Cut your bills with an iPhone – three BIG mistakes costing you

YOUR iPhone has some clever tricks that could slash your monthly bills.

We reveal three mistakes you're probably making – and how to fix them quickly.

Vampire subscriptions

It's entirely possible you're paying money for apps you don't even use.

These "vampire"; apps quietly drain cash from your bank accounts – and you might not even notice.

It's all linked to iPhone Subscriptions, which run through the App Store.

Lots of iPhones apps are free, and others require a one-off fee to download.

But some apps work on a subscription basis, which means you fork out monthly or yearly to use them.

These subscriptions will automatically renew, meaning you'll keep paying until you choose to end them.

It means app makers can be paid for maintaining a service – but it can end up costing a small fortune.

Open your iPhone then go into the Settings app.

Now tap your Apple ID profile at the top, then choose Subscriptions.

You'll be able to see all of the services you're paying out for each month.

And it'll even show inactive subscriptions that you've paused – or that have expired.

You can also get to this feature through the App Store.

Go into the App Store, tap your profile picture in the top-right corner, and then choose Subscriptions.

To cancel a subscription, simply tap on it and then select Cancel Subscription.

You could also switch to a cheaper plan if one is available.

Ditching iPhone over battery life

Over time, your iPhone battery life will get worse.

In fact, after around 500 charges (or roughly two years of use), you'd expect to have 80% capacity.

That means you're getting 20% less usage per charge than when it was new.

If you've had an iPhone for two or three years, it can be tempting to pay for a new model just down to battery life.

But there's a better option: an Apple battery swap.

It's much cheaper to pay for Apple to swap your battery (£79/$79) than to buy a new iPhone.

You'll instantly have like-new battery life, and you'll likely see some performance improvements too.

This could save you from forking out for a pricier phone contract.

Paying for too much storage

If you've had an iPhone for years, you'll probably have loads of stuff on your phone.

This can lead to you paying over the odds for high-storage iPhone models or pricey iCloud or Google Drive storage deals.

But you'll probably find that you don't need as much storage as you think.

There are loads of ways to quickly free up some iPhone space.

Firstly, if you're a regular music or podcast listener, or  binge-watcher, you will likely have lots of downloaded content.

This is media that has been downloaded for offline viewing.

In some apps, this process is automatic.

You can check which of your apps are using up lots of space in Settings > General > iPhone Storage.

If you see a media app is using lots of storage, go in and look for downloaded content.