15 Ways to Make Your Smart Phone Battery Last Longer

1. Avoid keeping your Phone in a hot or heated surface



Sounds strange? Yes we know !!!

Most smartphones have battery made of either Lithium ion or Lithium Polymer battery. These two elements used for production of cell phone batteries are badly affected when there are exposed to heat and this leads to drastic drain of the battery.

2. Use power saving mode



Recent Smartphones come with power saving mood to conserve your cell battery, this feature limits you to necessary functions like call, messages, time, contacts etc. It saves your battery up to 90%, releasing more power to your cell.  So when you dont need internet service in your mobile phone put it in power saving mood.

3. Put off your phone from vibrate function



When your phone is on vibration it tends to use additional battery power. Save your battery by switching it off.

4. Lower the brightness



Phone brightness consumes 30% of your battery. Make your battery last longer by setting the screen brightness to auto so that it can adjust to indoor and outdoor lighting.

5. Switch off the GPS Tracking



Only use your GPS when navigation and location services are necessary. GPS tracking consumes a lot of energy, tracking your location via radio waves and satellites will surely give you a dead cell.
6. Always upgrade your Apps



Try as much as you can not to let your apps fall behind the times, Keep your apps updated. This helps in battery optimization thereby making your phone battery last longer. Erase the old apps to free up memory. All these saves battery.

7. Turn off all auto updates

Most smartphones especially iPhones try to keep you updated by automatically installing new version of apps when they come out. Visit the store of the device you are using to deactivate.

8. Set your auto-lock to 30 seconds

When you use your screen it takes a lot of battery so limit the activities of your phone to 30 seconds to save power.

9. Switch off other location services

When location service is  ”ON”  the phone gets hotter, so turn it off to prevent battery drain.

10. Switch off Bluetooth

When your Bluetooth is not in use turn it off to save power.

11.Don’t be so addicted to your mobile

If your mobile phone isn’t your office or work tool, you really need to let it be. You mustn’t be on it every minute. Think of more useful venture to spend your time.

12. Avoid the use of fake batteries

The dangers of fake batteries are enormous, so use only original batteries.

13. Turn off music equalizer

Most smartphones have equalizer which makes music sound great. However it drains a lot of battery, please turn it off to save power.

14. Uninstall used or unnecessary apps.

15. Finally, quit all apps that is not in use. Leaving them on your screen drains your battery.

With all these tips in place be assured that your phone battery will last longer than expected.