Stay Charged..!
How to get long battery life? How can I make my battery stand long? What are the best practices that save battery? Questions are many, but on to the same points. The topic is evergreen and so are the solutions.
Ø Grab the Thief
Identify the apps that drain your charge the most. You can see who suck your battery by navigating to your phone 'settings' and then to 'battery'. Each apps and their battery consumption will be given there. Find if any rarely used application is in the list and if found, don’t wait to grab the thief and kick him out.
Ø Don’t let the Net Trap You
It seems impossible to say ‘NO’ to internet. But be careful, the internet is more likely to trap you by draining so much of your battery life. A phone on an average loses its battery charge three times faster when data connection is on. I am sure, you will turn off your data connection here after if you really love to have long battery life.
Ø These Extras Drains your Battery Extra
LTE, NFC, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth… Wow, the list of extra benefits mobile offers us goes on. But the other side of these extras says that they will dry your battery extra, in the same way. So, be cautious while dealing with them.
Ø Have the Extra Power Saving Mode
It is so sorry that we are running behind external apps to manage phone battery, neglecting efficient internal facilities. Extra power saving mode, available in most of the smart phones is just an example. Feel free to turn the mode on so that your battery lives long. Explore the battery saving modes on each phone.
Ø Dump Live Wall Papers
Live wall papers may seem beautiful, but it really isn’t when we consider the battery charge. Moreover, standard wallpaper is about simplicity. So dumb those old fashioned and inappropriate wallpapers for your standards. Do it at least for the sake of your android battery. Remember, dark colored wallpapers save battery the most.
Ø Brightness & Widgets – Too much is too bad
Save your brightness to shine long. Too much of brightness can cause fast draining of your battery charge. Choosing auto brightness too is a foolish act since that never points to minimum brightness. Too much home screen widgets will help you with nothing, except charge loss. They may seem to be simply relaxing on the home screen, but realize, they consume power.
Ø Go for Power Savers
Facebook is a common platform for many and is in the forefront in draining battery charge excessively. There too, one can’t avoid this completely, instead can use less power consuming apps. Facebook app consumes more power. But, accessing facebook through other browsers like U C Browser and Opera Mini will save more energy.
Ø Be Updated
Be updated with everything, even with various apps you have in your mobile. Because, app updation is an optimization otherwise, either that of battery life or memory. So, don’t let your app fall out of date.
Ø Say No to Vibration and Weak Network
A phone has to spin up a small vibration motor every time, whenever your phone gives you the vibration, even for the minute vibrations on your touch. This definitely reduces your battery charge. So is the case with a weak signal. When the signal strength falls beyond certain limit, our mobiles push its hundred percentages to retain the signal, which again results in battery draining.
Just give a try with these tips. Because we love to hear people saying ‘Yes, I will be here’, rather than saying ‘Sorry, I can’t. My phone is about to die’. Hope we brought the most important battery hacks together. Oh yeah, you too may have some. We’ll be happy to get more battery saving tips from you in the comment box.