The age-old issue of all cell phone use is limited battery life. If your phone doesn’t have the best battery life, there are a handful of tips and tricks you can use for your Apple or Android device that will make your phone battery last longer.
1. Reduce your screen brightness and overall screen time. Your Android or iPhone uses more battery while the screen is on, especially if your brightness is pretty high. If your battery is low, avoid keeping the screen on while following navigation instructions, don't watch videos, and stay away from games and apps with lots of animations. If you do have to use the screen, reducing the brightnes will conserve more battery power.
- To decrease the brightness on a smartphone, swipe down from the top of the home screen (Android) or open the Control Center (iPhone), and slide the brightness slider left or down until the screen dims.
- Use a black background if you have an AMOLED screen. It will use less power because AMOLED screens only light the pixels needed for an image—if an image is completely black, all the pixels are off.
- When not in use, the screen is likely set to turn off after a certain amount of time. You can decrease the amount of time your smartphone's screen stays illuminated by visiting How to Adjust the Screen Timeout on an Android Phone or How to Change Auto Lock Time on an iPhone.
- If you're using an iPhone, disable the Raise to Wake feature so your screen doesn't come on automatically when you lift it. You'll find this setting in Settings > Display & Brightness.
2. Turn the phone off. Only do this if it's going to be for several hours, as the process of turning the phone off or on actually uses a lot of power. This will probably be the most effective and simple way of conserving battery life between charges. If you don't plan on answering the phone while you're sleeping or after business hours, just turn it off.
3. Disable Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and/or GPS.
- To disable Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, swipe down from the top of the home screen (Android) or open the Control Center (iPhone) and tap the Bluetooth (a sideways bowtie) or Wi-Fi (three curved lines in the shape of a pie slice).
- See How to Turn Off Location Services to learn how to disable your phone's GPS.
- If you're using a non-smartphone, you can usually find the options to disable these services in your settings.
4. Turn off vibrations. If possible, put your phone on silent or just use the audible ringer. Vibrations use more power than tone.
5. Use the camera sparingly. If you know it will be a while before your phone’s next charge, avoid using the camera, especially the flash function. Flash photography can drain your battery quickly.
6. Enable Low Power or Power Saving Mode when the battery is low. If you're running low on battery power, you can enable a special mode on your Android or iPhone that can buy you some extra time. See Enabling Power Saving Mode on Android or Enabling Low Power Mode on an iPhone to learn how.
7. Charge your battery properly: when charging make sure you use proper charger from the manufacturer of the phone.
-Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries (common in non-smartphones) naturally get quite warm while charging, unless you use a specialized "slow charger." If your phone uses a NiMH battery, do not worry about the heat generated during charging unless it becomes so hot that it is uncomfortable to touch.
- When using a car charger, do not charge the battery when the inside temperature of your car is hot. Wait until the car has cooled before you plug in the phone.
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