Learn How To Save Battery Life of Smartphones

Everyone has a smartphone nowadays, be it Symbian, Windows phone, iOS or Android. A smartphone is only smart as long as it has some battery charge left in it. As the technology has advanced, smartphones are now loaded with tons of capabilities that it never had before. But the more features it has, the poorer it's battery backup. None of the tech advancements seem to have improved the battery efficiency of gadgets.A low battery warning on your phone can mess things up for you in many different ways. So, is there a way to elongate the battery usage? Ofcourse, there are some tips that would help you extend the battery charge for a few more hours. Here is a compilation of tips that can help improve your gadget's battery backup.

1) Avoid Vibration Mode

Many people just use vibration along with their ringtone. It is totally unnecessary, either vibration or ringtone will do. Vibration consumes a lot of battery charge compared to ringtone. But there are also times when vibration is necessary, limit its use to such situations alone.

2) Do Not Switch Off

Some people think it would save some battery charge, but what actually happens is the reverse. Never switch your phone off frequently without any important reason. A lot of battery power is wasted during every booting of your smartphone.

3) Lower The Display Brightness

You don't really need the display brightness set to 'high' when indoors. Always try to have the brightness settings 'low' in your phone as it will not only help in longer battery life, but also save your eyes from strain.

4) Turn Off Backlight

Reduce the backlight turnoff period to 5 seconds,which is just good enough for most of us. The battery charge is simply wasted when your display glows longer without any use.

5) Avoid Screen Savers

Well, screensavers were used in very old monitors to avoid screen damage due to static image. Our present day displays doesn't need it actually. So, avoid using screensavers in your phone as it would simply consume much of your battery charge.

6) No More Keytones

Keytones are irritating beeps that you should definitely avoid. And yes, you are also saving some battery charge when keytones are turned off.

7) Limit Your Gaming

With all those stunning games that are available for our smartphones, it's hard not to play it. But, games are also known to be notorious battery eaters. Inorder to extend your gadget's battery life, gaming must be limited.

8) Turn off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

When not in use, turnoff your phone's bluetooth and Wi-Fi as it can ruin your battery charge by automatically searching for networks.

9) Close Unused Apps

With the superior multi-tasking capabilities of smartphones, it is likely that we forget to close an app after using it. These apps, keep running in the background consuming RAM as well as our precious battery. So, always close the apps after using them or employ a task manager for taking care of it.

So, that was a handful of simple tips which should help your smartphone hold the charge longer. If you have some points that i missed, feel free to drop a comment below.