How to improve battery life in android
I
got my first android phone about eight months ago which I still use. While this
phone is cheap and does the job well for me, one thing that frustrated me was its
poor battery life. Only after purchasing the phone I realized that I had traded
the battery efficiency for lower price.
That phone had a mere 1300 mah of battery and lasted mere 5 to 7 hours maximum. So, I did all sorts of things to make it run longer. Below are some tips I have learned during these months. These are tips you can follow without any root. If you root your phone, you can do even more.
Brightness - keep it low
It
doesn't require a PhD to know that higher brightness eats up more battery life
of the device. So, if you want most out of your battery keep the brightness as
low as possible.
Pro
tip:
You
can use a screen filter app like bluelight filter to reduce the brightness even
further than what is permitted in android. This is especially useful during
night time.
Mobile data, Screen Rotation, Sync - Turn off when you don't use
This
is also quite obvious thing. Make sure that you keep mobile data on only while
using internet. In case you have Wi-Fi in home or office then only keep it on
continuously. Otherwise, keep Wi-Fi off.
There
is an Auto-Rotation feature in android. Turn that off when you don’t need them.
Don't install those battery saving apps
I
have found that battery saving apps like battery doctor and DU battery saver
are basically useless. They don't save much juice and eat up much more battery
than they save.
Don't kill the apps, Greenify them.
Another
reason I don't like the traditional battery saving apps is that they rely on
old-school methods of killing the apps. It is not only useless, but also counterproductive.
Instead of killing apps, you can stop the unwanted apps using Greenify App.
Using this app you can stop those apps which are running in the background.
Use black background if you're using AMOLED screen
There
are different types of screens that can be used to manufacture smartphones.
Most phones used TFT LCD screens. Some Samsung and Micromax phones used AMOLED
screens instead. There is a special thing about these phones. The screens of
these phones use significantly less battery if the background is black. This
happens because the pixels of these screens are lit up only on colored screens
and if the screen is black, the pixels aren't lit reducing the amount of
battery juice used up by screen.
So,
check if your phone is using AMOLED screen. If it is, use black wallpaper,
black or dark background for apps. This can greatly increase battery
efficiency.
Final words
These tips will work for most non-rooted android phones. A rooted phone will have even more options to tweak inside the phone to enhance efficiency. But I wouldn't go into much detail in this post. If you liked this post, I urge you to share this on your social media and leave a comment reply below. I would like to here your thoughts. Keep reading for more.
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