Pro tip: don’t stress yourself trying to keep your battery health high. Just enjoy your phone, use it however you like, just get the battery replaced when it’s below 80%. Or if you upgrade each year, health should not be a problem anyway, as you don’t go lower than 80% in a year anyway.
I own Iphone 13Pro max last month using it for 28days. battery recycle time only 28times now my battery at 99%. i actually keep using my phone as i want because i paid 5.8K Malaysian ringgit not to keep This device in Drover, i make use of it. keep using playing games do videos and photos editing
As an iPad/iPhone Pro you need to understand: My iPad Air is 9 years old and works fine, on the original battery. I believe it has been slowed by Apple. Certainly to speed it up removing old photos, emails and memory, saved reloading so much memory. That speeds it up. Apple offers no permanent hard copy connection to back up my iPad Air. No, a $3000 computer is not a $300 memory device. And I reduced the number of Apps that I don't use because I have two iPad Pros now. My iPhone 4 S, is 11 years old and works fine. I did replace the battery. It is very limited, no TH-cam. Apple makes iPhones redundant by limiting Apps with iOS upgrades, but it still does what I bought it to do. I emptied the memory to speed it up, but when I resigned in it started reloading. I use it as a desk calculator and timer. It is light and compact and 100% reliable as a phone but a bit small for maps. My iPhone X is nearly 5 years old and works fine. I prefer to do most things on my iPads but they have never been available with a built in mobile. My friend has a Samsung tablet with a built in mobile phone. Great for signing in and authenticating passwords and receiving codes by SMS. It cost about $300 with an 8" screen, and fits in her carry bag. I do tend to buy a new iPad every 3 years, mainly to maintain speed with the growing memory. I am close to 1TB and need a 2TB device. I use iCloud as a back up but as Tech Pros point out it is not a guaranteed backup. I was alarmed to discover that Apple prioritised some of my memory to iCloud and I do not have that memory saved into my phone. iCloud is very silent about what I call the theft of my iPad's memory. My point is, upgrading every year is a rich man's game. Expect 10 years service from an iPhone or iPad. We upgrade because our needs, uses and desires change. I curse the fact that Apple keeps introducing new ways to do the same thing, with tech speak terms to confuse tech freaks, but Apple fails to produce it's own Apps for professional users. Apple removed Publisher and left us with Pages. As a trained Graphic artist they reduced my graphic presentation to typing with some picture inserts. I deliberately changed from Microsoft to Apple, from the old Windows and Office to Apple and Publisher. If I say why my comment may be blocked. The executives at Apple pay professional graphics artists to design their presentations, and probably never even tried Publisher, or to create a graphic designed document. Steve Jobs created Apple, hardware and software designed to work as one simple system. Now it is being reduced to the core. A clever device that cannot produce without third party Apps. I can't scribble or highlight on my calendar. Apple pencil does work sometimes as a mouse device, Der! It is needed as a pencil. I often cannot save to my photos. You probably save to Dropbox. I bought an Apple product that often won't save a copy without using Dropbox, or Pinterest, Crazy. Ever tried to use an image from Pinterest in a document? When Apple changes the Operating System and deletes Apps it also deletes access to the memory in those Apps. Does Apple Care?
Pro tip: Turn off your phone, put it in a safe, forget the code to open it and never use it again. that's going to save you 100% of your battery life so you can resell your phone (that you never used) after a couple of years at a higher price (that's still a fraction of the original)...
I see so many people getting anxiety over their battery health. Just use your damn phone. Replace the battery as it gets near 80% health. Life is way to busy to sit there wondering when I should charge or use my phone. It doesn’t cost an arm or a leg. Just reduce a few trips to starbucks and you will have that money,
I’m definitely not stressing. I’ve changed my battery twice on my iPhone 7 Plus, that I had for 5 years. I’m just mostly curious to see how many charge cycles i have so far on my 13 Pro Max.
I had 100% battery health on my 12 Mini for almost 7 months, and then it dropped to 94% in one month, it still gets the same screen time as it did with 100%, but damn it hurts me to see that number.
The battery health on my iPhone 11 is at 88% at the moment. I've had it for more than 2 years, and it's just had a slow decrease in maximum capacity (completely normal, since rechargeable batteries degrade with usage). Throughout my time using this phone, I've just charged it every night whenever I go to sleep. It's a major benefit to my usage, as I get to have a full day of usage from 100% in the morning, to a respectable lower amount in the morning. While I don't get the same battery life as I used to get, it's not that big of a deal, as my iPhone 11 never dies. So just using a phone normally, and having it charge at night is probably the best method to conserve your battery health for the long run, as it's consistent for people who use their iPhones frequently.
Or you could not worry about battery percentage and use your phone like a normal person and pay $70 to replace the battery after a year and a half. That’s why batteries are consumables. Literally do something else rather than stare at your phone and mindlessly scroll for hours. 12 pro, november 2020 and still 89% 8 hour daily* average on screen time *with youtube*. Mostly lightroom editing photos too mind you. Heat does affect me but i put my phone down just because other parts could get damaged too.
I mean who puts over 300 cycles on it in just 6 months, with my use I need 2-3 years to get there so even with the worst charging habit it should still last years
It's about $80, better to make the battery last as long as possible than pay to replace it. You don't have to be super concerned and anxious about it, but being wary and taking care can save that $80 for 6 months to a year or more. Could probably say the same about Apple's cables, it's only $20, but if you take care of it, that cable can last for several years instead of one.
On my iPhone 12 it stayed on 100% percent like forever, about 8 months in it dropped a percent each month or more and now it is at 93% at 1 year with 266 cycles. And I’ve always tried keeping it between 15-80, only charging to 100 overnight.
Lol so in other words, buy a super high end phone and turn everything off or don't use it lol. I think not letting the battery reach to 0 is the one the causes the most trouble and heat. The other ones have a very small impact. I also use the 5w charger to avoid it overheating, which he did not mentioned in the video, but the faster you charge, the more heat it will generate and degrade battery.
No, you turn off the things you don’t need. I didn’t turn off anything I didn’t need/use daily. Also fast chargers don’t negatively affect iPhones anymore.
I use Low Power Mode on my iPhone 8 Plus all the time. I almost never turn it off all the way from 100% to 30% which is how low I let it go. I charge overnight, with optimised battery charging, and my battery health is 74% because my phone was used by someone else previously but it still works great.
I think having 2 chargers 1 fast (20 or 30W) and 1 slow (5W) is the best combo. Slow charging overnight and if you are running low on battery on a heavy day just plug in the fast one for a quick juice up. Specially helpful when you're travelling.
The phones are smart enough to have adaptive charging now anyway. You turn on adaptive charging it will do that on its own, so this kind of micromanaging is pointless.
Adaptive charging does not out weigh the benefit of slow charging in a 5 watt. I agree this is a good strategy. Keep a fast charger somewhere for emergencies, but always slow charge at all other tokens, especially over night.
@@justinstewart3248 you’re absolutely right! I’ve wasted too much time researching tho xD so gotta spread the news to make sure my time was used for good haha
Mine’s at 81 cycles, thanks for this tip. I got my iPhone 13 in December 10 last year. Battery percentage is at 98% - I don’t let it go below 10 and don’t charge it to 100% oftentimes, 80-98 is more than enough for my daily use.
Keeping it 100% seems stifling. I did it for 6 months on my 13 mini. Surprisingly, it’s down to 98% which is weird. All in a few weeks. Just be careful about heat and cold temps. Other than that, you should focus on enjoying your iPhone than keeping it 100. I have a 6S and it’s down to 76%. I hope to get the battery replaced when I have the time.
My 13 mini still shows 100% health (7 months, 121 cycles), but I've tracked those log-aggregated files for a while, and the nominal charge capacity just dropped by 27 mAh in the last 3 cycles. I suspect it's not staying at 100% health for much longer. For reference, last nominal charge capacity was reported as 2370 mAh (it was 2397 just 3 cycles ago). The Maximum FCC was 2478 mAh. Regarding heat, there was an instance back in February where I recorded 4K60 video for 30 mins straight under the 35°C afternoon sun, and the phone got pretty hot, to the point of lowering the brightness and disabling the camera flash. I'm still paranoid that this incident may have affected the battery health.
I never changed any settings, I charge my phone to 100% all the time, my phone got hot multiple times, and I use my phone for everything, 5.5-6.5 hours of screen on time every day. I’ve had it - the iPhone 11 Pro - since release day, and I’m at 90%.
Wow!!! Now I know why my battery health is at 91% already after 6 months of used! Thank you so much for your tips and videos. I’ll try to use more low power mode and optimize my battery charge cycles
I'd say there's absolutely no need to worry about the battery... You can always get it replaced, it's not even that expensive. The only thing worth doing is trying to keep it above 20%, the rest is nonsense. Just use your phone however you like 🙃
@@User-cb4jm Doesn't mean you need to excessively wear them out. You wouldn't do that with a car or laptop either. If you can save money and e-waste, why not do it if it's not a big inconvenience? Just don't let the battery get hot or drop below 30% and you're fine
I get the best battery life by keeping it on the charger as much as possible. Batteries are good for so many cycles, so to minimize cycles keep it fully charged all the time. I used my original SE for 4 years and sold it with 99% health. Keeping it at 80% is BS. I tried that on my new SE and I lost 6% health in 3 months. I went back to keeping it fully charged and it hasn't lost any more health in 2 years.
That’s interesting because I always keep it at 80% for my iPhone 13 Pro Max and I’ve had the phone since it came out and I still have 100% capacity. I also use my phone very often throughout the day.
@@charlesjung5348 maybe because the 13pro max have a much higher capacity overall and it takes longer to go down which means u charge less often. Remember the SE have worse battery than even the mini
@@jozydblur if you read this guy’s whole comment, he claims that he hasn’t lost anymore battery health in 2 years. Although what you say about bigger capacity batteries are true, it’s not relevant to what he’s saying.
Iphone 12 Pro, health is at 88% bought at release will hardly get over 4h SOT. Just watching this video on 50% brightness went from 80% to 71%. I think i got a problem
Still at 100%🔋battery health with 75 battery cycles after 5 months with my iPhone 13 thanks to your battery tips. The battery is so good I haven’t used low power mode once lol.
Same (though I have no idea how many cycles I have). After 7 months, still at 100%. After the 15.4 update, I basically can go an entire without even thinking about a charger.
Damn I have the 13 pro and had for about 5 months and only charge once a day at night and it's already 97% I'm wondering if it's cause I use a none apple cord it's not a really cheap cord but I'm wondering if that's the case for me
i have unknown capacity ever since replacing my original battery at a 3rd party repair shop. Replaced it about a month ago. Benn very satisfied with the new iPhone 11 battery usage. Finally full day battery again. I think i'll replace it after 2 years. About standart. iPhone 11 is so good that i personally didn't feel the need for an upgrade to iPhone 12 or 13. Price isn't a problem. It's more about thinking about. What do i use the phone for. Might get an iPad later this year instead of iPhone 14.
I think heat makes the biggest difference. My 13 Pro has 319 cycles and I'm still at 97%. Maybe it's also the fact that I've almost exclusively used the MagSafe Battery Pack and kept my phone charged around 90%.
@@falcondragonslayer More than wired charging, sure, so my battery could have lasted longer. I use a LifeProof FRE case, which has the charge port blocked most of the time for water resistance, so MagSafe is more convenient overall, and most of the time it's trickle charging the phone at 90%, so it's not generating as much heat as it would when actually charging the phone from a lower state. Though being away from WiFi does decrease the charge even with the battery pack, and the phone warms up a bit then. Otherwise it works well.
I don’t think any of this resulted in the way my battery tanked down. I have an iphone Xr that I’ve owned for over a year and the battery health is now at 55%. My battery health was in the low 90s two months ago. How could my battery just get dramatically worse out of nowhere?
The speaker won't use more than 0.3W - 0.5W , at most, so using your speaker doesn't make that big of a diference, what makes more the most in my opinion is just now maxing the brightness(keep it at 85%, the power drain increases exponencialy, but not brightness) and don't clear your apps, it takes more battery to reload an app, rather than just keep it loaded on the backgroud(the phone is smarter in managing what should be open or not)
Without apple care it’s $69 before tax to change your battery so I wouldn’t stress to much on doing these tips. The only 2 big ones I do that have kept my phone at 100% battery life for 5 months now is not letting it get hot (like playing games/charging while using phone a lot). And I only charged my phone usually once a day at night so the optimize charging is in use. It’s ok to charge during the day just try to not charge 2 cycles in one day.
My 13 Pro battery took a much bigger hit over the past few months and it’s crazy because my 11 Pro was 2 years old with 99% health. I have to leave 120hz turned off to get through a full day now.
Pro tip: you don’t HAVE to go to Apple to get your battery replaced. There are PLENTY of authorized Apple repair centers, that will replace your battery with an OEM Apple battery and NOT force you to wait til your down to 80% capacity to change it. I hear too many people who because they don’t mind spending $100~ to replace the battery when it’s at 90% capacity are told no by a “Genius” at Apple because it’s not below the threshold. You bought the phone, you should be able to replace it WHENEVER you want.
Tip: Instead of scrolling to find log-aggregated, you can just swipe down and a search box will appear at the top Also, to get log-aggregated data, Share iPhone Analytics must be turned on
@@PixlEditz It won’t show up right away, you have to wait for it to generate a log. Mine took about 4-5 hours to show up. It could take more or less time for you. I’m not sure how often these logs get generate.
@@pattar0621 You just need to get the log into a place where you can search in it. One option is to copy and paste the log into the Notes app, click on the three dots in the top right of the note, then click Find in Note and search for MaximumFCC. You'll have to manually select all the text to copy it though. If you have a MacBook, an easier option is to just AirDrop it to your MacBook, open it, and do Command+F to search the log.
I’ve had my iPhone 13 for 6 months now and my battery health is at 100% still, I put it down to never using a wireless charger and having optimised battery settings on, plus I use dark mode to save battery
I have only one “log-aggregated” file in my analytics and it has “watch OS” in header so i assume it has my watch’s data in it. Besides that it is almost one year old (09.2021).
This is what I got when I tried the shortcut. (Loved the shortcut though, more like that please) No "log-aggregated" file found. Go to Settings > Privacy > Analytics & Improvements > Analytics Data.
@@jeffpoy84 I had that too I had to wait because I didn’t have the share analytics on once I switched it on it showed up after my 13 pro max is at 18 cycle counts
Thank you, Brandon, for such an informative video. I’ve watched all your videos in the past on Tips for good battery health, and they have been such a lifesaver for me. My iPhone 13 Pro Max that I bought on September 24 of last year has a current battery health of 99% as a result. Love all you do man! Keep up the great work
@@TheEmman94 I mean who on earth puts over 300 cycles on it in 6 months... Most people need 2 to 3 years for that and the iPhone battery is only rated for 500 cycles anyways
@@OmarHussainX2021 my old iPhone 8 also had around 900 cycles when I upgraded with still 85% health. Never cared about charging, just charged it when it was low and when I went to bed.
My iphone 13 pro max was at 100% until i updated to 15.5 now it literally dropped to 97% within the first week of installing im guessing because this particular software update heats up my phone a bit and the battery dies faster than previous 15.4.1 for me
I have a iPhone 12 in blue and I have 100% battery health! I got this phone on Thursday June 16th. I can get about 2 days with my phone with is pretty good. I think if a go to school I can get even more, but I have vacation now. I don’t let my battery go lower than 20% I charge my phone again when it is between 20% and 40/45%. And I take my iPhone off the charger when the battery is between 80% and 95%.
My 13 pro max is still at 100%, bought on launch day. I have lithium battery experience from r/c. Tempurature, charge state (higher is worse), charging rate, and charge cycles are what age a lithium battery. I find wireless fast charging heats the phone up a bit while charging, much more so than my old iphone 6 charging brick. I use the old 1 amp charging brick so it charges slowly, at less than 1C (capacity in maH) - which is kinder to the battery. I usually only need to charge every other day, sometimes longer so this slow charge is not a bother. I have no qualms of fast charging if need be. Lastly, I don't top off the charge unless I know I won't have access to a charger for the same reason we don't store lithium batteries at 100% charge. That's also the reason why Apple's optimized charging doesn't charge to 100% till the last minute.
1. Turn off raise to wake 2. Turn off double tap to wake 3. Turn off health steps/motion tracker 4. Only set location to "when using app" 5. Create shortcut automation to turn on Low power mode at certain battery % and ring an alert (essentially this reminds you to charge your phone and prolongs battery life esp when outside and not near a charger) 6. Select necessary apps only for background refresh (When you turn background refresh off, apps will still be able to send notifications so you don't have to worry)
@@davidjacobs6244 not really. Why? 1. Because its not even necessary to have apps refresh in the background when you dont even use them. Consumes a lot of battery for nothing. Even when you turn off bacground refresh you still can open the app and start off right where you left and also you can still get notifications as normal. 2. The steps tracker in the iphone itself isnt accurate. I was in a moving vehicle and it still counted that as steps taken. Any minor vibration to the phone was also counted as a step. So whats the use of having the readings when they are really inaccurate. I wonder how many times a person checks the health app to see how many steps they took. I suggest a person just gets an apple watch instead. I hope that accurately tracks steps. 3. Rise to wake... Every time you hold your phone the screen lights up, whats the use? For me, It doest take much to just press the power button and use the phone. This highly depends on a persons preference on how to they like to their phone. 4. Double tap to wake essentially lets the screen digitiser to be on and on standby waiting for a user input (double tap) that drains so much battery. Still for me, i find it pretty fine when that setting is off and I just use the power button to turn in the phone and proceed to use it
Download coconut battery on your Mac and plug your phone into it. That tool will show you everything you could possibly want to know about the battery. I use it daily
Overarching theme of the video seems to be “use your phone less to have less battery degradation”. Don’t use while charging, don’t use if you have another device you can use, etc etc. Honestly at some point it is just not worth it anymore. The $80 you might need to spend at the end of 1.5-2 years to replace a battery is 100% worth it to me if it means that I don’t need to think about doing all these things just to extend the life of a consumable resource.
I have a question should i close the apps from task manager or keep them working in background? I close them but someone told me that keeping them open in background doesn't use much battery actually i didn't listen to him so kindly tell me what to do?
when it comes to not using the phone for games or notifications it doesnt make sense. we are talking about battery health, not battery life. so not using the phone would be ideal for both but whats the point of having a 1000$ phone then?
Thanks for sharing these videos, never thought about it like that. I’m on an iPad Pro and for some reason it doesn’t let me see the current battery capacity. Even your other tips from past are helpful too! Currently, I don’t have a huge issue on battery life, battery health is good.
Interesting, I have another reason for battery drain that honestly you can do too little about which is using loads of hard drive activity, for instance downloading loads of videos from your go pro for instance. I believe from my experience that keeping the iPhone disk at 95% will increase your battery life span greatly. Again it may not be entirely correlated to the disk usage but the fast disk will increase cpu and ssd are known for been heat generators so bear that in mind next time you move all your pictures to iCloud or offload all your apps. My personal opinion though.
I’m at almost 2 years (1 year and 6 months) on 99% battery (12 pro max) I charge every night and use plug in apple car play. I usually get 8-10 hours of screen on time. It only dropped to 99% 2 weeks ago it’s crazy staying at 100% for a year and a half. The only thing I do is I leave auto brightness on and I have low power mode on all the time cause I don’t notice a difference in performance. I won’t be able to do that when I get the 14 pro max Though, cause I’ll be using 120hz. So we’ll see how that battery does for me. Update: I just used the battery cycle shortcut and realized I’ve only gone through 60 cycles in 1 1/2 years, which I guess makes sense cause I often can go 2 full days on 1 charge if not more. That’s crazy
I work in landscape construction and my phone is subjected to all the outdoor elements ranging from temperatures as low as -20 degrees F to as high as 100 degrees F and after 15 months my 12 Pro still has 99% battery life left so extreme temperatures must not make that much of a difference.
I am an android user planning to switch to ios. After watching this video and advice I am a bit worried. In general, to keep your iPhone battery healthy, turn off everything and don't use it.
@@Mohamedahmed-jz7xd I’ve tried in the past the difference is negligible. Apparently the sensor tracks it anyways this setting just allows it to log it. Also apparently the sensor was made to use as less battery as it can. But thanks for the tip I’ll try it out 👍
How has your iPhone 14 Pro held up after nearly 8 months of use? Will you make a video follow up on how your battery is doing? And did you actually follow your battery saving tips?
I tried to find the log for the log aggregate but there is none in my analytics I have added the feature in the link you provided but how do I turn on being able to see and report for the log aggregate? To where then I can get my battery cycle count. Cause I was hoping I could check is there anyone who could help or knows what setting I should turn on?
Hey I have the same AirPods case but in black!! Thanks for the info as well. Very helpful to share the knowledge for my own sake and customers sake since I work at a phone store now and I’m sitting at 90% on my iPhone 12 Pro and I CANT WAIT for the 14 Pro Max. I don’t get super great life out of my current phone for my usage and I’d get a 13 PM but I really like the rumors I’m hearing for this year so I’m going to hold off. I just hope they actually do go through with type c because that’s the main reason I’m waiting.
Guys, seriously just enjoy using you're phone and don't sweat this stuff to much, the worst case scenario is that you have to replace the battery a month or two earlier, but given the fact were talking about a time scale of 2/4 years, it's just one thing to not be concerned with.
Great video, Brendon. Any thoughts on charging your phone via wireless charging/Magsafe vs wired charging? Wireless charging is known to warm up the device a lot more that could affect battery health. Do you choose one over another?
I love this video! You never see anyone actually going against advice to prove battery health. While what to do to have the best battery health is good, what not to do is better! Thanks for that! 👍
Thank you so much for these tips. I didn’t even knew about all that stuff and I’m an Apple fan and user almost a decade now and yet I had some wrong thoughts about some of these things. I just did some of your suggestions and I can’t wait to see the changes and the results.
Thanks for this video Brandon. Have an iPhone 12 Max that is less than a year old with 89% capacity ... my question should the battery go below 80% while still under the Apple Care+ plan is a new battery covered? Thanks!
I do not have log-aggregated. named data file. I know there's something to switch on but do not remember any more. Could someone please tell it? Thanks.
On an iPhone 12 I’ve had since launch it’s still at 100% with 691 cycles according to that script. The only rule I’ve followed is keeping the charge between 20% and 80%.
i followed all your tips and i still have 100% battery health, i bought my 13 pro last october.., but yeah, my charging time is weird because sometimes my phone would last 3 days, sometimes 2 or 1 day, so my optimized charging hasn't been able to analize.., but still, i charge my phone when it drops till 27% and then charge it to 98 or 99..
It's possible that your battery health was higher when you first got it, like 106% for example and it may have degraded to 101%, but it will still show 100% in the settings even if you have drained 5% health. Settings won't show it above 100%
I had an iPhone 8 which I bought September 2018, and the battery health tanked to about 82% in a year. When I got the 13 Pro, I took much more care with it lol. With these new phones, you can charge to around 80-85% and it'll easily last the day and so I do that. Currently at 98% health having had the phone since launch
Pro tip, unless you really need it(or if you plan on upgrading the device anyway) don’t get the Beta upgrade to the new OS. This killed my battery health because of all the things going on in the background. Holy moly!
I got a iPhone 14 Pro Max on 6/8/23 and it finally dropped from 100% to 99% today. ( 4/30/24 ) it almost made it to an entire year without going down yet, but 99% battery health after a little over 10 and a half months of use is amazing and I’ll take it! I do understand batteries degrade over time no matter what you do. Edit: My iPhone 14 Pro Max went from 100 to 99 in almost 11 months and it’s going down faster now as it went from 99 to 96 every week or two. 😔
Pro tip: throw you iPhone into its box and use only Mac iPad AirPods and tv browser whenever u need it and u never gotta worry about iPhones battery ever again
I’ve had my iPhone 12 Pro Max since it came out and I’ve just checked the battery health and the capacity is surprisingly still at 100%. I’ve not done anything special beyond loosely sticking to apple’s recommendation of keeping your battery charge level between 50 and 80 percent.
If you ain’t got $60 to replace the battery you have no business purchasing an apple flagship just saying 🤷♂️🤷♂️ stop worrying about it nothing last forever
So Apple should put up a, "Charge Now," notification when the battery reaches a low of 20%. And Apple should put up a Save Battery Life and stop charging when the battery charge reaches a high of 80%. Does this mean the operation on a single charge is about 60% of the absolute possible life of a single charge and we are being grossly misled about iPad use on a single charge? That is the life on a single charge Apple should advertise. The main reason people upgrade their phone is because the phone runs slow, and the performance time is short due to battery life problems. In fact Apple interferes with my iPads and iPhones with software updates, resulting in changed performance and service life. We should be able to open the back, lift out the battery and run our device on 220 Volt or 110 depending where you live. Or leave the battery in and have power to charge to 80% and power to a transformer to directly power the iPad like a desk top.
Apples goal is to design a disposable phone. They'd start in other areas of the phones design to make the battery last longer before they ever even think about charge limits.
Mine is at 98%. I charge it every night before bed, so I don’t have to charge it in the morning. I watch TH-cam videos all the time and listen to music daily. Never had a problem with my phone. Also usually charge my phone when it drops down to 30-40% range.
With all of that information added, reducing brightness, turning on Dark Mode, and staying off of high-quality graphic apps (like video games and apps similar to it which especially allows microphone and speaker to be used) are a good thing to do to reduce chances of lowering battery health (let’s say a game requiring high graphics for example). Not charging the phone with a fast charger is also a good thing to do, and not fully charging the battery will keep the battery health in proper status (battery health wise). If you don’t use your apps for an extended period of time, then definitely consider closing the app you aren’t willing to use. If you do use an app and several apps are open simultaneously, then it’s just not worth closing until work with the app is officially done. Closing and opening apps constantly and unnecessarily will cause the app to restart, damaging phone battery health (to a certain point).
wdym with airplane mode? i use it overnight to minimize battery drain and it always works like a charm, also could you explain staying off safari? like is it better to use other browser or something?
@@davidjacobs6244 dude, it actually did (does) work. I’ve tried it on three of my devices. If you think it’s nonsense then try and see for yourself, or just do whatever suits you. All I say in the text you replied to is based on my own experience. I also do my research before using my gadgets. Most of the information I obtain is institution based. Otherwise I wouldn’t even be bothering to write down this text. If you disagree, then that’s still fine by me. Because I use a tablet (iPad pro) and it’s been over five solid years not a problem occurred with the information I apply to the device. The same also goes to the iPhone I use daily, which has been over three years and not even one percent of the battery health decreased.
@@vegetalno The answer to your first question is primarily during charging. When current flow of power is increased, the charging speed not only increases, but also can damage the battery (it's like being unable to ). Another side note: using safari can be different compared to other browsers on other devices like Windows laptops and desktops which do offer coupons when doing online shopping. Basically browsers such as Safari and Chrome are almost even, but this varies by device. I am not sure about other apps though.
Interesting how there are significantly less options available on iOS 16.1 when I click the share button while inside log to see my battery charge cycles, did apple remove the possibility to see this or am I doing something wrong, developer mode is on, if it matters...
@BrandonButch UPDATE: so since I’m using iOS 16.1 shortcut in the description is not working for me and neither it will work for anybody else that’s also on latest OS, the whole log name is changed from log-aggregated to log-power, tried fixing the shortcut but am not smart enough…
With iOS 16 Apple changed the "log-aggregated" file (not existing anymore) with the "Analytics-..." file. Thus, the shortcut must be updated or find a newer one.
Iphone 12 Pro Max. 16 months old and 2 week ago the capacity dropped to 96%. I´m charging my phone with Apple 5w charger every other day during the night. When i go to bed and charge my phone the battery is about 15-20%. I have turned off "optimized batterycharging". Medium user. Do i need to say that i´m very impressed over the battery?:)
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What's your current battery capacity?
97% iPhone 13 mini
100%🥴 iPhone 13 Pro Max
Its currently 100%
(Im using an Iphone 13, 7 months old.
98% IPhone X
Pre ordered iPhone 13 and i currently have 98%
Pro tip: don’t stress yourself trying to keep your battery health high. Just enjoy your phone, use it however you like, just get the battery replaced when it’s below 80%. Or if you upgrade each year, health should not be a problem anyway, as you don’t go lower than 80% in a year anyway.
aggreee.... just enjoy your iphone guysss..... :-)
yep, since most off these tips literally come down to use your phone less..
Well said
I own Iphone 13Pro max last month using it for 28days. battery recycle time only 28times now my battery at 99%. i actually keep using my phone as i want because i paid 5.8K Malaysian ringgit not to keep This device in Drover, i make use of it. keep using playing games do videos and photos editing
As an iPad/iPhone Pro you need to understand:
My iPad Air is 9 years old and works fine, on the original battery. I believe it has been slowed by Apple.
Certainly to speed it up removing old photos, emails and memory, saved reloading so much memory. That speeds it up. Apple offers no permanent hard copy connection to back up my iPad Air. No, a $3000 computer is not a $300 memory device.
And I reduced the number of Apps that I don't use because I have two iPad Pros now.
My iPhone 4 S, is 11 years old and works fine. I did replace the battery. It is very limited, no TH-cam. Apple makes iPhones redundant by limiting Apps with iOS upgrades, but it still does what I bought it to do.
I emptied the memory to speed it up, but when I resigned in it started reloading. I use it as a desk calculator and timer. It is light and compact and 100% reliable as a phone but a bit small for maps. My iPhone X is nearly 5 years old and works fine. I prefer to do most things on my iPads but they have never been available with a built in mobile. My friend has a Samsung tablet with a built in mobile phone. Great for signing in and authenticating passwords and receiving codes by SMS. It cost about $300 with an 8" screen, and fits in her carry bag.
I do tend to buy a new iPad every 3 years, mainly to maintain speed with the growing memory. I am close to 1TB and need a 2TB device.
I use iCloud as a back up but as Tech Pros point out it is not a guaranteed backup.
I was alarmed to discover that Apple prioritised some of my memory to iCloud and I do not have that memory saved into my phone. iCloud is very silent about what I call the theft of my iPad's memory.
My point is, upgrading every year is a rich man's game. Expect 10 years service from an iPhone or iPad. We upgrade because our needs, uses and desires change.
I curse the fact that Apple keeps introducing new ways to do the same thing, with tech speak terms to confuse tech freaks, but Apple fails to produce it's own Apps for professional users. Apple removed Publisher and left us with Pages. As a trained Graphic artist they reduced my graphic presentation to typing with some picture inserts.
I deliberately changed from Microsoft to Apple, from the old Windows and Office to Apple and Publisher. If I say why my comment may be blocked.
The executives at Apple pay professional graphics artists to design their presentations, and probably never even tried Publisher, or to create a graphic designed document.
Steve Jobs created Apple, hardware and software designed to work as one simple system. Now it is being reduced to the core. A clever device that cannot produce without third party Apps.
I can't scribble or highlight on my calendar. Apple pencil does work sometimes as a mouse device, Der! It is needed as a pencil.
I often cannot save to my photos. You probably save to Dropbox. I bought an Apple product that often won't save a copy without using Dropbox, or Pinterest, Crazy. Ever tried to use an image from Pinterest in a document?
When Apple changes the Operating System and deletes Apps it also deletes access to the memory in those Apps. Does Apple Care?
Pro tip: Turn off your phone, put it in a safe, forget the code to open it and never use it again. that's going to save you 100% of your battery life so you can resell your phone (that you never used) after a couple of years at a higher price (that's still a fraction of the original)...
Battery also looses it’s charged when not used at all
It’s also not good if you turn off your phone with a full battery, and if let it slowly discharge to zero.
hahaha
Why would you sell your phone at a higher price after a few years? There’s going to be better phones at a better price
@@elvinzhuo7186 well specifically talking about iPhone
I see so many people getting anxiety over their battery health. Just use your damn phone. Replace the battery as it gets near 80% health. Life is way to busy to sit there wondering when I should charge or use my phone. It doesn’t cost an arm or a leg. Just reduce a few trips to starbucks and you will have that money,
💯
I agree completely… I was gonna use some tricks because my 13 Pro is already at 95% but fuck it I have Apple care 🤷🏽♂️😂
No doubt
I’m definitely not stressing. I’ve changed my battery twice on my iPhone 7 Plus, that I had for 5 years. I’m just mostly curious to see how many charge cycles i have so far on my 13 Pro Max.
can't agree more
The main points here are not letting the battery get too hot for too long, and not letting the battery get low as often as you can (I'd say 25%).
I had 100% battery health on my 12 Mini for almost 7 months, and then it dropped to 94% in one month, it still gets the same screen time as it did with 100%, but damn it hurts me to see that number.
how often did u charge and did your phone ever die?
It’s good bro, worry if it drops below 80 but if you get apple care then that battery will be taken care of, I’m a heavy user so it has helped me
@@justpassingby3409 you don’t need apple care to replace the battery, $70 for a battery replacement isn’t bad
Exactly that number makes us fomo of the performance.
8 months above 90 on a mini phone is actually pretty good considering 12 series didnt have the best battery to begin with.
The battery health on my iPhone 11 is at 88% at the moment. I've had it for more than 2 years, and it's just had a slow decrease in maximum capacity (completely normal, since rechargeable batteries degrade with usage). Throughout my time using this phone, I've just charged it every night whenever I go to sleep. It's a major benefit to my usage, as I get to have a full day of usage from 100% in the morning, to a respectable lower amount in the morning. While I don't get the same battery life as I used to get, it's not that big of a deal, as my iPhone 11 never dies. So just using a phone normally, and having it charge at night is probably the best method to conserve your battery health for the long run, as it's consistent for people who use their iPhones frequently.
my 12 mini at 89 for 8 months usage and 419 cycles 💀
@@Zoommm379 Yeah but we all know that iPhone 12 Mini was an expensive experiment.
@@Zoommm379 the 12 mini's battery its so bad. I wouldnt want that phone even if they gave it to me for free.
@@matthewgarmendia7803 I would. I have iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 Plus 😭
@@mrblackfuzz6885 yes but i got it for 386 usd (30,000) inr
Or you could not worry about battery percentage and use your phone like a normal person and pay $70 to replace the battery after a year and a half. That’s why batteries are consumables.
Literally do something else rather than stare at your phone and mindlessly scroll for hours.
12 pro, november 2020 and still 89% 8 hour daily* average on screen time *with youtube*. Mostly lightroom editing photos too mind you. Heat does affect me but i put my phone down just because other parts could get damaged too.
Or pay for apple care, and pay 50 at the apple store
@@robertwilliams990 apple care is never worth it. if you just pay out of pocket you'll typically always end up ahead money wise in the long run.
I mean who puts over 300 cycles on it in just 6 months, with my use I need 2-3 years to get there so even with the worst charging habit it should still last years
wanna cookie 🍪
I don't have that data under privacy for some reason? not a single one named 'log-aggregated'
@@xes2k I updated to the newest IOS a few days ago.
Me too any solution guys
Check Your I phone Analytics&improvement is Turned On OR Not SETTINGS>PRIVACY>ANALYTICS&IMPROVEMENTS
Don't use your phone except for calls and texting. Simple😂
Then just use Nokia 3310, also simple 🤣
My iPhone XR lasted from 2021 to present just reached 82% heavily used lol
Me who plays Genshin epic 7 Snow Break Containment zone for like 5 hours straight everyday on my phone yea not happing ..
Is it really worth the hassle though? Can always just change the battery for a small fee.
It's about $80, better to make the battery last as long as possible than pay to replace it. You don't have to be super concerned and anxious about it, but being wary and taking care can save that $80 for 6 months to a year or more.
Could probably say the same about Apple's cables, it's only $20, but if you take care of it, that cable can last for several years instead of one.
@@00SNIVY00 $70 actually not $80
@@lifeisshrt7929 and some people can’t afford that? And it depends where they are at😎👍
I tried the battery health shortcut. I’ve had my phone for 175 days and only gone through 159 cycles. But the battery health still says 100%
On my iPhone 12 it stayed on 100% percent like forever, about 8 months in it dropped a percent each month or more and now it is at 93% at 1 year with 266 cycles. And I’ve always tried keeping it between 15-80, only charging to 100 overnight.
@@davidbelecci6970 when I had the XR it stayed at 100% for 10 months. After 3 years, it dropped to 83%
That's because they ship with bigger capacity
@@davidbelecci6970 Same, I've used mine since May 2022, in mid December it went to 99%, now it's at 97% already
More people need to hear and believe these tips
charge cycle, charge cycle, charge cycle, charge cycle, charge cycle, 2.6 hog cycle, charge cycle, charge cycle
@@bierymolina4379 lmao 2.6 hog cycle
Lol so in other words, buy a super high end phone and turn everything off or don't use it lol. I think not letting the battery reach to 0 is the one the causes the most trouble and heat. The other ones have a very small impact. I also use the 5w charger to avoid it overheating, which he did not mentioned in the video, but the faster you charge, the more heat it will generate and degrade battery.
Indeed the other tips are useless
And wireless charging generate even more heat
Why would the phone overheat?
No, you turn off the things you don’t need. I didn’t turn off anything I didn’t need/use daily. Also fast chargers don’t negatively affect iPhones anymore.
@@BrandonButch that has not been proven. All I know is when I fast charge you can feel the phone get a lot hotter than just using the 5w charger.
I use Low Power Mode on my iPhone 8 Plus all the time. I almost never turn it off all the way from 100% to 30% which is how low I let it go. I charge overnight, with optimised battery charging, and my battery health is 74% because my phone was used by someone else previously but it still works great.
This is the way.
I think having 2 chargers 1 fast (20 or 30W) and 1 slow (5W) is the best combo. Slow charging overnight and if you are running low on battery on a heavy day just plug in the fast one for a quick juice up. Specially helpful when you're travelling.
The phones are smart enough to have adaptive charging now anyway. You turn on adaptive charging it will do that on its own, so this kind of micromanaging is pointless.
Adaptive charging does not out weigh the benefit of slow charging in a 5 watt. I agree this is a good strategy. Keep a fast charger somewhere for emergencies, but always slow charge at all other tokens, especially over night.
@@justinstewart3248 you’re absolutely right! I’ve wasted too much time researching tho xD so gotta spread the news to make sure my time was used for good haha
Another tip I have is to mount your phone on the back of an air vent with AC on when you use waze/google maps in car. It keeps the internals cool.
Watch out for condensation though.
this is a terrible tip lol
Wow thanks for the insane tip. After doing this my wife got back with me
Mine’s at 81 cycles, thanks for this tip. I got my iPhone 13 in December 10 last year. Battery percentage is at 98% - I don’t let it go below 10 and don’t charge it to 100% oftentimes, 80-98 is more than enough for my daily use.
I got mines at launch and I charge it too 100% every night on a fast charger and my battery health is still 100%
Keeping it 100% seems stifling. I did it for 6 months on my 13 mini. Surprisingly, it’s down to 98% which is weird. All in a few weeks.
Just be careful about heat and cold temps. Other than that, you should focus on enjoying your iPhone than keeping it 100.
I have a 6S and it’s down to 76%. I hope to get the battery replaced when I have the time.
My iPhone 7 is on 40%
my 13 mini still on 100% after 9 months we’ll have to see how it goes
@@BeatriceBrown Same here. Bought 13 mini on release day. Still 100% and I thought something might be wrong, glad to see that I'm not alone :p.
My 13 mini still shows 100% health (7 months, 121 cycles), but I've tracked those log-aggregated files for a while, and the nominal charge capacity just dropped by 27 mAh in the last 3 cycles. I suspect it's not staying at 100% health for much longer. For reference, last nominal charge capacity was reported as 2370 mAh (it was 2397 just 3 cycles ago). The Maximum FCC was 2478 mAh.
Regarding heat, there was an instance back in February where I recorded 4K60 video for 30 mins straight under the 35°C afternoon sun, and the phone got pretty hot, to the point of lowering the brightness and disabling the camera flash. I'm still paranoid that this incident may have affected the battery health.
@@yash.kapoor I do use the camera for video too. But I usually have it cooled down during recordings. I avoid recording when the iPhone gets hot.
2:08 I can’t see any log aggregated
I’m just curious to check my battery cycle even tho I have 100% health lol, (bought when 13 pro max came out
I never changed any settings, I charge my phone to 100% all the time, my phone got hot multiple times, and I use my phone for everything, 5.5-6.5 hours of screen on time every day. I’ve had it - the iPhone 11 Pro - since release day, and I’m at 90%.
Nice
See this is why i need to tell people not to worry about the damn battery health
@@TheAsianKidxD but how do you explain the fact that Brandon's battery health is so low then ?
Same deal with me but i’m at 81% 🥲
@@ArthurET ill send you a link about a video explaining the whole battery health dilemma
Wow!!! Now I know why my battery health is at 91% already after 6 months of used! Thank you so much for your tips and videos.
I’ll try to use more low power mode and optimize my battery charge cycles
I'd say there's absolutely no need to worry about the battery... You can always get it replaced, it's not even that expensive. The only thing worth doing is trying to keep it above 20%, the rest is nonsense. Just use your phone however you like 🙃
Agreed. Rechargeable batteries are consumable items. They will all die after a certain amount of use, same with car batteries, laptops, etc
Correct like people say don’t use laptops while charging I have gaming laptops i have to use charger while playing
And watch out for extreme heat. 👌
@@User-cb4jm Doesn't mean you need to excessively wear them out. You wouldn't do that with a car or laptop either. If you can save money and e-waste, why not do it if it's not a big inconvenience? Just don't let the battery get hot or drop below 30% and you're fine
im scared to get my phone opened. what if it wont be waterproof anymore because i changed battery
I get the best battery life by keeping it on the charger as much as possible. Batteries are good for so many cycles, so to minimize cycles keep it fully charged all the time. I used my original SE for 4 years and sold it with 99% health. Keeping it at 80% is BS. I tried that on my new SE and I lost 6% health in 3 months. I went back to keeping it fully charged and it hasn't lost any more health in 2 years.
That’s interesting because I always keep it at 80% for my iPhone 13 Pro Max and I’ve had the phone since it came out and I still have 100% capacity. I also use my phone very often throughout the day.
@@charlesjung5348 maybe because the 13pro max have a much higher capacity overall and it takes longer to go down which means u charge less often. Remember the SE have worse battery than even the mini
@@jozydblur if you read this guy’s whole comment, he claims that he hasn’t lost anymore battery health in 2 years. Although what you say about bigger capacity batteries are true, it’s not relevant to what he’s saying.
Imagine liking this lie 😅🤦🏻♂️
@@charlesjung5348 we both know he exaggerated that…i just had to ignore that part…
Iphone 12 Pro, health is at 88% bought at release will hardly get over 4h SOT. Just watching this video on 50% brightness went from 80% to 71%. I think i got a problem
I’m using 2018 iPhone XS. Still rocking 84% and remain battery 6h to 5h 30min in day. Only charge 90% every day.
Still at 100%🔋battery health with 75 battery cycles after 5 months with my iPhone 13 thanks to your battery tips. The battery is so good I haven’t used low power mode once lol.
Same (though I have no idea how many cycles I have). After 7 months, still at 100%. After the 15.4 update, I basically can go an entire without even thinking about a charger.
Damn I have the 13 pro and had for about 5 months and only charge once a day at night and it's already 97% I'm wondering if it's cause I use a none apple cord it's not a really cheap cord but I'm wondering if that's the case for me
75 cycles is basically nothing
@@tedbundy5911 or you just got shipped a smaller battery than the rest. Stop caring
@@fanban2926 actually don’t really care that much I get the new phone every years so doesn’t bother me
i have unknown capacity ever since replacing my original battery at a 3rd party repair shop. Replaced it about a month ago. Benn very satisfied with the new iPhone 11 battery usage. Finally full day battery again. I think i'll replace it after 2 years. About standart. iPhone 11 is so good that i personally didn't feel the need for an upgrade to iPhone 12 or 13. Price isn't a problem. It's more about thinking about. What do i use the phone for. Might get an iPad later this year instead of iPhone 14.
I think heat makes the biggest difference. My 13 Pro has 319 cycles and I'm still at 97%. Maybe it's also the fact that I've almost exclusively used the MagSafe Battery Pack and kept my phone charged around 90%.
Magnetic charging generates more heat tho-
@@falcondragonslayer More than wired charging, sure, so my battery could have lasted longer. I use a LifeProof FRE case, which has the charge port blocked most of the time for water resistance, so MagSafe is more convenient overall, and most of the time it's trickle charging the phone at 90%, so it's not generating as much heat as it would when actually charging the phone from a lower state.
Though being away from WiFi does decrease the charge even with the battery pack, and the phone warms up a bit then. Otherwise it works well.
13 here and I have 341 cycles. Had it since October, and my battery health just finally dropped to 99% this week.
My 13 pro max has 430 cycles at 97%
I don’t think any of this resulted in the way my battery tanked down. I have an iphone Xr that I’ve owned for over a year and the battery health is now at 55%. My battery health was in the low 90s two months ago. How could my battery just get dramatically worse out of nowhere?
omg same
What iOS are you on now
iPhone XS Max here. I always charge it between 40-80%, still at 98%. Fingers crossed.
The speaker won't use more than 0.3W - 0.5W , at most, so using your speaker doesn't make that big of a diference, what makes more the most in my opinion is just now maxing the brightness(keep it at 85%, the power drain increases exponencialy, but not brightness) and don't clear your apps, it takes more battery to reload an app, rather than just keep it loaded on the backgroud(the phone is smarter in managing what should be open or not)
I have a habit of closing apps after use cuz of OCD 😢😭
Without apple care it’s $69 before tax to change your battery so I wouldn’t stress to much on doing these tips. The only 2 big ones I do that have kept my phone at 100% battery life for 5 months now is not letting it get hot (like playing games/charging while using phone a lot). And I only charged my phone usually once a day at night so the optimize charging is in use. It’s ok to charge during the day just try to not charge 2 cycles in one day.
I’ve had my iPhone 12 for a couple of years now and it’s still at 100% battery health. I guess I’ve been lucky.
i never worry about battery life just enjoy your phone ise all the features your phone come with and stop stressing over battery
My 13 Pro battery took a much bigger hit over the past few months and it’s crazy because my 11 Pro was 2 years old with 99% health. I have to leave 120hz turned off to get through a full day now.
Try using low power mode most of the time.
Pro tip: you don’t HAVE to go to Apple to get your battery replaced. There are PLENTY of authorized Apple repair centers, that will replace your battery with an OEM Apple battery and NOT force you to wait til your down to 80% capacity to change it. I hear too many people who because they don’t mind spending $100~ to replace the battery when it’s at 90% capacity are told no by a “Genius” at Apple because it’s not below the threshold. You bought the phone, you should be able to replace it WHENEVER you want.
Tip: Instead of scrolling to find log-aggregated, you can just swipe down and a search box will appear at the top
Also, to get log-aggregated data, Share iPhone Analytics must be turned on
I turned it on but it still doesn’t show?
@@PixlEditz It won’t show up right away, you have to wait for it to generate a log. Mine took about 4-5 hours to show up. It could take more or less time for you. I’m not sure how often these logs get generate.
do u also know how to find the string FCC
@@pattar0621 You just need to get the log into a place where you can search in it. One option is to copy and paste the log into the Notes app, click on the three dots in the top right of the note, then click Find in Note and search for MaximumFCC. You'll have to manually select all the text to copy it though. If you have a MacBook, an easier option is to just AirDrop it to your MacBook, open it, and do Command+F to search the log.
My share iphone analytics have always been turned on but i still dont have the log :(
I’ve had my iPhone 13 for 6 months now and my battery health is at 100% still, I put it down to never using a wireless charger and having optimised battery settings on, plus I use dark mode to save battery
What charger watt are you using? 20 watt or 5? And how are you charging it?
@@wesley6449 just a 20w anker nano and the cable the phone came with
I have only one “log-aggregated” file in my analytics and it has “watch OS” in header so i assume it has my watch’s data in it. Besides that it is almost one year old (09.2021).
Keeping ur battery between 30%-90% is the best way to save battery health. My 12 pro max is still at 95% after 18 months of use
20-80*
90% is too high for a LI-HV battery
@@silvy7394 what about if i sleep what i will do ?
This is what I got when I tried the shortcut. (Loved the shortcut though, more like that please)
No "log-aggregated" file found. Go to
Settings > Privacy > Analytics &
Improvements > Analytics Data.
Same here! Can't find log-aggregated
@@jeffpoy84 I had that too I had to wait because I didn’t have the share analytics on once I switched it on it showed up after my 13 pro max is at 18 cycle counts
I get the same message with the shortcut.
@@andrewjablonski9438 if you don’t have the share data on you will get that
@@leahpedder5245 share analytics is actually already on for me
Thank you, Brandon, for such an informative video. I’ve watched all your videos in the past on Tips for good battery health, and they have been such a lifesaver for me. My iPhone 13 Pro Max that I bought on September 24 of last year has a current battery health of 99% as a result. Love all you do man! Keep up the great work
I have the iPhone 13 pro, bought at launch, never cared how I charged my phone and battery health is at 99%
@@TheEmman94 yea cause it literally don't matter, just use the phone how you want and the battery gon degrade sooner or later so....
@@TheEmman94 I mean who on earth puts over 300 cycles on it in 6 months... Most people need 2 to 3 years for that and the iPhone battery is only rated for 500 cycles anyways
@@kommentarschreiber2 my iPhone XR is nearly 3 years old and I have done 810 charge cycles.
@@OmarHussainX2021 my old iPhone 8 also had around 900 cycles when I upgraded with still 85% health. Never cared about charging, just charged it when it was low and when I went to bed.
My iphone 13 pro max was at 100% until i updated to 15.5 now it literally dropped to 97% within the first week of installing im guessing because this particular software update heats up my phone a bit and the battery dies faster than previous 15.4.1 for me
Same.
@@JamieEM83 apple stopped signing iOS 15.4.1 as soon as i was going to go back
I have a iPhone 12 in blue and I have 100% battery health! I got this phone on Thursday June 16th.
I can get about 2 days with my phone with is pretty good. I think if a go to school I can get even more, but I have vacation now. I don’t let my battery go lower than 20% I charge my phone again when it is between 20% and 40/45%. And I take my iPhone off the charger when the battery is between 80% and 95%.
Mine is at 77% after almost 4 years, only due to the intense summer heat reaching 90-93 degrees
This is kinda why I keep multiple chargers at home, have one in the car, 2 in my backpack, and take one to work. My phone hasn’t died on me in years!
My 13 pro max is still at 100%, bought on launch day. I have lithium battery experience from r/c. Tempurature, charge state (higher is worse), charging rate, and charge cycles are what age a lithium battery. I find wireless fast charging heats the phone up a bit while charging, much more so than my old iphone 6 charging brick. I use the old 1 amp charging brick so it charges slowly, at less than 1C (capacity in maH) - which is kinder to the battery. I usually only need to charge every other day, sometimes longer so this slow charge is not a bother. I have no qualms of fast charging if need be. Lastly, I don't top off the charge unless I know I won't have access to a charger for the same reason we don't store lithium batteries at 100% charge. That's also the reason why Apple's optimized charging doesn't charge to 100% till the last minute.
1. Turn off raise to wake
2. Turn off double tap to wake
3. Turn off health steps/motion tracker
4. Only set location to "when using app"
5. Create shortcut automation to turn on Low power mode at certain battery % and ring an alert (essentially this reminds you to charge your phone and prolongs battery life esp when outside and not near a charger)
6. Select necessary apps only for background refresh (When you turn background refresh off, apps will still be able to send notifications so you don't have to worry)
How to turn your smartphone into a dumbphone 🤷♂️
@@davidjacobs6244 not really. Why?
1. Because its not even necessary to have apps refresh in the background when you dont even use them. Consumes a lot of battery for nothing.
Even when you turn off bacground refresh you still can open the app and start off right where you left and also you can still get notifications as normal.
2. The steps tracker in the iphone itself isnt accurate. I was in a moving vehicle and it still counted that as steps taken. Any minor vibration to the phone was also counted as a step. So whats the use of having the readings when they are really inaccurate. I wonder how many times a person checks the health app to see how many steps they took. I suggest a person just gets an apple watch instead. I hope that accurately tracks steps.
3. Rise to wake... Every time you hold your phone the screen lights up, whats the use? For me, It doest take much to just press the power button and use the phone. This highly depends on a persons preference on how to they like to their phone.
4. Double tap to wake essentially lets the screen digitiser to be on and on standby waiting for a user input (double tap) that drains so much battery. Still for me, i find it pretty fine when that setting is off and I just use the power button to turn in the phone and proceed to use it
@@davidjacobs6244 🎯
I’ve only been using tip #4 & my battery is still at 100%
my 13 pro max is still at 100% after 5 1/2 months, using it for YT, gaming, and using it while charging
What if you don’t have any log-aggregated listed in your analytics? I don’t have any in mine.
Same here.. 🤔
Same
Download coconut battery on your Mac and plug your phone into it. That tool will show you everything you could possibly want to know about the battery. I use it daily
its there
I don’t have it it’s weird
Overarching theme of the video seems to be “use your phone less to have less battery degradation”. Don’t use while charging, don’t use if you have another device you can use, etc etc. Honestly at some point it is just not worth it anymore. The $80 you might need to spend at the end of 1.5-2 years to replace a battery is 100% worth it to me if it means that I don’t need to think about doing all these things just to extend the life of a consumable resource.
Holy crap… so many rules. It’s a phone. If you can’t use your damn phone then why have one? I
I have a question should i close the apps from task manager or keep them working in background?
I close them but someone told me that keeping them open in background doesn't use much battery actually i didn't listen to him so kindly tell me what to do?
when it comes to not using the phone for games or notifications it doesnt make sense. we are talking about battery health, not battery life. so not using the phone would be ideal for both but whats the point of having a 1000$ phone then?
Thanks for sharing these videos, never thought about it like that. I’m on an iPad Pro and for some reason it doesn’t let me see the current battery capacity. Even your other tips from past are helpful too! Currently, I don’t have a huge issue on battery life, battery health is good.
Interesting, I have another reason for battery drain that honestly you can do too little about which is using loads of hard drive activity, for instance downloading loads of videos from your go pro for instance. I believe from my experience that keeping the iPhone disk at 95% will increase your battery life span greatly. Again it may not be entirely correlated to the disk usage but the fast disk will increase cpu and ssd are known for been heat generators so bear that in mind next time you move all your pictures to iCloud or offload all your apps. My personal opinion though.
I’m at almost 2 years (1 year and 6 months) on 99% battery (12 pro max) I charge every night and use plug in apple car play. I usually get 8-10 hours of screen on time. It only dropped to 99% 2 weeks ago it’s crazy staying at 100% for a year and a half. The only thing I do is I leave auto brightness on and I have low power mode on all the time cause I don’t notice a difference in performance. I won’t be able to do that when I get the 14 pro max Though, cause I’ll be using 120hz. So we’ll see how that battery does for me.
Update: I just used the battery cycle shortcut and realized I’ve only gone through 60 cycles in 1 1/2 years, which I guess makes sense cause I often can go 2 full days on 1 charge if not more. That’s crazy
I work in landscape construction and my phone is subjected to all the outdoor elements ranging from temperatures as low as -20 degrees F to as high as 100 degrees F and after 15 months my 12 Pro still has 99% battery life left so extreme temperatures must not make that much of a difference.
I am an android user planning to switch to ios. After watching this video and advice I am a bit worried. In general, to keep your iPhone battery healthy, turn off everything and don't use it.
no you get good even better battery life what he saying just turn the things you don't use stuff you wouldn't even notice
Turning off motion sensors in the privacy section helps greatly saving battery life for me.
The motion & fitness option ?
@@StonedNoob
Yup. Turn it off for a week or so & see the difference.
@@Mohamedahmed-jz7xd I’ve tried in the past the difference is negligible. Apparently the sensor tracks it anyways this setting just allows it to log it. Also apparently the sensor was made to use as less battery as it can. But thanks for the tip I’ll try it out 👍
How has your iPhone 14 Pro held up after nearly 8 months of use? Will you make a video follow up on how your battery is doing? And did you actually follow your battery saving tips?
I tried to find the log for the log aggregate but there is none in my analytics I have added the feature in the link you provided but how do I turn on being able to see and report for the log aggregate? To where then I can get my battery cycle count. Cause I was hoping I could check is there anyone who could help or knows what setting I should turn on?
I tried but it says no log-aggregated file found am I doing something wrong?? I followed steps exactly
Hey I have the same AirPods case but in black!! Thanks for the info as well. Very helpful to share the knowledge for my own sake and customers sake since I work at a phone store now and I’m sitting at 90% on my iPhone 12 Pro and I CANT WAIT for the 14 Pro Max. I don’t get super great life out of my current phone for my usage and I’d get a 13 PM but I really like the rumors I’m hearing for this year so I’m going to hold off. I just hope they actually do go through with type c because that’s the main reason I’m waiting.
Guys, seriously just enjoy using you're phone and don't sweat this stuff to much, the worst case scenario is that you have to replace the battery a month or two earlier, but given the fact were talking about a time scale of 2/4 years, it's just one thing to not be concerned with.
Great video, Brendon. Any thoughts on charging your phone via wireless charging/Magsafe vs wired charging?
Wireless charging is known to warm up the device a lot more that could affect battery health. Do you choose one over another?
It doesn’t do anything for battery health but wireless Charging charges slower and it wastes a lot of power
couldnt find the "log aggregate" to view battery cyle on iphone 12
Been following your tips for a long time and that’s why my nearly 3 year old iphone 11 pro max is at 86%now
I love this video! You never see anyone actually going against advice to prove battery health. While what to do to have the best battery health is good, what not to do is better! Thanks for that! 👍
Thank you so much for these tips. I didn’t even knew about all that stuff and I’m an Apple fan and user almost a decade now and yet I had some wrong thoughts about some of these things. I just did some of your suggestions and I can’t wait to see the changes and the results.
Thanks for this video Brandon. Have an iPhone 12 Max that is less than a year old with 89% capacity ... my question should the battery go below 80% while still under the Apple Care+ plan is a new battery covered? Thanks!
I do not have log-aggregated. named data file. I know there's something to switch on but do not remember any more. Could someone please tell it? Thanks.
My iPhone Xs’s Battery Health degraded from 100% to 98% within two months
Is it normal or any problem
Need your reply sir…
barely higher then usual
On an iPhone 12 I’ve had since launch it’s still at 100% with 691 cycles according to that script. The only rule I’ve followed is keeping the charge between 20% and 80%.
i followed all your tips and i still have 100% battery health, i bought my 13 pro last october.., but yeah, my charging time is weird because sometimes my phone would last 3 days, sometimes 2 or 1 day, so my optimized charging hasn't been able to analize.., but still, i charge my phone when it drops till 27% and then charge it to 98 or 99..
Looking at my battery health, I'm just baffled at how the hell I've been able to stay at 100% for over 7 months.
same, bought the 13 pro max at release adn its still at 100% battery health
@@Shengguo0 its bc of how powerful the pro max battery is so the degrade of it will take quite some time
It's possible that your battery health was higher when you first got it, like 106% for example and it may have degraded to 101%, but it will still show 100% in the settings even if you have drained 5% health. Settings won't show it above 100%
I don't see the "log-aggregated". Why so and what do I do?😩
I got this phone on December 24, 2022 and the maximum capacity for mine is 99% Is that good or bad?
This video is incorrect. He doesnt have the understanding of batteries.
I had an iPhone 8 which I bought September 2018, and the battery health tanked to about 82% in a year. When I got the 13 Pro, I took much more care with it lol. With these new phones, you can charge to around 80-85% and it'll easily last the day and so I do that. Currently at 98% health having had the phone since launch
i have 97%, with iphone 12 pro max. got it a week or 2 after launch.
@@realepicaaron3326 Nice, you’ve kept your battery in great condition
Pro tip, unless you really need it(or if you plan on upgrading the device anyway) don’t get the Beta upgrade to the new OS. This killed my battery health because of all the things going on in the background. Holy moly!
I got a iPhone 14 Pro Max on 6/8/23 and it finally dropped from 100% to 99% today. ( 4/30/24 ) it almost made it to an entire year without going down yet, but 99% battery health after a little over 10 and a half months of use is amazing and I’ll take it! I do understand batteries degrade over time no matter what you do.
Edit: My iPhone 14 Pro Max went from 100 to 99 in almost 11 months and it’s going down faster now as it went from 99 to 96 every week or two. 😔
Pro tip: throw you iPhone into its box and use only Mac iPad AirPods and tv browser whenever u need it and u never gotta worry about iPhones battery ever again
I’ve had my iPhone 12 Pro Max since it came out and I’ve just checked the battery health and the capacity is surprisingly still at 100%. I’ve not done anything special beyond loosely sticking to apple’s recommendation of keeping your battery charge level between 50 and 80 percent.
Same. Had my 12 pro max since Dec 2020 and it's still at 100%.
If you ain’t got $60 to replace the battery you have no business purchasing an apple flagship just saying 🤷♂️🤷♂️ stop worrying about it nothing last forever
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So Apple should put up a, "Charge Now," notification when the battery reaches a low of 20%.
And Apple should put up a Save Battery Life and stop charging when the battery charge reaches a high of 80%.
Does this mean the operation on a single charge is about 60% of the absolute possible life of a single charge and we are being grossly misled about iPad use on a single charge? That is the life on a single charge Apple should advertise.
The main reason people upgrade their phone is because the phone runs slow, and the performance time is short due to battery life problems.
In fact Apple interferes with my iPads and iPhones with software updates, resulting in changed performance and service life.
We should be able to open the back, lift out the battery and run our device on 220 Volt or 110 depending where you live. Or leave the battery in and have power to charge to 80% and power to a transformer to directly power the iPad like a desk top.
Apples goal is to design a disposable phone. They'd start in other areas of the phones design to make the battery last longer before they ever even think about charge limits.
Im on 98% on my iPhone 13 pro that I got since Christmas. But obviously so far os good
Mine is at 98%. I charge it every night before bed, so I don’t have to charge it in the morning. I watch TH-cam videos all the time and listen to music daily. Never had a problem with my phone. Also usually charge my phone when it drops down to 30-40% range.
With all of that information added, reducing brightness, turning on Dark Mode, and staying off of high-quality graphic apps (like video games and apps similar to it which especially allows microphone and speaker to be used) are a good thing to do to reduce chances of lowering battery health (let’s say a game requiring high graphics for example). Not charging the phone with a fast charger is also a good thing to do, and not fully charging the battery will keep the battery health in proper status (battery health wise). If you don’t use your apps for an extended period of time, then definitely consider closing the app you aren’t willing to use. If you do use an app and several apps are open simultaneously, then it’s just not worth closing until work with the app is officially done. Closing and opening apps constantly and unnecessarily will cause the app to restart, damaging phone battery health (to a certain point).
wdym with airplane mode? i use it overnight to minimize battery drain and it always works like a charm, also could you explain staying off safari? like is it better to use other browser or something?
Complete and utter nonsense:
@@davidjacobs6244 dude, it actually did (does) work. I’ve tried it on three of my devices. If you think it’s nonsense then try and see for yourself, or just do whatever suits you. All I say in the text you replied to is based on my own experience. I also do my research before using my gadgets. Most of the information I obtain is institution based. Otherwise I wouldn’t even be bothering to write down this text. If you disagree, then that’s still fine by me. Because I use a tablet (iPad pro) and it’s been over five solid years not a problem occurred with the information I apply to the device. The same also goes to the iPhone I use daily, which has been over three years and not even one percent of the battery health decreased.
@@vegetalno The answer to your first question is primarily during charging. When current flow of power is increased, the charging speed not only increases, but also can damage the battery (it's like being unable to ).
Another side note: using safari can be different compared to other browsers on other devices like Windows laptops and desktops which do offer coupons when doing online shopping. Basically browsers such as Safari and Chrome are almost even, but this varies by device. I am not sure about other apps though.
Makes sense actually. Thanks
In a nutshell, don't use your phone anymore. Lol 😂
I don't have the log aggregated option on my iPhone for some reason. Does anyone knows why?
Yeah my iPhone 12 pro max that I've had a little over a year is at 91%
my 12 pro max has 85% battery health.i use for gaming 6-10 hours a day but when i charge my phones i always use a fan cooler to keep my phone cold
Interesting how there are significantly less options available on iOS 16.1 when I click the share button while inside log to see my battery charge cycles, did apple remove the possibility to see this or am I doing something wrong, developer mode is on, if it matters...
@BrandonButch
UPDATE: so since I’m using iOS 16.1 shortcut in the description is not working for me and neither it will work for anybody else that’s also on latest OS, the whole log name is changed from log-aggregated to log-power, tried fixing the shortcut but am not smart enough…
Why so many limitations to save the battery from dropping cant do this and cant do that
Hi brandon
I can’t find the log-aggregator on ios16 .. i used to find it easily on ios15
Would you help me with that?
Thank you
With iOS 16 Apple changed the "log-aggregated" file (not existing anymore) with the "Analytics-..." file. Thus, the shortcut must be updated or find a newer one.
Iphone 12 Pro Max. 16 months old and 2 week ago the capacity dropped to 96%.
I´m charging my phone with Apple 5w charger every other day during the night. When i go to bed and charge my phone the battery is about 15-20%. I have turned off "optimized batterycharging". Medium user. Do i need to say that i´m very impressed over the battery?:)
My iPhone 12 Pro still has 100% max capacity after a year of use. Slow charge (5W) most of the time and don't play any games on it, that's all.
I can't find the log