15 TIPS TO EXTEND YOUR PHONES BATTERY LIFE

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.

15.    USE ADDS FREE APPS

Adds use content which require power consumption. Try using apps that does not show adds. This will help you to increase your battery life. If you are using app that constantly show adds try to find an alternative version.