Keep Your iDevice Out of the Sun
Don’t leave your iPhone or iPod sitting in a hot
car—heat kills batteries faster than any other factor, and your device
that used to keep a charge for hours will eventually barely hold a
charge, and you’ll have to pay Apple to get it replaced. The same thing
holds true for any really hot environment: try and store your device in a
cool place.
Reduce the Screen Brightness
If you keep the screen at maximum brightness all the time, you’re
wasting a lot of battery life—and the screens these days are so bright
anyway that you don’t really need to, especially at night. Head into
Settings -> Brightness & Wallpaper to adjust the default level of
brightness, which you can probably keep as low as 30% most of the time.
Make Sure the Screen Locks Quickly
Even if you’ve adjusted the screen brightness, there’s still no
substitute for having it turn off quickly when you’re not using it. Head
into General -> Auto-Lock to set the screen lock to happen as
quickly as your device will let you. This makes a big difference if you
are always picking up your phone and putting it back into your pocket
without turning the display off.
Use Airplane Mode When You Don’t Need Internet (iPad/iPhone)
If you’re busy spending the
next 8 hours playing Angry Birds, there might not be a good reason to
have internet access, so you can consider using Airplane Mode, which
turns off both Wi-Fi and the regular wireless radio. Of course, this
will prevent phone calls if you’re on an iPhone—but if you’re busy with
Angry Birds you probably don’t want the interruption anyway....
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