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iPhone Background App Refresh: How to Manage Battery and Data

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Background App Refresh on iPhones allows applications to update their content and fetch new information even when not actively in use. This feature can be configured to use Wi-Fi and cellular data or only Wi-Fi to manage data consumption. While convenient for apps like weather, cloud storage, and news, users can selectively disable it for less critical applications such as games or shopping apps to conserve battery and data. AI

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iPhone Background App Refresh: How to Manage Battery and Data

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Ben Stegner) ·

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