Three iPhone mistakes causing ‘vampire battery drain’ every day

IF YOU find your iPhone constantly has a low battery, then you may be making these common mistakes that drain your device.

Apple has equipped its iPhones with some pretty powerful batteries.

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However, these batteries can quickly get drained if you’re not careful with charging or are constantly running certain apps in the background.

Here are three common mistakes people make that leave their device juice-less.

You’re running battery-draining apps

Believe it or not, some apps drain your battery way quicker than others.

That’s because these applications – most often gaming or social media – require a large amount of data transfer.

Snapchat and Instagram, for example, use your GPS, your camera, and a whole lot of data.

It’s recommended that you set these apps up so they only use data, camera, or location services when you’re running the app.

And if you don’t use them often, maybe consider deleting them altogether.

You can also see which apps are draining your iPhone the most by going to Settings > Battery.

Your screen brightness is too high

If you’re someone who loves to keep your screen’s brightness on 100, then you may want to reconsider.

Keeping your screen brightly lit at all times can be a massive battery drain.

To tackle this issue, go to Settings > Display & Brightness, and set the brightness slider to the lowest level your eyes are comfortable with.

You can also enable Auto-Brightness, which automatically darkens or lightens your device’s screen when in certain lighting conditions.

Another top trick if you have a newer iPhone with an OLED display (iPhone X or later) is to use the Dark light appearance for your phone background, which can save a lot of battery of power.

You’re using your phone while it’s charging

It is very tempting to use our iPhone while it’s hooked up to the charger, still, this can be extremely damaging to its battery. 

There is compelling evidence out there that shows using your phone while it’s charging can not only reduce battery life but disrupt the charge cycle as well. 

This is especially the case if you are using your phone to play a game or watch videos, which are considered processor-intensive tasks.