Your iPhone has a Built-in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery ranging from 1,821 mAh (iPhone 8) to 3,969 mAh (iPhone 11 Pro Max). Apple claims this battery will last you about 500 recharge cycles or approximately 2 years with normal use. (The battery health will drop from 100% to 80%). For most of us our smartphone’s battery doesn’t last through the day and after 2 years, we should be lucky if we get through the morning.
Good habits and some tinkering in the iOS settings might not only prolong the daily battery charge, but the overall lifetime duration as well!
Let’s first start with some general tips; After that we’ll go into specific iOS settings which you can enable/disable according to your personal usage & preferences.
General Performance tips
Avoid extreme temperatures 🌡
Your battery has an ideal comfort zone and works best between 62° to 72° F (16° to 22° C). It’s especially important to avoid exposing your device to ambient temperatures higher than 95° F (35° C), which can permanently damage battery capacity. When using your device in a very cold environment, you may notice a decrease in battery life, but this condition is…
