I found three overlooked battery saver settings every iPhone owner must change for instant power boost

AN IPHONE expert has scoured the brand new iOS update to find three very useful battery saving options.

Battery drain is normal the more you use your iPhone and depending on what type of apps you’re using.

A game or streaming a 4K video is going to take much more power than reading a basic web page for example.

And with time, it’s normal for your battery’s health to degrade.

Fortunately, there are ways to get more juice out of your battery in iOS 17, as TikToker Steven Lim reveals.

Apps running in the background

Chances are you have a fair few apps on your iPhone.

Many will run in the background, constantly updating, so that whenever you open it the content is up-to-date.

This is useful for things like WhatsApp or a news app.

But there are probably some apps you use less often where this isn’t necessary.

Switching off their ability to run in the background could therefore save battery.

To do it, open the Settings, then go to General.

Select Background App Refresh and switch off any apps you don’t want to run in the background.

Always on display

The iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have a slick Always On Display feature.

This means the screen will dim after a while of inactivity to show the time and notifications rather than turning black entirely.

Of course, running such a feature is going to use up battery.

To disable it, go to Settings, followed by Display & Brightness.

Scroll down to Always On Display and turn it off.

Data settings

5G may provide the best data speeds but it uses more battery too.

Rather than switching it off entirely, there is a setting worth checking so your iPhone is using 5G optimally.

Your iPhone should be set to 5G Auto which, as Apple puts it, “uses 5G only when needed for performance wile optimising battery life”.

Whereas the 5G On setting uses 5G no matter what.

“5G may impact battery life and reliability of some voice calls and data,” Apple explains.

So 5G Auto is best for your battery.

You can check what your iPhone is set to by going to Settings, followed by Mobile Service.

Tap Mobile Data Options, then Voice & Data where you will see three options.

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