You’ll notice that your iPhone’s battery doesn’t last as long as it did when it was new the longer you’ve had it. It’s normal. Over time, it’s common for phone batteries to naturally degrade, losing their capacity to retain a charge. That does not imply that you must always use Low Power Mode or leave it plugged in. Even on an older device, you can extend the battery life with a few simple settings.
Nobody wants their phone to die when they’re following instructions, listening to music, or just before they write a text. Spend some time examining your settings rather than rushing to get a charger. You may be able to get additional hours of usage with no effort if you turn off a few functions that silently drain power.
Examining the Battery Health option is also a good idea. This section displays the maximum capacity % of your battery, the number of charge cycles it has undergone, and if it is still regarded as “normal.” In general, anything above 80% is encouraging.
We’ll go over the three iOS settings that use up your iPhone’s battery the most and show you how to disable them to extend its lifespan.
Disable the widgets on the lock screen of your iPhone.
Your applications are forced to run automatically in the background by all of the widgets on your lock screen, continuously retrieving data to refresh the information the widgets show, such as the weather or sports scores. Your widgets force these programs to operate in the background all the time, which means they continually take up power.
Simply avoiding widgets on your lock screen (and home screen) is the easiest way to help save battery life on iOS 18. Changing to a different lock screen profile is the simplest method to do this: To choose a lock screen without any widgets, swipe around while holding down your finger on the one you now have.
Press down on your lock screen, choose Customize, select Lock Screen, touch the widget box, and then click the “—” button on each widget to delete them if you just want to remove the widgets from your current lock screen.
Cut down on your iPhone’s UI motion
There are several stylish and entertaining animations in your iPhone’s user interface. To just a few, there’s the smooth operation of opening and shutting applications and the splash of color that happens when you turn on Siri with Apple Intelligence. The slab of glass and metal in your palm comes to life thanks to these visual cues. Regretfully, they may also shorten the battery life of your phone.
The Reduce Motion feature may be used if you desire more subdued animations across iOS. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Motion and turn on Reduce Motion to do this.
Turn off the vibration on your iPhone’s keypad.
Remarkably, the iPhone’s keyboard has never been able to vibrate as you write. This feature, known as “haptic feedback,” was introduced with iOS 16. Haptic feedback vibrates each key as you write, making the experience more engaging than just hearing click-clack noises. Apple claims that the same function may have an impact on battery life as well.
The keyboard’s haptic feedback “may affect the battery life of your iPhone,” according to this Apple support website. The keyboard feature’s energy consumption is not specified, so it’s advisable to leave it turned off if you want to save battery life.
Thankfully, it isn’t activated by default. To disable haptic feedback on your keyboard, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Keyboard Feedback and toggle off Haptic, if you have enabled it yourself.