Extend battery life - Apple iPhone XR

Before you start

This guide will show you how to turn off some features on your phone to extend the battery time. Use the guide as a guideline for extending the battery life in situations when in need and the battery is low. Make sure you read all the text in the different steps when turning a service off and remember that it is easily turned on again.

Swipe up and hold

Swipe apps up to close them. This will save battery.

The apps shown in the menu are apps running on your iPhone. Swipe apps to the right to see all open apps.

Select Settings

Select Mobile Service

Select Mobile Data Options

Select Voice & Data

Select 3G

4G uses a lot of battery. When 4G is turned off your internet connection will be slower. Therefore only disable 4G, if your battery is low.

Return to the Settings menu and scroll to and select Mail

Select Accounts

Select Fetch New Data

Turn off Push

This will stop the push service from downloading new data to your phone automatically. The service uses a lot of battery. Therefore, turn it off if you need battery.

Return to the Settings menu and select Battery

Turn on Low Power Mode

Note: This action will reduce or turn off internet based services.