Do you feel like your phone's battery is always draining too quickly?
The good news is that with simple settings and adjustments, you can extend your battery life and reduce the stress of a dead phone.
Here are eight effective ways to extend battery life.
1. Reduce the screen brightness
Your phone's screen is one of the biggest consumers of energy. Lowering the screen brightness can significantly reduce battery consumption. On Android or iOS phones, you can simply swipe down on the screen to access the control panel, where you'll find a slider to adjust the brightness. You can also enable automatic brightness adjustment, which adjusts according to the ambient lighting.
2. Use airplane mode
When you don't need to use the network or wireless connections, you can turn on airplane mode, which turns off all wireless features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular networks. You can quickly enable this mode from your phone's control panel. In this way, the phone can save a lot of power, especially when traveling or when you know that you will not need the Internet for a while.
3. Activate the energy saving mode
Most smartphones have a power saving mode that limits certain background functions and extends battery life. On an iPhone device, you can enable this feature in the battery settings, while on Android devices you can find it in the settings menu under battery or power. Power saving mode is useful when you know you won't be able to charge your phone anytime soon.
4. Turn off location tracking
Apps that use your location often run in the background, increasing battery consumption. If you don't need location tracking, turn it off in your phone's privacy and location settings. This will prevent unnecessary searching for the location, which will help the battery last longer.
5. Reduce screen time
Your phone also consumes power when the screen remains on after you stop using it. A setting that automatically turns off the screen after a certain amount of inactivity can help you extend your battery life. You can find this option in the display settings, where you can set how long the screen should stay on before turning off automatically.
6. Remove unnecessary accessories
The widgets you have on your home screen can use up your battery because they update frequently in the background. If you don't use these widgets regularly, remove them. On iOS and Android devices, simply press and hold the widget and select the uninstall option. This will reduce system resource consumption and improve battery life.
7. Ensure regular software updates
Software updates often include performance improvements and bug fixes that can help extend battery life. Therefore, it is important to check regularly if a new update is available for your phone. On iPhone devices go to General Settings and on Android devices go to System Settings.
8. Use an external battery (powerbank)
An external battery or powerbank is a great way to extend the life of your phone when you don't have access to a charger. When buying a powerbank, pay attention to its capacity, the number of connections and whether it allows fast charging. The larger capacity of the power bank allows more charging of your phone, which is useful when you are on the go paths.
