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How to manage battery power on your iPhone

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Tutorials

Tuesday May 11, 2010

For an awesome, high-tech piece of hardware, the iPhone really has a ways to go when it comes to the battery meter. It seems like it's either full or empty. If you want to know

how much power your iPhone battery has

(with more than just a vague indicator) then the

Battery Magic application

is for you. We'll walk you through how to get it and use some of the other features.

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Show Notes

- Battery Magic is available in the Apple App Store.

- Battery Magic has a free version or you can get Battery Magic Pro version with more features for $0.99.

- Once installed, tap the Battery Magic icon.

- Tap on Customize and you can

customize the look of the battery

.

- The battery immediately shows you exactly what percentage of battery life is available.

- Battery Magic offers Full Cycle Charge which helps extend and maximize battery life.

- Let the battery get to below 20 per cent and then charge. Battery Magic will do a Full Cycle Charge.

- After the first time, Battery Magic will remind you when it's time to do another Full Cycle Charge.

- The wheel under the battery shows you how much battery time you have depending on what you're doing.

- You can customize other things in Battery Magic like sounds and so on.

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