There are unnecessary functions on the iPhone - it's time to turn them off.

Dozens of iPhones are active on millions of iPhones around the world. various functions, which users are not even aware of. Many of these features are useful and are simply waiting for the time when the iPhone owner finally notices them. However, there are also “pest functions” that almost no one needs when turned on. This article talked about four such functions of the iPhone.

Stop apps from pestering you

Apps and games on iPhone and iPad quite often send messages to users asking them to rate them in the App Store. Not long ago, Apple responded to numerous customer complaints and severely limited the number of possible notifications from each specific application. Despite this, they are still just as annoying, and if there are dozens of different applications on the user’s device, they are downright annoying, since there are so many of them.

iOS itself helps you get rid of annoying notifications once and for all. On the menu " Settings» → « iTunes Store and App Store» switch available « Ratings and reviews" Disable it and you will no longer receive a single notification asking you to rate it.

Don't let the App Store decide for you

After a major update to the App Store in 2017, videos began to play automatically on app pages. And everything would be fine, but many videos, in particular game trailers, start very abruptly and loudly, which few people find pleasant. However, the very fact that videos on application pages are automatically played without a user request also does not please everyone.

Turning off automatic video playback on app pages in the App Store is easy. Go to menu " Settings» → « iTunes Store and App Store» → « Autoplay video" and check the box " Off" After this, videos from the App Store will not bother you.

Stop iPhone from sending data to Apple

To improve iOS, Apple continually collects data from users' iPhones and iPads. And users would be happy to share such data if it were not for the situation with iOS autonomy, which, despite all the efforts of developers and complaints from Apple customers, is still far from being in the best condition. In this regard, the question is: why share any data with Apple, especially to the detriment of the autonomy of the iPhone or iPad?

You can disable the function that sends various data for analysis to Apple in the menu " Settings» → « Confidentiality» → « Analysis", where you need to uncheck the item " Share iPhone Analysis».

Stop improving useless "Maps"

Few people use Apple's Maps application in the CIS countries. And this is not surprising. Apple's mapping service is being improved and refined, mainly with a focus on the US, China and some European countries. For us, Apple’s Maps are a “broken” version of services from Google or Yandex.

In its default state, the iPhone improves these same “Maps” by sending various information useful to developers to Apple. You can disable the sending of this data, at the same time preventing the smartphone from wasting valuable resources on such tasks in the menu “ Settings» → « Confidentiality» → « Location services» → « System Services", where you want to disable the switches " iPhone Analysis», « Routing and traffic», « Popular nearby" And " Upgrading Maps».

One of the inevitable features modern technologies– this is a constant need for recharge from the network. Smartphones and tablets cling to sockets like vampire ghouls to the tender necks of young ladies. The battery of the iPhone or iPad was no exception, which, although they are somewhere close to the limit of technical perfection, when drained, they make the devices more like useless bars of metal and glass.

In this voluminous article, we will look at a lot of useful and simple tips on how to increase battery life on the small old iPhone 4, and on the small modern iPhone SE, and on the huge iPad Pro. The article is focused on iOS 10, but most of the tips are also relevant for iOS 7, iOS 8 and iOS 9.

So, we'll move from system settings that require calibration to third-party applications that help the iPhone or iPad battery last longer. There are 36 exciting and useful steps ahead.

If you happy with life owner of an iPhone 6, make sure that everything is in order with your battery, because back in November 2016 Apple announced free program replacement of batteries for iPhone 6. A sign of such a warranty case is the unexpected shutdown of the iPhone 6. If this annoys you, feel free to contact customer service.

1. Don't bother shutting down apps

Let's start by debunking a common myth about saving iPhone or iPad battery. iOS users tend to end apps when they exit them, which seems like a logical way to save battery power. But, in fact, this is not such a good idea. As the folks at the Apple Store explain, when you close an app, it's removed from RAM, so the next time you open it, it's loaded there again. These loading and unloading operations cause more harm iPhone than if you just left everything as is.

Apple itself, represented by Craig Federighi, confirmed that closing the application does not affect the battery in any way. At one time, Tim Cook was asked by email the question: “How often do you terminate your applications, to what extent is this necessary for battery life?” Federighi answered for him: “No and no.”

So our concerns about unused apps draining your battery are unfounded, as they only update in the background if you set them to Background Update. If Background Refresh is not enabled, programs will not be able to run in the background unless they are playing music, recording audio, using location services, or checking VoIP calls such as Skype.

1. Enable Low Power Mode

iOS 10 (and iOS 9) includes Low Power Mode, a power-saving mode that reduces General requirements to power and extends battery life. Apple claims this mode will give you three extra hours of iPhone battery life.

Power saving mode in iOS is not enabled by default. It is offered to you when the device's charge reaches 20% battery level. You turn it on and immediately the battery indicator turns orange from red or even turns green if there is enough energy. The mode automatically turns off when the battery charge reaches 80%.

But you don't have to wait until your iPhone battery reaches 20% charge. You need to turn on the power saving mode forcibly, for which you just need to select “Settings” - “Battery” and move the button there.

The tests carried out confirmed that Low Power Mode significantly saves battery. According to users, by midnight in normal mode the iPhone is discharged up to 17%, and with energy saving the same figure is 49%. These savings come from stopping email, Siri, background app updates, automatic downloads, and some visual effects. Surprisingly, even with all these features disabled anyway, Low Power Mode still makes an impact.

This tip only works on iPhone, not iPad. The iPad does not have a low power mode.

1. Updating iOS

When problems start with your iPad or iPhone, including those related to battery life, one of the most useful and universal solutions is updating iOS. Apple uses its regular and free operating system updates to fix vulnerabilities, bugs, and glitches, and it's possible that the problem you're experiencing can be fixed with a simple update. On the battery front, for example, iOS 10.2.1 solves the well-known battery charging bugs for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 and Plus variants.

1. Or maybe the battery life has expired?

Unfortunately, iPhone batteries do not last forever. Sooner or later there comes a time when the device must be examined by a specialist in order to make a final verdict. Fortunately, iOS 10.2.1 introduces such a useful system as a warning about battery repairs and replacement. The message reads: “Your battery needs service.” So, if you have updated, you can wait until you see this message.

1. Checking Battery Usage

Exists good way to make sure the iPhone or iPad battery is working properly, or the device itself is in good condition regarding power supply. This will require a small test.

You need to go to “Settings” - “General” - “Battery” to look at the battery load report. Here you can compare the energy consumption during use and in standby mode. Usage time is how long you have used the device since the last charge, standby time is the total time that has passed since the last charge. The usage should be much less than standby mode (unless you use your iPhone non-stop until you turn it off).

To test the battery, record the usage and standby time, and then put the device into sleep mode by pressing the on/off button at the top. After five minutes, look at the indicators again. If your device is working properly, your usage time should have increased by less than a minute, and your standby time should have increased by five minutes. If you see an increase in usage time of more than a minute, something is preventing the phone from sleeping and there is a battery drain problem. This check works well starting from iOS 9.

Most likely your iPhone battery is dying due to some application or settings. Email, and not damage to the device itself and the battery.

To stop unnecessary leaks, see the following tips in this article.

1. What apps drain your battery?

In iOS 10, 9, and 8, you can see which apps are the biggest battery drainers. Go to “Settings” - “General” - “Battery” and then at the bottom there is a visual graph of which of your applications were the most power-hungry over the last 24 hours or 7 days. Facebook and VKontakte will most likely be at the top, then Safari. Obviously, these are frequently used applications. It is worth paying attention to any applications that drain the battery with background activities, which will be marked in the table. It is necessary to decide what kind of activity this is. Let's discuss this below.

1. Facebook

Facebook has been accused of draining batteries on iPhones and iPads in iOS 9 and even 10. Facebook itself admits that its iOS app uses a lot of resources in the background. So, in February of this year, The Guardian wrote that deleting the Facebook application can save up to 15% of iPhone operating time. At the same time, you should not give up Facebook itself, which can be quite conveniently used on the Facebook website via Safari.

Take a look at your battery usage log (Settings - Battery) and see how Facebook is eating up your battery. Its share in the discharge can be up to a quarter of the total volume! Facebook admitted its fault and then tried to fix it, but the battery drain problems persisted.

1. Turn down the brightness

The Retina display you probably carry around on your favorite device contains a huge number of pixels, more than an iMac. Even the number of pixels on the iPhone screen can be compared to the MacBook Air. It's no surprise that the screen has become one of the main sources of power consumption in your iOS device. Lighting the pixels of a Retina display requires a lot of power. Testing revealed that excessive screen brightness was the main cause of iPhone battery drain.

With the iPhone 5 screen at full brightness, the shock lasted 6 hours and 21 minutes while playing 720p video. If I turned down the screen brightness by half, the phone had been sitting for 9 hours and 48 minutes. The difference is huge.

So, save battery power by adjusting the brightness of your iPhone. This setting can be quickly accessed via the Control Center slider, which you can access by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. Drag the brightness slider to the left until the dimness begins to cause despondency and discomfort. You also need to open “Settings” - “Display and Brightness”, where you make sure that the “Auto-Brightness” function is disabled so that your phone does not turn up the brightness every time it wants. True, Apple assures that automatic brightness is precisely what can save battery life, so if manual settings are still too dim for you in bright light, then you will probably have to leave everything as is.

In iOS 7, you can find the adjustment in “Wallpaper and Brightness.”

1. Automatic blocking

While the screen is on, it consumes power relentlessly, so you need to make sure your iPhone or iPad doesn't wake up whenever it wants. When setting to maximum term battery life, you must set automatic locking for the shortest 30 seconds. This feature was added only in iOS 9, it is also available in iOS 10. Go to “Settings” - “General” - “Auto-Lock” for iOS 9. And “Settings” - “Display and Brightness” - “Auto-Lock” to switch the device to sleep mode after 30 seconds of inactivity in iOS 10. This will significantly extend battery life, but it can get on your nerves. In this case, if you are annoyed by being forced to fall asleep, all you have to do is shut it up for half a minute, you will have to get used to pressing the “Sleep/Wake” button at the top of the iPhone more often on your own.

1. Airplane mode

The antenna is the biggest consumer of energy as it constantly checks for nearby Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Even if you're not doing anything, the phone is simply draining the battery in your pocket as it continually monitors itself against base stations to switch. If you don't need to call, you don't wait for a call, don't use this moment Internet, no need for GPS for maps, you can put your phone in airplane mode and save a lot of energy using the iPhone antenna. Despite the abundance of “ifs,” such situations still occur quite often, and besides, savings for different types networks can be configured separately.

To activate Airplane Mode, simply enter the control screen and tap the airplane icon in the upper left corner. In addition, “Airplane mode” is enabled in the settings.

If you need to use Wi-Fi, even in airplane mode, you can turn it on separately, just click on the Wi-Fi icon.

“Airplane Mode” especially helps in low coverage areas, since the iPhone maintains antenna power at maximum in such places. So, in an area with poor signal, like a basement, your iPhone will desperately try to boost the signal using its battery.

As Scott Lovelace told Apple Store Genius, your battery will drain quickly even with strong Wi-Fi because the phone still requires cellular service for calls and texts. Which, in principle, is a no brainer without such authorities. So don’t be surprised if the iPhone dies down faster in the office than, for example, at home, it’s not that hard work, it’s just a crappy connection.

1. Turn off Wi-Fi

If you need a full-fledged phone, but you can do without Wi-Fi, turn it off (Control Center and click the Wi-Fi icon). This will stop the phone searching for available Wi-Fi networks and save battery

You should also remember that poor Wi-Fi will require more energy to transmit and receive data. But it's still better to use Wi-Fi, if possible, than 3G. This isn't about finances or security, it's about the fact that the iPhone consumes less power when accessing data over Wi-Fi than when performing the same task on 3G networks. Therefore, Apple gives different battery discharge times for 3G and Wi-Fi. And if the Internet use on the iPhone 6 Plus is the same for both options - up to 12 hours, then in the iPhone 6 these figures are different: 10 hours on 3G and up to 11 hours on Wi-Fi. iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c – 8 hours on 3G networks, up to 10 hours on LTE mode and 10 hours of Wi-Fi. IPhone 4s - 6 hours on 3G networks and 9 hours on Wi-Fi networks.

1. Turn off Bluetooth

Most likely, Bluetooth on your iPhone is not needed most of the time, so it is better to turn it off. Swipe across the screen and in the Control Center, tap on the icon that looks like a runic B. So, after updating iOS, Bluetooth remains turned on, so you may not even realize that it is active. Bluetooth drains your battery noticeably, so if you're not using it to connect to speakers, headphones, or other accessories, feel free to turn it off.

1. Disable AirDrop

Starting with iOS 7, the AirDrop service is built into the iPhone, which requires Bluetooth turned on. This feature allows you to transfer photos and other files to nearby iPhones. Unfortunately, this service drains your battery because it searches for nearby smartphones. AirDrop is disabled in Control Center; enable this feature only when necessary.

1. Disable 3G and 4

If you can live without the Internet at the moment, but need to be connected, turn off 3G or 4G. Go to Settings - Cellular Network (or Mobile Data) and turn the Data switch to Off. If your iPhone supports 4G, turn off this network, especially if you are not using it, which will also save battery.

Typically, the iPhone receives two signals at once: one for calls and SMS, and the other for data transmission, turn off unused channels.

It should be noted that, according to Scotty Loveless, the signal strength indicator on the iPhone only shows the signal strength for the connection, not for data. So, your iPhone may show 2-3 dots, but in fact have a lousy 3G connection, as a result of which the smartphone will go into enhanced search mode and drain the battery.

1. Turn down the volume

Surprisingly, even adjusting the volume affects battery life. If you are listening to music or other audio from your phone, turn down the level using the volume buttons. At the same time, you can save battery power by switching to headphones, which is more economical than using the internal speakers of the iPhone. And the best part: the music equalizer also wastes your battery!

1. Turn off vibration

Well, since we have dealt with the screen and sound so much, it remains to save on vibration. Turn it off, because a simple sound, without bouncing, will consume less energy from the battery.

1. Down with visuals

Starting with iOS 7, we are pleased with various volumetric effects, nice Parallax features, thanks to which icons and notifications float attractively on the wallpaper. Nice, but they constantly use the iPhone's GPU, wasting precious energy. An extra half hour of using a smartphone is easily spent on these bells and whistles.

Switch to static rather than dynamic wallpapers that move when you tilt the phone. This will save a little battery. When setting new wallpapers, turn off perspective and zoom. You can do this in “Settings” - “General” - “Accessibility” and turn on “Reduce Motion” to turn off parallax effects.

1. Games and heavy applications

Obviously, your iPhone's battery drains faster the more apps it is loaded with. Some burn up your battery much faster than others, such as CPU-intensive and graphics accelerator. So 3D games or GPS for maps use much more energy than reading a book.

If you play games with flashy graphics and visual effects, your iPhone battery will drain before your eyes. Therefore, if you are away from the charger and also waiting for an important call, playing such games will not be the best best idea. In fact, even in quite simple games They often use a fairly complex 3D engine, and so when the battery is in the redline, avoid them completely.

1. Camera

Probably everyone has experienced when the battery on your iPhone runs out just when you are taking a breathtaking night photo with friends? Therefore, if you are running low on battery, you need to minimize your use of the Camera app and even more so avoid flash.

1. Turn off Spotlight search

Just like on the Mac, iOS has Spotlight Search running constantly in the background, indexing your data so it's easy to find later. This is, of course, great, but when you have little energy, it is better to refrain from indexing. Go to “Settings” - “General” - “Spotlight Search” and turn off some or all Spotlight categories.

1. Notification Center

Unfortunately, notifications do not have a global switch and if you run out of power, you have to change notification settings for all applications. Every time a notification arrives, the iPhone screen lights up and makes a sound, which inevitably drains the battery. Each message wakes up your device for 5-10 seconds. It’s quite possible to live without notifications in non-critical applications, so go to “Settings” - “Notifications” and scroll down the page. Halfway down, in the INCLUDE section, there is a list of built-in iPhone applications and third-party applications installed on the phone. Click on each one that you are not interested in and select the “No” option to prevent banners and alerts from being sent. You can also uninstall apps directly from Action Center.

1. Stop email synchronization

You can configure your iPhone so that it will immediately download letters from the server and immediately notify its owner about this, so that he will not miss a single new email. But when your iPhone is away from a power outlet, you can save money on receiving emails by checking your email only when necessary.

The Push Notification service constantly polls the server, so when you receive a new email, your iPhone knows instantly. You can disable the service in “Settings” - “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” - “Get new data” - “Turn off”. Instead, you can choose to receive email at regular intervals. Using Push for email requires much more data sharing and battery drain than selectively receiving mail. You can select "Every 15 minutes", "Every 30 minutes", "Hourly" or "Manual" to receive emails only when you request them.

1. Removing redundant email accounts

Multiple email accounts consume both your precious time and battery life. All your accounts can be redirected to one postal service, and then delete additional ones in “Settings” - “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”.

1. Disable iCloud

Likewise, if we want to squeeze out the next batch of battery juice for ourselves, turn off everything that doesn't really need to sync via iCloud. It uses connectivity and energy, so you can save battery power by turning off unused features. Go to “Settings” - “iCloud” and turn off everything you can and even a little bit of what you can’t.

1. Disable automatic time zone

The iPhone can automatically update its time based on where you are. Since the iPhone determines the exact time through location services, this uses some battery power. So, unless you're flying back and forth on hourly trains, go to Settings - General - Date & Time and set Automatic to Off.

1. Location services

Most often, it is not iOS itself that causes the iPhone or iPad battery to drain, but the applications that run on it. There are a number of apps that use location services on your iPhone that can play a role in draining your battery. It even makes you a little angry, especially when it’s unclear why the hell some of them need to know where you are now. To prevent apps from using location services, go to Settings - Privacy - Location Services and turn them off completely, or deselect any apps you don't need to access GPS.

1. Disable Hey Siri

Siri does reduce battery life a bit, but if it's a "Hey Siri" service it drains even faster and should be disabled if you want better battery life. Go to Settings - Siri and make sure "Hey Siri" is not turned on.

This feature, when activated, makes you listen for the phrase “Hey Siri,” and when it hears it, the Siri assistant turns on and prepares for the next commands. This sounds tempting, but constant readiness to hear the magic phrase takes a toll on your battery life. It is for this reason that previously “Hey Siri” only worked if the gadget was connected to a charger, but due to its popularity, Apple relaxed this condition when updating iOS.

1. Disable background content refresh

Before iOS 7, if you switched between apps by double-pressing the Home button, the old app would freeze and have limited access to system resources. With iOS 7, background apps are allowed to periodically update their data, something iOS 8, iOS 9, and iOS 10 inherited. So when you open the app again, you'll immediately see the latest results.

This can be useful in certain circumstances, but most of the time it wastes battery power at the expense of the apps you actually need. To get the most out of your battery, turn off background content refreshes. Open “Settings” - “General” - “Content Update”. Here you can completely disable this service or reduce the list of applications active in it.

1. Disable app updates

Another feature added to iOS 7 was the ability to update apps without user interaction. The feature remains in iOS 10, 9 and 8. This feature allows apps to always be up to date, but can drain the iPhone's battery. In addition, some users prefer to update data on a case-by-case basis, because sometimes the developer completes his programs in such a way that it only gets worse. Fortunately, you can stop automatic update applications. It is turned off in “Settings” - “iTunes & App Store”, scroll to “Automatic downloads” and turn off “Updates”.

1. Display battery charge as a percentage

It's a good habit to keep track of your battery level as a percentage rather than as a bar icon. You can switch in “Settings” - “Battery” - “Battery percentage”. Now you will have more detailed information about how much time your device has left to work. However, for reasons known only to Apple, the iPod touch does not have this feature.

1. Battery calibration

If, despite all the advice, your battery life is running out sooner than it should, for example your iPhone drains from 17% to 2% in a matter of minutes, the device may need to have its battery calibrated. Apple recommends periodically completely draining your iPhone or iPad's battery and then charging it completely, from 0 to 100 percent. This must be done at least once a month. The process is called calibration and helps the device more accurately estimate battery life. Battery calibration ensures that you know when to charge your battery. The procedure itself does not extend battery life.

1. How much time do you have left?

There is no simple answer to this question. iOS 8 introduced the ability to see which applications have become the biggest consumers of battery, plus we know the percentage of remaining battery charge and can estimate how long it will last. But there is no accuracy, which is due to the dependence of the battery charge on your unpredictable activity.

However, there are third party applications that can provide some more detailed information about how much operating time is left. One such app is BatteryDoctor (formerly BatterySaver) from KS Mobile. This tool offers a wide range of system settings, with an emphasis on saving battery power. The app's main screen shows an estimate of your remaining battery life based on what's happening in the background and your current system settings.

In principle, BatteryDoctor suggests doing the same thing as we discussed above, only it immediately displays the expected effect of the manipulation.

1. Should you leave your iPhone on charge all the time?

When you get to the office, do you put your iOS devices on charge so they're fully charged for the ride home? But could this practice of constantly charging your iPhone harm the battery? There are some discussions about this. In general, the iPhone stops charging the battery once the battery is fully charged, so the battery cannot be "overcharged" per se. However, from experience with laptops that remain plugged in all the time, their batteries lose their ability to maintain a charge. The only thing that can be definitely recommended here is to make sure that the battery is discharged to zero at least once a month.

1. Turn off your iPhone

The last resort that is guaranteed to save energy if you need your iPhone for an entire weekend or the power goes out is to turn off the device when not in use. First, it will discourage the temptation to play something to pass the time. And secondly, it guarantees that even background tasks will not waste power.

However, be aware that if there is only a few percent of battery left, your iPhone may not turn on again if you turn it off. In such circumstances, switch to airplane mode.

1. additional battery

If you need even more battery life after following the advice, you should consider an option with an external battery pack or a case with a built-in battery. There are many on sale worthy of attention devices that will extend the life of the iPhone by significant lengths.

Results

You should not mindlessly carry out all 36 listed points. It is enough that you have become acquainted with them and now understand the main principles of saving energy on your iPhone. Use this information to wisely save battery power by subtly and optimally adjusting the device to your needs. Every time the battery treacherously runs out at the most inopportune moment, you will roughly know where you could have saved some energy and the next time it will be increasingly difficult for a depleted iPhone battery to catch you by surprise.

A modern smartphone has so many functions that users have no idea about many of them. Some features that are enabled by default are used very rarely or never at all. Some iOS features may run in the background, causing your iPhone to run slower or drain your battery faster. In this article, we'll cover some iOS features you may not be using and how to disable them.

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What features on iPhone can be disabled for most users?

When you swipe down on the home screen, you'll see the Spotlight search screen. Under the usual search bar there are numerous offers that some people do not use at all.



To disable them, just follow the path Settings → Siri and Search and disable three items Siri Suggestions: In search, In "Find", On the lock screen.



Siri

How often do you communicate with the virtual assistant Siri? If your answer is: “a couple of times a year” or “very rarely,” then feel free to turn it off (you can turn it on at any time if necessary). To disable Apple's voice assistant, follow the path Settings → Siri and Search and disable all three options: Listen to "Hey Siri", Call Siri with the side button And Siri with screen lock.



Widgets



To go to the widgets screen in iOS, slide the first page of the home screen to the right. If you rarely look here, we recommend getting rid of this clutter altogether. This is quite simple to do: open the widgets screen and press the button Change at the bottom. On the page that opens, click the icon «-» opposite each item, confirming the deletion with the button Delete.



When finished, click Ready.



Raise to activate

A feature that turns on your iPhone's screen whenever you pick it up. This will work even if you just took the smartphone from the table to put it in your pocket. Disabled along the way: Settings → Screen and brightness → Raise to activate.



By default, iPhone is set to automatically play videos on app and game pages in the App Store. But this system behavior can be annoying. It is quite unpleasant when a video suddenly starts playing with a loud, ear-piercing sound. And automatic video playback simply loads the processor and consumes traffic. For mobile Internet this can be a very unpleasant event.

You can disable this system behavior in the menu Settings → iTunes Store and App Store → Autoplay videos. Here you can set the option to automatically play videos only when connected to Wi-Fi networks or completely refuse such display of videos.





Keyboard Clicks and Lock Sound

If you often find yourself typing on your iPhone in front of people, you may be annoying them with your keyboard clicks. In order not to draw attention to yourself, disable them along the way: Settings → Sound, tactile signals → Keyboard clicks. Here you can also disable Lock sound.



System tactile signals

In our subjective opinion, system tactile signals in iOS are also an unnecessary source that consumes iPhone battery power. If the lack of slight vibration when working with iOS elements is not critical for you, disable this function along the following path: Settings → Sound, tactile signals → System tactile.



Handoff

Let us remind you that this function allows you to start using the application on one Apple device and continue on another. For example, open a video on YouTube on iPhone and return to what you started on iPad or Mac and vice versa.

This feature can only be very useful if you have multiple Apple devices. If you only have an iPhone from apples, then feel free to disable Handoff along the way: Settings → Basic → AirPlay and Handoff.





Although Apple claims to collect virtually no data from its users, this process still occurs. For example, a company collects information from a smartphone to improve its mapping service.

But in Russia, Apple maps are significantly inferior to similar services from Google and Yandex. However, most iPhones have options enabled by default that allow you to enhance Apple Maps in the background.

If you don't use cartographic Apple service, then there is no need to improve it on our own. Follow the path: Settings → Privacy → Location Services → System Services and disable the options: "iPhone Analytics", "Routing and Traffic", "Popular nearby", "Improving Maps".





One of the most important points that affects the user’s productivity during the working day, as well as the battery consumption of the smartphone. When installing a new application, do not rush to give permission to send notifications, otherwise the iPhone screen may turn on very often, for example, when receiving messages from instant messengers.



If there are already too many incoming notifications, open Settings → Notifications, go to noisy app options and set the switch Allowing notifications to position Turned off.





This option has several negative aspects, the main one of which is clogging cloud storage unnecessary backups. This is most relevant if you have multiple Apple devices and a free iCloud plan that is constantly running out of space.

When you disable iCloud backup no need to worry about your contacts, notes, reminders, calendars, etc., as well as files stored in iCloud Drive, they won't be lost and all this very easy to restore on a new iPhone or iPad. The backup copy has nothing to do with it.

Disabling backup creation in iCloud is done along the following path: Settings → Apple ID (Your name) → iCloud → iCloud backup.





We talked in more detail about the difference between an iCloud backup and synchronization with iCloud (iCloud Drive).

Fitness Tracking

If you don't track your steps or calories burned and don't use your iPhone as a tracking device, physical activity, disable the option Fitness Tracking located along the path: Settings → Confidentiality → Movement and fitness.



Screen time

Starting with iOS 12, the iPhone introduced a feature that monitors the activity of applications and how often they are used. It is called " Screen time" The purpose of this feature is clear - it allows users to find out which applications they use most often or abuse.

This option seems useful at first glance, but this is only in theory. Surveys of iOS users consistently show that they rarely use this feature. But it remains turned on on many iPhones, putting a lot of strain on the battery. In many cases it is "Screen Time" should be blamed for the rapid discharge of the smartphone. To disable this feature, go to Settings → Screen Time.



Auto-correction

Tired of the crooked automatic word corrections when typing on the iOS keyboard, disable the option Auto-correction along the way: Settings → Basic → Keyboard.





Transparency (background blur effect in iOS)

This is the same background blur effect that gives a special shine to the “Apple” software shell. Thanks to transparency, iOS elements stand out against the “retouched” background, which really “refreshes” the interface design. The effect is present everywhere from the Control Center to the status bar with a clock.

Disabling the transparency effect in iOS has a positive effect on device performance and battery life.

If you are willing to sacrifice beauty for the sake of performance and increased battery life of your iPhone, enable the option Reducing transparency along the way: Settings → Accessibility → Display and text size.





Reduced motion (parallax effect)

You've probably noticed the presence of a three-dimensional effect on the iOS home screen, in which application icons seem to float against the background of the wallpaper. This is called the parallax effect.

If the lack of proprietary iOS visual effects is not critical for you, enable the option Reduce movement on the way Settings → Universal access → Movement.





This action will reduce the load on the processor and therefore extend the battery life of the iPhone.

Every Apple smartphone collects some data by default, which is sent to the manufacturer for analysis. But don't worry - Apple does not collect personal data from its users. And this information is transmitted in encrypted form.

However, the data collection and subsequent encryption that occurs on your iPhone requires certain resources. It's good that this feature can be disabled. To do this, go to the menu Settings → Privacy → Analytics and improvements and disable the functions: "Share iPhone Analytics", "Improve Siri and Dictation", "Share iCloud Analytics".





Every iPhone comes with a standard feature that tracks the owner's most frequently visited places every day. These points are determined quite accurately. You can then see on the map the places you visit most often.

This feature is designed to improve various iPhone functions, for example, Maps or the Siri voice assistant. But this improvement has virtually no direct impact on the operation of the smartphone. But this function of tracking the most frequently visited places eats up the battery considerably. To disable this feature follow the path: Settings → Privacy → Location Services → System Services → Important Locations.





Shake to cancel

Function "Shake to Cancel", which allows you to shake the iPhone in order to undo the last action when typing in applications, has been around for quite some time. But the fact is that active users who often quickly move the gadget in space could be quite annoyed by the offer "Do not use "Enter"".

To disable this annoying feature, go to Settings → Universal access → Touch → Shake to cancel and move the slider to position Turned off.





Many users iOS 8 were unhappy with the new one operating system. In addition to a huge number of bugs and shortcomings, the developer has installed many functions that Everyday life there is simply no application. The community's outrage was so strong that many media outlets did not miss the opportunity to write about the excessive functionality of the operating system.

The popular magazine “Popular Mechanics” has compiled a list of the top 10 unnecessary iOS functions that, according to statistics, are disabled by almost every user. If you also have a desire to get rid of such features of iOS 8, then we will describe in detail how to do this.

Predictive input.

On the one hand, this is an excellent function for entering long texts on English language, which is ideal for the updated keyboard of devices. Many users are looking forward to the release of the Russian version, but not everything is as rosy as we would like. If you often enter your secret passwords using the predictive keyboard, then after some time it will provide them in clear text.

Thus, it significantly reduces security level classified materials and information. To refuse this function, you need to go to the “Settings” menu, select “General”, then “Keyboard” and turn off predictive dialing. In the same menu you can eliminate other unnecessary functions that relate to the keyboard.

Airdrop

Registration in in social networks has led to the fact that every day we are faced with the exchange of photographs and other information. As it turned out, very few users use Airdrop, so it is not surprising that many have indicated a desire to disable this application.

You can disable the function in the “Control Center” section: swipe your finger in the bottom-to-top direction and stop at Airdrop and then just turn it off. By disabling unnecessary features of the device, you can save battery power for a longer time.

Background updates

Applications App Store, which update automatically will please many, but sometimes the update occurs at the most inopportune moment.

Often we ourselves do not want to update the application we like, and sometimes updates cause problems with the device’s battery life. In order to manually carry out all the necessary updates, you need to make changes in the “iTunes Store, App Store” section.

Voice messages

Great feature iOS 8 are voice messages iMessage. Now users can transfer not only text messages, but also to please the interlocutor with your voice.

In order not to occupy a large amount of memory, messages of this kind are subject to automatic deletion. If you want to save voice data, then go to the settings section called “Messages” and make adjustments to the specified deletion time.

Parallax

A lot of time and productivity during battery life is taken away by the amazing property of icons and wallpapers on screens to move when the angle of inclination changes.

This function can also be seen on devices running iOS 7, but what exactly the developer wanted to show with his innovation is still unclear.

To disable a meaningless property, just go to the “Accessibility” menu, go to the “General” section and select “Reduce Motion”.

Location services

Every iOS 8 user must have encountered constant requests from applications asking to indicate your location. Determining geolocation may not take much time, but the battery power is consumed very quickly.

Content Update

To increase your device's battery life, you should stop updating content in the background. Disable the function in the “Basic” settings and immediately notice how much longer your iPhone. Social networks are considered especially energy-consuming.

Handoff

A function has been developed for users of the Apple device ecosystem Handoff, which is designed to run a program on one device and continue working on another.

However, if you own only one device from a branded company, then this function is absolutely useless. You can disable it in the “General” settings in the “Handoff” section.

Spotlight

iOS 8 developers have improved search Spotlight, which allowed the system to provide more of the requested information. If you do not use all the data in Spotlight, then leave the necessary parameters and cancel everything unnecessary. Search and its parameters can be configured in the “General” section.

Notifications

Often notifications from applications do not contain any important information, so they begin to cause irritation. Disable notifications can be found in the “Notifications” section. Widgets are configured in the Notification Center, where you just need to click “Edit” without leaving the section.

So, you bought an iPhone 6s or are just thinking about it. He's full of interesting "skills" that you can try out. Here are a few you may have missed!

1. Make live photos your screen wallpaper

There are two things you need to know: 1) Live Photos are great for surprising your friends, and 2) you can set them as your background image and show them to anyone who dares to touch your phone. It's simple. When you take a photo, make sure the yellow Live icon is visible.

2. Switch between apps quickly



It may be difficult to do it right, but once you understand how it's done, you'll definitely love it.

Press firmly on the left side of the screen to enter multitasking mode. You will see the most frequently used applications. Scroll the list left and right to select what you need.

3. Reply to messages super quickly



Open Messages, tap the text field and scroll to the top: you'll see a list of pre-written responses, such as "OK", "Thanks!" and “Shall we talk later?”

4. Click on the keyboard to turn it into a touchpad



Bonus: Touch the touchpad once to highlight a word, twice to highlight a line, three to highlight the entire text.

5. Manage photos directly from browsing mode





In Safari, Messages, or Mail, long-press on any link to see its contents. In Safari, you can also tap a link and then swipe up to copy it or add it to your favorites.

7. Review recently taken photos before taking new ones.



In the camera menu, click on the thumbnail last photo at the bottom left and scroll through the list of photos left and right. Remove your finger to return to camera mode.



One of the coolest new features of the iPhone 6s is that you can say “Hey Siri” when the device is not connected to a network. If you can't find your phone, you can simply say: “Hey Siri, where are you?”

Bonus: In iOS 9, you can command “Find photos I took at [there]” or “Find photos I took at [back then].” You can also say, “Remind me [to do something] when I get to [location].

9. Easily accept or decline invitations to events in Calendar



Tap an event message and swipe up to indicate whether you accept, decline, or think about it.

10. Easily play your favorite podcast



From your home screen, tap the podcast app to play a new episode of something you're subscribed to.