iOS 7 Battery Tips; Disable Functions Not In Use - Background App Refresh, Location Tracking, Parallax, Automatic Updates, Turn Down Brightness

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iOS 7 battery tips will come in handy many iPhone and iPad users are complaining of battery drainage on the iOS 7 and iOS 7.1

These are some easy and quick fixes to keep your iPhone powered longer. You can visit 8 Great Hidden Features in iOS 7 for more strategies to maintain your battery.

  • Background App Refresh

    Background App Refresh enables all your apps to refresh while using WiFi or Cellular Internet. But you don't need to refresh all your apps you can choose just the ones you want to use or disable the entire feature to preserve battery life. To disable this function go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh.

    • Location-Tracking Apps

      Location Tracking Apps like Google Maps to Twitter or even your camera also suck up a lot of battery power.

      Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services to disable all location tracking apps or leave on features like Find My Phone in case of an emergency.

      • Parallax

      Apple made a few enhancements to the iOS7 like the parallax effect. Visit Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on Reduce Motion.

      • Automatic Updating

      Automatic Updating is not a good feature to have on all the time because it may upload information you don't need and take up space on your phone or on your SD card.

      What's worse is that you might be uploading while the battering is low or near a zero level battery life. This can cause errors to your update and to your phone

      So, turning the Settings > iTunes and Apple Store and uncheck the Updates option to Off can save you some hassle.

      • Turn Down the Brightness

      Turning down the brightness on your screen is something most smartphone users do and that can keep your battery alive for a longer period. Decrease the brightness settings manually and disable the Auto Settings.

      Other things you can do to improve iOS7 battery life is to shut down Air Drop, which is a way to share files via bluetooth.

      Apple's internal search function, Spotlight, may be accessed from any screen but this consumes battery as well. You can save on battery by turning off podcasts, and events.

      With reports from Mashable.com

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