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jgtall
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Q: Is constantly putting your iphone on airplane mode harmful to the battery life?

Is constantly putting your iphone on airplane mode harmful to the battery life?

iPhone 5, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 28, 2016 7:29 AM

by elcpu,Apple recommended
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A:

Not clear what you are asking. Putting your phone on A.M. for 2 or 3 hours when you are in a "no service" area helps battery life as the phone does not have to continue to check for service however toggling A.M. on and off ever few minutes probably hurts. Is that what you were asking?

Posted on Mar 28, 2016 7:39 AM

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Q: Is constantly putting your iphone on airplane mode harmful to the battery life?

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  • by elcpu,Apple recommended

    elcpu elcpu Mar 28, 2016 7:39 AM in response to jgtall
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    Mar 28, 2016 7:39 AM in response to jgtall

    Not clear what you are asking. Putting your phone on A.M. for 2 or 3 hours when you are in a "no service" area helps battery life as the phone does not have to continue to check for service however toggling A.M. on and off ever few minutes probably hurts. Is that what you were asking?

  • by jgtall,

    jgtall jgtall Mar 28, 2016 2:26 PM in response to elcpu
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    Mar 28, 2016 2:26 PM in response to elcpu

    I mean like when you go to work/school and you put it on airplane mode for those 5-6 hours everyday. Will that harm the battery life in the long run?

  • by OriginalName022,Apple recommended

    OriginalName022 OriginalName022 Mar 28, 2016 2:32 PM in response to jgtall
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    Mar 28, 2016 2:32 PM in response to jgtall

    At my summer job I always put my phone in airplane mode during my shift as I was not allowed to have my phone with me and it was stored in an area with bad reception. Sometimes I forgot to do this and it would drop 10-20% (vs. maybe 1% in airplane mode). It will not harm battery life in the long run if you use airplane mode for a few hours like that every day.

  • by elcpu,Apple recommended

    elcpu elcpu Mar 28, 2016 2:55 PM in response to jgtall
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    Mar 28, 2016 2:55 PM in response to jgtall

    jgtall wrote:

    I mean like when you go to work/school and you put it on airplane mode for those 5-6 hours everyday. Will that harm the battery life in the long run?

     

    You should be ok, no problems.

  • by schoodle,

    schoodle schoodle Mar 30, 2016 12:54 PM in response to elcpu
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    Mar 30, 2016 12:54 PM in response to elcpu

    No, it won't hurt the battery life. It should actually help it, because it's not using battery to hunt for connection signals.