iOS 5.0.1 has arrived and helped out the small percentage of iPhone 4S
users who were suffering from a software based battery bug. Most of you
Siri-addicted iPhone 4S users were never affected one way or the other,
but many are still looking for additional battery life. Although the
iPhone 4S has the longest lasting battery of any smartphone in the
history of the market, that doesn’t mean it’ll be enough to get you
through a full day, particularly if you perform activities which require
the screen to remain turned on for long periods of time. So with the
iOS 5.0.1 update come and gone and battery life still an issue for
active smartphone users in general, here’s a list of ways in which you
can get significantly more juice out of your iPhone 4S battery. Most of
these tips apply to older iPhones and other smartphones as well…
Wifi and bluetooth: The iPhone 4S has multiple wireless
signals going on at one time. You’ll need the cellular signal to talk on
the phone or to use the internet or network-based apps (via 3G/EDGE),
so you’ll need to leave that turned on nearly all the time. But wifi and
bluetooth are only used in certain situations. You’ll typically only
find wifi at places like home or a coffee shop, and you’ll only use
bluetooth in conjunction with a bluetooth accessory such as a wireless
headset. Try turning both wifi and bluetooth off by default in the
Settings app, only turning them on when you’re using them. That’ll save
battery significant battery life.
No signal: During those times when your iPhone 4S is out of
range of a cellular signal (up in the mountains, on an airplane, in a
subway), it’ll actually burn through more battery life because it’s
constantly scanning for a signal instead of merely being attached to
one. In this instances, try putting your iPhone 4S into “Airplane Mode”
which tells it to stop looking. Just be sure to turn Airplane Mode off
once you’re back within cellular range…
Screen: Apps like Facebook and Angry Birds (or any app) will
use a good amount of battery life because they require the iPhone 4S
screen to remain backlit for the duration. No one’s telling you to kill
fewer pigs in general. But when you see your battery going down and
you’ve still got a long day ahead of you, that’s the time to curtail
your screen-turned-on usage. Watching video can use up your battery even
faster than gaming. And if you’re just listening to music, make sure
you turn the screen off, as the music will keep playing regardless. By
the way, the screen is turned on while you’re interacting with Siri as
well.
More power: So you’ve installed iOS 5.01 only to realize that
you were never suffering from the over-hyped “battery bug” to begin
with. You’ve turned off the right networks, you’ve taken the right
steps, and you still can’t get through the day on an iPhone 4S. The
answer is to get a carrying case which has an extra battery built in.
The best of these products aren’t much bigger than a regular case, and
they can add fifty to a hundred percent more power to your iPhone. Also,
don’t forget to charge up your iPhone while in the car. Here’s more on
the iPhone 4S.
Source is
http://www.beatweek.com/news/12279-iphone-4s-ios-5-0-1-helps-battery-but-siri-wifi-bluetooth-are-issues/
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