Question from Carl: Hi Rick. I have an iPhone 4 that I upgraded to IOS 7 just as soon as it was released. I think it’s a great upgrade, but I can’t figure out how to display the Battery Life Precentage indicator. Can you tell me how?
Rick’s answer: This issue has perplexed a lot of iPhone users Carl. You’d think something as important as the Battery Life Indicator would be enabled by default, wouldn’t you? Anyway, here’s how to turn it on:
1 – Open the Settings Menu
2 – Tap General
3 – Tap Usage
4 – Tap Battery Percentage
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Have you ever received an important text message but didn’t know it until much later because you didn’t hear the audible alert? Me too, and it’s rather annoying. But there’s an easy way to prevent this from happening in the future.
Question from Daphne W.:
Do you keep the Wi-Fi setting on your smart phone turned off when not in use in order to conserve battery life? If not, you should, because your phone’s Wi-Fi radio is a major battery hog.
Have you ever loaned your smart phone to a friend and then spent the day wondering if he was reading your emails or looking at your pictures? Have you ever let your child play a game on your phone only to find out later that the settings had been changed? Do you refuse to let anyone else touch your phone because of concerns like these?