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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.

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Swipe up and hold

Swipe up and hold
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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.

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

Select Settings
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Select Mobile Data

Select Mobile Data
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Select Mobile Data Options

Select Mobile Data Options
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Select Voice & Data

Select Voice & Data
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If your screen looks like this, select 4G

5G uses a lot of battery. When 5G is turned off your internet connection will be slower. Therefore only disable 5G, if your battery is low.

If your screen looks like this, select 4G
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If your screen looks like this, 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.

If your screen looks like this, select 3G
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Return to the Settings menu and scroll to and select Mail

Return to the Settings menu and scroll to and select Mail
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Select Accounts

Select Accounts
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Select Fetch New Data

Select Fetch New Data
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Set Push to Off

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.

Set Push to Off
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Return to the Settings menu and select Battery

Return to the Settings menu  and select Battery
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Select Low Power Mode

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

Select Low Power Mode
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Extend battery life

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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