How to Extend Your Smartphone's Battery

Today’s smartphones can help us do more than ever before. In addition to making phone calls, we use them to send messages, post photos on our favorite apps, watch videos, play games, and endless other activities. Since our phones can accomplish so much, we’re on them often. That means we’re draining a lot of smartphone batteries. In our busy lives, we aren’t always near an outlet and don’t always have a smartphone charger ready. If our smartphones die, we risk missing out on important notifications and being unable to easily communicate with others. So what strategies can we use to extend our battery life?

Check Apps’ Battery Usage

When it comes to battery usage, not all apps are created equal. While checking your email uses a small amount of power, any apps that use GPS drain a significant amount of your smartphone’s battery. This is because they are constantly talking to the GPS satellites. Check to see which of your apps are draining your battery most and limit usage.

Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

If you aren’t on your personal Wi-Fi, it’s always good to connect to the Wi-Fi wherever you are. However, this isn’t always an option. When you’re not connected to a strong Wi-Fi, it’s good to turn both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off when you aren’t using them. They drain a large amount of data because, even when not connected to anything, they are searching for your home’s Wi-Fi and car’s Bluetooth. That’s how they auto-connect when you are back within their range. Downloading podcasts, videos, and audiobooks at home can save your battery when you’re out because you won’t have to stream these items over Wi-Fi.

Lower your Smartphone’s Brightness

One of the easiest ways to save battery is to reduce how bright your smartphone’s screen is. The brighter your screen is, the more battery life it is using up. Most smartphones adjust the brightness levels based on how light your surroundings are. You can override this and turn the level down to save battery. The more you dim it, the longer your battery will last.

Go on Power Saving Mode

When you put your smartphone in Power Saving Mode, it stops it from automatically checking to see if there are new emails, powers off your display faster, and reduces screen brightness. It also turns off certain visual effects and some other features take a lot of battery. On some smartphones, it also makes your apps run a little slower.

Buy a Built-in Battery Case

Some people need to use very power-draining features often and have smartphone-heavy lifestyles. If this is you, it may still be a struggle to keep your battery up throughout the day. If all of the other options aren’t sufficient, you can buy a phone case with a built-in battery. By simply being in its case, your smartphone will charge. No need for an outlet or charger. These cases help you be able to keep your smartphone fully functional and able to use any apps you need.

While any of these methods will help you extend your phone’s battery, it’s best to combine a few options. Our phones make our lives much easier, but they can’t do anything for us if they’re dead because we let the battery run out. Even more importantly, we want our smartphones usable in case of an emergency. Luckily, using these methods will help keep our batteries alive throughout the day. Just remember to charge them again at home.

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