Always find yourself with a dead iPhone halfway through the day? There are some easy tricks to make your charge last longer.
We've tracked down some of the best tips and hacks to boost your iPhone battery life today.
Find apps to delete
Your iPhone has a built-in tool that lets you uncover exactly which apps are draining your battery life.
Head into Settings > Battery, and then wait for the page to load.
Next, tap on the 'Last 10 Days' option, which reveals battery usage for different apps from the past week-and-a-half.
If you scroll down, you can see the apps that have used the majority of your battery life, in percentage form.
So if an app has 20 percent next to it, that means it hoovered up a fifth of all battery life used in the past 10 days.
You can also toggle it to show the listed items by activity – keeping them ordered by battery usage.
So if you've spent very little time on an app but it's high on the list for usage, that means it's a battery killer.
This section also splits up the time that the app was running in the background.
Watch out for apps that use lots of battery and rack up lots of background usage time – they're particularly bad for your battery life.
Check if you need a battery swap
Head into your Settings app, then scroll down to the Battery section.
Tap into it and then choose the Battery Health (Beta) option.
Note: this will only appear if you're using an iPhone 6 or later, and you've upgraded to a software version iOS 11.3 or later. Here's a guide on how to update your iPhone, if you're not sure what that means.
Once you're into the Battery Health section, you'll see a few different read-outs.
The first is Maximum Capacity, which is listed as a percentage.
This tells you the exact percentage of charge your iPhone battery holds, compared to when it was new.
The second is a rating of your battery performance capability, which lets you know if your battery is operating effectively or not.
For people with battery life woes, the percentage is important.
A battery is considered "worn" if it's below 80 percent, which means it's time to upgrade your battery.
You'll typically reach this point after doing 500 full charges – which will take most users less than two years.
If you're still in warranty, you can claim a battery swap for free at the Apple Store. Everyone else will have to pay a fee.
Activate the Low Power Mode
Low Power Mode will turn off some power-hungry features on your phone.
Sadly, it may mean that some apps, tools, and features on your phone will no longer work – temporarily, anyway.
"When Low Power Mode is on, your iPhone will last longer before you need to charge it, but some features might take longer to update or complete," explains Apple.
"Also, some tasks might not work until you turn off Low Power Mode, or until you charge your iPhone to 80 percent or higher."
To turn Low Power Mode on, go into Settings > Battery and toggle the switch at the top.
Turn on auto-brightness
It can be tempting to leave your phone's brightness set on maximum – but it doesn't need to be on full constantly.
The brighter your phone's screen, the faster your battery life will drain.
So consider turning on Apple's Auto-Brightness feature, which will regulate the display brightness based on the ambient lighting wherever you are.
This can significantly improve your battery life over time and is a handy way of keeping your brightness at the right levels automatically.
Make sure you're on a Wi-Fi network
Using the internet on a Wi-Fi connection drains your phone's battery life.
But the energy cost grows even more when you're browsing with mobile data.
So if you've got the option to use a Wi-Fi network, it's also worth switching to it.
It's a double bonus too, as Wi-Fi is often faster than mobile data – and rarely has data caps.
Turn on Airplane Mode when you're not connected to any networks
Similarly, if you've got no hope of getting a signal – like when flying – you should whack Airplane Mode on.
This will stop your iPhone from constantly seeking out networks, which can hamper your battery life.
To turn Airplane Mode on, simply go into Settings and toggle the Airplane Mode button at the top.
Turn off power-hungry settings
Lots of different features on your phone will be sucking up battery life so you can disable them to quickly reduce your battery drain.
Try turning off Location Settings by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
You can also stop apps from checking for new content in the background.
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