The iPhone 13 Pro has problems with its quick battery drain, despite it being the best smartphone in 2022. The reason stems from iOS 15, which hurt the battery life of the iPhone 13 Pro. If you think your iPhone is consuming more battery or the battery drain is faster than usual, here are a few solutions you could try to fix the battery drain issues on your iPhone 13 Pro.
The iPhone 13 Pro pack some major improvements and enhancements over previous iPhones. However, it does have it’s own set of issues, with one of them being battery drain issues that many owners are facing. If you are also frustrated with the battery drain issues on your iPhone 13 Pro, check out some possible solutions here.
Several users have taken to social media and online forums to note that their iPhone 13 Pro has been experiencing excessive battery drain. They report that their iPhone 13 Pro not only drains faster than usual but also overheats during normal use.
Use These Nifty Tips to Fix iPhone 13 Pro Battery Drain Issues
To fix battery drain problems on your iPhone 13 Pro, follow the tips below:
Turn on Low Power mode
Low Power Mode is perhaps the most effective way to maintain iPhone 13 Pro battery life. As iPhoneArena notes, “low power mode can disable background refresh, automatic downloads, and other aspects.” To turn this feature on, simply go to Settings > Battery and toggle on the Low Power Mode feature.
If you want easy access to Low Power Mode, you can add it to the Control Center. You can do this by going to Settings > Control Center. From there, tap on Customize Controls and tap the green “plus” sign next to Low Power Mode.
Keep location tracking to a minimum
Apps are data-hungry these days, and some apps are constantly trying to ascertain your location. This can naturally eat into precious battery life. A solution for this is to make sure an app is only tracking your location when the app itself is actively open. You can adjust this setting by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Once there, you can adjust location tracking for each individual app.
Turn Dark Mode on
Dark Mode may not be the game-changing feature many people assumed it would be, but it’s still a nice aesthetic option to have. The sleek look and feel of Dark Mode aside, having Dark Mode on can also help you reduce iPhone 13 battery drain. Some studies have claimed that Dark Mode can improve battery life by upwards of 30%. You can turn Dark Mode on by going to Settings > Display & Brightness and selecting the Dark option.
Enable Optimize Battery Charging
This feature was first introduced with iOS 13. As Apple details, the feature is designed to reduce the time that your iPhone spends in a fully charged state. This helps reduce battery aging.
According to Apple: “When the feature is enabled, your iPhone will delay charging past 80% in certain situations. Your iPhone uses on-device machine learning to learn your daily charging routine so that Optimized Battery Charging activates only when your iPhone predicts it will be connected to a charger for an extended period of time.”
You can turn this feature on by going to Settings > Battery > Battery Health > Optimized Battery Charging.
Turn off ‘Hey Siri’
The iPhone’s ‘Hey Siri’ feature is certainly useful, but having your device remain in an active listening state can slowly but surely drain your iPhone 13 Pro battery. You can turn Hey Siri off by going to Settings > Siri & Search and toggle the “Listen for ‘Hey Siri’” switch into the off position. Note that you can still use Siri with this toggled off, you simply won’t be able to activate Siri by your voice alone.
Turn off Background App Refresh
Another way to resolve iPhone 13 Pro battery drain problem is to turn Background App Refresh off. The only downside is that apps will be unable to refresh content in the background. Still, if you’re in a bind and need to keep your iPhone from turning off, this is something worth keeping in mind.
If you go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh, you can toggle the feature on and off. You can also granularly pick which apps you’d like to make use of Background App Refresh.
Lower the brightness on your iPhone 13 Pro
Similar to Dark Mode, lowering the brightness on your iPhone can help maintain battery life throughout the day. And truth be told, the iPhone display these days is so powerful that even lowering the brightness down to 40% is more than workable. Screen brightness can be adjusted by opening up Control Center.
Turn your iPhone off and then back on
Restarting your iPhone can help battery life by killing background processes that could be draining iPhone 13 Pro battery. You can turn your iPhone off by pressing the volume-up button and the side power button simultaneously. You can turn your iPhone on again by pressing the side power button until you see the Apple logo flash on the screen.
Lock up your device quicker
The iPhone has a setting where you can determine how many minutes of inactivity are needed before the device goes into Sleep mode. Naturally, the shorter you set this setting to, the more your iPhone battery will thank you. You can adjust this setting by going to Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock.
Silence Auto-Play Message Effects and Video Previews
When someone texts you a note of congratulations and your screen lights up with a graphics fireworks display, that’s a Message Effect—and it likes to steal power from your battery. So does Auto-Play Video Previews, but you can turn them both off easily. Just go to Settings and tap on Motion, where you’ll find on-off toggles for both.
Turn off Push Mail
If you don’t need to be constantly apprised of new email messages, you might want to turn off Push, which quietly demands energy from your battery. In Settings, select Notifications, then Mail to turn off Allow Notifications.