How to improve your smartphone's battery life

How to improve your smartphone's battery life

Turn on the power saving mode 

For most devices all you have to do is swipe downward from the top of the screen to bring up a menu Scroll to the side until you find the power saving option and select it. If you're getting an instant notifications from social media applications they will stop until you open the application.

Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS if you are not using 

All of these use battery power, even when you are not using them. For example, the wireless networking transmitter will continue to search for a wireless connection on a regular basis as long as it is turned on. This uses battery power, even if you are not browsing the internet.

Turn off any apps that you are not using 

Closing the app by pressing the back or home buttons is not enough; the app may continue to run in the background and drain battery power. You should access your device's recent and background apps and shut them down manually. This will usually ensure they are not running in the background and using battery power. 

Put your phone on standby mode when you are not using

Simply press the power button and the display will darken. This will reduce battery power. To leave standby mode, simply press the power button again you may have to unlock your phone once it "wakes up".

Turn off the phone vibration function

Press the volume buttons up and down until you leave the vibrate mode. It might be a good idea for battery save. 

Reduce the brightness of your display

Go to your Settings, and select "Sound & Display." Tap on "Brightness," and move the slider to the side to reduce the brightness.

Start your device to only use 2G networks

This setting tells the device to turn off the screen after the selected period of inactivity. The shorter the period, the less power your display will use. The setting options vary from phone to phone.

Set your screen timeout to the shortest length possible

If you do not need access to high speed data, or there is no 3G or 4G network where you live, you can tell your device to only use 2G mobile networks. You will still have access to EDGE network data and Wi-Fi if needed.

Customize which apps can use location

Most of the apps that are installed on your smartphone constantly track your location. But keeping it on throughout the day while you don't need location tracking will simply kill your smartphone battery.Turn it off while you are just using your handset for watching videos, sending emails and apps where you don't need location tracking.

Don't miss on Android updates

Updating apps might seem to be a cumbersome task, but it actually helps in improving the overall smartphone performance and battery life.This is because developers keep updating apps to improve on battery and memory optimization. So make sure your smartphone has the latest version of apps installed.

Turn on airplane mode

This is not an everyday solution, but can help you cut battery usage. Turning on airplane mode will cut you from the outside world, but will allow your smart phone to last longer for multimedia apps such as videos, music player or games that don't need any connectivity.It can do wonders if you are travelling in a poor network zone where your smartphone antennas consume a lot of power to register on the available networks. Simply turn on the airplane mode if you don't want to receive any calls, messages or use the internet.

How to improve your smartphone's battery life