IntelliTechs ยท Oct 11, 2026
About ten minutes of tweaking cuts background drain, keeps the phone from sitting needlessly at a high charge and protects the battery from heat.
Start with a diagnosis. On an iPhone, open Settings > Battery to see which apps use the most power.
The display is often the biggest drain. On an iPhone, dim the screen in Control Center or turn on Auto-Brightness under Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.
Your iPhone offers it at 20% and 10% battery, but you can turn it on earlier in Settings > Battery.
On a Pixel, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Saver > Adaptive Battery and turn on "Use Adaptive Battery" if it is off.
Also on Android, go to Settings > Apps > See all apps, tap an app, choose App battery usage and keep Optimized selected.
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