iPhone Battery Saving Tips That Actually Work [iOS 17.2]

David talks about iOS 17 battery saving tips that actually work on iPhone! Some of the settings we'll discuss are brand new in iOS 17. Others we've talked about, but they're too important to ignore -- and some of them have a way of getting turned back on after an iOS update. We'll also discuss the #1 and #2 things Apple says will drain your iPhone battery and, perhaps more importantly, what they won't say about battery health -- at least publicly.
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10:11 Signal Strength Is Key
1:03 F 5G
2:04 P.U. To The EQ
2:51 Those Pesky Sounds & Haptics
4:05 Take Control of The Background
5:01 The 3 Levels of Auto-Brightness
6:36 The Controversial Tip
7:26 Fewer Distractions = More Battery
8:27 Turn Off Your Family
9:10 Oldie But Importantie #1
10:04 System Services
10:58 The Setting He Won't Shut Up About
11:48 Low Power Mode
12:40 New Battery Information!
13:52 New Charging Options
14:19 Update Your iPhone
15:17 Restore Your iPhone
15:52 iPhones Don't Like Extremes
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[@realkoko-loco]

I like the way you explain your reasoning for all of these optimization tweaks. You’re a fantastic teacher and that really helps your listeners to make the best devisions. Thanks again.

[@JAY1892]

3:34 I totally agree with you, it’s fricking annoying when someone is nearby and you hear the constant click click click. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤬

[@1BSDjunkie]

Excellent video Dave! Loved the new “Scheduled Summary” tip! Thank you for getting me all up to speed with the latest power settings! My iPhone is older and has seen better days for sure. This will help me eke more life out of it hopefully 🤞🏻 😊🙌🏻

[@geordiac]

Wow, just arrived home from work with half of battery and before watching and doing your optimisations was 23%, thank you very much, it works!!!

[@thaSupajok]

You are the best. You guys have saved me so much anxiety by being here. I hope you both stay healthy. I’m going to see what products I can buy to help support you for the Many tips you have given me over the years.

[@avenged110]

I wanted to prove something to myself, so I once ran a relatively unscientific test to measure the power difference when 'closing' applications. I used my iPhone 13 mini as I normally would for 6 months (my life and therefore usage are both pretty consistent) and never 'closed' anything to establish a general baseline (which was also quite consistent). I then tried another 6 months 'closing' everything the second I was finished with it every single time. I consistently ended the day with roughly 5-8% more charge, which while not a lot, was both very reliable and obvious; something I found rather interesting. Also, this spanned iOS 15.4-15.7, so there were no major software changes to affect anything.

[@sharondarby1853]

Thanks again David for the great tips❤ HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY🥰😎

[@zyssica]

I really liked the video, did not know the channel and golly!! there are a lot of channels out there with this type of content. Could not find my old reliable ones, so I dug I little bit and got to this one. The fact you put a timer on the features got me hooked, this way I knew how long you were going to discuss about each topic, I could keep up with it, pause and so on. I got my phone on Sunday and noticed when they transferred the data on the store, it didn't keep all the settings I had, thought I'd done this before on the 13, email refresh was now on and other things "that magically got turned back on for some reason", but I had no idea about all these new features the 15 had, plus all the stuff you forget (there's so much to adjust in IOS world to save battery life). Anyway, I am testing this out and let's see how it works, thanks so much!

[@WowIndescribable]

Saw Bluesky on your phone and went to check if you were there - and you are! Just became your first follower there!

[@raoaliraza9031]

Great tips with cool humour 😅 thanks David.

[@Fool-arxana]

These are actually practical tips without sacrifing functionality like others. But I have to disagree for haptics, especially on silent. When my phone on silent, I rely on haptics.

[@8seya7]

You are the best at giving battery saving tips. Very informative as always. Thanks a bunch.

[@cr1ton]

Finally someone who knows what they're doing, I found you yesterday, and I've already gained a lot of new and useful information. I joined in as soon as I could. Greetings from Hungary.

[@PayetteForward]

Appreciate the kind words! Thank you for supporting us!

[@kathleenbeltz7566]

Thank you so much for the information. You're always so helpful.

[@Mork611]

Thanks very much for the information I found it very easy to follow. I found it very clear and concise. 👍

[@theguywithone]

Great and informative video. You earned my subscribe with notifications. Thank you. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@Richard.Cabeza]

Thank you. You're the go to guy for this.

[@acls7339]

Fantastic format on your delivery; showing where you are clicking, swiping, and scrolling instead just "go here and go there" without showing where. And the clarity of your voice . . . . not too fast, not too slow, but just right. I don't suppose you're related to Goldilocks ;-) The other comment: I don't suppose you have a video on how to use Safari on iPhone 15. I expect that there is a number of viewers who would appreciate seeing your presentation on that; especially if you used the same format as you used in this video. I'm off to subscribe and have a look at your other videos. Many thanks.

[@Alamgirkhan1293]

Thanks so much sir I’m always see your video this great work 😊

[@user-kc7rz9bo4e]

What about the color filters? Should they be turned off as well?

[@PapaKlutch]

Thanks for the info!

[@timbuktu8936]

Thanks a lot 🙂 informative and entertaining!

[@realkoko-loco]

Great tips-thanks!

[@violetsinspring5863]

Thanks so much for this! Very helpful:)

[@dunl]

turning networking and wireless off in system locations says it might affect ultrawideband and etc. is this still worth turning off? i dont know if this is impacted but i use airtags a lot

[@kostasdervos1093]

I would like to point out that turning off location service for “compass calibration “ will not affect maps, as mentioned in the video.

[@BellaFrice]

Oh good to know

[@Sleepy0324]

This is very informative but also very funny too 😂

[@contagiousFX]

So what happened to the consensus from previous videos you had mentioned to leave optimized battery charging off is better for the battery? Is leaving it on better now? Thanks

[@hovardlee]

Which charger I should use for my Iphone 15? Can I use my daughter MacBook charger? 1. I have really nice 5G in my area (500k city) so for now I am using it now. 2. I use dark mode except one app which I hate using in dark mode so I have automation for switching it. It works really nice. 3. For most of apps I disabled notifications. 4. I use low power mode when my baterry is below 40%. My choice :) 5. Every time I watch video about battery tips then I review all my apps (notifications, location, background)

[@jaydivisi0n]

Is the remaining battery percentage relative to which apps you have open and how you are currently using the iPhone? Sometimes I find the first 25-50% of the battery drains really quick but then the second half drains slowly. Sometimes I plug my iPhone to charge and it will charge to 100% really quickly, but other times really slow from the same capacity. The overall battery drain is inconsistent and my battery health shows as 100%.

[@nasseralsharif]

How you use your iPhone, and how much is the temperature (using a phone case while charging or not) are you using genuine Apple chargers? also every battery is manufactured differently… All these play a role in your battery health and charging. Overall, iOS software is very efficient to manage which apps are necessary and which aren’t, so they are shut off. Just keep away your iPhone from high temperature, heat is actually a nightmare for lithium ion batteries.

[@GanDtech]

The ISP provided routers are the only ones I never had issues with

[@scottsworld]

great tips, thanks

[@nasseralsharif]

Bonus tip: that I actually learned so recently, Apple True Tone technology, turning this off can (minimally) increase your battery. Because True Tone is using the front and rear camera and other sensors constantly.

[@LeDarksideLe]

Turning true tone on uses less blue pixels on your screen in a majority of lighting conditions which results in less battery life used. Also more pleasing with surroundings and not as harsh on your eyes

[@lawtonkb]

Thank you for your services😁😁

[@andrewvillavicencio8496]

Great info, thanks. For some strange reason when I turn WiFi off on my AW 9 it turns back on in several hours. How can I keep it off to conserve battery? Subscribed

[@OakOled]

Reduce transperency and display zoom also can help the battery.

[@Dre-yd2xh]

Does using unsecured wi-fi still save more battery then data? And does that unsecured wifi drain more battery then secured wifi?

[@scottsilverman]

Excellent video! And love the name of your channel. With regards to the Cellular Data Options, I too needed to change the Voice & Data setting to LTE. There is another setting named Data Mode which is set to Allow More Data on 5G. Would you also recommend changing the Data Mode setting too?

[@iamveryhappy3433]

Very informative

[@Sky_-no1ut]

Thankyou my friend i do everything on my new iphone 15 😊.

[@Lina-zd6wj]

Good video. I’m allot more knowledgeable on how to get the most out of my iphone. Lately, my iPhones battery hasn’t been holding up as much as I’d like it to and I have the iPhone 13 Pro.

[@alexanderfazli6600]

Thank you !

[@irvfern]

Significant locations and system customization is required for optimized battery to work. Is there any significant difference in battery life if we disable significant location?

[@Van-480]

If you disable significant location you will also loose the find my car feature. Where it shows your car last location on the Apple map

[@allynhansen7398]

Hi David, I am a little confused. I recently bought a second hand iphone SE2 02 which has a new battery which is discharging at a rapid rate. Which of your many videos on saving battery life and what ti have on or off suits the SE2 02? I started following some of your videos but my phone does not have many of the settings mentioned. I have also just updated to ios 17.3. I Look forward to your reply. Regards, Allyn Hansen New Zealand.

[@dbworthless]

thank you soo much 😊

[@Rajskr16]

Your video is informative, but I ask generally apple puts us in search of battery saving tips after spending more money in their devices

[@irisssx]

Does turning on auto brightness really save or drain the battery? There are 2 ways saying about it. Turning it on constantly autogenerate to adjust, etc Kindly advise and thank you!!!

[@voicetube]

8:10 although I love the band… The Smashing Pumpkins… I wholeheartedly agree with this point LOL :-)

[@djruido1]

I have a 15pm and it doesn’t show battery count on battery settings, is there a way to unlock this ?

[@jolombard11]

I enjoyed watching this. Your funny 😆

[@haroldncillabryant6448]

Is it good to turn peak performance off I have 79 battery maximum capacity

[@sovannay9540]

You are looking so funny the way you rock the music.

[@Soul_Equaliser]

thank you

[@ericpablord]

Thaaaanks man, this video is actually useful, did almost everything he did, and went out at 10:22 AM with a 100% came back and it is 7:12 PM and I’m in 72% so only 28% battery drain in 9hrs👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@diiogo31]

wow

[@user-bp2kg4ek6c]

What phone do you have?

[@Schmohawkz]

Hey congrats on the weight loss! Good for you !

[@MaxUlfhednar]

I love to use 80% XD. I had shortcuts for that before this option.

[@onolicious5777]

In Notifications...I get hundreds from various apps...all of these apps that are sending notifications are already turned off in the settings. How are the notifications still getting through? IOS 17.1

[@juancervantes]

Turning off location services for WiFi calling, could be a little detrimental, if you ever call emergency services, while using WiFi calling and are unable to provide the actual address, emergency services won’t be able to locate you, so I recommend living it on. 10:25

[@gpsartman]

Thanks!

[@sycamoreknox9419]

You sure are helpful. How much does a membership cost?

[@matadd5803]

I have an iPhone 12 system service when I Turn off networking&wireless should I turn it off

[@adrianiphonemaxgameplay]

Awesome video ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shaefleming1918]

Hi there, where do I find the pdfs please?

[@mujahidsarker6267]

You’re really great buddy

[@prabhakar7490]

Heyyy Dave do you use dark mode???

[@johnathanmohr3741]

If I live in a city with a robust 5g network, does using 5g auto still drain my battery? Am I better off to just use LTE for now?

[@asnawiabdulshukor]

Thank you…

[@andrejstemmle606]

Regarding the new iPhone 15 feature in the battery settings about the 80% Limit while charging, works according to Apple like this: The charging-Limiter feature works for 7 out of 10 charges. If one of these 7 times, it charges up to 80%, stops charging, only to drop down to 75%. Resumes charging again up to the 80%, You catch my drift. It works like that, literally for days, weeks, until You unplug Your device. Apple writes on their Website: With 80% Limit enabled, your iPhone will occasionally charge to 100 percent to maintain accurate battery state-of-charge estimates. Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@babykakes6353]

Can you do a segment on the two features at the bottom of the yahoo mail app, subscriptions and receipts. How to disable and delete these.

[@LarryFasnacht]

I can’t find that Cellular date option since 17.3 update.

[@atobg_]

We're supposed to have data roaming turned on?

[@we8463]

Cool tips

[@MovieCaveDave]

Here is a free tip I use on my iPhone 15 Pro Max I turn reduce white point down and then assign the “Action” button to that, so now when I press the “Action” button it goes from “Normal” screen brightness to Reduce White Point with a click of a button, I find it so useful because when I want to make my videos or websites “Pop” they do and any other time itself nice and dark-ish. NOTE* It takes time for you to adjust to this so bear with it… Love, Purpose n Peace MCD

[@anirbandey5752]

sir can u tell about the green screen issue after updating

[@robi6713]

Is ios 17.4 good for iphone 13 pro?

[@PeterEmery]

I use a pair of Shortcuts to automate low battery mode. It is activated when the battery level drops below 35% and when the iPhone (15 Pro) is charged, low battery is deactivated once the charge exceeds 40%.

[@harshithguptaaa6787]

could you please elaborate what setting you automate

[@Teub03]

@@harshithguptaaa6787 in the shortcut app under automations when creating a new automation search for battery -> select battery level -> when battery level falls below 35% -> Do; search battery again press set low power mode (on) and in a new automation repeat for 40% and switch off.

[@Cjmboo]

I am always on my wifi at home unless I'm at work then I have my low power on for 8 hours leave it on low power mode till I wake up and my battery lasts me on my 13 pro max all that day till the next day

[@lawrencescottjr1619]

Also, every time my phone restarts after a software update, the bluetooth is turned on. I have to go into settings and turn bluetooth off!

[@andrejstemmle606]

AWESOME video, very interesting 👏 👏 👏 What I’ve learned about "Lithium-Ion" batteries, in the last decade is the following: "Lithium-Ion" DOESN‘T LIKE EXTREMES LIKE, cold or heat and using the battery all the way down to 0% also the other way around, charging it up until 100%. In addition to the new 15 Pro Max, I also own a 11 Pro Max as well as a 12 Pro Max. While the battery health of the 12 Pro Max has declined over the years within the usual framework and now at 88%, the battery health on the 11 Pro Max (which is 1 year older) on the other hand, is STILL INCREDIBLE HIGH WITH 99%. What You‘ve said about the battery health percentages not being 100% accurate is correct. The 2 Shortcuts described below, ARE FOR EACH & EVERY IPHONE AS WELL AS ALL IPADS (I don‘t know if these 2 Shortcuts work below ios 15 as well) There is a certain Shortcut CALLED "PowerUtil" among other things shows 1. the cycle count (5 cycles) Average Tempatature in 19°C 3. Maximum Battery Capacity Percentages 100% (Battery Health) and LAST BUT NOT LEAST: "PowerUtil Calculated Battery Health" and my 3 weeks old 15 Pro Max with 5 Cycles shows here NOT 100% but 97.94 % The 2nd. Shortcut called "Battery Stats" specifies the following: Your iPhone battery's real stats: MaximumFCC (original maximum capacity): 4570 mAh NominalChargeCapacity (current maximum capacity: 4481 mAh CycleCount (number of complete charge cycles): 5 cycles These figures confirm EXACTLY what I recently read about the in iPhones & iPads installed Lithium-Ion batteries, which ALLEGEDLY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT Numbers regarding the mAh. And if these numbers fall below the official numbers, the initial 100% of battery health begin to drop. For example: Officially the iPhone 15 Pro Max contains 4422 mAh but is delivered with a little more mAh from the factory like 4570 mAh But now with every new charging cycle, these numbers sinks, however they are shown with 100% battery health, up to the point where these numbers drop under the OFFICIAL 4422 mAh and the once 100% are suddenly just 99% than 98% You catch my drift. Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@haerinverse1]

how can i access these shortcuts? thank you!

[@axtonjcranston1064]

What about cell signal boosters for your home and yard?

[@user-bw8bp8fm9l]

3: does this work for pandora thats how i listen to my music??

[@renaldsunset]

Are you the guy from SCRUBS ? Played by John C. McGinley 😅 I dig your passive aggressive humour

[@edster8416]

I prefer leave haptics on for my keyboard worth it for me. I don’t on AOD cause I have a smartwatch and my room has a clock so I usually look at it first and most of the time before looking at my phone. I only on if necessary if I’m travelling. I off location service if I’m at home. Don’t really needs gps

[@mrd5024]

I wish I had that charge to 80% option

[@i_am_huntex]

I can never turn off haptics, I love the feeling fr

[@user-hx2ii7st1g]

Watching from Srilanka 🇱🇰♥️

[@alembick]

Thanks for these tips! By the way David are you a vampire? You look younger and younger every video!

[@904root]

what about reduce transparency on the iphone

[@AnnieTFTMaster]

After 1 year and 1 month my pro max 14 is on 100%… plus i didnt upgrade on ios17 its to much buggy with a lot problema… so i will w8 with this one 16pm, 15 is just mehh

[@richard.cohen51]

Have a question I have an apple 12 using 17.1 when I on the highway and using car play the battery uses a great deal of power is that normal?

[@elainek1234]

Thanks for the tips David. Ok, does anyone know what happened with the ‘other’ David?

[@stacyconnolly7369]

Was wondering same

[@f9fad]

he start a new journey.

[@haruyanto8085]

Murdered

[@paperchaser9565]

What about personal hotspot?

[@johnnybc5655]

Hi, thanks for this video. When I checked for available updates it is showing 17.1 but you were showing 17.2, is this because I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max? Also, my setting is on for “Automatic Updates” but it’s not updating automatically.

[@237keys8]

He’s likely on the 17.2 beta.

[@minwade5436]

He is on developer beta 17.2 o checked vlog twice. Cheers

[@user-zn6lo7ql8e]

Hey, how's your iPhone after updated to 17.1?? Did your battery life drop?? Because I'm stuck with that!! And I don't want to update to 17.2 yet.

[@itube027]

My iPhone is losing battery because of WiFi issues to do with iOS 17.1, especially on a 5GHz network.

[@davidcai3600]

drop a link for your leather case for us

[@DjangoGroen]

since i have haptic feedback on my keyboard it just feels bad when it's completly silent.

[@neilodwyer99]

Why don’t I have cellular in settings ?

[@jbhenson2]

I would worry more about my battery if I didnt look down at my shirt pocket and see it lit up by my iphone screen. I have and iphone 15 plus. Is there a way to keep the iphone screen off until i push a button without using one of those aweful cases?

[@OA-mn1bf]

Turn always on display off

[@jean-francoislagier9350]

Merci !

[@tylermac5656]

My dude came straight from an AA meeting to get us this video.

[@onekoolfella]

lol. I was thinking the same thing. He seemed a bit jittery and erratic at times.