The Daily App: Amber Battery Pro for iPhone

The advent of a new model of iPhone, iPhone 4S, has brought with it the typical (and now expected) round of complaints about battery life issues. Many of these issues can be addressed by adjusting settings ranging from location to network.

But knowing, as they say, is half the battle so keeping tabs on any task or function that could drain battery life is key to getting the most out of your battery life.

Amber Battery Pro, a 99-cent download from the Apple iTunes App Store, provides what many would consider essential information about remaining battery life as well as an array of common-sense tips for pushing battery life out longer. Amber Battery Pro will let you know how much battery life you have while talking on a 2G connection or 3G connection, using the Internet on a 3G connection or WiFi connection, watching video, listening to audio or using GPS.

For example, with 100 percent battery life, Amber Battery Pro will notify you that you’ll have a battery life of two hours using the iPhone 4S GPS navigation system, you’ll have 40 hours for audio playback or 200 hours of standby. Just as important to many, it will also tell you how long it will take to charge the battery back to 100 percent once it has been drained.

Extending battery life on any mobile device is a matter of one training himself or herself to use the functions most necessary or desired, and for how long, compared with how much battery life you want or need. Amber Battery Pro will give you valuable information to do just that.