Wednesday, December 7, 2011

iOS Battery Life Tip: Brighter is Not Better

For some reason, folks that use the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S seem to believe that they cannot see the screen if the brightness is cranked all the way up to the highest setting. Think of a dimmer switch hooked up to a light in your home--if you turn the dimmer switch all the way up to the highest setting, what do you think will happen to your electric bill? Chances are that it will rise due to this behavior. If you turned that light down about 1/2 way, could you still see around in that room? Chances are pretty good that you could see just fine and your electric bill would show the result. So, let's turn the iPhone brightness down and save some battery life, shall we?

Settings --> Brightness --> Adjust the slider down to the halfway point

Leave the auto-brightness setting turned on, since this will help accomodate the brightness for lower light conditions whenever possible.

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