When announcing the iPhone 5, Apple representatives talked about increasing the phone's power, battery capacity and other innovations. However, there are several secrets that will allow the phone to last even longer.
Battery specifications
The iPhone 5 has a powerful battery that allows the user to talk or watch a video for about 8 hours, and listen to music in a standard application for 40 hours. In standby mode, according to the developers, the phone should work for almost 10 days. But with the active use of the Internet, SMS, calls and applications, a phone with iOS 6 can withstand only a day, after installing iOS 7, users began to complain about a decrease in the work of their mobile without recharging by 2-2.5 hours.
If you can't charge your phone often but use it a lot, get an extra power bank from an accessory store. It can double the lifespan of your phone.
Ways to Increase Runtime
If you follow certain rules, the iPhone 5 can be extended by several hours. Firstly, it is not necessary to charge your phone all the time, but not for long, especially right after purchase. You need to use up the entire battery charge, and then charge the battery for 5-6 hours to 100%. Secondly, it is worth slightly lowering the screen brightness. It is more pleasant to watch videos on a bright screen, but for SMS or calls, a darker backlight is also suitable.
You can also turn off geolocation in the Settings menu: if in the near future you do not need a navigator or maps, you can safely turn off this function, and the phone will keep charging longer. Another way to save the battery longer is to close applications running in the background. To do this, you need to double-click on the Home button and close all unnecessary applications.
If your battery runs out quickly, disable auto-update of programs, it is possible that the applications are spending precious interest.
By default, only the battery indicator is displayed on the screen, green means sufficient energy, and red notifies that the charge level is below 20%. To find out exactly how many percent of the charge is left on your phone, you need to enable a special function. To do this, go to the "Settings" menu, then "General" and "Statistics". Here you will find the “Battery Usage” column, where you can set the “Charge percentage” option, and also see how much time has passed since the phone was last fully charged.
If you need a phone for an important call in a few hours, then you can turn on "Airplane mode", which will save the battery power, but you will not be able to get through all this time.
Remember to lock your phone when not in use. It takes a lot of energy to keep the backlight on.
Practice shows that it is possible to extend the operating time of the device with the help of such measures by 3-4 hours.
