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Super irritating, draining your battery faster due to cold. All I want for Christmas… ? is a battery that holds up when the temperature begins to drop. Does it bother you: your iPhone breaks down in the cold? That probably has to do with your battery. In this blog, we explain how this problem occurs and most importantly, what you can do about it!

Battery drains faster due to cold

All batteries perform worse in the cold. Not only from smartphones, but also from electric cars, for example. When your iPhone has been around for a while, so the battery is worn out anyway, this is when you really get affected. So then your smartphone suddenly drops out at, say, 30% battery. Annoying! Fortunately, something can be done about this. For example, you can pay attention to it by keeping your iPhone in your pocket when you are outside. But ideally, of course, you scroll through your Spotify playlist while taking a stroll through Winter Wonderland. But then you have the problem of your battery draining faster due to the cold. That’s why we’re giving you some tips so you can get your iPhone out in the cold again in no time.

Battery calibration

Your iPhone breaks down in cold weather and also unexpectedly. To avoid this, you can calibrate the battery. In a previous blog, we explained how to calibrate your iPhone battery. This little tructure will make sure your iPhone regains its overall capacity. This causes the smartphone to display the correct battery percentage. This reduces the chances of your iPhone failing in cold weather.

Turning on energy-saving mode

What you can also do is use your power saving mode. This makes your battery run down less quickly, so you can probably walk a little longer in the cold before it fails. You turn on power saving mode by:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Go to Battery
  3. Go to Energy Saving Mode and turn on the feature by clicking the switch

battery dies faster due to cold

Battery Replacement at ThePhoneLab

Do the above options not work (really) and are you now at your wit’s end? No stress, at ThePhoneLab we can help. Make an appointment for a free diagnosis. We will measure your battery and check if there is indeed something wrong with it. After this, we can replace your battery, but you are under no obligation to do so. Make your appointment here:

In the meantime, what in any case should you not do? Putting your iPhone on a stove so it will come back on faster. That’s mega bad for your device!