The phone has become an indispensable means of communication. To take care of it, it is important to take certain precautions that will make a difference in the long run. The main measures to be taken relate to the battery in particular. In fact, this component can lose its life and cannot be replaced anymore, most of the time it is not removable.
What steps should be taken to extend the life of the phone battery?
To avoid ending up with a dead battery when you’re out and about, far from electrical outlets, it’s recommended that you adopt certain daily reflexes. The following tips will reduce your power consumption and thus preserve battery performance.
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Activate the power saving mode on the phone
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The first reaction to be adopted is to activate the power saving mode. This mode is specifically designed to allow your phone to maintain its independence for as long as possible. To activate it on Android, go to the phone settings and then in Battery, open the “Battery Saver” tab and press “Activate now”. By doing this, your smartphone will not be able to update apps and disable GPS and background apps automatically. Also, Google Assistant will no longer respond to your voice commands. It is possible to select the option in the settings: “Activate automatically”, which is useful when your independence is at its lowest. If you have an iPhone, go to Settings, then in Battery, activate the power saving mode.
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Adjust phone brightness automatically
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Another trick to make your phone battery last longer is to reduce the brightness. This can actually have a huge impact on your energy consumption. To do this, go to the Android settings, then in the display, adjust the brightness level. but, It is better to choose automatic brightness adjustment, an option that perfectly adapts to outdoor lighting conditions. Just open the menu and then in the settings screen, click on “adjust brightness” to activate the function. If you have an iPhone, go to Settings then Brightness & Display. Now all you have to do is drag the slider to the left to reduce the brightness. To make the automatic adjustment, go to Settings, “Accessibility”, then touch “Display and text size” and then activate “Auto-brightness”.
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Disable heavy apps on the phone
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In order to conserve the phone battery, it is important to keep an eye on the apps installed on it. It can consume a lot of energy on a daily basis. On Android, open Settings, tap Device Maintenance, and tap Optimized to limit apps that consume battery power in the background. Then go to the Battery tab for a list of the most greedy apps. By doing this, you will have the possibility to reduce battery work by deactivating the batteries that you do not use often. On iPhone, go to Settings, Battery to perform the same examinations. All you have to do is uninstall the problematic app(s).
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Activate the dark mode on the phone
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If you have an OLED screen smartphone, you can switch to dark mode. This will help you conserve battery life for one simple reason: black pixels are dark pixels. With this mode, your monitor will need very little power to operate. To activate it on Android, go to Settings, Display, Night Mode, or Dark Mode. On your iPhone, go to Settings, tap Brightness & Display, then choose Dark. It is also possible to activate the mode in some applications such as Facebook that integrates it into its parameters, Google Photos or Google Chrome.
Here are some golden rules to preserve and extend your phone battery life. Other useful tips: Avoid completely draining your phone battery and instead prefer small recharges throughout the day.
