If you are like me your iPhone is like the CENTER of your world. It is all knowing as it houses your music, radio, movies, contacts, internet, emails… just about everything that enables me to be a functioning member of society. When I’m not browsing the web, searching for data, answering emails or talking on the phone I am usually listing to online radio or I have my tunes playing via the ipod. It seems like I put my iPhone to work every second of every day and night – until I get to bed at which point the iPhone gets a well deserved rest.

With all this use the battery power and life become a daily concern so: What can be done to increase it? Well, there are several settings changes or adjustments you can make which are all great and I’ll list them bellow but if you’re not willing to compromise you iPhone’s functionality or get into having to constantly change your phone’s settings – get an external battery case or external battery.

I always carry an External Battery with me. For those of you who do not know, it is a small gadget that attaches to your iPhone through the Apple proprietary port and will not only charge your battery in times of need but can also be used while your device is in use. The only trick is to make sure the external battery is fully charged so when you do need it, it’s ready for you. As far as space, it is the most convenient option.

The next best option for me, and one I use for air travel and long road trips, is an External Battery Case. This is basically the same idea but also acts as a case for your iPhone. Be warned, they tend to be a little on the large side. The good thing is, though, most of these cases have an on/off switch meaning you can control when your iPhone’s battery receives it’s much needed juice.

My final and last resort scenario is plugging in. Just like the External Battery, I always have either a wall or a car plug for my iPhone close by. When writing this article I counted them and found that I currently own 5 wall plugs and 3 car chargers – the wall plugs I can understand (home / office / computer pack), but I only own 1 car. This may seem a little ridiculous but let’s see how do you feel when your phone tells you there’s only 20% battery life left?

Lastly, there are a couple of internal settings that can be adjusted on your iPhone to extend your Battery life. All of these are located in your device in the setting icon so go ahead and personalize your iPhone. Here’s what you can do:

1>Check you phone’s brightness setting located in: SETTINGS > BRIGHTNESS. You have the option of turning it on/off or use the dimmer to control brightness…obviously the brighter you have this set, the more battery power you will use. ***RECOMMENDED

2>Fetch your email less often. For me this is not an option – I need to know when I receive messages… however, this can be found in: SETTINGS > MAIL, CONTACTS, CALENDAR > FETCH NEW DATA. Once again you can either turn this off or select your time preference.

3>Turn off your location services. Why this is attached to so many things is beyond me. This can be found in: SETTINGS > GENERAL >LOCATION SERVICES then choose which ones you want to turn off. ***RECOMMENDED

4>Turn off the Wi-Fi. This one’s up to you… I really have no opinion here… it can be done here: SETTINGS > WIFI

5>Turn off Bluetooth. This actually uses more battery strength than you would expect. It can be done here: SETTINGS > GENERAL > BLUETOOTH ***RECOMMENDED

6>Turn off 3G – I do not want to even dignify this option but here’s where it can be done:

SETTINGS >GENERAL >NETWORK.

7>Adjust you Auto-Lock. This is basically like you “Go To Sleep” mode for your iPhone. It can be found here: SETTINGS > GENERAL > AUTO-LOCK

8>Turn off the equalizer- here’s how: SETTINGS > IPOD > EQ ***RECOMMENDED

THE BOTTOM LINE:

To increase the functionality of your battery always try to fully charge your device and allow to fully discharge before plugging in again. In a perfect world this would suffice. Your iPhone’s setting can always be adjusted, turned on and off so play around with that – everyone’s usage is different. My recommendation: get an External Battery charger and a few car and wall chargers – shop online and look for chargers that have more than 800mAh.

Joe Morrison is a group member of http://www.NYCell.net and enjoys sharing his product knowledge with people like you.

Joe Morrison is a group member of http://www.NYCell.net and enjoys sharing his product knowledge with people like you.

Author Bio: Joe Morrison is a group member of http://www.NYCell.net and enjoys sharing his product knowledge with people like you.

Category: Computers and Technology
Keywords: iPhone Battery, Replacement Battery, External Battery