iPhone battery draining fast? 7 tips to make it last longer
Charging your iPhone twice a day? These practical tips will make your battery last longer again. And if they don't help, we'll replace it for you.
Door The Phone Shopper
Gepubliceerd: 2026-02-11
Sound familiar: down to 20% by midday
You've only been out for a few hours and your iPhone is already in the red. Sound familiar? After a year or two, every smartphone battery starts losing capacity. That's normal, but there are ways to make it last longer.
Tip 1: Check your battery health
Go to Settings, then Battery, then Battery Health. Here you'll see the maximum capacity percentage. Is it below 80%? Then your battery genuinely needs replacing. Above that, a few tweaks will keep you going just fine.
Tip 2: Turn off unnecessary location services
Many apps ask for access to your location even when they don't need it at all. Go to Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services and set apps to Never or While Using instead of Always.
Tip 3: Use dark mode
On iPhones with an OLED screen (iPhone X and newer), dark mode genuinely saves battery. Black pixels are literally switched off on OLED, so they use no power.
Tip 4: Lower your screen brightness
The screen is your phone's biggest power drain. Turn on auto-brightness or dial it down manually. Your eyes adjust quickly.
Tip 5: Disable background refresh for apps you rarely use
Under Settings, General, Background App Refresh you can choose per app whether it's allowed to fetch data in the background. Many apps do this unnecessarily, and it eats battery.
Tip 6: Wi-Fi on, Bluetooth off when you're not using it
Wi-Fi uses less power than mobile data, so always connect to Wi-Fi at home or at work. You can switch Bluetooth off if you're not using earbuds or a smartwatch.
Tip 7: Avoid extreme temperatures
Lithium-ion batteries don't like cold or extreme heat. Don't leave your iPhone in full sun or in a freezing car. It damages the battery in the long run.
Not helping? Then we'll replace your battery
If battery health is below 80%, tips alone won't cut it anymore. Time for a . At The Phone Shopper in Nijverdal we replace your iPhone battery while you wait. You're usually back on your way within 20 to 30 minutes — with a battery that lasts all day again.
Drop by at Willem Alexanderstraat 11 or book an appointment through our website.
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