| One of the most important tips offered by users and | | | | by Standby time will give you a percentage of the |
| experts alike is to regulate the temperature in which | | | | time you were actively using your iPhone. The higher |
| the iPhone operates. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery of | | | | this percentage, the more often you will need to |
| the iPhone functions best in temperatures ranging | | | | charge your iPhone, so plan accordingly. |
| from 32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 to 35 | | | | Updating to the latest official version of the software |
| degrees Celsius. At its extremities, the iPhone can still | | | | using iTunes may help you with taking care of the |
| function between -4 and 113 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 | | | | iPhone battery, but that's still up for grabs. Some |
| to 45 degrees Celsius) but temperatures beyond | | | | users complain that the update from 3 to 3.1 |
| these ranges will be detrimental to your iPhone | | | | wreaked havoc on some applications. However, |
| battery. In other words, leaving your iPhone in a | | | | updates and patches are supposed to help improve |
| freezer or in a hot car is probably not a good idea. | | | | the performance, so maybe that last one was a bit |
| Keep it out of direct sunlight as well. | | | | of a fluke. At any rate, before updating your |
| This next tip culled from forums and the like is not so | | | | software, check out the forums to see what the |
| clear-cut. There are some who claim that allowing the | | | | feedback is from those who have already updated |
| iPhone battery to completely discharge more than | | | | their software. |
| once a month is not advisable, while others believe | | | | And of course, the old standby of using on the |
| that no harm can come of it. What seems to have a | | | | applications you need, turning off push, 3G and |
| consensus is that the iPhone battery must be fully | | | | lowering the brightness of the display and so on are |
| discharged from a full a discharge once a month in | | | | still part and parcel of keeping your iPhone battery in |
| order to reset the battery meter. | | | | good health for a longer period. Just because you've |
| It is also useful to have an idea of your actual usage | | | | heard it before doesn't mean it doesn't work. |
| as well as your battery life in order that you can | | | | Something new, though. Some users have noticed |
| more fully understand your options. You can view | | | | that proximity to a cell tower (thus providing access |
| your usage statistics in the Settings Menu under the | | | | to a strong signal) extends the battery life. This may |
| General Tab then Usage. You will see Usage, which is | | | | be because network searching is brought to a |
| the time that the iPhone was in active mode which | | | | minimum. So try to stay in areas with a good signal. |
| means you were on a call, watching a video, listening | | | | A last and final tip is to use your iPhone regularly, so |
| to music, browsing the Internet, and so on. It will also | | | | you massage the kinks out of the system and |
| show your Standby time, which is the total amount | | | | become familiar with the peculiarities of your |
| of time the iPhone has been running from its last full | | | | particular unit. After all, your phone is a highly personal |
| charge, whether in active mode or not. Usage divided | | | | gadget, and should be treated as such. |