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Why Is My iPhone Battery Yellow (2024 Guide)

Why Is My iPhone Battery Yellow (2024 Guide)

February 23, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone battery is yellow because Low Power Mode is enabled. You can turn Low Power Mode on or off by going to Settings > …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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Android Vs. IOS Battery Life: Which Lasts Longer?

January 20, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

In this article, we will discuss the battery life differences between Android and iOS devices. Firstly, we will provide a quick overview of how battery …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery
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How to Turn Off Background App Refresh on iPhone 14: Step-by-Step Guide

November 30, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Turning off background app refresh on your iPhone 14 is a simple process. By going into your settings, choosing the ‘General’ option, then selecting ‘Background …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 14, iPhone How-To Guides
iOS 17 Guide: How to Turn On/Off Battery Percentage on iPhone

iOS 17 Guide: How to Turn On/Off Battery Percentage on iPhone

November 15, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

To turn on or off the battery percentage on your iPhone running iOS 17, you simply need to navigate to the Settings app, tap on …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 17, iPhone How-To Guides
iOS 17 - How to Enable Low Power Mode on iPhone

iOS 17 – How to Enable Low Power Mode on iPhone

November 9, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

To enable or disable Low Power Mode on an iPhone running iOS 17, simply head to the Settings app, tap on ‘Battery,’ and toggle the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 17, iPhone How-To Guides
How to Check Battery Health on iPhone 14

How to Check Battery Health on iPhone 14

November 2, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Checking the battery health on your iPhone 14 is a simple process. It involves accessing your phone’s “Settings,” navigating to “Battery,” and then tapping on …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 14, iPhone How-To Guides
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What Does Battery Percentage Mean on iPhone?

October 12, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The battery percentage on your iPhone indicates the amount of power left in your phone’s battery as a percentage of its total capacity. It’s similar …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Change Battery Saver Threshold in Windows 10

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You can adjust the battery saver Windows 10 threshold by searching for “battery,” choosing Battery saver, and moving the Turn battery saver on automatically if …

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Categories Programs Tags Battery, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows How-To Guides
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How to Show Battery Percentage on iPhone 14

September 17, 2023August 11, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You can display the battery percentage on an iPhone 14 by going to Settings > Battery > then tapping the button next to Battery Percentage. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 14, iPhone How-To Guides
how to enable Low Power Mode on iPhone 14

How to Enable Low Power Mode on iPhone 14

September 17, 2023July 21, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You can turn on Low Power Mode for your iPhone 14 by going to Settings > Battery > then tapping the button next to Low …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 14, iPhone How-To Guides
how to disable Background App Refresh on iPhone 14

How to Disable Background App Refresh on iPhone 14

September 17, 2023July 13, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You can turn off the iPhone 14’s Background App Refresh by going to Settings > General > Background App Refresh > Background App Refresh > …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 14, iPhone How-To Guides
how to enable iPhone 13 battery saver mode

How to Enable the iPhone 13 Battery Saver Mode

July 5, 2023March 29, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

You might be wondering how to enable the battery saver mode on your iPhone 13 if you have used other devices before that has a …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 13, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Enable Low Power Battery Mode on an iPhone 6

July 21, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Saving battery life is often a priority for anyone that uses their iPhone a lot during the day. If you are away from home and …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Turn Off the Parallax Effect in iOS 9

July 28, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

There are some small animations and movements on the iPhone that are really easy to miss. But these animations can impact some iPhone users negatively …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Display Battery Percentage on Samsung Galaxy On5

June 6, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The battery icon at the top of your Galaxy On5 screen can give you a vague idea of your remaining battery life, but you might …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, Galaxy On5
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What Does the Apple Watch Red Lightning Bolt Mean?

August 1, 2023January 21, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The display on the Apple Watch is able to present you with readable notifications and even images, but it’s still a very small screen. Due …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery, Charging
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How to Check Your Battery Health on an iPhone 7

June 29, 2023January 12, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

It can be difficult to determine the quality of your phone battery. It’s not really something you can physically see, and it can be tough …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
Is My iPhone 13 Battery in Good Shape?

Is My iPhone 13 Battery in Good Shape?

July 21, 2023December 19, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While the quality of the iPhone 13 battery is quite high, it will degrade over time. This is an unfortunate reality of rechargeable batteries that …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
Why is There a Number Inside My iPhone 13 Battery Icon?

Why is There a Number Inside My iPhone 13 Battery Icon?

July 21, 2023December 17, 2022 by Kermit Matthews

The battery icon at the top-right corner of the iPhone screen is generally a simple icon. It can display in several different colors, but its …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
how to close apps in ios 7 on the iphone 5

How to Close Apps on the iPhone 5 in iOS 7

May 30, 2023November 23, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone will decide whether to close an app based on a number of different factors. If you suspect that an app is still open …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Turn Off Low Data Mode on an iPhone 11

June 25, 2023November 17, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone gives you a lot of fun ways to consume content. You can play games, read articles, watch videos, and more. But if your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Display Battery Percentage on iPhone 5

June 18, 2023November 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Knowing how much battery you have left on your iPhone is crucial if your battery can’t make it through an entire day. You aren’t always …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides
5 Reasons Why iPhone Battery Drains So Fast

5 Reasons Why iPhone Battery Drains So Fast

July 18, 2023October 3, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you rely heavily on your iPhone to manage your schedule, assist with work, or entertain yourself throughout the day then you might have it …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Reduce Motion – iPhone 13

July 12, 2023November 2, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Attempting to conserve battery life on an iPhone has been a goal for many iPhone users since the device became popular. Suggestions have always included …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 13
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Why Does My iPhone Battery Icon Switch from Black to White?

August 22, 2023November 18, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

While some of the battery colors on your iPhone indicate various device statuses, others are merely cosmetic. For example, your iPhone battery icon can switch …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides, Status Icons
how to turn on the Google Pixel 4A battery saver

How to Turn on Battery Saver on the Google Pixel 4A

June 9, 2023September 3, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

While mobile phone batteries have been improving over time, you may find that you are still having trouble getting through a whole day without charging. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, Google Pixel 4a
How to Show Battery Percentage on iPhone 11

How to Show Battery Percentage on iPhone 11

June 30, 2023October 31, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve recently upgraded to an Apple iPhone 11 from an older model, then you may have noticed that you are only able to view …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
What Is Optimized Battery Charging on an iPhone 7?

What Is Optimized Battery Charging on an iPhone 7?

May 30, 2023October 2, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

The steps in this guide are going to show you where to find and change the optimized battery charging setting on your iPhone. We cover …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, Charging, iPhone How-To Guides
iphone se how enable low power mode

How to Enable Low Power Mode on an iPhone SE

June 8, 2023December 1, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Low Power Mode on your iPhone SE is an option that you might want to consider if you often run out of battery charge …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides, iPhone SE
how to show battery as percentage on iphone se

iPhone SE – How to Show Remaining Battery Life as a Number

June 15, 2023November 6, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The technical specs of the iPhone SE indicate that the device should get approximately 14 hours of talk time over 3G on a single battery …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides, iPhone SE
how to check apple watch battery life

How to View Remaining Battery Life on the Apple Watch

July 5, 2023July 10, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Battery life management on a smartphone like the iPhone is something that almost everyone has needed to experiment with in the time they have owned …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery
how to enable power reserve on apple watch

How to Enable Power Reserve Mode on the Apple Watch

June 3, 2023June 28, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Your Apple Watch is useful not only as a way to tell the time but also because of the way it can interact with your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery, Watch Modes
10 tips to improve battery life on iphone 7

10 Tips to Improve Battery Life on the iPhone 7

July 27, 2023April 26, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The battery life on the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus is as good as it has ever been for iPhone owners. The average …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
suggestions to improve battery life on iphone 7

How to View Battery Life Suggestions on an iPhone 7

June 29, 2023April 12, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a handful of settings on the iPhone 7 that are often recommended as good places for improving your battery life. For example, enabling …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to turn on reduce motion on an apple watch

What is Reduce Motion on Apple Watch?

June 29, 2023December 6, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

While the Apple Watch is popular because of all of the features it offers and how much you can do on it, there are some …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to add the battery widget on the iphone 7

How to Add the Battery Widget to the iPhone 7

July 6, 2023October 19, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone that is running the iOS 10 operating system has a new location that displays widgets. These widgets are associated with certain apps, and …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
faster way to open the battery menu on iphone 7

How to Use the Battery Shortcut on the iPhone 7

July 11, 2023October 18, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Battery management on an iPhone is an important factor to consider if you use your phone a lot during the day. If you find that …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
how to turn off background app refresh on the iphone 7

How to Turn Off Background App Refresh on the Apple Watch

July 30, 2023October 13, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The apps on your Apple devices are often downloading information and refreshing what you see on your screen. This feature is called “Background App Refresh” …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Change Battery Settings in iOS 9

July 15, 2023March 17, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

iPhone users are often concerned with the battery life on their devices, and will keep watch over how their remaining battery life diminishes as the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone 6, iPhone How-To Guides
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Is Low-Power Mode Turned On By Default in IOS 9?

October 19, 2023January 29, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

When iOS 9 introduced the Low-Power Mode, it was a game-changer for iPhone battery life. However, it was not turned on by default. Instead, Apple …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to View Battery Usage Detail in iOS 9

June 26, 2023January 28, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

The battery on your iPhone is probably the focus of some of your attention, particularly if you use the device a lot. There are many …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to View Detailed Battery Usage in iOS 9

August 3, 2023October 1, 2015 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone stores some information about battery usage by the various apps on your device, which can be useful if you find that your battery …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iOS 9, iPhone How-To Guides
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Which Apps Use the Most Battery on the iPhone 5?

June 2, 2023September 19, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

Is your battery always running low, even when you think it should be lasting longer? Determining the battery usage culprit had previously been somewhat of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Change the Background App Refresh iPad Setting

August 16, 2023August 21, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

You can enable or disable the Background App Refresh iPad setting by going to Settings > General > Background App Refresh button > selecting Background …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Background, Battery, iPad How-To Guides
how to reduce motion on the iphone 5

How to Reduce Motion on the iPhone 5

June 1, 2023April 23, 2014 by Matthew Burleigh

Battery life is a big issue with the iPhone, and heavy users may find that they are often unable to get through an entire day …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Display Battery Life as a Percentage in iOS 7 on the iPhone 5

June 7, 2023October 25, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

Have you ever thought you had more battery life than you did because you misread the battery icon? I do this all the time, so …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPhone 5, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Show Battery Percentage on the iPad 2

May 31, 2023April 3, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

The battery life on the iPad 2 is excellent, and you will find that you often get up to 10 hours of battery life on …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, iPad 2, iPad How-To Guides
Find the "Cycle Count" value

How to Check the Battery Cycle Count on the MacBook Air

June 6, 2023February 25, 2013 by Matthew Burleigh

We all know the basics of how a laptop battery works. It has a finite amount of energy that, once it is consumed, needs to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Battery, MacBook Air
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Stop Windows 7 Laptop Computer from Going to Sleep

June 8, 2023August 1, 2012 by Matthew Burleigh

While it’s easy to understand why most laptop users would want their computers to automatically go to sleep after a certain time in order to …

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Categories Programs Tags Battery, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows How-To Guides

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