How to extend the life of my phone's battery

Mobile phones have grown incredibly sophisticated, with an increasing number performing many of the functions of a full-size computer, as well as some things that a desktop computer can not do, such as navigating with GPS or starting a car. A 2011 Pew Internet Project survey revealed that 25 percent of smartphone owners do most of their Internet browsing on their phones . The dilemma is that the more you depend on your phone, the faster it will empty its battery . While display technology, processor and storage have advanced significantly, lithium ions have not changed much in 15 years. Gradual improvements in battery efficiency have been far exceeded by power processing and screen size and brightness, as well as 3G and 4G radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas, high-definition cameras, GPS and A variety of hardware, all of which require power. To conserve battery life on the phone, turn off what is not necessary, optimize what you do and perform some tasks manually instead of automating them. You can both increase the time between charges and add life to your battery .

Steps to follow:

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Darkens the screen to significantly improve the life of your battery . The phone's screen is the device's biggest power draw, and the brighter it is, the more energy it uses. Darken the screen as much as you feel comfortable. The automatic brightness adjustment of the phone, which attenuates the screen in low light conditions, is not as effective as reducing the brightness manually.

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Set a short time interval to darken the screen when not in use. If the wait time is too short, you may have to touch the screen periodically to avoid waiting time while reading the content. However, if you use the phone especially for short tasks, such as checking email or sending SMS messages - tasks that consume battery when they are done frequently - you will see an important saving of battery when you have a shorter time interval.

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Reduce the frequency of application updates and synchronizations . For example, configure your social media applications to update manually rather than automatically, so they are not constantly working in the background, or while you are not using the phone at all. Apple ICloud is also frequently synchronized, and should be turned off when you do not need it.

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Remove unnecessary widgets and animations . In many phones, the bells and whistles on the main screen can use important resources, especially if you are going to update news or weather frequently, or use animations where a static image would suffice.

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Turn off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS when you're not using them. Each receiver or transmitter in the phone uses juice, even when it is not connected, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi options periodically search for devices in the background, depleting the battery charge even more. Some smartphones include a widget that allows you to activate or deactivate these antennas when they are not necessary. When you're in an area without 3G or 4G service, consider turning them off so you save the effort of your phone from the service search that is not there.

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Use the battery protector or the energy saving mode if the phone's operating system has one. These functions allow you to control the functions that consume battery power, including background applications, widgets, animations and screen brightness. Third-party applications such as JuiceDefender or Battery Saver for Android can help you save even more energy.

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If your phone uses a light emitting organic diode display, use a dark colored wallpaper as the background of your phone. OLED pixels light up individually, so keeping most pixels as dark as possible results in energy savings. Unfortunately, this method will not work with LCD screens, which use a backlight that stays at a constant level.

Tips
  • The phones can vary a lot in battery life, and resources such as CNet battery life comparison tables can help you select a phone with better power consumption.
  • You may find the wrong recommendation to wait until the battery is almost discharged before recharging it. This advice is unfounded. Although lithium ions have an approximate number of discharge of "cycles" before they lose the load capacity, a partial load is simply a partial cycle. For example, if you use 30 percent of the battery's charge and connect the phone until the battery is fully charged, that use only represents 30 percent of a charge cycle.
  • However, to make sure that the battery is properly calibrated, many manufacturers recommend that you fully discharge and charge the battery once a month.