Apple iPhone - View / Extend Battery Life
Here's how to see charging status, battery life and which apps or processes use your iPhone's battery.
View Battery Life
- From a Home screen on your Apple® iPhone®, tapSettings
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If an app isn't available on your Home screen, swipe left to access the App Library. - TapBatterythen tapBattery Healthto view Maximum Capacity.This provides info on how your battery is performing and its remaining life.
- TapBatterythen from the Last Charge Level, view the last time since the full charge.
- TapSettingsto return to the Settings screen then tapCellular.
- From the Cellular Data section, view the Current Period and Current Roaming Period data usage.
- From the Call Time section (requires scrolling) verify the Current Period and Lifetime.
- To reset the usage statistics, tapReset Statistics(at the bottom).
Extend Battery Life
To improve battery life, you can:
- Always make sure your device is using the latest iOS version.
- Adjust brightness settings to the lowest setting or use Automatic brightness.
- When a device accesses data, a Wi-Fi connection connection uses less power.
- If an app frequently awakes your display, you can turn off notifications.
- Turn off GPS when not in use.
- Enable Low Power Mode to extend the battery life of your iPhone when it starts to get low.To enable, navigate:to turn on.SettingsBatteryLow Power Mode switch
- Enable Optimized Battery Charging, to reduce battery aging.To enable, navigate:to turn on.SettingsBatteryBattery HealthOptimized Battery Charging switch
