A smartphone is a necessity in today’s world.​Doesn’t the battery life of today’s smartphones bother you? I’m sure it does. What could be a possible solution to prevent the loss of battery?

From the times of Nokia’s 2100s when a single charge would last days to contemporary times where an expensive handset won’t stay charged for even one full day, smartphone batteries have in fact seen a downward trend in their graphs of performance.

We do understand with smartphones, the consumption of power has only increased way too much. A solution like increasing the milliamperes of a battery is a like running away from a feasible solution. Until we find a solution to either replace the milliamperes of a battery, let us cover some ways in which we can help our battery last longer than usual. In this article we elucidate you about ways that are a sure to help you save those milliamperes for the last mile of that game or that important call you wish, you could have done.

With times, everything is being stored in cloud More and more people usually love to carry things that they can easily sync with their other devices.

There are many music streaming services such as Pandora, Apple music, Google play music and Spotify. Whenever you use a service that requires you to be always connected with the internet then it is sure to eat away your battery.

Any service where wifi or cellular data is mandatory will require you to be connected to the internet always.

But there are ways in which you can tweak them. You can opt for offline downloading so that whenever you wish to enjoy music, you can simply tap once and play your songs after having saved them over WiFi or by using your internet pack for a short time. It will free the phone from needing to always be connected to the internet. Also storage has become extremely accessible these days so you can easily download a and carry all your music with you. It will not require any internet and more importantly no more battery drains.

​ Myth: Turn off Bluetooth

The sole reason why bluetooth was invented is to save battery so if you ever heard that leaving the bluetooth open will cause your device to loose battery then you should not worry about it. With time, every new version of bluetooth which has come is taking even less battery to work. The amount of battery it takes is almost negligible. Pro Tip: If you are running low on battery then it is recommended that you do not use any bluetooth device and instead use a wired headphone.

Myth: Turn off Wifi

The equation is pretty simple here as well. If you are in an area that has weak signals then it is recommended that you don’t use WIFI as it as weaker the signal strength, more is the battery consumed to operate. If you are in a healthy range of the wifi signal then the phone will consume less battery. Pro Tip: If the wifi signal is very weak, don’t use the net. Instead get closer to the base station and you will be fine.

Myth: Closed unused apps

When you use a computer, closing unused apps may be beneficial. It is because when you open multiple apps in your computer, the app which are open in the background keep using the RAM and so the battery. It is always recommended in that case to stop those apps. But with a phone, the scenario is totally different. Modern phones flush all their power to the app which is working in the foreground. Even though you may have many apps open in the background but they just have a small piece of your RAM and even that is temporary. The moment your phone needs that space for some important task then it is automatically allocated. At times, getting rid of those unused apps can cause some lag because when you get rid of an app in the background, you are getting rid of the all code and everything that was done in the beginning. When you open it once again, it is like the first boot.

Myth: Disable Location service completely

Location services is a feature that has been invented to make your experience even more personalized and unique just to you. There are very less apps that make high use of your location. As an example, a simple navigation which turn the location service ON doesn’t consume much battery as much as the active screen does. It is not necessary that you completely disable the location services feature as it will hamper the bespoke experience that your phone gives. Instead just check if there is any app which is consuming too much battery.

Myth: Always choose wifi over cellular

Most smartphone companies suggest using wifi over cellular claiming the latter consumes less battery. Based on certain parameters it may be totally false. For example you are in a region where the wifi signals are very poor , you will see the battery loss happening very fast. In such a case, one should rather use cellular instead of wifi. Pro Tip:

Before using wifi over cellular, always check out the signal strength on your device. If you are far away from the wifi base station then it is recommended that you use cellular.

Battery Packs

There has been a rising trend in the usage of power banks in the last few years. If you are someone who has a very high usage of smartphone then it is a smart decision to get yourself a power bank. Power banks are measured in terms of milliamperes. Smartphones today have a battery which is in the range of 3000-4000 mAh. They usually last for 12-15 hours with regular usage but if the standard battery is not sufficient for you then you can use a battery pack which are usually in the range of 10000 mAh and 20000 mAh.

Conclusion

• Treat your phone’s battery like your own health.
• Keep it in the best condition possible.
• Feed it regularly.
• Never let it starve for a longer period of time. It will pay you back once you have treated it nicely in the beginning.
• A phone’s battery is among the most sought after features when buying a smartphone.
• Always have an eye on the type of charger that comes with your phone. You may want to opt for the latest quick charge supported phones.
• There are a number of tweaks that we have talked about in the article that will help you unleash the true potential of your phone’s battery.
• Doing a few tweaks will extend your battery which is valuable in emergencies. Go Ahead and make the most out of your phone!!!

Footnotes

• Having all those apps that you rarely use can lead to slowing down of your phone over time. Always make sure that you only keep those apps that you usually use. Read the brief.
• One of the best ways to understand what apps are consuming the maximum battery is by knowing which app has the maximum on screen time and also the apps that run a lot in the background of our smartphone. Always make sure you don’t keep the screen awake for a lot of time as it is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to consuming battery. Read the brief
• Users need to be a little cautious with the temperature of the phone. The recommended temperature of the phone is always to be kept between 10 degrees- 30 degree celsius. Make sure your phone is not kept under the direct contact of sunlight or even in way too cold area. Either of them could cause the battery life to shorten.Read the brief
• In a low range area, your phone has to work extra hard to get signal. It takes away a lot of battery. You may want to force your mobile in airplane mode and if the network is very less then you can even switch off your phone.Read the brief
• With apps getting more and more fast, many of them are opting for the push technology but the push based system can drain your battery very fast. Make sure to always enable this wonderful tech only on the apps that you feel are important so that you save a lot of your battery.Read the brief