How to improve your battery in iOS11

The iPhone X is the latest smartphone from Apple that will probably bankrupt you and run out of battery by mid-afternoon.

The newest operating system that comes with it, and that some older models can upgrade to, iOS11, has been reported to have improved battery life by some.

Professional and amateur reviewers alike have also said it's had a negative affect:

So here's how you can combat the decay in your smartphone:

1. Delete the Facebook app

It's a massive battery hog. Seriously.

It lies dormant in the background, sucking away at your battery because it tracks you constantly. Users going without the app saw about a 20 per cent increase in battery life last year.

2. Reduce brightness

If your screen is very bright you'll burn more battery - so turn on auto brightness (Settings - General - Accessibility - Display Accommodations), if you have it running at max, or otherwise set it to a consistently low percentage.

While you're there you may want to reduce visual effects like animation and 3D, in Accessibility.

3. Turn off Siri listening in on you all the time

Let's be honest, this is a bit weird and invasive, regardless.

Go to Settings - Siri & Search.

4. Turn off apps with high background activity

Going to Settings - General - Background App Refresh should reveal the apps that are sucking the most of your battery.

Give them a good ol' culling.

5. Turn off AssistiveTouch

Settings - General - Accessibility - AssistiveTouch.

This feature is designed for people who will have difficulty touching the screen.

If it doesn't apply to you it could be useful to dismiss it.

6. Low Power Mode

This is the hail mary option, the nuke-it-from-space-and-disable-a-lot-of-useful-features alternative.

It will prevent your phone from using data in the background at all and is found in the "Battery" section of settings - it's one step away from Airplane Mode, which is so barbarically restrictive we're not including it.

7. Buy a phone with a decent battery life

This has been Apple's weak spot for years.

If a good battery life is a key feature for you in a smartphone, there are better and less expensive options.

HT BuzzFeed

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