Smartphones
are capable of performing heavy tasks of today’s growing needs. which
would not possible earlier, which contribute to large energy as well as
power. All these consumes large amount of battery life. As our device
gets older our expectation remains same as was at the time of unboxing
but it’s not the case because battery longevity that does match with its
performance. That’s why question that comes in everyone’s mind is “How
can I extend my android device battery life?” Here are top 15 practical
tips for extending battery life on android phones
1. USE BLACK OR DARK WALLPAPER
Most of the devices nowadays, support OLED
(organic light emitting diode) screens which can emit light itself.
Using black wallpaper, consumes less power and provide efficient way.
You can take advantage in many forms.
1 Setting a default dark wallpaper system-wide
2.Applying dark mode on compatible apps (twitter, WhatsApp)
2. CLEAR OUT APPS
Some apps are resource intensive and require large battery consumption (Games).
Even
if you are not using the app it can be running in background. Since
android device supports multitasking keeps apps running behind. To close the apps, open Setting->Battery->Battery Usage will reveal the services using most of your battery.
3. LOWER THE BRIGHTNESS
The
brighter your screen look, more it consumes power. You should always
considering lower your brightness as it increases battery life. Open Setting->Display->Brightness level control according your need.
4. DISABLE WIDGETS AND LIVE WALLPAPER
Using
live wallpaper and widgets will affect how your device can stay alive
.Widgets (automatically updates) reduce the battery of your device and
live wallpaper requires processing power to animate .Instead use still
wallpaper which will improve your battery and give your device a boost
to stay alive for a day on single charge.
5. TURN OFF WI-FI, BLUETOOTH, NFC
Turning on Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth connection and not using it at all simply wastes the battery
life. Instead try switching off when you are not at home and same goes
for Bluetooth, if you are not connected to any wireless headphone or speakers, toggle it off.
After the Oreo update, android automatically finds the open Wi-Fi connection that can be disabled. Open Setting ->Network &internet ->Wi-Fi->Wi-Fi preferences->Turn on Wi-Fi automatically.
6. AIRPLANE MODE IN POOR RECEPTION
You
should enable Airplane mode on your device when you are in area of poor
signal strength as your device constantly search for signals which will
drain your battery. Moreover, in Airplane Mode you can perform most of
your function except calling feature.
7. PREVENT GOOGLE ASSISTANT RUNNING IN BACKGROUND
Google
assistant is handy tool and being able to activate with voice command
is useful but it comes with a price. This feature of google requires
power to work efficiently. To increase your battery life, it should be
switched off. For switching it off one have to jump through few steps.
Open Google App->More->Settings->Google Assistant->Assistant->Phone (Name of your phone)->Google Assistant, turn it off
8. TURN OFF AUTOMATIC UPDATES
Turning
off automatic update will extend your battery life as it delimits most
of your device action which can run in background. Therefore, less power
is wasted on these non-essential tasks. To turn it off on your device
open Play store->menu icon->Setting->Auto-update apps and switch it off.
9. ENABLE POWER SAVING MODES
It
is one of the most used option when your device battery is about to die
or you are in a situation where you need your device battery to stay
alive as long as it can .Power saving mode limits your function .It can
be turn on automatically when the device does not require large resource
to operate. It can be enabled Setting->Battery->Battery Saver.
10. REDUCE THE SCREEN TIMEOUT
Since
devices screen should be wake up for short time spam to increase
battery life. It’s always advice to keep it off as much as possible.
This can be achieve by reducing screen timeout. Open Setting->Display->sleep->15 seconds is a good amount.
11. KEEP IT COOL
While
performing heavy tasks like playing games devices battery gets hot, and
it discharge its energy at much faster rate. And there can be chance
that performance of battery breakdown over time. Never leave your device
in area of direct sunlight.
12. TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LOCATION
Most drastic way to improve your battery consumption is by disabling the GPS
feature as it requires large power. Most of the apps require your
location, give permission to those which are trustworthy. For turning
this feature off open Setting->Security & Location->Location.
13. WATCHING VIDEOS AT LOWER RESOLUTION
Now a days it’s very difficult to watch video at lower resolution
when you have such a high-quality feature. It can be done in videos in
which only listening is required. This will help you to improve your
devices battery life.
14. DELETE THE APP AND USE BROWSER INSTEAD
Apps
is one of the biggest battery hogs. For alternative use device Browser
for any information. Which will provide nearly equal experience (also
provide notifications). For fast experience you can use bookmarks and
add it to your home screen and uninstall the apps.
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