iPhones are known for smooth performance and great cameras, but battery life can sometimes feel short — especially when apps, social media, and background activities keep running all day.
The good news? You can easily extend your iPhone’s battery life with a few simple settings and habits.
Here are the best tips to make your iPhone battery last longer.
1. Enable Low Power Mode
Low Power Mode reduces background activity, auto-downloads, and visual effects.
It’s the quickest way to extend battery life.
How to turn it on:
Settings → Battery → Low Power Mode
Use it whenever your battery drops below 30% or when you’re out for long hours.
2. Reduce Screen Brightness
Your screen uses the most battery. Lowering the brightness or enabling Auto-Brightness helps a lot.
How to adjust:
Settings → Display & Brightness → Reduce Brightness
or
Use the Control Center slider.
3. Turn Off Background App Refresh
Many apps keep running in the background even when you’re not using them.
Turning this off saves battery.
How to turn off:
Settings → General → Background App Refresh → Off
You can also turn it off only for apps you don’t use often.
4. Disable Unnecessary Location Services
Location Services uses GPS, which drains battery fast.
How to manage:
Settings → Privacy → Location Services → Choose apps → Set to “While Using the App” or “Never”
Avoid “Always” unless absolutely necessary.
5. Turn Off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and AirDrop When Not Needed
These features keep searching for connections and drain battery.
Turn them off from Control Center when you don’t need them.
6. Use Dark Mode
If your iPhone has an OLED display (newer models), Dark Mode reduces screen power usage.
How to enable:
Settings → Display & Brightness → Dark
7. Limit Notifications
Every notification wakes the screen, and over time it affects battery life.
How to manage:
Settings → Notifications → Turn off unnecessary alerts
Choose only important apps like calls, messages, or banking.
8. Keep Your iPhone Updated
iOS updates often include battery improvements.
Updating your software can help fix battery drain issues.
Check for update:
Settings → General → Software Update
9. Avoid Extreme Temperatures
Heat can damage battery health.
Do not leave your iPhone in:
- direct sunlight
- a hot car
- near heat sources
Cold temperature can also temporarily reduce battery performance.
10. Check Battery Health
iPhone shows how healthy your battery is. If the health drops too low, the phone may drain quickly.
Check it here:
Settings → Battery → Battery Health & Charging
If you see “Service” message or health below 80%, consider getting the battery replaced.
Final Thoughts
You don’t need special apps or tools to increase your iPhone’s battery life.
By changing a few settings and using your device smartly, you can easily get extra hours of usage every day.
Try these tips, and you’ll notice a big improvement.