A Simple Plan:

How To Extend the Life of Your Phone Battery

Most people today cannot live without their smartphones. It is something that goes with them everywhere. And with social media becoming a part of our everyday life, it is important that our smartphones are always up and about.

But smartphone batteries easily lose power. When the battery of our smartphones loses power, we get cut off from the rest of the world. Smartphone batteries drain fast because of many reasons. Here are some things that causes you battery to have a shorter life and how to extend it.

Apps use a lot of battery even if it is not in use. If you leave your apps open and running in the background, they will eat up a lot of your battery life. Take time to close all the apps on your phone if you want to increase the life of your battery.

Another thing that can drain your battery very fast is screen brightness. If you dim it in the settings, then it can help conserve battery. Your eyes can also be more relaxed with dim light.

If you set your phone to night mode, then it will automatically set your smartphone to dim when the sun goes down. This can help conserve your battery and it is also good for your eyes. Depending on your location, the screen will dim upon sunset.

Another thing that consumes much battery is to set your phone to vibrate whenever it rings or alerts you to message. If you want your battery to last longer, turn off the vibration.

Updates should be checked. The apps on your phone can run better with these updates. In order to produce less drain on your battery, theses updates helps apps run more efficiently. Update alerts should not be ignored. Make sure to download it as soon as possible. Your battery life will increase with this and improve your app-using experience.

Here is a resource where you can read more about caring for your cell phone.

Your smartphone has many features running in the background that you are not aware and is eating up on your battery life. Your battery will not get drained if you restart your smartphone so that these silent features will be closed down. If you restart your phone, it will only take up a few minutes but it can save a lot on your battery life.

Reducing the number of minutes before the screen goes into sleep mode is another way to conserve battery. It will automatically go into sleep mode when it is inactive for a certain period of time.

You can save your battery life by using wifi whenever possible. Network data puts a strain on your battery so it is better to set your phone to use wifi whenever possible.

Don’t use wallpaper that is animated or moving. A lot of battery is required for animated wallpaper. Incrase your battery life by turning off the animation feature.