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AllaN01Bear

(22,982 posts)
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:38 AM Nov 2021

iphoe 6

i was given an iphone 6 for birthday and wondering how long is the battery supposed to last between charges . the friend who gave it to me said he charged it every nite . thanks in advance .


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iphoe 6 (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 OP
Depends on usage WA-03 Democrat Nov 2021 #1
best for battery life is to keep between 20 & 80% IbogaProject Nov 2021 #2
Turning off Auto Brightness will help your battery last longer happybird Nov 2021 #3
In Settings / Battery CloudWatcher Nov 2021 #4
I traded my iphone 6 for Ipone 12 in May LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #5
1. charge every night Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #6
7. Background App Refresh is turned off in Low Power Mode Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #7
Recommended Apps Tetrachloride Nov 2021 #8

WA-03 Democrat

(3,265 posts)
1. Depends on usage
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:57 AM
Nov 2021

With all radios on (cell, BT, WIFI) yes you will need to recharge it at least once a day. Keep it in airplane mode and you will get about 1.5 days+

The iPhone 6 and 6s were Apples two most popular products. Big enough but thin. Great size

IbogaProject

(3,591 posts)
2. best for battery life is to keep between 20 & 80%
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 11:00 AM
Nov 2021

The iphone has a very right screen and it likes to light up for any reason, so you need to get used to turning off the screen after any thing changes. I find it weird the way it lights up after you plug it in.

happybird

(5,090 posts)
3. Turning off Auto Brightness will help your battery last longer
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 11:11 AM
Nov 2021

Having the brightness up drains the battery super fast, and the Auto Brightness feature keeps it up pretty high.

In Settings, scroll down to Display and Brightness and then tap the toggle labeled Automatic.

If you need your screen to be brighter, just swipe the control panel up from the bottom of the screen and adjust it manually (and remember to turn it back down when you are in lower lighting).

I have an iPhone 6s that I love. It has to be charged every night. If I stream a lot of music, I have to charge more often than that.

CloudWatcher

(1,922 posts)
4. In Settings / Battery
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:42 PM
Nov 2021

Note there is a (newish) section in "Settings" called "Battery" that will display all sorts of info on your battery and which apps are using the most energy. And under "Battery Health" it'll also tell you what the current capacity is (fully charged) compared to when it was new.

Lots more info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208387
Hints on making the most of your battery: https://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/

Newish: iOS 11.3 or later. If you have an ancient iOS installed on your phone you won't find it.

LetMyPeopleVote

(154,039 posts)
5. I traded my iphone 6 for Ipone 12 in May
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:23 PM
Nov 2021

My kids were teasing me for having iphone 6. The battery life is not good on iphone 6

Tetrachloride

(8,443 posts)
6. 1. charge every night
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:40 PM
Nov 2021

sometimes 2-3x a day.

2. in Settings under Notifications, you will turn off more and more everyday

3. In Settings, Privacy, Location Services, turn off probably everything except Maps

4. under .... Battery turn to Low Power Mode

5. make sure Software Update has done everything. this may take 30-180 minutes. needs wifi connection and often phone charger plugged in

6. under Control Center, add Camera and Battery

7. ...

Tetrachloride

(8,443 posts)
7. 7. Background App Refresh is turned off in Low Power Mode
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 03:28 PM
Nov 2021

this is a good thing.

even when my phone is charging, i keep background refresh off for nearly every app.

Maps is an exception.

The setting is in General, Background App Refresh

Tetrachloride

(8,443 posts)
8. Recommended Apps
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 04:24 PM
Nov 2021

“just in case”

1. Zoom
2. WhatsApp
3. adblock plus
4. ka-block
5. sms spam blocker
6. call protect

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