- Discovering What's New with the iPhone X
- Getting Ready to use Your New iPhone or iPad
- Charging Up and Getting Ready to go
- Turning Off or Putting to Sleep the iPhone or iPad
- Upgrading from iOS 10 to iOS 11
- Interacting with Your iPhone or iPad
- Using Headphones with the Newest iPhones
- Keeping it Covered
- Understanding Applecare+ Coverage
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Charging Up and Getting Ready to go
Your iPhone or iPad comes with a built-in battery that has up 12 hours of battery life; battery life depends on the iPhone or iPad model, and how you use it throughout the day. To ensure your smartphone or tablet will be ready to use whenever you need it, get into the habit of keeping its battery charged.
On older iPhone or iPad models, you have several options for charging the iPhone or iPad’s battery:
- Use the white USB cable that came with your iOS mobile device to connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer.
- Connect a power adapter to the USB end of the white cable that came with your device, and then plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet. Plug in the Lightning connector end of the cable to the bottom of your iPhone or iPad.
- Connect an optional external battery pack to your iPhone or iPad, either directly to its Lightning port or with the white USB cable that came with the device.
- Invest in an optional car charger that’s compatible with your iPhone or iPad, so you can recharge the battery and use the mobile device while you’re driving, without consuming battery power.
What’s New
When using an iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X, you’re also able to take advantage of its wireless charging capabilities, which means you’ll need to acquire a Qi-compatible charging pad.
Apple will introduce the optional AirPower wireless charging mat sometime in 2018 (which will work with the latest iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watch series 3). To learn about third-party companies, like Belkin ($59.99, www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F7U027) and Mophie ($59.95, www.mophie.com/shop/wireless-charging-base), that make Qi wireless charging products that are currently available, visit www.qiwireless.com.
Apple is also currently working with cafes (like Starbucks), airports, hotels, and restaurants to have charging pads installed into tables and publically accessible locations, which will make it very convenient to recharge the battery of your compatible iPhone.
The battery-life indicator is displayed in the top-right corner of the screen. When this icon is solid green, the battery is fully charged. As the battery depletes, the battery icon becomes white.
Note
When a lightning bolt icon appears to the right of the battery life indicator, the device is connected to an external power source and is charging. You can continue using your iPhone or iPad while it’s charging.
If the battery drains before you plug it into an external power source, your iPhone or iPad automatically shuts down (powers off) and will not be functional again until it’s plugged in to charge. However, no information or content is lost if the device turns off due to a dead battery.
Tip
In addition to the battery icon, you can adjust a setting so that the percentage of battery power remaining displays to the immediate left of the battery icon. Launch Settings, tap Battery, and then turn on the virtual switch associated with Battery Percentage.
When your iPhone’s battery is running low but you don’t immediately have a way to recharge it, extend the life of the battery by turning on Low Power mode. To turn on this feature, launch Settings, tap Battery, and then turn on the virtual switch associated with Low Power mode (see Figure 1.2).
As soon as you turn on the Low Power Mode feature, certain features and functions that typically consume a lot of battery power are deactivated, allowing you to extend the life of the battery and continue to use your device a bit longer.
To make it easier to access the Low Power Mode feature, add it to the Control Center. How to customize the Control Center is covered in the next chapter.
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Adjust the battery percentage display and the device’s Low Power mode from this Battery submenu within Settings.
