July 25th, 2007
iPhone battery tips from Apple
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Apple has also posted some tips for maximizing your iPhone battery life. Since it will cost you US$86 to have Apple replace your battery when it eventually fails, plus $29 for a loaner iPhone it behooves you to pay attention to what Apple suggests.
Some highlights:
- Heat will degrade your battery’s performance the most. (Don’t leave it in a hot car all day).
- iPhone works best from 32° to 95° F.
- Always make sure iPhone has the latest software from Apple. (Huh? maybe we could worry about updates if Apple would actually release an update).
- Be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month. (That shouldn’t be a problem for most iPhone junkies).
- Lock your iPhone when you aren’t using it. (The default auto-lock preference of one minute is pretty aggressive and should suffice).
- Turn off Wifi and Bluetooth when not in use. (Wifi constantly hunts for access points but default).
- Use auto-brightness. (This is on by default).
- Using iPod EQs uses more of your processor since they aren’t encoded in the song. (This is a really good one that isn’t obvious).
In a previous post I did some iPhone myth busting and took a poll on wether people charged their iPhones nightly or only when they ran out of juice. I’m still in the charge-it-only-when-needed camp.
Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.
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