The iPhone is an incredible smartphone that improves with each new generation. From the improved user interface and faster processors to improved camera technology, Apple always brings something new and exciting at the table. But with regard to the battery life, the iPhone could use a little help, especially if you are the type of person who has several applications at the same time. Everything, from web navigation to listen to music, someone’s call has an impact on the remaining battery of your iPhone, and you would be surprised by the power of a function as banal as you are going to exhaust.
Fortunately, there is an underestimated iOS functionality that can help extend the battery life of your iPhone: load limit. Introduced with the iPhone 15, this less known parameter can end up making you a year or two on the total life of the battery of your phone. It definitely beats having to wear a portable charger wherever you go or hoping that there is a wall outing wherever life takes you and your iPhone that day.
How to use the load limit adjustment
As mentioned, the load limit setting is only available on iPhone 15 models or later, as part of the iOS 17.0 deployment. (Even if you use an older iPhone that has been upgraded to iOS 17, the load limit will still not be available.) To access this feature, open the Settings application, then press Battery> Load. You will then be taken to a screen with a load limit cursor, which can be adjusted to 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%or 100%.
Even going from 100% to 95% will have an impact due to good old -fashioned science. The lithium-ion battery of your iPhone is designed to last longer when it is not fully loaded all the time. The chemicals that make up the internal feeding pack of your phone have less movement to make when you define the load limit to a lower threshold, leading to less degradation over time.
And the ceiling on the load limit at around 80% is also an excellent way to reduce heat production. This is particularly useful for those of us who turn iPhone cases with minimal heat dissipation, such as robust Otterbox products. It is also useful that you live in an area subject to warmer temperatures, especially during the months of spring and summer.
More ways to expand the battery life of your iPhone
Although the load limit setting is reserved for the iPhone 15 or later, there are still a few things you can do with the old iPhone models to improve the longevity of the battery. First and foremost, there is the optimized battery load setting, to which you can access by pressing Settings> Battery> Health and battery load. You can consider this functionality as “Lite Lite Lite”.
How it works is instead of putting a hard ceiling at any load level you choose, your iPhone will automatically monitor your daily loading habits so that the device will not charge 80% before these 20% final is necessary. The iOS battery dashboard also has a low power fashion parameter that can be activated or deactivated. When activated, your iPhone reduces background activity (for example, downloads, feetch mail) until your device is fully loaded.
You can try to keep your backlight on the screen at 70% brightness or less, or to select a faster automatic locking time by pressing Display and brightness> Automatic locking. You can also deactivate self-brilliance (Settings> Accessibility> Text display and size) To prevent the ambient light sensor of your iPhone from taking over.
