand new handset. T.he older your phone (and its battery), the harder it is to squeeze out extra time between charges, but mef you just got one new iPhone 12, there are a few ways around make sure the battery lasts as long as possible.
The tips we’re going to talk about apply to all four phones in the new Apple series: the iPhone 12 Mini, the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The out-of-the-box battery life is better on the bigger phones. The 5.8-inch iPhone 12 mini will last a full five hours less than the iPhone 12 Pro Max in our own tests.
According to Apple, the iPhone 12 Mini can handle 15 hours of video playback, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro up to 17 hours, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max can last up to 20 hours. It’s worth taking these differences into account when trying to optimize battery life on your own handset.
iOS 14 updates
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Aas certain as death and taxes are new iOS updates that will introduce battery life bugs for at least some people, and iOS 14 releases are no different-iOS 14.2 was the most recent patch to be released unexplained battery drain on various models, including some iPhone 12 handsets, although it’s not clear exactly how widespread the problem was.
Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do about these iOS-caused bugs other than be aware of them and stay calm – Apple will usually release a fix pretty soon. If a recent software update has cut down on the battery life you’re used to getting, a quick internet search should be enough to find out if other people are experiencing similar issues.
Sometimes the user community or Apple itself publishes steps you can take to return your battery life to normal while you wait for a software update. In the case of iOS 14.2, For example, some users reported that turning off 5G or Bluetooth was enough to fix the problem. If there’s no official word from Apple on an iOS issue, then places like Reddit can be very helpful.
5G or not 5G
5G is blessed us with super fast download and upload speeds, and a much better network capacity (so that your phone can really continue to work in sports stadiums and music performances), but it can also be a serious drain on the phone battery. Apple says 5G usage is ‘optimized’ to conserve your battery as much as possible, but if you don’t need the benefits of 5G, or if it will take a long time for it to be rolled out in your area, you can return to LTE and potentially save yourself some battery life.
From Settings, crane Mobile thereafter Mobile data options, and under Speech and data you can select LTE instead of the default 5G Auto option. You can also choose Data mode of the Mobile data options menu and go to Low data mode to further limit how much data your iPhone uses for streaming video, etc., regardless of the type of cellular connection you selected. T.it should also help battery life.
As is always the case, if your phone struggles to connect to a cellular network, your phone will start working harder to find one which can cause significant battery drain. If you know the signal strength will be low or erratic (for example, on the subway or out in the woods), you may want to turn airplane mode on for a certain amount of time to save battery.
Check App Usage
If you want to be serious about keeping your iPhone 12 running for as long as possible between charges, it’s always worth doing a little detective work to see if apps are using more than their share of the juice. If you open Settings on your phone and Select Battery, you see the apps that drain the battery the most. YYou can check this based on the last 24 hours or the last 10 days.
Obviously, the apps you use most often drain the battery the most, but you may notice some anomalies. Press Show activity link at the top of the list to switch between how much battery life each app is using and how much time you spent in it, as this should tell you if an app is using more power than it should.
If there’s an app that is worrying about draining your battery, you can remove it from your phone by long pressing the home screen icon. If you absolutely must keep it, make sure you are running the latest version of the app and contact the developer to report the problem.
Low energy consumption
Power saving mode on the iPhone has been introduced all the way back in iOS 9, and you’ll see a prompt to turn it on when your device’s battery drops to 20 percent. It disables some background processes, turns off some visual effects, disables 5G (except for video streaming), stops automatic downloads, and applies a few other tricks.
If you know that you will not be near a charger for an extended period of time, you can always turn on the power saving mode manually. Your iPhone will still function more or less normally, with the caveats mentioned above: apps won’t be able to run as much in the background and your emails won’t get through right away (possibly a boon).
Open Settings and choose Battery and Low energy consumption from the menu. You can turn it on whenever you want, but it will automatically turn off when your phone is charging and rises above 80 percent. You can also add a toggle switch for power saving mode to the Control Center for easy access – choose from Settings Control Center, thereafter Adjust the controls.
Display options and other settings
The same phone tasks that have always drained the battery faster still apply to the iPhone 12. The screen brightness is a big one: if you go to Display and brightness from Settings, you can control screen brightness and switch to dark iOS mode if you want, and it’s also worth checking the auto lock time so that your screen is on for less time when you are not using it.
Playing audio at a high volume will shorten the battery life, so you may want to lower the level a few steps. H.Heavy use of GPS also drains the battery – if you open up Privacy thereafter Location services In Settings, you can limit GPS usage for certain apps or turn it off completely for your phone.
If one of your apps gives you the option, telling them to sync over Wi-Fi instead of data connections might give you a little extra battery life (keeping a minimum number of apps on your phone helps, to). If you stop listening your iPhone to “hey Siri”, you can also get some extra time between charges – go to Siri and Search in Settings to do this.