Apple has a tool that lets you see the health of your battery and which apps are draining it the fastest.
If your iPhone battery seems to be draining faster than before, try some of these tips.You’ll be able to see which apps are draining your battery and whether it needs to be replaced.
An attendee shows off the Apple iPhone XR smartphone during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in Cupertino, California.
Many things can cause your battery to drain quickly. For example, if you turn up the screen brightness or are out of range of a Wi-Fi or cellular network, your battery may drain faster than normal. If your battery’s health deteriorates over time, it might even drain quickly.
Some of these things are out of your control, but there are ways to better manage your iPhone and Apple battery Make it easy.
Here’s how to quickly see which apps are draining your iPhone’s battery: Open Settings on your iPhone.
Select battery.Click “Battery Health”. Make sure this says your iPhone is at “peak performance.” If not, consider purchasing a new battery from an Apple Store. You may need to do this if the battery’s maximum capacity is below 90%.
Now return to the main battery screen and scroll down.You’ll see a list of apps with the longest Apple
battery In my case it was Safari, but yours may be different. You may even find that one app drains your battery much faster than any other app.Click “Show activity.”
Now you can see how long you spent using each app. If an app drains your battery with just a little use, you might want to consider uninstalling it.Click on “Last 10 Days.” This shows the apps that used the most
smartphone battery over the past 10 days. Here you might find some surprises: I thought I spent most of my time in Mail and Slack, but it turns out that over the past 10 days, I’ve been spending more time in GroupMe.
That’s the gist of it. It’s easy to see which apps are draining your battery. This feature is especially useful if you download a new app and find that your battery starts to drain quickly. Sometimes a bug can cause this to happen and you will know what is causing the problem and delete the app until the problem is fixed.
Or you may find that your battery health is not as good as it used to be, and it’s time to go to the Apple Store to buy a new battery for your Apple iPhone XR smartphone.