Why is the iPhone 5 draining fast? This question often arises among owners of a smartphone manufactured by Apple. If your mobile device has been in use for two years or longer before this problem occurs, the battery is already worn out and may need to be replaced. But what if the battery of an iPhone that has worked for only a month is rapidly draining? Most likely, the matter is in the wrong settings of the smartphone. This article describes the causes of the problem and gives detailed recommendations on how to optimize the performance of your mobile device.
Why is my iPhone battery draining fast?
If the iPhone 5 is quickly discharged, then the reasons for this may be the following:
- Failure in the power controller. This happens if there are sudden voltage drops while charging the phone. Such situations most often occur when the smartphone is powered by electricity on the road or using mobile devices. Also, the use of a higher capacity charger may cause the failure.
- Battery damage. The reason for this may be a mechanical impact, for example, a blow or fall, power surges or moisture getting inside the iPhone.
- Using a non-native charger. It will be correct to use the device that the phone was equipped with. When using other low-quality analogues, the battery will hold a charge less and less each time, and after a while it will completely fail.
- Violation of the rules of operation. Sudden changes in ambient temperature can cause the battery to drain rapidly. If the iPhone, which is currently in active mode, is moved from a frost to a room with room temperature, its battery may completely fail.
- Incorrect smartphone settings. This is the most common reason for iPhone to drain quickly. A detailed solution to such a problem will be given in the article below.
Why is my iPhone battery getting hot?
Possible reasons for iPhone heating are as follows:
- Charging process. When the mobile device is connected to electricity, some processes in the battery are accelerated, which may affect the temperature.
- Watching a movie or playing a game. If multiple applications are running at the same time, or a power-hungry program is active, the phone may become hotter than usual.
- Ingress of moisture. Battery heating may be caused by water entering the smartphone.
Shouldremember that the phone will heat up while charging, especially if the device is still in use. There is no need to panic in this case. But if the iPhone 5 is quickly discharged, and the battery temperature is increased during the standby period, then you should be worried and go to a service center. Although before that, it is still recommended to follow the recommendations for optimizing the operation of the device, which are given below.
So, if the iPhone 5 is heating up and draining quickly, to solve such a problem, you just need to properly configure your smartphone.
Turn off geolocation
In order to see a list of applications that use your location, you need to follow the route: "Settings" - "Privacy" - "Location Services". The number of these programs will be considerable. But it is thanks to GPS that the iPhone 5 is quickly discharged. Another disadvantage of geolocation abuse is the threat to your privacy.
To reduce battery consumption, you can safely exclude almost all applications from location services, leaving only really necessary and useful ones, for example, Maps.
At the very bottom of the screen you need to find the "System Services" tab. In this section, it is recommended to disable all applications from GPS, except for the Hourly Search utility, which can be useful for frequent travelers. Disabling the items "Frequently visited places" and "Popular nearby" is mandatory! These applications consume a lot of power and are of little practical use.
Get rid offrom push notifications
Push notifications are signals and windows that appear on the iPhone screen when an application installed on a mobile device wants to attract the owner's attention.
Extra messages of this nature are not only distracting, but also because of them, the battery on the iPhone 5 quickly discharges. To turn them off, you need to select "Settings" and go to the "Notification Center". At the very bottom of the screen there will be a list of installed applications. For each of them, you need to do the following: check "No" in the "Reminder style" and deactivate the four available items by moving the corresponding slider to the left. These recommended items to disable are Badge Sticker, Sounds, In Notification Center, and On Lock Screen.
If light notifications are active on the smartphone, which are emitted by the camera flash, they should also be turned off. To do this, follow the route "Settings" - "General" - "Universal access" - "LED flash for notifications" and move the corresponding slider to the left.
Disable Photo Stream
Photo Stream is part of the iCloud app. It automatically uploads new pictures to the cloud storage when you connect your mobile device to Wi-Fi. If the iPhone 5s is running out of power quickly, you need to pay attention to this feature and turn it off. This can be done by selecting the "Settings" section, the iCloud utility, the "Photos" item.
Turn off automatic downloads
Automatic downloads featureindependently downloads applications purchased on the combined device to the smartphone. If it is active, then the iPhone 5 is quickly discharged. What to do in this case? You need to turn it off by going to "Settings", item "iTunes Store, App Store".
Please note that it is recommended to leave the software update function active in the current version of iOS.
Perform a hard reset
Why is the iPhone 5 draining fast? The reason may be the failure of any application, which, as a result, begins to intensively absorb battery power. A hard reset process can help solve this problem. To do this, simultaneously hold down two buttons: "Home" (a circle located under the screen) and "Sleep / Wake" (a rectangular button on the top of the device). Hold them down for seven seconds until the screen turns off.
Reboot completed. After that, you can turn on your iPhone and use it normally. This procedure is recommended to be carried out at least once every three months.
Conclusion
After setting the correct settings on the phone, its battery will stop heating up and rapidly lose energy.
If all the above steps are completed, but your iPhone 5 is quickly discharged, as before, then you cannot avoid contacting a service center. They can simply reflash the device. Sometimes this is enough. If not, it means that the "insides" of the smartphone are damaged, andIt could be more than just the battery. In this case, a qualified specialist will help you.
