[Closed] best battery manager for iPhone 5

I don't really see why you'd need one.

I don't really see why you'd need one.

I've downloaded one or two free ones in the past and shortly after I've deleted them.

Not sure if they even do anything other than a few tips about screen brightness and turning off unused services such as Bluetooth etc.

If your battery doesn't last as long as you need it to, there are plenty of slim cases that contain a battery that can double or triple the capacity.

Don't think you need one or that they are remotely effective.

(maybe on a jailbroken iphone where an unofficial app can tweak more things, but not on a normal App Store app).

if you want to maximise the battery then obvious things to do are make sure Brightness isn't set too high and tweak Location Services to limit GPS use.

Other than that, if you are [i]really[/i] struggling, then turning off wifi, bluetooth and 3G when you don't need them will save a little too.

Battery Doctor ([url= https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/battery-doctor-battery-saver/id446751279?mt=8 ]link[/url]) has been instructive for me. It shows that the battery takes about another 35-40 mins to fill after it's displayed 100%. I've also found that it's worth totally discharging the battery every few weeks (or so, depending on use), and that doing a soft reset (home and power button held down for 10 seconds until power-off) corrects the phone's determining of the battery's charge. For example, sometimes the battery appears to lose charge within just a few minutes use after a full charge, dropping 3-4%. Doing a soft reset will return the meter to 100% and it will the discharge as normal.

I've also found that it's worth totally discharging the battery every few weeks (or so, depending on use)

Yep [url= http://www.apple.com/uk/batteries/iphone.html ]Apple recommend[/url] you [i]"go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down)"[/i] to... erm.. [i]"keep the electrons in it moving"[/i].. 😯

if you want to maximise the battery then obvious things to do are make sure Brightness isn't set too high and tweak Location Services to limit GPS use.

You missed the most obvious one, properly close your apps.

You missed the most obvious one, properly close your apps.

I thought about adding it, but it is a bit of a red herring in 99.9% of cases.

"Sleeping" apps (the list that appear on a double-click of the Home button) do not generally consume CPU or power. They are allowed some very limited simple background tasks (e.g. playing music or finishing saving a file) but unless something goes wrong that shouldn't cause any issues.

That said I do keep that list empty all the time. But that is as much to do with my own OCD as anything else 😀

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if you want to maximise the battery then obvious things to do are make sure Brightness isn't set too high and tweak Location Services to limit GPS use.

You missed the most obvious one, properly close your apps.

This only applies for apps which use GPS even when the app is not displayed (something lite a sat nav, you can tell if the GPS is on or not from the icon in the top right corner of the screen) - iphones don't have true multi tasking so leaving a "regular" app open has no impact on battery life.

You missed the most obvious one, properly close your apps.

As above, The very knowledgeable chap in the Apple Store told me that it makes no difference whatsoever other than apps such as satnav etc.

He seemed to know what he was talking about, and since then I've been leaving everything "open" and it hasn't made any difference to my battery life that I can see.

You missed the most obvious one, properly close your apps.

I'm fairly certain that all non-jb "battery managers" are just gimmicks that offer advice only.