Opinion: What smartphone settings can help extend your battery life?


The No. 1 drain on your phone’s battery is lighting up the screen. Everyone should know how to turn on auto-brightness or dim their screen manually. — Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

Today I want to talk about how to get the most from your smartphone’s battery.

Ideally, everyone’s phone battery should last a full day. But even my iPhone 13 Pro Max’s big battery can find itself in the red (less than 20%) if I use it more than usual and don’t find time to top off my charge during the day.

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