iOS 18 brought its share of new features, in particular for personalization, which for some prove to be a little too energy intensive. Fortunately, SFR Actus comes to the rescue with some tips to extend the battery life of your iPhone.
With the release of iOS 18, many users have noticed a sudden decrease in the battery life of their iPhone, even the most recent ones like the iPhone 16. By browsing forums and social networks, this drop in performance is Moreover, a recurring subject: users observe a significant loss of charge even when their iPhone is on standby. Some testimonials even mention 10% to 20% of battery life disappearing during the night without active use of the phone. Fortunately, it’s a safe bet that a patch from Apple will be provided to resolve this problem. In the meantime, here are some tips to overcome these autonomy concerns.
1. Check and limit background apps
One of the first steps is to monitor power-hungry applications. For that :
- See you in Settings > Battery > Battery usage
- Identify the apps that consume the most power, even when idle
- If certain applications seem particularly voracious, consider disabling their background refresh in Settings > General > Background refresh.
For those who have already tried to disable certain background apps without success, it may be more effective to completely disable this feature for all apps. To do this, go to Settings > General > Background refresh > Turn off. This will prevent applications from updating without being used since this is often what justifies the loss of energy in standby. Note that power saving mode can manage all of this for you in addition to limiting certain visual effects.
2. Reduce push notifications
All the push notifications you receive on your smartphone, which update your apps in real time, can also cause significant battery consumption, especially if you receive many messages and alerts. To treat them, you can go to Settings > Notificationsand turn off notifications from apps that don’t interest you or are very intrusive. This reduces the demand on the screen and processor.
3. Manage widgets on the home screen
Widgets are very practical but they can also consume battery by regularly updating their information. Stick to essential widgets, and avoid those that require frequent updates, like weather or news. Remove non-essential widgets by long-pressing them and then selecting the option “Delete widget“.
4. Put Your iPhone in Airplane Mode During Idle Times
If you don’t need your iPhone for several hours, such as overnight, switch to “Airplane Mode” over “Do Not Disturb” mode to turn off all network connections, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular data. This will reduce battery consumption related to network signal searches and notifications, in addition to not disturbing you while you sleep.
5. Prefer the dark world on your applications
More and more applications offer dark mode or “Dark Mode”. In addition to being aesthetic for some users, the latter is above all more relaxing for the eyes than a bright white. But above all, it consumes much less energy for your phone! Likewise, you can also lower the brightness if you don’t need it for the same benefits.
See the iPhone 16
If these tips can improve the battery life of your iPhone, it goes without saying that a fix made by Apple in a future iOS version will be essential. Indeed, user feedback shows that this drop in autonomy could come from bugs or new energy-consuming features of the recent OS. In the meantime, to keep your iPhone up to date, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
Source : Reddit, Zdnet
