4 ‘Life-Changing’ iPhone Settings That Will Speed Your Phone Up Immediately

Tinkering with certain iPhone settings can make the big difference between having a phone that runs as slow as a snail or benefitting from one that speedily gets things done. The truth is: some settings stall your phone. Others, when enabled and taken advantage of, can prolong your battery power and keep you from needing to scurry around in search of a charger. 

These four life-changing iPhone settings are great for speeding up your phone. 

Let’s start with a setting that’s super important for some apps, but not as important for others: background app refresh. This setting keeps apps from running in the background so that they aren’t updating all of the time. While it may be helpful to keep background app refresh running for apps like messages, you can turn it off for quite a few other apps and save yourself major battery power.

Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh and turn it off for any and all apps that won’t benefit from running in the background. 

Visual effects and animations on your device look really cool and can enhance your visual experience. But they can have a major toll on your battery. If your phone has been sluggish, try turning them off to see if it helps speed up your device. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > scroll down to Reduce Motion.