How to save battery on a smartphone?

We are tired of the battery in our smartphone running out very quickly. We no longer dream of charging our phone at least once every couple of days - as long as the battery lasts until the evening. That's why we've studied a lot of instructions on how to extend the life of your smartphone after one charge, and we're sharing the most useful instructions.

The main thing is not to turn on the screen every five seconds to see how much charge is left. If things are really bad, turn on the power saving mode - it is available on all more or less modern models of iPhones and Android smartphones (and even on phones with the Windows Phone system). To do this, you need to find the “Battery” item in the phone settings and enable the appropriate mode in it. Please note: this mode significantly reduces screen brightness and device performance, so using the phone will not be very convenient.

Yes - and it turns on automatically when two to three percent of the battery charge remains (if this does not happen for you, check the settings). We're just pointing out that you can turn it on manually whenever you want, even if you have a fully charged phone but plan to be away from the wall for a long time.

It’s possible, but, unfortunately, there’s no magic here: you just need to disable the maximum number of functions that you don’t need in your smartphone right now. Start with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - if you don't need these networks (for example, you don't have a connected smartwatch or you go outdoors where there are definitely no wireless networks). But remember that connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi, if the signal is strong, uses up the battery more economically than accessing the Internet via a mobile network. Plus, with a Wi-Fi connection, your phone is easier to determine your location than with a GPS sensor. By the way, location detection, if you don’t need it, should also be turned off. If you use a smartphone with 4G, it makes sense to switch it to 3G mode: this way you can also save some energy.

Take care of the screen - one of the most power-hungry parts of the phone. To begin with, reduce the brightness as much as possible, but, of course, so that it is comfortable enough for you to use your smartphone. Enable a mode in which the device itself adjusts the brightness to the desired value, depending on the lighting (in iPhones, for example, this is called “Auto Brightness”). Change your settings so that the screen turns off as quickly as possible when not in use. If you have something animated as wallpaper on your home screen, set it to a static image. If your smartphone has an AMOLED screen (found on different Android models), set black wallpaper - the experiment showed good battery savings due to the way the display works. Just keep in mind that you will need not just a dark, but a truly black picture. For example, this one .

Vibrate alert and vibration that works when you press buttons on the screen. Unnecessary notifications from applications. Are you sure you want your iPhone screen to light up with every like on Instagram? Rise above it. If your job allows you to not immediately respond to emails, disable automatic mail downloading - then the email client will contact the server only when you want it. And this also saves energy.

No need! Both Apple and Google say the same thing: even if you regularly close background applications, this will not improve your battery life. Quite the contrary. Because, firstly, the background application most often does nothing - it just waits for you to launch it again. Secondly, it is much easier to launch an application from a frozen state on a phone than from scratch.

Oh, forget about it. There is a myth that the battery must be “swinged” - completely discharged, and then fully charged. This is not true: modern phones contain lithium-ion batteries, which do not require any complete discharge. Moreover, if you discharge such a battery too much, you will harm it (to do this, however, you need to try - for example, put the phone at zero and not charge it for a long time). But it’s better to observe the temperature regime for the battery: Apple, for example, advises keeping mobile devices between zero and 35 degrees. A logical conclusion can be drawn from this: try not to leave your smartphone in the heat or carry it in your inner clothing pockets for a long time.

There are two options. Firstly, you can install a new battery (yes, you can also change the battery in an iPhone, but it is better to do this at a service center). Secondly, you can buy an external battery that will allow you to charge your phone on the go. Such batteries are called powerbanks, they are sold in different forms: there are simply “barrels” with USB ports, and there are special phone cases with a built-in battery.

Author: Sultan Suleymanov