How to Improve the Battery Life of Your iPhone ?

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July 23, 2009 ||

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It has been three years since the iphone came out but the hoopla surrounding it never ceases to exist. First in the modern generation of touchscreen phones, the iphone is the indisputable leader of the clan and in all probability, will continue enjoying that status for a long time to come.

Every aspect of the phone has sparked mini-revolutions in itself; the touchscreen, the virtual keyboard, the stunning design, so on and so forth.

The latest in the iphone range, the iphone 3GS sports a new operating system and a host of other features that was unseen in the first generation iphone and iphone 3G.

The original iphone had a battery that was able to provide 8 hours in talk-time. With a full battery, it could play videos for approximately 7 hours and music for 24 hours. It also had a standby time of 250 hours.

With the iphone 3GS, the figure goes up to 12, 10, 30 and 300 hours for talk-time, video, music and standby respectively (these figures are obtained when the 3G feature is turned off. The figures would go down when 3G is turned on.). This article deals with the subject of making your iphone’s battery charge last a long time and also making your iphone battery last longer.

The iphone uses a dry lithium-ion battery that is rechargeable. If you come across any problem concerning battery life such as the battery getting drained quickly, do not try to solve the problem yourself by tinkering with it as this could void the phone’s warranty.

As the first step towards ensuring a longer battery life, make it a point that your phone is charged exactly for the amount of time prescribed by Apple; not more not less. This is because under/over charging can significantly dent the performance of the battery.

Try to use the charger that has been bundled along with the phone and none other as the use of other chargers too can diminish battery life on the long run.

Another important point to note is to keep the phone as much as possible, in room temperature and not expose it to intense heat by way of leaving it in sunlight. When charging the phone, do not place it in its casing since that would create a large amount of heat, again leading to damage.

One major drain on the iphone’s battery charge is the use of the 3G feature. Turning off the 3G feature when you are in a non-3G covered area is only sensible. The use of the 3G feature halves the talk-time and reduces browsing time by two hours. Hence,it is better to turn the feature off when you are running low on battery charge.

Another significant cause of lower battery charge in the iPhone is the GPS app. Unless you absolutely need it, it only makes sense to disable the app. Disabling wi-fi when it is not available in the region you are presently in also helps the battery charge last longer.

There are a number of apps that connect with the net and gather data as soon as they are up. Disabling this feature for the apps prevents a faster drop in battery charge. Also, cut down on the usage of apps that drain batteries, such as games etc.

Another method to make charge last longer is to reduce your speaker volume and turning the phone into silent mode; the louder it is, more charge is required. Turning off the EQ feature for music playback also helps charge last longer.

Turning the bluetooth feature off and using the “airplane” mode when you are in areas with very low coverage also helps in the cause of making your battery charge last longer.

These nifty tips will help the battery charge in your iPhone last a little bit longer and ensure your battery serves you long and well.