The Truth About iOS 7 Battery Life: Tips to Extend Your Device's Power

Hey guys, it's no secret that iOS 7 battery life is considerably bad after I updated my iPhone 5. I noticed that the battery life was just awful and I don't notice as much on my iPhone 5S because the battery is a little bit bigger. However, on older devices, battery life just sucks. In this video, I'm going to show you some tips to help you extend and get the most out of your battery life on iOS 7, starting from most to least effective.

First Things First: Background App Refresh

We're going to start with settings > General > background app refresh. This is the number one battery draw feature in iOS 7. Disabling this feature or just disabling the individual applications you don't need it for can make a huge difference. If you don't need an app running in the background, there's no point in letting it consume your battery life.

Next Up: Accessibility

Now we're going to head into accessibility settings. The motion feature is set to auto-motion, which means that when you rotate your springboard, you'll see a slight delay before everything snaps back into place. While this feature may seem convenient, it actually consumes more battery life. By turning on reduce motion, you can reduce the amount of battery life your device eats.

Reducing Location Services

Next up, we're going to disable location services in privacy settings > system services. This feature is used by apps like Maps and Weather to determine your location, but if you don't need it for these apps, there's no point in letting them access your location all the time. You can also go into frequent locations and turn off features that you don't need. I personally don't use my compass or popular places feature at all.

Disabling System Services

Continuing with the previous setting, we're going to disable system services in privacy settings > system services. This includes features like location services, which we just discussed. If you don't need these features for any of your apps, there's no point in letting them consume your battery life.

iTunes and App Store: Automatic Downloads

When it comes to automatic downloads from iTunes and the App Store, I've decided to disable this feature. While it may be convenient to let apps download and install themselves while you're not actively using them, it can actually drain your battery life in the process. By disabling this feature, I can control when my apps update and install new content.

Disabling Push Notifications

Next up, we're going into mail settings > push notifications. When you turn off push notifications, your app will only fetch new data when you actively use it. This can help reduce battery life by preventing the app from constantly checking for updates in the background. I've turned off push notifications on my email app to see if it makes a difference.

Notification Center: Removing Unused Features

Now we're going into notification settings and removing any features that we don't need. I'm specifically looking at Game Center, which is an extra feature that most people don't use. By removing this feature, I can reduce the amount of battery life my device consumes by limiting the number of notifications it sends.

A Little Trick: iOS 7.0.2

I've noticed that on iOS 7.0.2, battery life seems to be a bit better than on previous versions. If you haven't already updated to this version, I would definitely recommend doing so. It's always best to have the latest firmware for your device to ensure maximum efficiency and performance.

Advertising: Limit Ad Tracking

When it comes to advertising, there are often features like limit ad tracking that can help reduce battery life by preventing apps from accessing your location and other sensitive information. By enabling this feature in privacy settings > privacy, you can help prevent your app from accessing this data while reducing battery consumption.

Control Center: Disabling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

If you're not using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth when you're away from home, make sure to disable these features in control center. While it may be convenient to let your device automatically connect to these networks for you, they can actually consume more battery life if you're not actively using them.

Brightness: Adjusting Your Screen

Finally, I want to talk about brightness. The screen is one of the biggest power consumers on most devices, and adjusting it accordingly can make a huge difference in battery life. By setting your auto-brightness to a level that's comfortable for you, you can reduce the amount of energy your device consumes while still being able to see everything clearly.

Diagnostics: Preventing Battery Loss

In diagnostics settings > usage, there's an option called "don't send data to Apple" that prevents your device from sending data to Apple when it crashes. While this feature may seem unnecessary at first, it can actually help prevent battery loss by reducing the amount of energy your device consumes while it's trying to recover.

Time Settings: Disabling Auto-Brightness

Finally, in time settings > display, I've set my auto-brightness to "off" to see if it makes a difference. By adjusting my brightness manually every day, I can reduce the amount of energy my device consumes while still being able to see everything clearly. If you're used to letting your device adjust your screen brightness automatically, try turning off this feature and see if you notice any improvements.

That's it guys, that's how to save battery life on iOS 7! By implementing these simple tips and tricks, you can reduce the amount of energy your device consumes while still being able to use it like normal.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys it's no secret that iOS 7 battery life is considerably bad after I updated my iPhone 5 I noticed that the battery life was just awful and I don't notice as much on my iPhone 5S because the battery is a little bit bigger however on older devices the battery life just sucks and in this video I'm going to show you some tips to help you extend and get the most out of your battery life on iOS 7 starting from most to least effective we're going to go into settings General background app refresh and disable this or just disable the individual applications you don't need it for this I notice is the number one battery draw feature in iOS 7 next we're going to go into accessibility and disable the motion so we're going to turn on reduce motion make sure it's on that way when you rotate your springboard you won't actually see the effect and it does reduce the amount of battery life your device eats next go into privacy location services in here go to system services and disable everything that you don't need here and go into frequent locations if it's something you don't need you can turn it off and basically a lot of these I won't even be using like I never use my compass uh popular near me don't really need that setting time zone basically turn off everything that you don't need and whether or not it affects you you can come back and enable it at any time next we're going to go into the applications from iTunes and App Store and we're going to disable the automatic downloads for music apps and updates because this does work in the background and honestly I do like to see what the changes are before I update my applications and whether or not I should so I just decided to turn that off so it doesn't work in the background and drain my battery life next if we go into the mail application you should actually go into here and turn push off so now it just fetches new data whenever you go into the mail application and refresh it manually another very important one is to go into the notification center and disable everything you don't need here go into here go through all of these like do I need Game Center up here no I can easily go in and remove all of that from my notifications menu and that way I just increase the efficiency by a little bit so it won't be reminding me of that and draining battery life in doing so so go through here and remove everything that you don't need now I've noticed also that on iOS 7.0.2 the battery life is just a little bit better for me it could be a placebo but you guys want to go ahead and go into General software update and update to 7.0.2 if you haven't already that's probably a very major point you always want to be on the latest firmware to ensure the maximum efficiency of your device also you want to go into privacy again scroll down advertising and enable limit ad tracking that way your device doesn't use battery life knowing what you go through and how it should advertise for you now if you guys aren't using Wi-Fi you're away from your house always make sure to use your control center down here to go ahead and disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Bluetooth is very important now I do use it in my car so when I go into my car my Bluetooth is always on but I do remember remember to slide this up and just disable it after I leave that way Bluetooth isn't draining my battery now if you do need Wi-Fi on make sure to ask to join networks is off that way your device isn't constantly searching for a Wi-Fi network now understandably brightness of course is a direct correlation between battery life and usability so you know adjust it accordingly how it suits you I usually keep auto brightness off and put it around halfway and just a couple last ones if you guys go into General about and scroll down to Diagnostics and usage and select don't send this will actually prevent battery loss as well in a very small amount though because your device is constantly if it's crashing it's constantly taking that info and uploading it to Apple which is using battery life in the background and a very minor one if you go into General scroll down to date and time and disable set automatically now you wouldn't want to do this if you travel often between time zones it just saves a couple minutes maybe of battery life so that's it guys this is how to save battery life in iOS 7 hopefully Apple will come out with a fix in iOS 7.0 1.3 or 7.1 that will address our battery issues so have a great day guys thanks for watching peacehey guys it's no secret that iOS 7 battery life is considerably bad after I updated my iPhone 5 I noticed that the battery life was just awful and I don't notice as much on my iPhone 5S because the battery is a little bit bigger however on older devices the battery life just sucks and in this video I'm going to show you some tips to help you extend and get the most out of your battery life on iOS 7 starting from most to least effective we're going to go into settings General background app refresh and disable this or just disable the individual applications you don't need it for this I notice is the number one battery draw feature in iOS 7 next we're going to go into accessibility and disable the motion so we're going to turn on reduce motion make sure it's on that way when you rotate your springboard you won't actually see the effect and it does reduce the amount of battery life your device eats next go into privacy location services in here go to system services and disable everything that you don't need here and go into frequent locations if it's something you don't need you can turn it off and basically a lot of these I won't even be using like I never use my compass uh popular near me don't really need that setting time zone basically turn off everything that you don't need and whether or not it affects you you can come back and enable it at any time next we're going to go into the applications from iTunes and App Store and we're going to disable the automatic downloads for music apps and updates because this does work in the background and honestly I do like to see what the changes are before I update my applications and whether or not I should so I just decided to turn that off so it doesn't work in the background and drain my battery life next if we go into the mail application you should actually go into here and turn push off so now it just fetches new data whenever you go into the mail application and refresh it manually another very important one is to go into the notification center and disable everything you don't need here go into here go through all of these like do I need Game Center up here no I can easily go in and remove all of that from my notifications menu and that way I just increase the efficiency by a little bit so it won't be reminding me of that and draining battery life in doing so so go through here and remove everything that you don't need now I've noticed also that on iOS 7.0.2 the battery life is just a little bit better for me it could be a placebo but you guys want to go ahead and go into General software update and update to 7.0.2 if you haven't already that's probably a very major point you always want to be on the latest firmware to ensure the maximum efficiency of your device also you want to go into privacy again scroll down advertising and enable limit ad tracking that way your device doesn't use battery life knowing what you go through and how it should advertise for you now if you guys aren't using Wi-Fi you're away from your house always make sure to use your control center down here to go ahead and disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Bluetooth is very important now I do use it in my car so when I go into my car my Bluetooth is always on but I do remember remember to slide this up and just disable it after I leave that way Bluetooth isn't draining my battery now if you do need Wi-Fi on make sure to ask to join networks is off that way your device isn't constantly searching for a Wi-Fi network now understandably brightness of course is a direct correlation between battery life and usability so you know adjust it accordingly how it suits you I usually keep auto brightness off and put it around halfway and just a couple last ones if you guys go into General about and scroll down to Diagnostics and usage and select don't send this will actually prevent battery loss as well in a very small amount though because your device is constantly if it's crashing it's constantly taking that info and uploading it to Apple which is using battery life in the background and a very minor one if you go into General scroll down to date and time and disable set automatically now you wouldn't want to do this if you travel often between time zones it just saves a couple minutes maybe of battery life so that's it guys this is how to save battery life in iOS 7 hopefully Apple will come out with a fix in iOS 7.0 1.3 or 7.1 that will address our battery issues so have a great day guys thanks for watching peace\n"