What can I do to prevent my iPhone battery health decreasing?

Hi there,

Your iPhone battery capacity getting lower is a normal process.

Time goes by, and your battery gets less efficient.

Your battery keeps good performance above 80% of its capacity. Bellow 80%, you can replace it if you want to.

To learn more about how you can save your battery life, see: Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple

Hi cnmrc, Jacob here, I can see you are worried about your battery health of your iPhone. Battery health is a measure of battery capacity relative to when your iPhone was new. Lower capacity (%) may result in fewer hours of usage between charges. It is generally said that anything above 80% is acceptable battery health, and that with the lifespan of your iPhone being 2-3 years 20% over those 3 years is considered acceptable, However, I disagree, I usually fid that by 84% the time between charges becomes too low, that is however based off of my usage and lifestyle. Lithium ion batteries (The battery in your iPhone will naturally degrade) However, 95% battery health is perfectly fine and can support normal operation of your device. However if you are concerned, you can have Apple replace your battery for a fee, You can find more information in the support link, which I will put t the bottom of this thread. You mentioned prevention of degradation. With lithium ion batteries, Keeping your iPhone outside of direct sunlight and inside its standard operating temperatures can all help to preserve that percentage.

iPhone Battery Repair & Replacement – Apple Support (UK)

Hi there,

If you don’t replace your battery while it’s significantly degraded (which is not your case), you may experience some issues, such as:

• Lower battery autonomy
• Lower performance
• iPhone shutting down
• etc

You still have another year and a half to two years left on the battery before it will need to replaced. When the Battery Health / Maximum Capacity is down to 80%, it will be time to replace the battery.