Expert cautions against iOS 18 setting you need to turn off to save battery life

Social media users have figured out a key iOS 18 setting iPhone users need to be aware of to save that precious battery life.

While Apple has made great strides in improving the battery life of our iPhones, most of us still charge them on a daily basis. Also, those of a certain age might remember having a Nokia 3330 that could survive a fall from the top of a building and could go most of the week without being charged.

With each new iPhone edging out a few more hours of battery life, chances are that we're wasting a ton of battery life on unnecessary settings that are sucking the juice out of our phones. Now, we're warned that the new iOS 18 could inadvertently be taking away our much-needed battery life with some unexpected settings. TikTok user @alexeztechtips has highlighted three 'questionable' settings that have come packed away in iOS 18.

The video starts: "iOS 18 is officially out to the public. Here are three settings you may want to consider turning off."

The first one you'll want to turn off is improved search. This allows Apple to store data from different sources from the likes of Safari and Siri, but as well as draining your battery, it's one for those who are concerned about privacy.

Alex explains: "If you’re someone who is very private about data, go ahead and switch this off, so Apple doesn’t have all of that information stored."

Apple has clarified that the system is designed to protect your privacy, with information sent not being able to identify you.

Next up, he advises you to turn off Shared With You, which shares content from Messages to other applications. He adds: "You may want to switch this off in case you have something in your messages that you don’t want to appear in other applications."

Finally, he suggests you turn off Screen Sharing: "If you ever share your screen to a TV or via FaceTime, if you get a notification, surrounding people will be able to see it as well...To turn this off, go into settings again, click notifications, and then click screen sharing. Toggle off ‘Allow Notifications.'"

Both Screen Sharing and Shared With You have been part of iOS since long before iOS 18, but the video has taken off in popularity more recently.

When someone said they didn't want to install iOS 18, someone else added, "Don't unless you want your battery to last half what it used to."

Another grumbled: "It's draining my iPhone 13 Pro Max, at 9:30 it was 95, now it's on 90%."

It's not just iPhones, as a third moaned: "I have found the new update on my iPad the battery runs down quickly."

There are continued complaints about iOS draining batteries, with iPhone users saying they wish they'd never updated. Changing a few settings won't save you from that dreaded drain, but when it comes to preserving your iPhone, every little helps.