Sam in Eldersburg, MD asks:
I love my iPhone 5, but I’m constantly recharging it. Do you have any tips on maximizing my phone’s battery life?
One of the most common complaints with iPhone 5 users is the somewhat short period of time between when you need to re-charge your device. Since the iPhone 5 is widely used at Teltek by our technicians and account executives, we have a few tips to share with you:
1. Adjust your mail setting: this is how often the phone contacts the server to check for new messages. change the mail setting from “push” to “fetch manually”
2. Stop background applications: you may not be aware of this, but some apps continue to run even when you’re not using them. Double click the home button and you will see the icons in your bottom tray. Press and hold one of the icons and they will all start to move. You will see a small red circle with a minus sign in it. Tap the icon to quit that App
3. Disable bluetooth and wifi when not in use. so your phone is not constantly searching a signal
4. Turn your brightness down by going to Settings > Brightness and Wallpaper
5. Disable location services for apps that don’t need to know your location
6. Shorten the auto-lock time to 1 minute, the longer your phone is unlocked, the longer your apps continue to run
7. Turn off “Raise To Speak” for Siri. This activates Siri when you raise the phone to your ear, so unless you use this often, it’s not necessary
8. Battery Improvement apps are also available to download if you want to try one of those
For more information on integrating mobile devices into your office or if you have questions about battery life and back up options for your computers and business phone systems, call Teltek IT today!
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