Is your iPhone battery draining faster than expected? Here’s how you can pinpoint the cause of this problem and make sure it’s running at its best.
In iOS 13, you can determine whether a faulty app, your charger or cable, or the actual battery is causing your iPhone to drain faster than expected. Fortunately, several tools will help you figure out the problem and give you more control over your phone.
1. iPhone Battery Health
For those who are not aware, Apple added a battery health feature back with iOS 11.3, and it is a brilliant tool that can help you understand your iPhone’s battery better and get a feel for whether it is degrading.
The Battery Health feature is accessed by going to Settings > Battery > Battery Health and scrolling down.
At the top of the screen, you will see the status of your battery, with a small number, which you can tap on to see the information on what it means.
The number that you see in your status bar is a number for your battery’s maximum capacity.
Peak Performance Capability will notify you if your iPhone has shut down due to a battery problem. If it states, “This iPhone has undergone an unexpected shutdown because the battery could not produce the required peak power,” it might be a worn battery.
2. Is It an App?
If the Battery Health screen shows that your battery is in good shape, you can check which apps consume the most battery power.
Go to Settings > Battery at the top > Battery Usage to see which apps consume more battery power than others.
It’s a great way to ensure that you don’t have any rogue apps running in the background.
3. Is your Charger or Cable Causing Problems?
If your phone still charges too slowly or fails to charge at all, the problem is probably not with the iPhone but with your charger or cable.
Take the charger, charge your phone using a different cable and charger (or use the charger and cable that came with your phone), and see if there is any difference in the charging rate.
If the problem is with your charger or cable, you may have just saved yourself several hundred dollars.
4. The Nuclear Option
This is the most drastic approach, but it might help you determine if the problem is hardware or software. Because it is time-consuming, it’s typically only recommended as a last resort.
To do so, navigate to Settings > General > Reset and select Reset All Settings or, if you wish to erase all programs, Reset All Content and Settings.
Conclusion
So there you have it. If you’re having a problem with your iPhone’s battery, you can use these tips to rule out software issues and ascertain whether the problem is with an app, the charger, or the battery.
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Arthur is a senior member of the communications team who has worked at several well-known companies over the past 10 years. As a writer with many years of experience in the technology sector, focusing on reviewing mobile phones and accessories, he has written about many products or has been hands-on with them at some point
