To what purpose will an iPhone with an iOS 7.1 update have if it is already off and dead? One of the many problems encountered by those who have upgraded to the new OS version is the fast draining of their smart phone's batteries.

But to finally put an end to those problems, here are several ways on how to save iPhone battery life even with the new Apple OS:

1. Close all the not so important applications. This is something very simple but often disregarded to do by most iPhone users. Remember that for as long as the apps are open and running, they continue to suck power out of your battery. Hence, once you're done loading some selfies on your social media accounts, don't forget to shut off the app.

2. Turn on Auto Brightness option. This method can help you extend your battery life since it allows the lighting of the device's screen to adjust according to the lighting conditions of its current environment. Simply go to Settings and select the Brightness & Wallpaper option. Then turn on the Auto-Brightness feature.

3. Turn off those location services option in the meantime. It surprises most iPhone users how the location service are ultimate battery life killers. So go to iPhone Settings, then Privacy, choose Location Services, then switch it off.

4. Turn off push notifications from your downloaded apps. Besides, Entrepeneur is right when they say that such notifications can be so annoying. And by this time, it is just helpful to know that they are great battery drainers.

For the rest of the tips on how to save iPhone battery life with the new iOS 7.1, you can check out Entrepeneur.

On other iOS 7.1 news, there seems to be issues with the saving of APN settings for personal hotspots among users from around the globe, reports MacRumors. The support staff of the tech giant is still unsure of what causes such new iOS 7.1 problem.