A benefit of Bigger smartphone There is space for larger batteries. Battery life isn’t as much of a nuisance as it once was, but worries about running out of battery are still common. Much of the advice out there on how to save your smartphone’s battery is old or unclear, so we’ve put together some battery-saving tips on what works and what doesn’t.
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Turn on Power Saving Mode
All smartphones have some form of low power mode that pauses or reduces certain functions, operations, and visual effects. These modes are ideal for preserving precious battery life when your battery is running low, especially if it takes a while until you can get the charger.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > The battery and turn on Low energy mode.
- Add it to Control Center via Setting > Control Center > Customize controls and choose Low energy mode.
- It turns off automatically when your battery is charged to 80 percent.
For Android phones, the instructions are slightly different depending on the manufacturer. Most Android phones have two battery saving modes. The first one reduces battery drain by restricting some activities and visual effects, the second is more serious and will stop notifications and most apps from running.
For Google Pixel phones
- Go Setting > The battery > Save energy and turn on Use Battery Saver. You can also find it in Quick Installation when you pull down the notification drawer (if it’s not there, tap the pen icon to edit and add notifications).
- Clap Set a schedule above Save energy screen to decide when it starts.
- Clap Powerful Battery Saver to decide when it should be activated and touch Essential apps to mark any apps you want to exclude.
- It is also a good idea to turn Adaptive battery in Setting > The battery > Adaptive options.
For Samsung Galaxy phones
- Go Setting > Battery and device care > The battery to find Energy saving mode.
- You can configure what it does on Energy saving screen.
- It is also worth exploiting More battery settings to turn on Adaptive battery.
Reduce screen brightness
Screen brightness has a significant impact on your battery, so you want the screen brightness to be as low as possible for your eye comfort. You can always change the screen brightness by swiping down to open the Control Center on an iPhone or the Notification shade on an Android phone and dragging the Brightness slider. You can also consider automatic adjustment based on ambient light levels.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > accessibility > Display & Text Size and make sure Auto Brightness is turned on.
For Android phones
- Go Setting > Display and make sure Adaptive Brightness is turned on. Keep moving the slider manually until it learns your options.
Turn off the always-on screen and reduce screen timeout
Because the screen is the part that drains the battery the most, you should also reduce the time you use the screen. The lowest setting can be annoying, so choose a timeout that works for you.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > Screen brightness and establish Auto lock arrive 30 seconds. Consider converting Always Turn off.
For Android phones
- Go Setting > Display and establish Screen timeout arrive 15 seconds. consider filming Screen protector Turn off.
- Enter Setting > Display > Lock screen and guarantee Always show time and information turn off.
You can also save battery life by turn on dark mode if your smartphone has an OLED (or AMOLED) display, because these panels turn off pixels when displaying black.
Avoid extreme temperatures
If it gets too cold or too hot, your battery will suffer. There’s only so much you can do to get around this, but try to avoid things like leaving your smartphone on the dashboard in a car on a sunny day.
Find what is draining your battery
If you’ve adjusted all the settings we’ve highlighted so far and still find that your battery hasn’t worked all day, you should investigate. Smartphones have built-in battery usage graphs that will show you where power is being used.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > The battery and scroll down to see usage graphs for the last 24 hours or 10 days.
- If you choose the past 10 days and scroll down, you will see a list of apps. You can toggle between the percentage of battery they’re used and active (including screen and background time).
For Android phones
- Go Setting > The battery > Battery usage and scroll down to see the apps and system functions that have consumed power in the last 24 hours. You can also tap the two-hour blocks in the chart at the top.
Remove and restrict apps
If your investigation reveals that unused or underused apps are draining your battery, it’s time to go through your apps list and uninstall any that you don’t. need.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > App Store and turn on Offload unused apps to remove unused apps but retain data, so when you reinstall the app, any saved data will be intact.
- To manually offload apps, go to Setting > Shared > iPhone Memoryselect an app and tap App offloading.
- Return Setting and scroll down to find your installed apps. Tap any app and you can disable or restrict permissions like PositionTurn off Background App Refresh to prevent it from downloading data in the background when you are not using it and restrict Notification.
For Android phones
- Go Setting > application, and scroll down. Knock on unused application to find apps you haven’t used in three months or more and uninstall any you don’t need.
- Now go back Setting > applicationclap See it alland look for any apps that appear in your battery usage graph as significant battery drain.
- Consider turning off Notification for any apps that don’t need them (e.g. messaging apps won’t work properly without them, but most games don’t need to send you notifications).
- Limit Permission seems unrelated (e.g. turn off Location for apps that don’t have any business tracking you).
- Make sure that Pause application activity if not in use is turned on.
- You can also prevent apps from draining your battery by getting data in the background when you’re out by going in Setting > Network and internet > Data Saverand turn it on.
Use Do Not Disturb
You should schedule regular downtime on your smartphone. Set a time when restricted notifications are possible help you sleepfocus on your work and get away from the constant demands, with the added benefit of longer battery life.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > Focus and schedule Do not disturb and Sleep time. This includes the option to customize the screen, set exceptions so certain people or apps can still contact you, and even filter what certain apps can show you. You can learn more about using Apple’s Focus Mode here.
For Android phones
- Go Setting > Notification or Sound and Vibrationand press Do not disturb to set schedules, exceptions, etc.
Connect to Wi-Fi and use Airplane Mode
When you’re in an area or building that doesn’t have a strong cell signal, your phone’s battery will drain faster. This is because it looks for a cellular signal or a power boost to maintain a strong connection. Instead, whenever possible, connect to a Wi-Fi network and make sure you turn on Wi-Fi calling. (Make sure to follow These steps are for your own safety when using a public Wi-Fi network.)
If you’re traveling through a rural area with poor coverage and don’t need to use your smartphone for a while, consider turning on Airplane Mode to save battery. Just remember to turn it off again and keep in mind that your phone is disconnected when Airplane Mode is on.
Kill keyboard sounds and vibrations
Keyboard sounds are not only annoying to anyone nearby while you’re texting, but they also use up some power, so why not turn them off? In fact, turning off keyboard sounds and vibrations will have a negligible impact on battery life unless you’re a frequent typist.
for iPhone
- Go Setting > Audio & Haptics and transform Lock sound Turn off.
- Clap Keyboard feedback and transform Sound Turn off. You may consider transferring tactile off, too.
For Android phones
- Go Setting > Sound and Vibration And off Screen lock sound and sound touch.
- You might also consider turning off Vibrations and Haptics.
Don’t force close the app
There’s a nagging myth that force-closing apps saves battery life. In fact, if you repeatedly swipe apps sideways to close them or force close through the app menu, you’re likely to drain your battery even more. This is because the apps that appear in your recent list are actually paused, stored in memory, so you can pick up where you left off the next time you open them. that application. It takes more power to load them from scratch, so leave them alone.
Don’t turn off Bluetooth
Another battery-saving trick that pops up frequently is to turn off Bluetooth when you’re not using it. But Bluetooth doesn’t seem to consume much battery, if at all, unless it’s connected to a device. Streaming audio on Bluetooth will drain your battery, but even connecting Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) to things (like fitness trackers) uses almost no power, and no-load consumption is negligible.
Do not turn off Wi-Fi
It’s the same story for Wi-Fi as it is for Bluetooth. Enabling Wi-Fi will have a negligible impact on your battery unless you’re actually connected to a Wi-Fi network. It’s not worth the inconvenience of turning this feature on and off. You can also save battery life by turning it on all the time as it allows your phone to switch from a cellular network that normally requires more power to a Wi-Fi network whenever available.
