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iPhone battery draining too fast? Here’s how to check if something’s wrong

Your iPhone is your best, virtual friend, so you probably want to take good care of it. Should something be wrong, you can easily check it yourself.

After a while, you may notice that your iPhone drains a lot faster than you’re used to. That could be a sign that your battery needs replacing or that it’s time for a new phone. Or that you need to adjust a few settings.

But before you take immediate action, you can check the health of your battery yourself. Just take a look at your device settings. We’ll explain for you.

Your iPhone’s battery status vs. battery life

Before we begin, it’s important that you know the difference between battery life and battery status. Battery life tells you how long your battery lasts after a full charge. Battery status, on the other hand, tells you how much capacity your battery has lost over time.

A new iPhone will often last all day, but after a year or so you’ll notice you’re charging more often. And that sucks big time, because you can’t just replace the battery in modern iPhones yourself. Fortunately, there are two handy statistics you can check to see how your battery is doing: maximum capacity and number of charge cycles.

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Maximum capacity is the amount of energy your battery can still hold. The older the battery, the lower this percentage. A healthy battery retains about 80 percent of its original capacity over time.

The number of charge cycles tells you how many times you have fully charged your battery. Apple promises that the iPhone 14 still retains 80 percent of its original capacity after 500 full charges. For the iPhone 15, that’s even true for 1,000 charging cycles.

How to check battery status?

You can quickly and easily check your iPhone’s battery status in your device’s settings. Go to Battery > Battery Condition and Charging. Here you will see a percentage next to “Maximum Capacity,” which indicates how good your battery is still. The higher the percentage, the better.

That battery status you see in Settings can sometimes be a bit outdated, as iPhones don’t regularly update this figure. For a more accurate representation, you can dive into your iPhone’s analytics. This is a bit of a hassle, but there is a handy shortcut that makes this easier.

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How to keep an iPhone battery fit?

There are many tips to keep your iPhone battery healthy, but the most important ones are: keep your iPhone out of the heat, turn off features such as Bluetooth and GPS, and turn on Power Saving Mode when needed. In addition, always make sure you have the latest iOS update for optimal performance.

First, download this shortcut. Then go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Analysis and Enhancements > Analysis Data. Choose the most recent file and share it in the shortcut. Then you will see all the important info: original capacity, current maximum capacity and number of charging cycles.

Why do the numbers sometimes differ?

You may find that the figures you see via the shortcut are slightly different from what you see in the Settings app. This is because Apple often sets an iPhone’s default charging capacity slightly lower than its original capacity. This sometimes makes it look like your battery is still at 100 percent, when it’s actually not.

Hopefully this will help you get a better idea of your iPhone battery health. If your battery status is really too low, it might be time to consider a new battery. Or maybe even a whole new smartphone. In that case, we have some more good options for the ready in the article below:

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