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iOS 9 wants to make sure you get more out of your battery than ever before here are three battery saving features you can use right now it's time to make friends with the battery menu by heading to settings and battery if you know you'll be a long time between charges turn on low power mode by toggling the switch this stops things that eat up battery life like email fetch background apps refreshing as well as animations when you're using low power mode the battery icon changes color so you know it's active also when your battery reaches twenty percent iOS 9 prompts you to activate this mode the second battery saving feature is determined by your device orientation normally when you get a push notification the screen lights up to let you know but if you put your phone on the table face down the screen won't light up when the notification comes through you still hear notifications if you have volume or vibration turned on the third feature is usage also in the settings menu this list shows you what's using the most battery so you can close or even uninstall battery hogging apps tap anywhere on the list for a breakdown of the time spent on screen and any background data the app is used this feature was also in iOS 8 but not as easy to find that's a quick look at some of the new battery saving features for more I OS 9 tips and tricks make sure to check out cnet com you