Tips to help conserve battery life of your smartphone

One the biggest concerns among smarpthone users today is the issue of battery life.  While newer phones come with bigger batteries and more optimized power consumption, sometimes the biggest factor is really individual usage behavior.

Nevertheless, there are quite a number of practical tips and even dedicated apps that will help you conserve the battery life of your smarpthone.

Here are some to tips to consider when you want to maximize the battery life of your smartphone.

Adjust Screen Brightness

One of the biggest battery hogs with a smartphone is the screen, so it’s best to be aware of the level of brightness. Only set the screen brightness to a level that’s comfortable to you without really cranking it to the max.

There’s a feature to auto-adjust the brightness of the screen depending on the ambient light but this could drain the battery even faster. Try to set it between 30 to 50 percent and see if it’s comfortable enough. You can also set the screen timeout to a shorter period, say 15 to 30 seconds.

Set Sound Volume To A Minimum

If you often play a lot of music or watch videos on your phone, try to minimize the volume to a comfortable level. If you have an earphone, it’s better to use it instead of relying on the speakers.

Some people also like to enable the vibrate feature and this can eat up on battery power. We suggest activating this only when you really need to, rather than have it enabled all the time.

Trim Running Background Apps

As you regularly open and use your favorite apps, they’ll eventually end up stacked in the background. Some of these apps are still using data and battery life. Just be mindful of them and reduce the number of opened apps in the background. Make it a habit to check the recent running apps button and clear some or all of them from time to time. It will also help make your phone run smoother.

Turn Off Data, GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi When Not In Use

Radio signals from WiFi, mobile internet, GPS and Bluetooth eat up a lot of battery life. Turn these off when not needed, especially mobile internet, which is the biggest battery hog.

You can also use Airplane Mode, which deactivates all radio modems. Do remember that the next time you’re on a plane flight.

Reduce Widgets And Live Wallpaper

Widget and live wallpapers might look really nice on your phone but they actually eat up some battery life as well.

Reduce the number of widgets on the screen at a minimum and replace a live wallpaper with a static one to prolong the battery life of your phone.

Use Power-Saving Mode

Most phones come with their native power-saving features. The Power Saving Mode optimizes the functions of the phone to reduce battery consumption. There will be different levels or modes, each one more aggressive in terms of optimization.

Play around with the different modes just to see which ones are applicable to your needs. Some ultra-saving mode even turns your phone to black and white and turns off most of the services, leaving only SMS and calls available to you. This is just for extreme conditions though.

Use Power-Saving Apps

There are actually a lot of third-party power-saving apps in the app store to help you optimize your phone.

The more common ones we use are DU Battery Saver, Juice Defender and Clean Mater. If you want to have more granular control, try out Tasker or try the Greenify and Amplify combo though the last pair requires your phone to be rooted.

These are just some of the more common tips you can try in order to get the best battery life for your smartphone.  Try some of them to see if it helps.