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Video: Make Your iPhone Last Longer With These Battery Preserving Tips
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You will need to attach your chargers to a HomeKit controlled plug, then you can control the plug with an automation.
To be able to trigger using the battery level, you will need to create the automation from the Shortcut App.
I thought the title meant how to record long videos and preserve battery while doing so. 
Don’t you need to have charger plugged in to a smart plug?
I wonder how much extra battery life one would get on a modern iPhone 11/12 when turning everything off that was mentioned in the video? 3%? 5%? I am guessing the gains are small enough to not be worth gimping user experience.
Unfortunately, many people on here gimp their phone so that they can get extra battery life, even though they have access to charging. In mind, there isn't much point in spending $1k on a phone if you are going to turn around and turn most everything off.
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I’m fairly certain optimized battery charging does not work if you turn off significant locations.
In fact…
support.apple.com
In fact…
About Charge Limit and Optimized Battery Charging on iPhone - Apple Support
To improve the lifespan of your battery, your iPhone learns from your daily charging habits.
"killing" apps not in use is like crashing a computer by unplugging it from the wall. You're FAR FAR better off managing background app refresh for the app to prevent such activity.
Closing apps has not positive effect and the repeated "crashing" of apps can cause unintended secondary issues on your device as little glitches in the settings/data accumulate over time.
Never really ran into battery issues on any of my iDevices in all honesty, I never quite grasped what people were doing that caused their phones to dip so low so often. The only times I have hit the 20% warning were when I was staying out all night drinking and didn't have occasion to plug it in. In a normal day, I don't think I have ever hit 50% nevermind lower and I am still on my iPhone 10.
A few more:
Turn off screen time.
Turn off automatic display brightness.
Turn off equalizer.
Turn off sound check.
Turn off Bluetooth and wi-Fi in the settings app and not in the control center.
Turn off tap to wake.
Don’t run any betas.
Disable notifications on lock screen for a specific apps.
Download music into your phone instead of streaming.
Go into cellular settings and disable any apps that use data over cellular that you don’t need, example games.
Turn off Wi-Fi assist.
Use a standard wallpaper.
Use a new lightning charger cable, if it’s intermittent charging it’ll keep vibrating and making a sound.
Keep screen and sound volume lower.
Quit streaming apps like iHeartRadio and tune-in. They still may be running in the background and start playing later.
Turn off screen time.
Turn off automatic display brightness.
Turn off equalizer.
Turn off sound check.
Turn off Bluetooth and wi-Fi in the settings app and not in the control center.
Turn off tap to wake.
Don’t run any betas.
Disable notifications on lock screen for a specific apps.
Download music into your phone instead of streaming.
Go into cellular settings and disable any apps that use data over cellular that you don’t need, example games.
Turn off Wi-Fi assist.
Use a standard wallpaper.
Use a new lightning charger cable, if it’s intermittent charging it’ll keep vibrating and making a sound.
Keep screen and sound volume lower.
Quit streaming apps like iHeartRadio and tune-in. They still may be running in the background and start playing later.
Battery life on my 8 plus is abysmal , tried everything , I've given up and will 100% be upgrading when the 13 max pro comes out
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100% charge , come down in the morning , it's switched OFF - 60% lol smh
Can't Wait
100% charge , come down in the morning , it's switched OFF - 60% lol smh
I just wasted 9 mins of my life. You could turn off at least half a dozen more options in Location Services and wouldn’t miss a thing. The video is not thorough and definitely nothing I don’t already know. Unless you only recently started using an iPhone this is useless.
These tips don't make your iPhone last longer, they make your battery last longer.
Since Apple has begun supporting iPhones with six full years of system and security updates, I have just accepted that my iPhone will need one battery replacement midway through its useful lifespan, and count the cost of that replacement by Apple as just part of the basic cost of the device. Even with this additional cost, my pro-rated annual cost of using an iPhone is very reasonable - - an iPhone 6S originally sold for $649 in 2015, plus the cost of an Apple battery replacement for it was $49, for a total of $698 - - divided by 6 years of fully functional use makes the annual cost $116.
For long haulers like me who want to take advantage of Apple's six years of iPhone support, the trick is to not wait too long to get your battery replacement. Since you know that you are definitely getting a second battery, you want to make sure you don't suffer through the dying days of the first battery for the 4th year of ownership, only to not get the most out of your second battery by only using it for two years.
Since Apple has begun supporting iPhones with six full years of system and security updates, I have just accepted that my iPhone will need one battery replacement midway through its useful lifespan, and count the cost of that replacement by Apple as just part of the basic cost of the device. Even with this additional cost, my pro-rated annual cost of using an iPhone is very reasonable - - an iPhone 6S originally sold for $649 in 2015, plus the cost of an Apple battery replacement for it was $49, for a total of $698 - - divided by 6 years of fully functional use makes the annual cost $116.
For long haulers like me who want to take advantage of Apple's six years of iPhone support, the trick is to not wait too long to get your battery replacement. Since you know that you are definitely getting a second battery, you want to make sure you don't suffer through the dying days of the first battery for the 4th year of ownership, only to not get the most out of your second battery by only using it for two years.
my battery tip is to turn on low power mode 24/7. End of discussion
Honestly the best battery preservation advice that few people follow is:
1) Add an extra-long charging cable to the 2-3 places you use your phone the most (sofa, desk, etc.)
2) Always keep your phone plugged in when you're using it there
Doing this has extended the life expectancy of my battery by more than double since you're not constantly discharging it when you could be running off an outlet.
1) Add an extra-long charging cable to the 2-3 places you use your phone the most (sofa, desk, etc.)
2) Always keep your phone plugged in when you're using it there
Doing this has extended the life expectancy of my battery by more than double since you're not constantly discharging it when you could be running off an outlet.
create an automation in the shortcuts app.
automation -> + -> create personal automation -> charger > is connected > turn low power mode on -> disable „ask when running“
maybe create another one for disabling it when disconnected
Any suggestions to those that use the battery case? I wish it was smarter and didn’t keep the phone at 100% all the time.
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