You're Charging Your iPhone WRONG – 3 Battery Tricks That Are a Waste of Time

There are many tips to boost your iPhone's battery, but turning off things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth won't make a difference.

Some hacks are just a myth and just waste your time.

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And others can do just the opposite, draining your energy faster.

Here are some you may have heard before that you think won't make any difference iDropNews.

Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Wi-Fi uses little energy on your iPhone, just like Bluetooth.

In fact, your device will consume more battery from 4G and 5G than Wi-Fi, and when Wi-Fi is turned off, it will resort to the network instead.

If you really want to save battery life, you should enable airplane mode to block all connections.

Force closing apps can save some power, especially if you've gone into settings and discovered it's a heavy battery sucker.

But there's a catch.

Constantly opening and closing apps will actually consume more power as your device will have to restart everything every time.

So for the apps you use often, like WhatsApp or Instagram, it's probably better to leave them alone.

It used to be best practice to leave the battery completely empty, but that's really old news.

Nowadays the technology is more intelligent and you don't need to drain it to make its life last longer.

So don't be afraid to charge your iPhone whenever you want and for as long as you want.

Apple has shared some of its own iPhone battery saving tricks to extend lifespan that do work.

Keep your iPhone up to date – Apple is constantly introducing software-based power improvements, so it's best to have the latest version of iOS installed.
Dim the brightness – screen brightness is one of the biggest battery drainers, so turn it down a bit to save energy
Enable energy saving mode – this handy button automatically reduces tasks like iCloud syncing and background downloads to save juice
Turn off Location – go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services