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By admin, March 15, 2010 9:03 pm

You can easily go in and select different settings in your iPhone to reduce the drain on the battery. Location services, all push functions, data fetching, internet functions, and the rest can all be shut off manually. Each of these communication services will continually drain your battery as they constantly communicate through your network. The ultimate way to really shut this down is to enter Airplane Mode. Airplane Mode, as the name indicates, is what you turn on when you are prohibited from having any signal coming in and out of your iPhone.  You can do this for periods of time when you know you are not going to use your phone, but will need to later on. This will essentially shut down the power drain as long as you are not using the iPhone functions. To set Airplane Mode on your iPhone start by going to Settings. You will find the Airplane Mode Off / On button right at the very top above the Wi-Fi selection section.

Sounds in general are often going to cut short your iPhone battery life. These are used by the iPhone to notify you about almost everything, from new emails to the basic clicks of the keyboard when texting. This is an easy way to get a little extra juice out of your iPhone on long bouts away from an outlet.  Again, go to the Settings option and then go down to the second block and select Sounds, which is directly above Brightness. Once you are in Sounds you will have the option to turn off a whole host of things, with Vibrate right at the top. Below that you can turn off sounds for New Voicemail, New Mail, Sent Mail, Calendar Alerts, Lock Sounds, and Keyboard Clicks. All of these can go easily without impeding iPhone functionality, but you may have to consider whether or not it will be worth it to turn off vibrate altogether.

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By admin, March 10, 2010 9:18 pm

6. Keep WiFi Off

The other kind of high-speed network that the iPhone can connect to is WiFi. WiFi is even faster than 3G, though it’s only available where there’s a hotspot, not virtually everywhere like 3G. Keeping WiFi turned on at all times in hopes that an open hotspot will appear is a sure way to drain your battery life. So, unless you’re using WiFi right this second, keep it turned off.

Find it in Settings -> WiFi

7. Turn Off Location Services

One of the coolest features of the iPhone 3G is its built-in GPS. This allows your phone to know where you are and give your exact driving directions, give that information to apps that help you find restaurants, and more. But, like any service that sends data over a network, it needs battery to work. If you’re not using Location Services, and don’t plan to right away, turn them off and save some power.

Find it in Settings -> General

8. Turn Data Push Off

The iPhone 3G can be set to automatically suck email and other data down to it or, for some kinds of accounts, have the data pushed out to it whenever new data becomes available. You’re probably realized by now that accessing wireless networks costs you battery life, so turning push off will extend your battery’s life. With push off, you’ll need to set your email to check periodically or do it manually

Find it in Settings -> Fetch New Data

9. Fetch Email Less Often

The less your phone needs to access a network, the less battery is used. So, set your phone to check your email accounts less often. Try checking every hour or, if you’re really serious about saving battery, manually. Manual checks means you’ll never just have email waiting for you on your phone, but you’ll also stave off the red battery icon.

Find it in Settings -> Fetch New Data