How to Prevent Your iPhone Battery from Draining Quickly

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav

Sometimes, it gets difficult to get through the day when you essentially don’t have an iPhone with a full battery.

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This can happen if you're traveling, or if you forget to charge your phone before you leave the house.

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This is even more apparent in iPhones with degraded battery health.

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Here are some tips for dealing with battery issues when you don't have a charger:

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Turn off the Always On Display if you have iPhone 14 Pro or 15 Pro models.

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Turn on the Low Power mode.

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Turn off 5G to Save iPhone battery life.

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Turn off Background App Refresh in Settings.

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Toggle off “Listen for ‘Hey Siri’”.

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