Three iPhone ‘vampire features’ draining your battery life after new update

NEW features are great but they can have an impact on your iPhone's battery.

iOS 16 packs loads of fresh goodies, such as improvements to the lock screen and new options in iMessage.

1

Here are some of the new features that could be sucking up your device's juice.

Lock screen widgets

Lock screen widgets have been a long time coming.

iOS finally caught up with Android after Apple decided to introduce support for them.

Read More on The Sun

REAL STATE

Our houses are surrounded by a CAGE after builders abandoned a whole estate

They mean you can have updates for things like WhatsApp, Uber and Facebook directly on your iPhone's screen without needing to unlock it.

However, this also means power is needed to run them.

While it may not be a huge amount - and Apple is getting better and better at optimising battery usage - having widgets on will inevitably eat into battery at least a little.

To remove widgets from your lock screen, hold down on empty space until a Customise button appears at the bottom.

You can then remove any widgets you've got installed.

Most read in Phones & Gadgets

WATCH OUT

Phone users urged to switch on setting to stop thieves emptying bank accounts

CHAT CAN'T BE RIGHT?!

Hidden WhatsApp menu reveals exactly how many texts you’ve EVER sent

SAM DUNK

Samsung's new Galaxy S25 is here – and it has a genius new trick to save you money

SPY-PHONE?

How to tell if someone has unlocked your iPhone to read texts with three clues

Haptic keyboard feedback

iPhone fans celebrated the arrival of haptic keyboard feedback.

The feature makes typing with your fingers a lot easier, providing a vibrating sensation with each button you tap.

Of course, vibration uses up battery though.

It shouldn't be on by default, so if it's on it's because you enabled it.

To switch haptic keyboard feedback off, go to Settings and find Sounds & Haptics.

From Keyboard Feedback, toggle Haptic off.

Always On display

The Always On display is a brand new feature exclusive to iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

It does what it says on the tin - keeps your display on at all times.

The lock screen dims, showing helpful information like the time and stuff from widgets.

Apple says it uses new technologies to make the display "incredibly power efficient".

But if you would rather it switched off, you can.

READ MORE SUN STORIES

brace yourself

Masked Singer shock as Teeth revealed as TV presenter after 'terrible' clues

HER LEGACY

Sinead O’Connor’s will finally revealed including huge sum left to her children

Read more about iPhone

APPLE RUMBLE

iPhone owners will need new chargers as Apple forced to swap port by new law

I-PANIC

Rush to check iPhones as Apple issues urgent alert that millions mustn't ignore

Go to Settings, then Display & Brightness.

Scroll down to Always On and turn it off.

Best Phone and Gadget tips and hacks

Looking for tips and hacks for your phone? Want to find those secret features within social media apps? We have you covered...

• How to delete your Instagram account
• What does pending mean on Snapchat?
• How to check if you've been blocked on WhatsApp
• How to drop a pin on Google Maps
• How can I change my Facebook password?
• How to go live on TikTok
• How to clear the cache on an iPhone
• What is NFT art?
• What is OnlyFans?
• What does Meta mean?

Get all the latest WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and other tech gadget stories here.

We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Tech & Science team? Email us at [email protected]